Scenes from (Work) Life

Taking a break to plan out the rest of my week and flipping through Flow Magazine. It's so very pretty. I've been eyeing their website for a while now, but I'd never bought a hard copy before because it's a little pricey in the US. But the last time I was at the bookstore, I rewarded myself with this treat for checking a few things off my work to do list. Rewards are a new thing I'm trying out. I've never used a reward system as a motivational tool before...my parents never did that growing up for good grades or good behavior or anything...so it's kind of a foreign concept to me. But it sounds like a fun way to motivate yourself to meet deadlines and accomplish goals, so why not? Anyone else do this?

I've been spending way too much time in front of my computer. I'm actually trying to find a way to spend less time on the computer and more time making stuff and drawing. I quit several Etsy teams earlier in the summer that had treasury requirements, and I'm trying to be more efficient when editing photos, doing promotional tasks, etc. I definitely don't want to stop blogging because I enjoy it too much, so I'm trying to find other ways to cut back. Any tips on how to find a balance?

If you were wondering what that pink card is on the wall in the photo above, it's actually my ticket from when we did The BIG Maze.

Here are a couple larger-sized notebooks I made that I didn't get a chance to blog about (both sold now).

I'm going to try to do more regular posts to show what I'm working on. I frequently draw or paint at night when it's too dark to take photos, but I know folks like work-in-progress posts too, so it's a goal anyway. xo, Mary