#keeponkeepinon

I don't feel like I get enough time to draw because of *gestures vaguely at everything* but I quite enjoyed tonight's set with Amanda doing a Marie Antoinette inspired costume. The first drawing was a 25 minute pose and the second two were 10 minutes. I still feel places where I struggle a lot with figure drawing, but overall I feel more confident that my work as a feeling of weight and mass. #keeponkeepinon #VirtualDrinkNDraw #gallerygirlsLA #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #sketchbook #fountainpen #copic #marker #loktapaper #marieantionette https://www.instagram.com/p/CKasZkAjirp/?igshid=a3p3cgrjhazm

Life has thrown some curve balls at me recently...I stepped away from the screens and focused on myself and here I am BACK AT THE GRIND & kicking myself into gear ⚙️

day 580 : i quit my job 1 month ago today. . this is currently what many of my days look like, and i'm not mad about it. . quitting my job was the scariest decision i think i've ever made, and i went back and forth agonizing for months on end. in reality, i needed the experience/to prove myself that i COULD go back to work, but the effect on my personal wellness and recovery was never positive from the start. . i am confident i've made the right decision, both for my soul and for continued focus and dedication to all of this return in function and feeling i'm feeling and continue to get back. i am amazed and eternally grateful. . i've gone back to driving #uber and #lyft, but to counteract all of that sitting (wellness, come on people) i've become a grocery shopper for #instacart and #shipt. turns out, it's kind of the perfect training tool i need right now?? . sometimes i end up at 6-8 stores a day. legs are definitely feeling it, but i'm refining my walk and getting some fast paces in! plus, carrying groceries is like, peak function training - am i right #fitfam . doc says i really don't need any more physical therapy, but i'm NOWHERE NEAR where i want to be! anyone have any ideas for something a step beyond personal training with a touch of neuro?? #help . that's enough of an update for now. just doing my best every day, which sometimes isn't that great, but hey - does it really even matter? 😬🙃 . cheers friends. keep on keepin on 🖤 . . . #spinalcordinjury #rebuild #scirecovery #notimeforparalysis #whatparalysis #notalldisabilitiesarevisible #paraplegiclife #incompleteparaplegic #bionicbadass #lifeaftersci #nothingisofflimits #moveyourbody #keeponkeepinon #neverstopplaying #justgottagetthroughit #healingisnotlinear #ambulatorywheelchairusersexist #dothehardstuff https://www.instagram.com/p/Bte0eOmhSvX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m0tmx3cvc70k

Check-out the beautiful June cover of the @newyorkermag by @cosmicsomething 👌🏾✨ . . #blackcreatives #blackwomencreatives #blackgirlmagic #blackwomenentrepreneurs #empowerment #inspiration #design #beauty #justdoit✔️ #keeponkeepinon #graphicdesign #art #need #apif #apifrocks #art

#icanandiwill #everydayAllDay #youcandoit #scarletvice #scarletmullany #dowork #SoCal #LA #michaelkors #triknot #TrinityKnot #irishlass #irish #EverydaySunshine #KeepOnKeepinOn #motivation #motivational

. E A S Y D O E S I T . Slow and steady wins the race. Sometimes I get too carried away and tend to rush into things. Life has a way of reminding me to slow down.. #keeponkeepinon . . For my non-climbing/trad friends.. In pic: Cam device (spring loaded climbing or mountaineering equipment that is inserted into a variety of crack sizes in a rock for fall protection) & Nut (metal wedgy inserted into a rock crack, also for fall protection)

This one is a gem to remember with tons of TRUTH. 2022 has been tough for me with tough lessons I am determined to learn for the final time. I keep my Aunt Priscilla's words (1911-2007) in my mind #keeponkeepinon and hearing her say, "I just thank God it's no worse." I keep the words of #fannielouhamer in my mind: "You can pray until you faint, but if you don't get up and do something, God is not going to put it into your lap." And my mother's Sheroe #eleanorroosevelt had some good ones but this is the one truly speaking to me right now: "A woman is like a tea bag - You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." And I will end those post with #beahrichards words : "I can make the 7 wonders wonder and I haven't finished yet." #womenshistorymonth is 12 months of the year. We are always giving birth to the future." -Kaypri #strongegg #unbreakablespirit #thistooshallpass #breakingopen #rebirth https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFcG_euBwm/?utm_medium=tumblr