Supplies –
- Faber-Castell – Mix and Match Collection – Deluxe Water Brush
- Faber-Castell – Mix and Match Collection – Kit – Modern Calligraphy
- Strathmore – 9 x 12 Watercolor Paper Pad – 12 Sheets
The feeling of a fresh start at the beginning of a new year has us making resolutions to make changes in our lives for the better – be it giving up a habit that’s keeping us from our desired goal or building one that nudges us in the right direction little by little.
One of my resolutions this year is to use more of what I already have.
I am approaching it by going through my art supplies, sorting them in categories and taking inventory.
It’s a mixed feeling – excitement when I find something I had completely forgotten about and guilt that I had not yet used it even once so far.
I am doing this one box a day and I am seriously surprised to see that so much of the bulk I had been holding on to is just empty packaging that I simply never took a little time to discard!!!
Yes, the recycle bin has been packed with my flattened boxes the last couple of weeks.
And I am breathing happy in the space that this has opened up and beaming at the new possibilities!
To make my resolution fun to stick to (because we all know that I’ll not do it if it gets boring!), I have connected it with my hand-lettering practice as you can see in the image above.
This way I am –
- Improving my hand-lettering
- Getting organized
- Saving time and sanity by not having to rummage through everything for forever to find ONE thing!
- Spending wisely by not buying duplicates of what I already have so I can get new things when I want
- Finding bliss in knowing I am using and enjoying what I have – this feeling is PRICELESS, I tell ya!
