One Doodle at a Time

January 17, 2016 - Jennifer Herrmann

For December I did the challenge that was posted by @insidemyplanner
on Instagram. You can see other people's doodles by searching #decdc15.

Life gets busy. With kids or without, married or single, CEO or aspiring artist it can sometimes seem impossible to get everything done. I have always been of the mindset that I can do anything I want but I can't do everything- or at least not everything at once. There are only so many hours in the day and if I spend my time and energy on one thing then other things are going to suffer. I think that is actually an important part of life- determining what is important and then aligning my time and energy with that.

In December I came upon a Daily Doodle challenge on Instagram. The first day was fun- I counted out the squares to make the little boxes, drew in a banner, colored in the border and caught up on the days that I had missed. The second day I only had one little doodle to draw. It didn't seem like enough. I had to stop myself from going ahead and finishing up the week. But (for the most part) I did the challenge the way it was intended- one little doodle at a time. I started to treasure the ritual of sitting down once a day and creating something small and seeing how those small moments built on top of one another to create something bigger.

I wasn't expecting it but I ended up learning something. It's not all or nothing. Of course I'm not the first person to figure this out! I've heard it a million times but now I feel as though I've really taken it to heart. Slowing down for the doodle challenge helped me to find a balance.

Of course this was a very small project but I decided to see if this method would hold true in other aspects of my life. I've always wanted to start a blog so I got started and did one small thing every day. One day I would look up an article on how to get started. Another day I would decide on a domain name or color scheme. I tried to do at least something every day but also gave myself permission to take a break if that was what I needed to do. One foot in front of the other. One day at a time.

One month later and now I'm here! And you are here with me! I have a blog set up AND I've posted my first entry. I'm exited to make this blog part of the ritual of my life- to watch it grow and develop. And I'm excited to have you on this journey with me. I'd love to hear from you.

Jen

For January I'm doing the challenge posted by @passion.themed.life and can be
searched on Instagram with #PTLDoodles. Obviously sometimes I still get
a little ahead of myself....