Nobody's Perfect

Greetings!

It's been a while since I wrote on here, which is totally butts. I am not so good at committing, BUT! It's better to pick up where you left off then to leave it to die. My last post was about my birthday in June, but after that I realized I had to do some serious self care. James's birthday came and we had a blast, but my back was not doing so well. My rat, Betty White, had to be put down. I actually remember thinking to myself "I should take a short hiatus, and I can tell them that my back has been hurting and stuff" but I put that off until now, and I no longer feel like I need a hiatus. Surprise!

 My roommates, partner, and I have decided to stay in our apartment for another year, which is amazing. This will be the longest time I have spent in a place since becoming an adult. Home is nice. My room is nice. What I have, I am so grateful for. At least once a week I look at my walls and I think about how I'm so lucky. 

I've been looking a lot at what my own self-care looks like. I have been going to a chiropractor regularly, I have been riding my bike, and I've been eating a little better. This past month has been filled with a lot of physical activity (for me, it's a lot) including swimming, which is something I have always loved to do. Until recently, my self care looked a lot different. I would rest, I would read or watch positive things, and I would snack on whatever I was craving. Those things aren't gone from my life. I go through phases like crazy, so how I do my own self care is also changing constantly. I get to choose. I hope I can hold onto the more physical aspects of my self care during winter, though. That's going to be a little bit of a test. Can I just say real quick that I'm excited for sweaters? it is TOO DAMN HOT ALL THE TIME.

I've started drawing a bit more freely, as another form of self-care. This has always been one of my biggest and most productive coping mechanisms, but oftentimes I have gotten stuck by comparing myself to others, and it's just not healthy. What has really helped is looking at other people's art and knowing that we are all in this together. Art is important to everyone, especially all the artists. I am very lucky to have a talent that is at least a little bit profitable, too, in case I get into a pickle. Overall, my dream is to make money off my art, and be sustained and eventually comfortable. It's a journey, and I feel like at this point in my life is perfect to start getting myself a bit more organized. I do not want to announce anything until it's ready, but I'm thinking about working on something important for myself. It is yet is to be determined.

I would like to say thank you very much for reading, as always.

XOXO

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What are a few of the things you do to take care of yourself?

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