Life is ROUGH right now, you guys. I don’t know if it’s COVID-19, working/not working during a pandemic, having another quarter-life crisis, being away from my family during said pandemic… but, I’m floating in space.

To be fair, we’re all floating in space. Pictured below are the things that have grounded me, the things that keep me sane in 2020. I am thankful for them every single day.

ART: I put down my camera during quarantine and heavily considered never picking it up again (!). I have gotten used to basing my happiness off of the success of my photography business, but when the going got tough, I resolved to let it all go. And I did…

I can’t hide from the arts, though–I started drawing, and I’m looking into digital painting. Not very good (yet), but the meticulousness of it all gives me solace. I even started taking self-portraits for fun again. Never say never, I guess 🤷🏾‍♀️.

RILEY: My darling niece Riley is a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day! She has restored my faith humanity, because Donald Trump’s America has me tired. Cheers to her and her eternal positivity, 🖤✨.

I have no idea what COVID-19 means for my business/creative life moving forward. For the first time since I started doing art-for-hire, I’m okay with not being hired. Let the chips fall where they may… Period.