painting plants + youtube?

As part of my new year's goals, I have been drawing/making art everyday. Today I drew and painted some pretty plants and I recorded them. Now I have always been interested in starting my own youtube channel, but I never really had anything to post until now.

Anyway, I painted some plant babies and created a youtube channel.

I know this isn't the best video quality or editing, but hey, it was fun. I hope you enjoyed it and that this leads to more videos in the future!

2014 memory jar

Hello! For this post, I thought I would share with you something that I have kept up with all throughout last year and that I hope to continue onto this new year: a memory jar.

I was inspired to do this by the lovely Madisen Kuhn at the start of last year and I thought it was such a nice idea so I tried it out. I thought for sure that I would forget about it or just be too lazy to fill it up as the year progressed, but I actually managed to write down a good amount of happy memories.

So, with it being the new year and all, it was time for me to read what had happened to me in the past year.

This was the interesting part, mostly because I had forgotten a lot of these days. It was really cool to see what I had seen as memorable and good experiences and what I had thought about all year.

One thing that I have learned from doing this is to focus on the positive things. Don't sweat the small stuff and focus on the happy.

 Now, onto the new year! And if any of you want to do this, I strongly recommend it, even if you don't start exactly on January first. (For my strips of paper, I just cut pieces of printer paper into 16 strips-8 rows and 2 columns. I found that this size was perfect)

 And, because no photo session I do can not involve cats...

I hope this new year brings lots of happy moments for you!

5 apps to help you with your new year's resolutions

hello and happy new year!

With the new year comes new year resolutions, most of which don't happen, but for the time being, here are a few helpful apps that I will be using in order to maybe make some progress towards my goals.

1. 7 Minute Workout

    One of the most common resolutions is to workout, get fit, etc. I've gone through this phase a couple times and tested out a bunch of quick easy workout apps and this is by far the best in my opinion. It only takes 7 minutes, can include a warm up/cool down and customizes the workout for your motivation and fitness level.

2. DailyYoga

    Yoga is great for relaxation, meditation, and fitness. This app contains lots of free yoga sessions from a range of difficulties and focuses.

3. Plant Nanny

    Lots of people don't drink enough water, and I am one of them. Plant Nanny is an adorable virtual plant that grows when you drink water. It's simple, easy to use, and just plain adorable.

4. Walkr

    This is made by the same developer as Plant Nanny and is just as cute. It uses your phone to track your steps which is then converted to energy you can use to aid you in your search through the galaxy. I've been using this app since December and I love collecting all of the different planets. If walking is your thing, this will make it a lot more enjoyable.

5. Way of Life

    For your other resolutions, you can track them with Way of Life. Just input what you are trying to achieve and then track whether you accomplished it each day.

I hope this list has helped you find at least one tool to help you achieve your resolutions!