Super Hot Week

Hey guys! 

I hope your week has been super good and productive, and that you've been avoiding the scorching temperatures! Personally, I've had no choice but to put on dresses and endure the heat because of the amount of walking across campus I've been doing, but I'm staying hydrated. First week of classes is down; I'm pretty excited. I'll be sure to show you guys what I'm working on in those classes, but currently, I'm doing a still life of a chair (gross) and learning InDesign with some basic tutorials. Nothing is complete yet, since a lot of my projects are done in class on work days and less as homework, which is interesting (since last semester, everything was homework!). I managed to pack both Patreon postcards and shop orders, so I'm incredibly happy to see that my workflow can still be kept in my little dorm room. I didn't focus on YouTube this week, since I want to relax a little bit and come out with some nice content-- hopefully this next week. To address the anxiety that I've been having lately, I started to take multivitamins and Valerian every day to calm myself and to make sure I'm getting all the right nutrients to keep me in the best mood, and I'm pretty sure they're working, which is awesome! I was thinking that a lot of my depression and anxiety was magnified through nutrient deficiencies, but whether its vitamins or a break from the stress of YouTube, I've been more positive and calm about everything that's going on.

First football game of the season was yesterday, which was fun to go to! I'm not really into sports, but I weirdly enjoy going to games and getting involved in whats going on. I honestly use any excuse to get outside and walk around since I hate going to the gym but I do like being active, so I've found a happy medium in walking a lot. 

As for art, I've been casually sketching designs for new stickers, pins, and buttons, so I'm thinking that I'll work on all of those this week so that I can begin ordering them and putting them up in my shop. If you saw this past month's Sketchbook PDF, you'll have seen some concept drawings and all my little notes on what I'm planning for all those products. If you have any feedback on those designs, let me know! 

MOVIES

I have been honestly obsessed with Queer Eye for the past two weeks. Ughughugh it's so funny and cute and a refreshing perspective. I don't really talk about personal beliefs on my social media, but I am a Christian and I do lean on the more conservative Libertarian side, so I am constantly surrounded by a lot of intolerance and hate and racism from people who claim to be Christians and who are much more Republican in their thinking. Mostly little rich boys who've had their lives handed to them and who think that making insensitive and rude comments is cool and funny, but I really don't appreciate when any party thinks it's above the other and when either is intolerant. All that to say, that coming from a very conservative setting, I try to be freethinking and to not let that repulsion affect my own morals and beliefs, and this show has been awesome in showing me how someone with beliefs that are completely opposite to mine can be loving and accepting and freethinking as well. As a Christian, I do get a lot of hate for my beliefs from social justice warriors who are putting me in the same box as those horrible hypocritical "Christians" that I do not consider myself to be like, so I don't have any expectations to be tolerated by liberals. All the crew on Queer Eye is sooooooooo loving and accepting, and I love the dynamic of how they treat more conservative people and how they think the church relates to God. I respect the show so much and I think that the positivity and acceptance on the show is awesome and an example for anyone. (Did that just get deep or political?)

Also, the Great British Baking Show has a new season out on Netflix, so I've been enjoying that a lot!

MUSIC

Animal- MISSIO

Bdy- Joe Mason Remix- Stalgia, Joe Mason

Happier- Marshmello, Bastille

Vapor- Trella

Natural- Imagine Dragons

Ahhh thanks for reading! Hope Labor Day weekend has been fun! <3