Old habits are hard to break

but I did and fell off track

For years, I made it a habit to post my art journal pages every Wednesday on my old blog. Last year, I felt burnt out, so I stopped posting weekly.

I’ve enjoyed my time off, tbh, but it left me unaccountable. I picked up my art journal less often, sometimes forgetting all about it for weeks or months at a time.

Looking back on this art journal from last year, it makes me a little sad. I found it tucked in with some painting supplies on my shelf. I haven’t touched it since last May or June. I don’t want to think about how much exploration, and playtime I missed out on. Not that it matters, I’m in no rush, but I’m convinced this art journal would have been finished long ago if I had kept up with posting weekly.

For me, there’s something to having a blogging schedule because I know I’ll stick to it. I’ve tried to wing it many times, and post whenever, but it hasn’t gone well. I’m lazy. I forget. I will come up with a million excuses to do something else. BUT, if I vow to post every Wednesday, I will dutifully create fresh art or look through older art journal pages, then photograph & write the post ahead of time because I have a self-imposed deadline to meet. Either way, I stay in front of my art journaling, knowing the next Wednesday is just around the corner.

I know the world won’t end if I don’t stick to posting on certain days, but that’s kinda what my brain tells me will happen. I go along with it, and pretend it’s true. 🤣 Hey whatever it takes, right?

So, that’s what I’m going to do. Today I’m starting over. I’m going to keep Wednesday as the day I post my art journal because old habits are hard to break, and I know when I do break this habit, I fall off track. If you want to see more of these pages each week, please subscribe below.