Life Update #1

    I am going to start posting life updates when I see the need to, because it will give all of you a better insight into my life and what I am up to when I am not posting on my blog. 

    As you all know, I recently quit my job to persue art as a full time job. I have also been recruited by my parents to clean the house every other week, which honeslty takes up a lot more time than I originally thought it would. I have also been hanging out with my friends and boyfriend more than I was when I was working almost full time, which has not been the best financial decision on my part. 

    In the time since I have quit my job, I have not been doing any art. I definitely miss painting and creating things, and I have a ton of ideas for different art projects that I want to start very soon. In the very near future, hopefully by Monday, I will hopefully be able to schedule my time more effectively to start creating again and making art to pay for my van. 
 

  I have not made any money since I quit my job, and this makes me feel slightly ashamed of myself. Even though I do not need to pay my own bills or for my groceries, I still feel as if I need to be constantly making money to support myself in the future or else I am not worth much. However, the holidays are coming up, and I do not want to feel as if I am dipping into my savings to buy or make things for people. Additionally, I feel guilty whenever I buy food or clothes from the thrift store when I have not been making money and the things I buy do not help me make money in the future. 

    Recently, I have been trying to be more organized with my life and I have scheduled clenaing the house down to part of four days. I am going to try to schedule 2 to 4 days every week when I do art for all or part of the day. I usually feel as if I am not cleaning or organizing or doing homework, I am not doing anything productive. I feel as if scheduling out time to do art and hopefully make money that way will erase this thought from my mind. 

    I plan on posting on my blog at least once a week, on my Instagram account for my art at least once a day, and making several pieces of art a week. Of course, this is ideal, but I hope to get to this point in the very near future. 

    I want to be as transparent as possible with my audience, and I feel this post is definitely necessary for that. Thank you all so much for reading these posts, and I will be posting again soon!