How to get my creative head organised; my top 5 list

Maybe you recognise this too; a head full of ideas, so many, you do not know where to start. 
​In my head it can get busy with all the creative ideas and plans I have.

It sometimes is hard to know which direction to take, what feels good, what is smart to start with, what is doable, etcetera etcetera. As a creative I think it can get pretty chaotic in your brain.

Or is it just me??
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I wanted to try to make it a bit easier for me, for you, for everybody that every now and than has a scattered brain!
​And so I have made a list with ideas on how to get my creative head a bit more organised. If you have tips that are not in my list, please let me know in the comments!

5 tips to organise your creative brain

In this list you will find tips that I find (or think I will find) are calming for my brain and helps me get my head / ideas organised. There are certainly 1000 more tips to come up with, but I chose the ones most suitable for me.
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1. Meditate
I find it very relaxing to meditate and do this daily before I go to sleep. 
When I go to my studio to paint I often need to quiet down my head. To do so I have a ritual before I really start to paint. That ritual is like meditating to me. When you are new to meditating I would suggest to search on Spotify to find meditations you can listen to.
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2. Clean up your space
It makes such a difference to come into my clean studio to start working. Clean brushes, empty table, paints in the cart or on the shelves. 
Coming into a clean space makes space in your head to have focus on all your ideas.
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3. Make lists
Write down all those ideas and plans you have, make lists, use a memo board, anything. When you get the ideas out of your head, your head gets more quiet and you can really start working on those ideas. You no longer have to think of them and remember all, as all is on paper for you to tick off when it is done.

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4. Music
Make a playlist of your favourite songs to listen to while you're working. Music calms down the spinning wheels in my head. And don't forget to make a little dance in your studio to loosen up before you start painting, like I love to do.

5. Work together 
If you can't get things organised, plans are not working out, you don't know how to turn your ideas into real plans, you maybe would consider working together on a project.
We have made so many connections on social media, there might be a person out there that likes to brainstorm with you about your ideas.
Two can get more done than one!

Hopefully my little list helps you too. Please send me your best tips on how you get some calm into your head!