Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Dec 19, 2020 | health, work

So it took me quite a while to decide what I wanted to do. Burnout is a weird thing; it takes a long time to get any perspective or to even know what changes to make. If 2020 and all its chaos has taught us anything, it’s to question whether we should even be...

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

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

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

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

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...