I grew another year older, and to commemorate, I thought I would write a similar post to the one I wrote when I turned 22. So here goes – 12 moments, one per month, of the year I was 22. June Though May 2017 ended rather shakily, my life became a lot better rather quickly.…
I am now more than halfway through my #The100DayProject, where I am taking the time to paint something every day – and part of what I really wanted to do was get better at drawing stylized people. #MerMay was the perfect opportunity! While the challenge has existed on Instagram for a while, I wanted to…
There’s something so incredibly lovely about using something that you made yourself on a daily basis, isn’t there? I have lusted after a Traveler’s Company Midori Notebook for a few years now, but I could never convince myself to buy one because I wasn’t a huge fan of the odd size. It’s narrower than a…
Hi friends! This post’s a little long and has some more personal content, so grab a cup of tea and get cozy. cw: body image, disordered eating, mental illness I honestly thought that my battle with disordered eating and body dysmorphia was mostly over. After moving to New York, I was eating fairly regular meals,…
I have always been a very meticulous planner. My neuroticism and perfectionism in my projects lend themselves well to creating a robust planning system, and ever since I got my first school-issued planner in 9th grade, I created a detailed timetable and assignment system that helped me keep track of all my work and figure…
“Maybe this is our version of treat yourself day and he needs his version… Wyatt, if you could blow big money on one thing, not sock money, what would it be?” – Parks and Recreation S04E04 I’ve loved the concept of a “Treat Yo’ Self” day ever since I watched this Parks and Rec episode…
The first time I ever attempted a daily drawing challenge was in 2016. I had seen the Inktober challenge on Instagram and wanted to join in by hand lettering something every day, but I probably only managed to do it for a week before I gave up. The next year, I did Inktober again, but…