Drawn - insecurities 05

I've been having a kind of 'bad self-esteem month' lately. Bear with me while I try to cheer myself up...

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I'm on a bit of a downer about my work at the moment - I'm struggling to find the motivation to do anything at all. It doesn't help that the internet seems to be awash with creative people producing amazing work, who always seem to be inspired and driven. I'm sure it's not the case for most of these artists - they probably struggle just as much as I do to feel like they are good enough, or that what they are doing is somehow 'worthwhile', and I am sure they wonder, just like I do, whether other people have noticed how rubbish they are sometimes.

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Another weekend gem from my mother. OK, I've exaggerated a bit, and I upset her by saying that she'd spent my whole life feeding me full of insecurities (she believes that it's for our own good). It's a difficult one, when you want the best for your kids (don't slouch, cut your hair so you don't look like a cavewoman, don't eat too much pork fat...), but sometimes it gets a bit much. I love my mum like I love nobody else, she's amazing. But she IS bonkers.

pattern

I just changed my Twitter home page background to this pattern of insecure and unstable characters. You can save it to your computer and use it as a headache-inducing desktop background if you like!

Sorry I've been a bit rubbish this week. My motivation levels are at an all time low. I will be away from now until Monday, so have a good weekend all.

Drawn - insecurities 02

When I was a little girl, I went to a school where we had to wear boaters as part of our school uniform in summer. I remember going to buy a new boater with my mum, but we couldn't get one because they had to order a bigger one than those they had in stock. I became convinced that my head was bigger than normal. To tell the truth, I rather liked the idea that my head was large. I now think that it's not particularly large, just a funny shape - it has corners in just the wrong place for hard hats.

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OK, here's the next theme: insecurities.

I've hated the little pocket of fat that I've carried in the area below my belly button ever since a friend at school (she will remain unnamed) came up to me in gym class whilst I was cringing against a wall in a leotard and casually reached out and tickled it, saying something like 'little belly!'. No matter how slim I get, there is always a little wobble there.

But everyone has friends who make them feel bad every now and then, right?

What are your insecurities? Let me know in your comments and I'll draw them if I can :-)

Have a great weekend, all.