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Things I am grateful for today

Things I am grateful for today

Oct 9, 2019 | Gratitude, work

Arg stupid black dog, begone! (I used the pic of the pug in the yellow hoodie as the image for this post because maybe if I think of the black dog like that instead of like a giant wolf, it won’t seem quite so bad and I can laugh at it instead? Hmm) Ohhh boy...
Reframe it

Reframe it

May 1, 2018 | work

Over the last two days I’ve been at the inaugural Launceston Freelance Festival. It was inspiring, encouraging, interesting, exhausting. I especially loved the talks from Tracey Spicer, Ginger Gorman and Lindy Alexander, but really it was all top quality. It was...
what happened next

what happened next

Apr 17, 2018 | Family, Travel, work

I’m not very well at the moment, though I do very much feel for my dear friend G who has been suffering for weeks with glandular fever. Three days in bed and I’m already doubting who I am as a human being. Also I am not prone to melodrama in the slightest....
Doodling

Doodling

Aug 25, 2017 | work

It took me a long time to come to terms with my illustration style. It’s rough and childlike, which part of me really likes, but as soon as I start comparing my drawings with artists who have a more polished style I get discouraged. Which is silly because...
Freelancing and me

Freelancing and me

Aug 17, 2017 | work

I’ve been feeling a constant sort of pressure at the moment, the kind that comes from many deadlines, events and appointments converging. The pressure will be relieved in about a week, I think, as much of the work will be finished and submitted, and many of the...

Slowly, slowly

Oct 26, 2016 | Creative, work

Most afternoons over the past week, I’ve found myself swamped with a sort of low-grade despair. I don’t feel sad, but more anxious (usually the balance of my depression is the other way around). It’s just a weird aimlessness and lack of focus. I try...