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[cartoonconnie]

A comic for when you feel overwhelmed

The start of a new season has brought some personal setbacks that I am moving through. Life is definitely not getting any easier, but I'm focused on getting through it. 

If you're in a similar spot, I wish you strength. May there be relief ahead and plenty of small daily comforts. 

I hope you enjoy this elephant comic that brought me some comfort to draw.

I'm going to keep going. Thanks for reading. 

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Sometimes a hot cup of tea or coffee is my most reliable pep talk.

This time of year is always a lot. Everything is hurtling toward the end of the year and there’s still so much to do.

Hope your cup is full and that you have what you need to get through it too. Thanks for reading and being here - Connie

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[cartoonconnie]

If life were easier, it would probably be less interesting 🙂

This week’s comic is about managing overwhelm, one worry at a time.

September was a difficult month with personal setbacks, but I’m taking it step-by-step — which is all I can do. The good news is that I’m making steady progress in other areas. I think the important lesson for me is to not give up.

Thanks for reading and supporting me and my elephant.

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Hope and Optimism on Twitter 2022-01-03

Happy new year! The moral of this comic is to stay off of Twitter on the Monday after a holiday.

Wishing you an easy transition into 2022 and the strength to face anything. 

Connie on Ko-fi

[2-panel comic of a grave stone, inscribed with the text "RIP Hope & Optimism on Twitter, Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 3, 2022." In panel 2, Elephant and girl with a braid walk across an exposed, overcast landscape. Elephant remarks, "Wow, that was quick."]

[cartoonconnie]

Therapy Update

It has been a year since I started therapy. It was the hardest, best thing I've ever done for myself.

If you think you might benefit from talking to somebody, I used Betterhelp and, after a couple tries, I found a therapist who I work well with and I recommend it. Talking to someone once a week has helped me more than I imagined it would.

Stay well and thanks for following the journey.

[Two-panel comic showing a cartoon girl with a braid, holding a ball-sized heart in her arms, talking about starting therapy a year ago. Heart tells her to "put me down." In the second panel, Elephant pats girl on the head and says, "I'm proud of you." Girl and Heart stand side by side and Heart responds, "Thx."]

[cartoonconnie]

Nobody's Looking

Weekend recap: My floors are clean.

Drew this for fun over a rainy Sunday, though posting late.

Might as well dance to k-drama OSTs, as long as nobody's watching :)

Thanks for reading and supporting.

[Two-panel slice-of-life comic of an introverted girl with a braid, at home, staring out the window overlooking a cityscape and heavy rain clouds, captioned "Rainy day, what to do?" Panel 2, girl dancing to music in underwear with a Swiffer mop and with Elephant also getting down. Captioned, "Well, as long as nobody's looking."]

[cartoonconnie]

Hello, Climate Change...

No jokes today. I'm just noting what's happening around me -- it's bigger than we are. Bigger storms, longer fire seasons, and shrinking human rights.

Thanks for reading along.

[3-panel comic of a girl with a bun reading the news on her phone. Panel 1 shows her slightly stunned expression at being swept away in a deluge of torrential rain. Panel shows her dismayed at the news with an image of justice scales that are off-balance. Text reads: "Hello, climate change...goodbye, reproductive rights." An elephant appears in the final panel with a question mark. The girl turns her head, explains that it's "just today's headlines."]

[cartoonconnie]

Squid Game Nightmare

I can usually lucid dream my way out of intense nightmares, but I couldn't escape this one! Anybody else??

If you haven't heard of it, "Squid Game" is a new Korean survival drama that has become a mega hit on Netflix worldwide. It looks so good that I had a nightmare just from seeing the previews, lol 

Thanks for reading and supporting. Connie on Ko-fi

[4-panel comic of a girl recounting a nightmare she had after watching a preview of a survival k-drama. Panel 1 shows her sprawled on a bed. Caption reads: "I had a nightmare I couldn't wake up from this morning." Panels 2 and 3 show a character crouched tightly in fear and then running from imminent danger. Text: "It felt like being trapped in a psycho-thriller movie. Danger everywhere and every escape attempt foiled by an unseen force." Last panel cuts to present with a caption that reads: "This is why I can't watch 'Squid Game.'" Elephant appears and says sternly, "Don't...do it" while girl coos at a laptop screen, "Oooh, but it looks so good."]⁣