Protracted #creativedeed365 November Blues

November, the 11th month of #creativedeeds, came and went with huge struggles. Just last month I posted on the need to "adapt" and go with what is needed, versus holding on to past methods of doing things. One day after the next and week upon week November kept reminding me of just that. At first creation, then documentation, and even posts took more time and energy. Maybe it's the time of the year, maybe its other things taking a toll.

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Thinking back and looking forwards to the last 31 days of creativedeeds for 2015 I'm going to re-do a few things from this past year that I believe worked well.
1. Square card format - yep, love it, seems to tickle my mandala-itchy hands.
2. natural dye/stain - I like the natural antique'd look, takes off some of the anxiety of a white piece of paper
3. primary media will be pens, its been that-way for a while and it feels right and comfortable and while traveling for the holidays it will be easier to stash in my purse.
That's all I got planned so far for the next 31 days - lets wait and see how it goes ...

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