Learning Counts as a Smallish Adventure

Today’s smallish adventure: teaching my hands a brand-new style—and ending up with a tiny character I’m honestly proud of.

I’m learning how to draw cute little characters in Procreate. I’ve wanted learn this program for a few years. I was gifted (early) an Apple Pencil for Christmas (thanks, mom!) and the first thing I did was download Procreate and hunt for tutorials to learn how to use this incredibly powerful program!

Today I followed a tutorial and made this little ornament character, and something about it just made me happy. The stars, the blush cheeks, the soft glowy background. It’s small, but it felt like a real win!

I’m trying to build a habit of learning in small pieces. It’s not about getting good fast. It’s about showing up, staying curious, and making progress, no matter how tiny.

Tutorial credit: I followed this YouTube tutorial. Here it is if you want to try it too: [link]

Have you tried anything new? I’d love to hear about it! Let me know what it is, and how it’s going in the comment section! Let’s cheer each other on!

Smallish Adventure- A Sky Full of Wonder

I was sitting at my computer working when my phone started blowing up with neighborhood texts “Go outside!”

So I did.

And there it was.
The Northern Lights(!!), glowing right above our quiet Chicagoland neighborhood.

Tonight as I walked through the neighborhood, looking for the best view under a pink and green sky that quietly glowed above the rooftops, I was able to take a few photos with my phone. How amazing!

It felt like the world was gently reminding me: you don’t always have to go far to find wonder. Sometimes, the adventure finds you.