When I received my place of enrolment last Wednesday; as amazing as it felt I almost felt suffocated by anxiety. I had to give myself a pep talk and remind myself that I can do this! I was very much in a comfort zone – this is all about pushing myself! I have since read through absolutely everything, watched tutorials, sketched out some ideas… I feel like a LOT has changed from the last time I studied.. knowing how many sketchbooks to have, what to put in each one!.. I do however have my own sketchbook similar to what is expected from my learning log so for that I was thankful. Time is also a massive factor to me, it’s been a week and I already feel like I should have achieved so much more than what I have! Maybe though I am just too hard on myself!

The first thing I wanted to concentrate on is my learning log sketchbook and getting this blog up and running! As I said, I have one similar that I use for myself on a daily basis. It is just a plain, boring book but I love the fact I can remember what I was doing and thinking in my life on every page of it. A visual diary. I have done the same for this learning log; purchased a standard book which I have started to sketch and write my ideas in. As well as visually I like to brainstorm.. I work well with lists and bullet points, random words written on a page. This helps me to remember crucial things or document random ideas that spring to mind! I watched a documentary on Netflix with Paula Scher (Graphic Designer) and she said she gets all her ideas travelling in the taxi.. I am similar – in the car, at work, whenever I find moments to zone out.

I think what I am trying to say from this post is that it is ok to feel scared… scared comes from a place of growth. Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

A xo