Reminder to myself that it is okay to be a work in progress, as long as I keep trying to move forward.
Cartoon text: "It can take time to figure yourself out. Change is hard for a lot of us. Don't forget to celebrate the mini milestones. If you got through the day, you did GREAT."
If anyone else wants to celebrate with ice cream, I am here for it.
Elephant is right: I do spend too much time sitting on my butt these days.
The older I get, the less cooperative my body wants to be.
Every little bit counts though. When I remember to take the time, exercise and yoga help with mental health wellness too. Hope you are taking care of yourselves a little bit everyday.
A peed-on, melting snowman tries to hold on to its dignity.
Just for fun sketchbook drawing for a wintry-mix Monday. If you are unfamiliar with this scenario, dogs love the snow.
Because of the recent spike in violence and discrimination against Asians, these are sad and difficult conversations that many of us in communities of color have had to have throughout the pandemic - about hate - on top of everything else.
As a reference point, this is a 2016 diary comic I drew in a different time.)
If you witness a hate crime, you can report it here https://stopaapihate.
For additional ways to help, visit https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org
Nobody can say I don't have "single" down to a science!
Happy Feb 14 / Independence day for single people. ^_^
Ox over the moon for Lunar new year. I wonder why elephants aren't a zodiac animal.
This started as a series of 4 separate illustrations that I threaded together.
Hope you have a restful weekend. Happy lunar new year of the ox if you celebrate ^_^
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| "Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon..." |
I feel like ox, as a species, have a very measured approach to life.
Happy lunar new year ^_^
Snow day elephant company. A sketchbook drawing of an elephant made of snow. I didn't make one with snow, but anything can happen in comics.
For days and weeks that feel like this, I need to stop, breathe, and take a moment.
Hope you do something nice for yourself this weekend. I will also try.
Managing mental health is a continuous, ongoing practice, I am learning.
New sketchbook comic about the cyclical nature of managing ups and downs.
If you too, hope you can find relief in small acts of self-care, like going for a walk, cooking a nice meal, or reaching out to someone you trust. I need a serotonin boost myself!
However, "fun" is a strong word. ;)
I did end up going outside to stomp in snow on Monday, but no snowball fights.
I've been focused on writing stories, but still trying to draw a little everyday.
Thanks for reading along and for your patience
Just for fun introvert cartoon about cozy days indoors and how sometimes cozy is boring for some.
Heavy snow fall on the East Coast today. If you too, hope you are able to stay bundled and warm. Thanks to those who are braving the storm to keep things safe and running.
I saw an actual Dalmatian in an FDNY fire truck today and just about lost my mind :)
Big thank you to first responders in NYC and everywhere.
Have a good weekend. Stay safe, stay well.
I'm finding therapy helpful and necessary, even on days when it feels like there's not much progress happening. The mental health gains seem to be incremental and gradual over a long-term.
May you stay well, despite the surface ups and downs
The cardigan tells me I'm working, just like in "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
Thanks for your patience as I juggle a few personal matters. I'm still trying to share new drawings; I've just been off a set schedule.
Hope everyone is staying healthy and in good spirits. Thanks for reading.
May we live in very chill, very boring times...and may everybody in the country take a mild tranquilizer this week.
Temporary meditation mantra and just for fun sketchbook drawing. Stay safe and sane.
New sketchbook cartoon about how the internet keeps feeding us endless reasons to be afraid. I should probably start watching my internet diet.
Take care, everyone; stay safe and sane.
Our world is topsy-turvy right now (and maybe it always has been).
This week, I listened to a panel of writers and editors give their best advice to new writers. Nicole Chung, panelist and author of All You Can Ever Know, offered this reminder, which I am paraphrasing: you have a right to whatever joy you can find in these difficult times. It's okay to find the fun in your work and play, especially now.
I needed to hear it and so I'm sharing it, in case you need the reminder too.
Take care and thanks for reading
I think we need each other more than ever right now.
A new sketchbook illustration about reaching out to each other in times of need, in a pandemic, in all the craziness that is unfolding.
Stay safe, stay in touch, and take care of each other.
What a start! Here we go...
A new journal comic about a week of rollercoaster emotions. New pandemic strains, political process, and the violent mob at the U.S. Capitol yesterday, all on my mind. Everyone, stay safe, stay sane.
