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Step 1. Empty your head
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Turn to the Thought List in your handbook or grab the closest pad of paper and a pen and start writing down everything that's on your mind - from the big to small, no matter how silly or unimportant the thoughts may seem - from needing to buy milk or wanting to read a certain book to lifetime ambitions or scary problems you have to tackle. Anything that's eating away at you, bothering you, inspiring you and exciting you. Make a list and don't worry about how long it gets. The longer it is the better you’re doing at the task.

Things that are currently on my mind include Mother's Day which is this weekend, our upcoming trip to Japan, the ring pillow I've promised to make for my friend Jenny's wedding and the tartan dress I'd like to sew to wear to the wedding. The Figaro car I'm dreaming about owning one day, Crafterella's third comic, the parcel paper I want to remember to buy on my way home, a new cafe called Milk that's just opened in the city, my blog, the roomba I'd like to own and my sore knee I hurt while jogging.

Once you remember one thing such as needing to buy parcel paper, a bunch of other things you need to buy might pop in to your mind - or all the things you want to make with the parcel paper - or completely unrelated things that rhyme like make a mummy costume out of toilet paper - just write write write!