100 Days Project Update

I realised today how long it’s been since I wrote a blog post – and also how long it’s been since I updated my 100 Days Project page, so I figured I could get them done at the same time.

Catching Up

Truth be told, I haven’t been journaling every day. I’d set what I thought was an achievable goal, but when I actually sat down to do it I made it hard for myself. I tried to set up a system that would work, to use collage and consistency and just made it too much of an effort to do on a daily basis.

But. I have been going outside everyday, and noticing what I sense, and thinking about what could go in my journal. As a result, many of those moments are still clear in my head. This means I can catch up on days missed (with the help of my camera feed), and continue on from here.

I’ve noticed that what I enjoy most is just a little reflection on the day, and maybe a simple drawing. No dates or numbers. Just thoughts. You can see them here.

(I’ve also fallen in love with my white gel pen

Expecting Change

I’ve learnt that no matter what I set a project out to be, it WILL change. There was a podcast I was listening to the other day (I’ve consumed a lot of audio lately so can’t remember which one it was!) and the person being interviewed talked about the uselessness of Five Year Plans – because in five years, your goals would have changed.

This made SO much sense to me. I still value five year visions. I find it helps to have something big to work towards, but, like she recommended, a 12-month plan is so much more useful (oh! I remember – it was this podcast)

The same goes for projects. I can know what my intentions are at the start, and I can have a vision of how I’d like it to look at the end, but I can’t know exactly what it will turn out to be.

And that is totally okay.