Inspiration

What inspires you? How do you remember everything that inspires you? Thoughts like this sometimes wake me up at night.

An idea will pop into my head and if I don't get it out it may be gone for good. I have to admit at 3am many ideas pop into my head. For awhile I was horrible at writing ideas down. Until I was cleaning and found this empty journal (brown book on the top). I now keep it next to my bed at night along with a pencil to make quick notes. I also try to keep it in my bag when I am away from home. The book is not filled yet but it is well on it's way.

My other book I keep near is my 'inspiration book' (grey and purple book on the bottom). Last fall my mother gave me some empty scrapbooks. I don't scrapbook so I was not quite sure what to do with them. I almost gave them away. But then POP a 3am idea came. That morning while the Dude was playing I assembled a book and placed a picture on the cover of the place I consider heaven (agate beach on the north shore, MN). Inside I have written quotes that speak to me, pictures from my postcard collection and from magazines. I am glad that I did not give any of them away since I may fill all three of them.

So how do you keep all your thoughts and inspirations? I would love to hear it. Maybe your idea will inspire one of my 3am ideas.