I hit a mid day slump almost everyday, and I needed a reminder, or a sort of a pick-me-up motivator to get through it without ending up taking a long nap. So I made one. You can download and print it if you like, it can be a good motivator at your work desk. Let's power through the slumps! 
Self care
It can be quite difficult to come to terms with the whole idea of "self care', especially when you've spent the last year and a half doing exactly that. I guess the biggest part of taking care of yourself is not the things you allow yourself to do or not do, but to do them without guilt, or a sense of panic that you're wasting your time. There's a lot more to learn and like they say that with every challenge there's a learning, I'm hoping I'll end up learning something from this challenge I'm currently facing.
The time is NOW
Timeisnow
On most days, I get a sudden sense of panic during that lazy post-lunch hour at work. I get restless with thoughts bombarding my mind - not desperate, negative thoughts, but thoughts of great creativity, excitement and motivation. ...Of things I should be making, subjects I should be drawing, topics I should be writing about... endless lists bubbling in my brain. But a corporate schedule doesn't allow for sudden outbursts of crayon doodling, and by the time I get home, I'm too tired to pick up my tape and scissors to make anything.
So I've decided to try out something new. I am going to try to satisfy my creative urges whenever I can, on priority - whether there are chores to be done, the house to be cleaned or emails to be answered. Even if it means making an ugly, out-of-proportion fashion illustration, or just filling up a page vigorously with a creamy stick of oil pastel crayon, I'm going to do it.
Because the time to live is NOW.
Random musings
In my sketchbook lately
When I don't feel like drawing my usual fashion figures, thinking they might not come out right, I just doodle letters. It is easy and gives me the tiniest bit of accomplishment that I drew at least something today! But yes, it's time to practice some sketching.
No excuses
I believe
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