So I hung two flip charts on the wall right next to each other, to give myself twice the space. And it’s still CRAZY HARD to do this thing!
I feel like my mind is about to explode, trying to deal with all this information, and put it on paper in a meaningful way.
I barely manage to get any images on there at all, partly because my visual library is still not very large, and words are still my comfort zone. 😜

And layout??? I’m supposed to make this LOOK GOOD, too?

You’ve got to be freaking kidding me… All I keep thinking is that a year from now, surely I will feel more competent at this than I feel in this moment!
And yet, I can’t stop doing this thing! The challenge of it, the steep learning curve, THIS IS FUN! I LOVE this stuff! 😊

Little by little, I’m learning. Little by little, I’m improving.
Each visual note in and of itself might not be better than the one before, but overall, I will keep trending upwards, and that’s all I can ask for.
This flip chart sketchnote of @freakonomicsradio, Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late and What to Do About It.

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Flip chart handwriting practice in the back of a sheet previously used for stick figure practice. (You might be able to see some of those stick figures coming through from the other side. 😊) Waste not, want not—flip chart paper isn’t cheap!
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Day 2 of The Half-of-March #creativesandboxcommunity #marchsandboxchallenge, hosted by @carla.la.la.olson. Today’s prompt: “roar.” Omigosh, it took me a long time to find a way to draw this that I could reproduce on the fly!
I’ve decided that’s my goal for this challenge: to land on a way to draw whatever the concept is, quickly and without a visual reference, so that other people will have a chance of actually understanding the concept I’m trying to communicate.

I’m trying to build my visual vocabulary here! The goal is not to become an illustrator, or an Artist, but to communicate ideas more effectively. To use images to enhance my visual notes.
I now have a “formula” for drawing “roar” that works relatively well.
Could it be better? Absolutely! But I’m not aiming for perfection in this challenge, merely for improvement.

As an ex-boyfriend of mine used to say, better is better!
Before I started this scribbley sheet, I had no idea how to draw “roar.” Now I have one formula that I can do without a visual reference. That is definitely better!

Win! 😊 (And oh, how scary vulnerable it still makes me feel to share my practice sheets! 😜) #practice #doodle #doodles #doodlesofinstagram #originalart #suchasitis

Apparently it is nigh time for me to start working on larger sheets of paper, because I KEEP RUNNING OUT OF ROOM!

This was my first attempt at incorporating multiple colors, and I have to say, it is exponentially harder than using just black, grey, and a single accent color! Yowza!
I’m also working on breaking out of my “boxes and arrows” layout style. This is not quite working the way I want, but I’m pleased with myself for trying something different! 👊
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When it’s all new, everything you try feels like a humongous experiment! It’s scary and exciting and fun all at the same time. Thankfully, it’s all for my own practice and amusement right now, so there’s no pressure! 😊
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Plus I’m learning (and re-learning) a ton, listening to all these podcasts! This one was The Good Life Project, with @jonathanfields and @charlesduhigg, talking about Duhigg’s excellent book, The Power of Habit (highly recommended!)
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(Oh, yeah—I was insomniac last night—*that’s* why I ate TWO of those chocolate nut bars for breakfast this morning! #willpowerfail)
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Okay, I’m gonna be brave and let myself be SUPER VULNERABLE here. Inside my #creativesandboxcommunity we started our first ever creative challenge, the Half-of-March challenge, hosted by @carla.la.la.olson, and the day 1 prompt is “lioness.” (Check our Carla’s day 1 effort—it’s gorgeous!) I wasn’t planning on participating. AT ALL!

After all, I’m creating like mad these days! I’m a woman obsessed, can’t wait to get my hands on my markers each day! What do I need daily prompts to get me going for?

But then I realized that this is the PERFECT opportunity to expand my visual vocabulary!!! No, I don’t need prompts to get started, but shoot, I don’t know how to draw most of the items on Carla’s list!

Can you say “paradigm shift”? So I set the intention to take ten minutes this morning to figure out (with Google’s help) how to *quickly*, in as few strokes as possible, get across the idea, “lioness.” Hmmm… This is not easy, peeps!

I was NOT going to share this, but Carla’s post reminded me that the challenge is all about letting ourselves be vulnerable and brave.
PERFECTIONISM BE DAMNED!

This is where I am right now on my drawing journey. I get to accept that and embrace it. I don’t need to hide from it!

Bring it on, baby! Tomorrow is another prompt, and I’m ready!
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