Tip of the week 💡 Gratitude Practice
​answers to common questions, easy recipes and tips & tricks.

Gratitude isn't just for fancy journals or pinterest boards, it can be a quick little nibble of your day. Think of one small thing you’re grateful for right now. the smallest one you can think of! Maybe its a ray of sunshine coming through your window, or your cat’s dramatic flop onto the floor. Do you smell coffee this morning? or maybe you started your day with your favorite song. Let it simmer in your mind for a moment.

Noticing the smallest things can make a monotone boring day into a joyful time discovering new things. Just this morning I found ladybug eggs in my basil plant!

If you have any questions in mind, feel free to ask below! I'll be answering them in the 'Tip of the Week' section of my newsletter. You can ask more than one if you have a lot on your mind. Let's help each other out! :)

Content roundup ⭐
​All the good stuff in just one place!

Here's my new blog post for this week!

Top 10 Digital Organization Tools Every Artist Needs Read article

Discord Challenge ⭐

I'm running a small impromptu challenge, a small experiment if you will, to draw on my sketchbook for 10 days and everyone is free to join me! If you’re not a sketching type of person, you can do any creative hobby for 10 minutes a day. Write a small blurb or a tiny embroidery project per day, as an example. you can share your creations over on my discord!

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Join the Discord to take part in small monthly challenges and more events!

Book Takeaways 📚

A new book every month-ish!

This month I read: Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

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This is what I have learnt from it:

• Start small, and act now. Run quick, low risk experiments to gather insights and reduce fear of failure with the formula “I will [action] for [duration]” I will draw daily for 10 days. I will walk a mile daily for a week.
• Stay curious, not perfect. Treat every step as a chance to learn, not to prove yourself right.
• Use limits to your advantage. Constraints spark focus, creativity, and efficiency. Start with your current means, even if you don't think you have enough time, budget, or resources.
• Learn, adapt, and repeat. Document the results of your tiny experiments, seek feedback from friends, family or a community, and build on each experiment for steady progress.

Read my extended key points and thoughts on previous books here

Some of my favorites ❤️
​A small collection of things I've been into lately

Read → House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson. Perfect book to start the spooky season, If you’re into vampires, gothic novels, dark fantasy, beautiful writing and LGBTQ+ representation, this is the book for you! One of my favorite books I’ve read this year for sure.

Watch → Have you guys been watching Wednesday Season 2? I’ve started today (barely on episode 1) but this is a reminder to go check it out if you havent!

Play → Tiny Bookshop!! Came out this week, I’ve had my eye on it for SO long, very worth the wait!

Try → Blueberry almond cookies! my mom sent me this recipe earlier today and I HAD to bake them ASAP. They came together in under 30 minutes, super easy, quick and delicious!

I'll see you next week!

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