Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith

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5/15/2018

Hi everyone,
Just checking in again after a bit of a hiatus,

Recently I joined the free online Sketchbook Revival Summit. I’ll do a separate post on this when I’ve completed it, but it has been so inspiring to see how such a wide range of artists use their sketchbooks and make their art practice a habit. I have posted a small watercolour that I made for my maman on Mother’s Day and I am looking forward to exploring this wonderful medium further. I have always loved the magic of watercolour and the way that even a small drop of colour disperses through the water, onto the paper.

I thought I would pop up a quick post to connect with you all so check back soon to see my post about the Sketchbook Revival Summit as I will list some of the artist involved and their processes, with links if possible, in case you are interested in looking into these artists yourself. You can see from my last posts under journaling that it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I can feel a bit more space coming into my life so I look forward to putting up more blog posts soon.

Hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day last Sunday,
Over and out (but hopefully not for too long this time),

Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith.

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Spring HAS SPRUNG

10/28/2017

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Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if anyone will read this, but for those who have checked in over the year and noticed no sign of life on the blog, my apologies! I wanted to confirm that I haven't actually fallen down the rabbit hole, but just had a busier year and 1/2 of study than I was expecting. Have had lots of ideas for this blog but have come to the realisation that you actually have to put your ideas into practice! I'm currently underway with exams but am hoping to be more present in this space in future. Being the procrastination queen that I am (and I'm sure many of you can relate), I always manage to find something else to do, other than exam study! In fact recently, with Spring in the air, I've really been loving getting back into the water colouring. I have also been trying the Pomodoro Method for my exam study (25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of rest). Today, I very diligently followed this method.... except for the fact that I spent 5 minutes on study and 25 minutes on leisurely activities. Procrastinating on studying for my Roman history exam I created a card for my great-aunt who turns 92 on Monday. Because it's Spring and she loves gardening I have painted a little blue wren for her.
Having also used this post to procrastinate even further, I must now use the "Forest" app (an excellent anti-procrastination app, found on the app store) and go back to studying the Late Roman Republic leaders, else my notes on Caesar's dictatorship will be lacking.
Looking forward to future posts, heres to creative pursuits after exams.
Ciao, À bientot, and Adiós,
Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith.

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BEGINNINGS....

2/15/2016

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Hello readers of Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith,
Welcome to my blog and my first post. I want to use this blog like a notebook. A place to express and share thoughts about feelings, ideas, bits of writing and poetry, art ideas, cooking and food, music, books, lifestyle, languages, places and everything else in between.

In the past I have always waited for the perfect moment. Two of my most used phrases when I was a little girl was ‘I’m not ready yet’ and ‘I’ll start tomorrow’. But now I’m trying to make it different. The days and weeks seem to fly by and before we know it, it is a new year, and we feel like we don’t have time to do the things that we love. The response is ‘I'm too busy, it’ll have to wait.” We get so stuck in a world of busy, chaoticness that we don’t take the time to stop, feel our hearts beating in our bodies and know that we are living, flourishing beings, capable of anything in this very moment.

Because I am a queen of procrastination, I’m trying to incorporate back into my life some of the things that I have let slip away while I’ve been busy studying, but that are really important to me and that help define who I am. I thought I’d share one of these things in my first blog post. I am attempting to develop the habit of regularly creating in a journal. It’s a bit difficult for me, and I’m trying to be kinder and not too hard on myself, as well as trying not to get too stuck on perfectionism (which is rather difficult, and which is often the thing holding me back, but more of that in another post).

So I’m challenging myself to do one sketch a week, because I know that is an achievable goal for me at this stage. By sketching or writing in this journal weekly, I will be helping myself to develop the habit of regular creating, which is one of the things I love the most, but have not been doing over the last year. Here is the first drawing in my journal, I’m not aiming for a perfect or finished piece, I’m just aiming to try and increase the habit of creative 'juicing'.
Here it is…

I’ve always loved drawing, painting and creating but have found over the last few years, that I haven’t been able to make the time to do it, and I really miss it, so I have decided that this year, having a journal and painting and drawing in it at least once a week might be a way for me to connect to my art and writing.

Mmmm…. reading back over this post, half of me is wanting to make it perfect, for people to like it and to make it all absolutely impeccable. But the other, more rational half (the one I am trying to bring out more lately) is saying just press the post button, and see how it goes because you can keep changing and refining you blog as you go along. As Lorna Jane said, “In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”

What’s one thing you do daily or weekly that brings joy to your life, or that you are hoping to include in your weekly routine to seize the moment? Don’t put off life and living until later, its happening now.
Be present in it.

Until next time - over and out.
Carpe Diem. Seize the Day.

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