Hi guys! Happy Sunday. I hope you’ve had a good week, and are feeling happy and rested for the week ahead! I feel like I’m ending this week on a great high, it’s not been a baddun’ at all. After talking in a blog post at the start of the week about feeling lonely, so many people reached out to me; and it was truly amazing. I was shocked and surprised by how many people related to what I wrote, but I thought it was quite comforting too.
(Since then, I’ve felt much better about everything and this week has been pretty damn good! Gary and I watched The Martian last night which was absolutely brilliant. I’ve never screamed more at a movie though; there were some nail biting moments that had me on the edge of my seat. I also did a little baking this week; brownies (good for me) and rice crispy cakes LOL. Okay I know the latter can’t count as baking, but I made them and they were yummy.
Movies and baking? Hmm, sounds like you’ve had a little free time for once Jemma? Well you’re right dear reader. I am SO HAPPY about this. I smashed through my schedule of work and was forced to cut down on some things whether I liked it or not. This meant this weekend I found myself with a few hours to spare here and there, amazing! I had a chance to read quietly (I am SO WILD), take cute photos on my Instax (a post on this soon), plan for when we move to Plymouth in May (we’ve found the cutest pink sofa!) and draw for the sake of drawing (yay!).
Oh, and last night I totally cleared out my wardrobes and completely reorganised it. I managed to bag up two huge bin bags of clothes, which I’ll be taking the charity shop. I feel like I’ve cleansed my collection, and I’ve made a note about what pieces I actually need to buy myself.
I have been absolutely desperate for this kind of down time, even though it probably seems trivial to you guys. I’ve been quite antisocial for the past month or so; because I’ve been so busy and whenever I do have a tiny bit of time off, I’ve just wanted to spend it doing nothing to be honest. I’m sure I’ll be a social butterfly again soon, but right now I just desperately need this time alone to hang with Gary and recuperate a little.
And finally this week I’m totally loving how my drawings have seemed to have found their own (hopefully signature) look. I’m finding my own style that I love, and I’m just hoping it gets better and better.
You can keep up with my daily illustrations here.
I hope you guys have a lovely week, let’s hope this positive mood sticks around! 🙂
I made brownies twice this week… Yikes. One batch for a get together on Friday and one batch was just for us early in the week. Luckily we’ve had a lot of salad also to help balance it out haha! It was a very Brownie-necessary week.
Alisha | http://www.alishaspinkdaisies.com/
Awwww glad you’ve finally made some time for yourself hun. You needed to do it as you always work none stop! You’ll burn out if you don’t give yourself regular downtime. Loving the cactus also! Xx
P.s Save me a brownie… ???
Sounds like you have had such a good week! I love making krispy cakes, it is the only thing I can make! lol, Totally counts in my book too 🙂
Erin || MakeErinOver
So happy to hear you’ve had a great week Jemma and some time for yourself! That’s so important!! Yay for baking! 🙂 Your prints are looking great, Lucy loved hers at Christmas, so thank you again for that! Currently need to get my butt in gear and scrapbook, so I can stick all of the cute stickers I got in them! 🙂 Happy Sunday!
Kelly xxx
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YES FINALLY! I’m so glad you’ve had a chance to just chill the fuck out. You work so hard Jemma and deserve a little rest every so often xx
You can’t beat some down-time now & then….or rice crispy cakes, haha ;)!
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glad you’re feeling a bit happier!, it’s always nice to just chill and it’s good for your health to be stress free, even if it’s only for a little bit each day.. Rice crispy cakes are the best things ever.
Charlotte- charlottesevern.blogspot.com
I’m glad to hear you had a great week! It’s the best when you get some quality you time. Making rice crispies are the best! They taste so much better when you make them over buying them at the store. Hope you enjoy this week as much as the last xxxx
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It’s so important to take some time-out once in a while and practice a little self-care! Hope this new coming week is wonderful and that you enjoy every single day!
Paula
Thirteen Thoughts
I’m glad you had some (very!) well deserved free time. Baking & movies sounds so productive yet relaxing at the same time 🙂
http://www.justbeingbrooklyn.com
Glad your able to take your foot off the gas and chill out! It makes all the difference!
Sarah 🙂
Saloca in Wonderland
I’m so glad you’ve found some chill to just chill out. You work so hard, you deserve a break, too! And pleased to hear you are in a more positive mood after your previous post. x http://www.aimeeraindropwrites.co.uk x
It’s great you’ve found time to relax girl, your way always working so hard! I recently got rid of a lot of clothes and decluttered, it left me feeling so calm and happy. Can’t wait to see what drawings you come up with next!