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Signs of Spring.
Here in the UK we have been in Lockdown 2.0 officially since the start of the year (I disregard the November 2020 lockdown as this wasn’t a true lockdown). It has been in some ways easier this time round, in some ways harder. The time of year means it’s greyer, wetter and the days feel longer and more isolated. The pressures of balancing everything are also greater and this time round we have a small person who requires homeschooling. Within this it’s been tough to pay too much attention to the extras, such as the blog, and I have missed spending time here. I do however have a few updates to share. My 2021 planner set-up has been 75% successful so far. The addition of the Midori B6 Slim planner as a *cultural* planner is going well. (I have find a suitable name for it.) I am enjoying having a dedicated book to write down things I read, listen to and watch. Tracking this information for the past few weeks has felt easy.
An example of the monthly spreads. I have also been using the Pilot Coleto and the different ink colours to represent different things.
The unsuccessful portion of this has been the Hobonichi Techo. My daily drawing habit hasn't come off so far as I struggle to find the time within the day, but more than anything the motivation. I feel fried once the day is done and as this isn’t a defined habit yet the effort required is high. I plan to change where I keep the planner in the hope that having it more visible will encourage me to use it. There is a second reason I haven’t used the Hobonichi properly. I have been doing a [Sketching Now]( https://sketchingnow.com ) course run by Liz Steel since the start of January which has been great, but consuming my attention. I am creating 2-3 spreads each week using the course content and trying to improve my drawing and sketchbook design. This course has been really fun so far, I am learning a lot but its also given me something outside of the routine, the work, schooling, that’s mine alone to work on. It’s an escape.
In the coming weeks I plan on having some new content to share from product reviews and usage updates. Today’s post is a small update to let you know what I’ve been up to.