The Importance of Making Time for Yourself.

Bonjour honey =).

Last Monday (As in, "the day before yesterday"...), I decided in favour of creating a schedule for fitting my hobbies into my day, and thus far I really did it AND enjoyed it. I must say, there is more to this kind of "system" than meets the eye at first, because I also am tracking my progress & whatever I learned along the way. I watch tutorials / lessons in certain areas of interest in order to really learn something along the way... I track the video name & the one who's responsible for uploading & creating said videos.

Then, I take notes of whatever I am told... It is a bit like at school and/or university; I am responsible for whatever I learn or don't... Thus far, I took virtual lessons in Finnish, drawing, Japanese & journalism. Plus, I wrote a poem, which I will share in a minute, and interpreted a tarot card for my friends & followers on IG. I am doing my best to really fit everything in, and I am allowed to change things around as I go, too.

What I learned today is that there are really so many fields you actually should rely on your knowledge & whatever it is you actually can do, rather than what you have been told & taught at uni (That maybe didn't really seem interesting at all...). And I feel there is so much truth to this, though I feel there are still jobs out there you need a degree for (Doctors of all kinds...) - however, some fields I feel it is not necessary to really "study". There are of course benefits, but the education system is partly really screwed... And so, I feel there is some truth to "Fake it until you make it." :) Just start seeing the spark in yourself, going "I am an artist / a writer / a musician / etc.!", and take it to the next level.

As for the poem I wrote... There was a really nice (AND CUTE!) encounter I recently had with a ladybug. :) The little one didn't want to leave my arm / hands, not even when I tried putting them onto a leaf and other really nice green places around me. I even looked up what kind of ladybug it was, and ended up writing a poem when I was home again. Here it goes (I haven't written poems for so long now, though. I hope you like it.):

Ladybug

The ladybug is smooth, not smug,

She flies from you to me.

"Greetings friend! I'll bring you luck,

Just believe and see!"

Once she leaves your hands alone,

You wonder where she's flying,

Heading off to what you've shown,

Sitting on leaves, sighing:

"I'll bring this person luck and wonders,

Just if they treat me right.

Maybe joy, or health," she ponders.

"And love - all day and night."

As for the drawings, what I practiced mostly was where shadows are located & how to sketch the right way (Many little lines except for one rough line on its own.), which helped immensely, too. I mainly drew round objects and how the shadow was building below / on them. And I tried drawing a tree & a glass that was standing near me on the table. Hm. Keep going, will you! ;)

Other than that, I have nothing to say. Today's goals I already completed. Tomorrow will be an astrology day & a crafting / sewing, etc.-kind of day, and the day after, I want to focus on numerology & music making.

Have you ever done something like this? Did it help you? (As for me, it is an act of self-care & stabilising my mood.) Do you have any pieces of advice for me?

Have a lovely day & See you soon!

~R i n a.