Three month into writing the blog I noticed it's been a boon for me. While at points I freaked out how to handle too many things on my plate, I'm way less stressed despite having to think of things to write and draw.
I feel a bit more confident in my creativity. I thought I didn't have ideas, or unable to come up with things to draw. While I am taking a break from daily doodles to focus on my manuscripts, doing them this far has shown to me yes, I can come up with ideas I want to draw. As I mentioned long ago, tight deadlines make ideas pop out like magic.
And to get sappy--I think I'm finding myself while writing. All my life I felt uncertain in my thoughts and opinions. Now I'm solidifying myself. When I thought I was worried about one part of myself, I found through keyboard-smashing I was actually concerned about something completely different as well.
If you've felt loneliness in a digital world and feeling down lately--sticking to doing a bit of your dream or goal a few times a week is a lot like pumping iron for your brain. It'll give all the good chemicals like weight training has done for me. And maybe keep a brain dump journal? That's what this blog feels like anymore, and that's fine.