I’ve been overthinking a lot of things for the last few years that I forget that part of creativity is playing, getting messy, and having fun. Play activates the part of the the brain to learn in the flow state.In the flow state I learn new techniques or something I never knew before. I’m tired of acting like a robot and want to learn from my mistakes because the more mistakes I make, the more I will grow.That said, I still want to strive to better myself but I think I’m stressing myself out for no good reason. There’s more…
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In between the cracks of my daily life, I’m making time to grow in my skills and have a better life. I’m fortunate that I don’t have huge responsibilities where they must be a priority but I do have standard responsibilities. I want to keep improving myself and keep learning. We are all forever works in progress. I’m going to get a bit vulnerable with you guys. I’ve never had high self esteem or confidence in myself. Often times I’m the one on the sidelines hiding from attention, the wallflower during a party, or the nearly invisible person during the…
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I find myself too caught up with the race that is life. Keep forgetting that it’s a marathon, not a sprint. I’ve been unnecessarily stressing myself out so that I don’t take the time to sit and be present in life. I’m busy decompressing from the day once I get home and am working on this problem. As you know I’ve been busy with revisions for my YA Fantasy debut novel but I got stuck in the past few weeks. My brain turned to mush and I couldn’t think of what to do next. All I knew is that it…
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I’m going to be featuring vacations and places I’ve visited the last few years! Partially so I can record my experience but also to share how I was able to visit and survive(most times) Gluten Free (GF)! The reason these are so delayed is because I didn’t have time to write up any of my experiences the last few years but it’s better late than never. Unfortunately, the island of St. Croix had been damaged from recent hurricanes so I’m not aware of the current status of the places I’ll mention. The information provided below are from 2017 when I…
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Often we take our health for granted. As I type this, I’m sick with a head cold. Runny nose, congestion, and a bit of a cough. Thank goodness that’s all I have. I’ve had worse but I’ve been fortunate enough to not get sick too often but often enough that when I do get sick, it’s a wake up call. It’s my reminder that you can’t do well in life if you don’t take care of yourself first. Instead I’ve been fighting my body trying to recover faster so I could work on different tasks on my to-do list. This…
Leave a Comment“Slow down…enjoy the moment…” is what I’ve been telling myself lately. I’ve found myself trying to rush through finishing tasks and trying to work on the next thing to get them done faster instead of savoring the feeling of accomplishment. I feel this is what society today has been pushing instead of being more present and in the moment of our lives. Instead we as a society honor the idea of being “busy” as a “badge of honor”, if I’m not busy then I’m “lazy”. I’ve been caught up in that trap, so much that I’ve found myself losing weight,…
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Revisions Update I know I haven’t blogged about my story progress in awhile. If you follow me on social media you’ve probably seen me chat about it more so if you want to follow me more closely visit me there too and say hi! Let me know if you’re in a similar stage and we can help encourage and support each other! I’ve been working on revisions off and on lately (for far too long than I care to admit) for my latest #WIP which I still haven’t thought of a good replacement title yet. Almost to the point where…
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I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about my favorite podcasts! I’ve been listening for about a year and a half now and have narrowed down some of my favorites. Quick story on how I got into podcasts: I first started listening to audio books I borrowed from my local library. I listened to them during my daily commute to my day job (currently 30 min each way but the previous job was about 40 min). That led me to podcasts because they were shorter and didn’t take days to get through and I liked learning new things they provided. Podcasts…
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This is my cross-posted guest post I wrote for Becca at Nattosoup! If you haven’t already seen or heard of Becca, she has an adorable web comic that you can read and tons of amazing art/comic/watercolor resources FOR FREE so be sure to check her out!. If you’re like me, some of you might be paralyzed by all the watercolor palette choices we have these days. In fact, I waffled in my choices, partially due to my indecisive nature but because I wanted to find one that worked for me. But you’re in luck! Today I’m bringing you the things I’ve…
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