Being Me

The good, the bad and the U-G-L-Y

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Meh!

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Yes, yes YES!!!!

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I make me want to be a better Man/Woman. 🤗

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“Read as much as you can. Nothing will help you as much as reading.” - J.K. Rowling

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So True!

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Giveaway!

With apologies for the terrible photos, here are the prizes in my snap giveaway! I will be picking three winners, who will get a choice (in order of winners) of one of the books from the top photo, one of the books from the second photo (there’s one notebook, a little calendar/diary, a zine on making zines, and The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy by Tim Burton), a grab bag of zines based on their interests, some collage material (not pictured), and postcards/stickers of mine. Sound good? Here are the rules:

- Entrants must be from the UK or US (sorry, it’s all I can afford!)

- You must be following me

- Enter by liking or reblogging, one entry per person

- Giveaway ends next Monday, 8th August at 8pm GMT (12pm PST)

If you reblog please don’t tag the post with giveaway, as Tumblr may delete it. Please let me know if you’d like more information, I’ll try my best to get back to you. Good luck!!

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If you’re an introvert, can you reblog this to help raise awareness that introverts do in fact exist?

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Aww, Snap!

Today is awful....I feel like running away...idk how much more I can endure. Life is just shitty at the moment. Well look what time it is.....gotta make dinner, let me put my fake smile on...okay better??

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Submit your poems to our chapbook contest! Winner receives publication, $500, fifty free author copies, and an invitation to perform at a Button Poetry event and be filmed by Button. Not sure about a full chapbook? We’ve launched our first-ever video contest as well! You even can (and should!) submit to both. Check out all the details here.

[emkartjournal]

I’ve just started learning how to use digital #drawing tools and software, but I’m SO excited to finally have a way to make that comic I’ve been thinking about!! Just sharing some progress. #art #digiart #digitalart #sketch #madebyemk

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Beautiful

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teesha’s circus: journal obsession

I love the red stripes on orange with white writing!

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I love this, amazingly beautiful!

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I have started following a few journal blogs and I want to follow more. any recommendations ??

@paper-pens-writing @journalobsessed @journalsanctuary @journal-addicted @journal-inspiration @journalbabes @thejournalclub @thejournalmuseum @thejournaljar @journalingprompts @journalingsage @journaling-ideas @journalingthrough @writingnotebooks @journal-heaven @journal-aesthetic @journalsoftheworld @bookmarksandbrushpens @stumblingoverchaos @florallpeach @vagabroadjournals @journalluvv @journallove @hypergraphian @suhaylah @danissv @noorunnahar @kaciebythesea @mercurialmilk @etherealsolitude @etherealfaeri @artjournaling @artjournalin @artjournalsandstuff @art-journal-inspo @artsyfaartsy @destroyenjoy @artejournaledinastasia @etoilefragile @wreck-these-ideas @sphthmpsn @acrylicalchemy @andriacrowjoy @mounaks @artandthoughtss @dianabananadrawings @journalingandstars @chiushiri @journaltosurvive @living-the-ca-life @livlikestojournal @stephanie-sheila @c-n-s @chemically-calmed @journaldunedecomplexion @rheadaniel @fyeahjournals @fyeahpaperjournals @moleskine-arts @moleskinelovers @fuckyeahjournalss @fuckyeahnotebooksThere are so many amazing artists and writers to follow! The community certainly has grown through these last few years and I think that’s wonderful.

My advice would also be to follow any and all of the bloggers who have contributed their journal pages to any journaling blogs accepting art journal submissions. Also, peruse the “art journal” tag, you’ll find a lot of new friends there too! They’ll greatly appreciate it if you follow them and stop by to chat.

I hope you find lots of inspiration. I know I have. They inspire me to write every day! :)

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Oh my godddd! Thank you, this is a really excellent list! For anyone else looking to find more journal blogs, check these out 

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journal jar challenge

100 journal prompts for you to pick out each day: make and decorate a little jar, write all these prompts on bits of paper (or just print them out) and put them in the jar, and then pick out one each day and write about it in your journal. if you are thinking about starting one, this is a good excuse to start!

1. your favourite band right now 2. the last concert you went to 3. dear ______, here is something ive never told you 4. yourself 5. body positivity 6. what kept you awake last night? 7. food 8. some things that make you happy 9. cultural appropriation 10. colours 11. dear past me 12. fluffy blankets 13. highs and lows of today 14. a playlist for when you are feeling sad   15. how did you feel this morning? 16. your favourite book  17. your friends 18. ten quotes you love 19. someone you really want to punch 20. dear future me 21. your pets 22. the most fun you have ever had 23. your sunshine 24. what did you dream last night?  25. what are you worrying about? 26. places you have enjoyed visiting 27. a playlist for when you’re angry 28. what song makes you dance?   29. draw your feelings 30. someone who inspires you  31. how was your week? 32. write something down that you can’t tell a soul 33. who, from your past, would you not mind seeing? 34. something that scared you today 35. write a wishlist 36. what are the world’s problems today? 37. ten restaurants you love 38. what is your saddest memory? 39. what are you looking forward to? 40. a playlist for when you are happy 41. your favourite season 42. a headline from the newspaper today 43. what did you learn this week? 44. write a letter to someone you need to forgive (this could be yourself). 45. how do you stand out from the crowd? 46. short term goals 47. what would you like to do today? 48. list your otps 49. what have you been thinking about the most today? 50. your strangest talent 51. thoughts on religion 52. reality check: something you need to realise but can’t admit to yourself 53. do you believe in karma? 54. what is your greatest weakness and strength? 55. do you feel like you belong? 56. five songs that make you smile 57. are you happy with yourself? 58. a memory with a family member 59. why you are grateful for someone 60. where are you right now? 61. someone you admire 62. a good movie you watched recently 63. what can you smell right now? 64. dear ______, i love you because 65. a playlist for when you’re uninspired 66. the worst place you have been to 67. a song that really resonates with you 68. what does your dream room look like? 69. what is the weather like right now? 70. if you wanted someone to really understand who you are, what would they have to read, listen to, and watch? 71. where do you see yourself in 10 years? 72. have you been bullied? 73. are you an artist? 74. one word that describes your mood 75. how are you feeling, pal? 76. do you feel you were born in the wrong era? 77. something that inspires you to become an activist 78. what do you dislike about yourself and why? 79. something that makes you laugh 80. top ten movies to watch 81. who is the most supportive person in your life right now? 82. make a collage that is aesthetically pleasing for you 83. don’t hold back, just vent until your hand hurts 84. if you were an animal, what animal would you be? 85. who do you miss? 86. first five words that come to your mind 87. do you sometimes doubt your existence? 88. a playlist for dancing to 89. long term goals 90. the most disappointed you have ever been 91. how are your relationships with others going? 92. your ideal world 93. paste an image here 94. somewher you would like to be right now 95. why are you upset? 96. talk about your best friend 97. ten people you want to meet 98. a poem you like 99. your favourite story 100. what makes you smile?

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