04/06/2026
I was wrong. You start a thing in January (monthly IG recap posts) and then by April, the feet start dragging. I felt like I didn't "do anything" in March. I was wrong, I did a lot. And that's exactly why I wanted to do these each month—for myself, to take a minute (okay, this takes more than a minute) to slow down and look at all I've done the past month. It's easy to get wrapped up in the "business" of running a creative business: spreadsheets, budgets, emails, taxes, but I wanted to spend some time this year taking in all the things I do each month, that for some reason, never seems to stick in my brain as firmly as the "overdue this" and "I'm late on that".
In March we donated 100% of the sales from my art print to Kent Social Services. I sketched. There was a photoshoot. New spring towel designs finally arrived and so did spring. I was on TV. The "new" studio is finally feeling like home. I spoke to a group of women at Akron University about the "failure cushion" and going all in on yourself. Turns out March was busy, I think I know why I've been so tired lately.
