It's Week 11 of The Artist's Way, and we're tackling the big themes: "recovering a sense of autonomy" and redefining "success" . This week felt like a "summer scrapbook" , teaching me that a successful creative life isn't a future goal, it's a present feeling. It’s the feeling of eating a "viral pasta salad" while watching the "sunset at the reservoir". This post is about how a rainy, cosy weekend taught me everything.

Hello, it's NotesOnDawn! Join me for a dreamy weekend at the end of Week 8 of The Artist's Way. We're talking "Recovering a Sense of Strength," and for me, that meant waking up at 4:30 AM for the sunrise [00:20], only to have a difficult but breakthrough-worthy encounter with my "8-year-old self" [02:14]. This post is about the real work: scrapbooking our past selves [05:55], cleaning our present spaces [07:15], and refuelling with incredible books.

Hello, it's NotesOnDawn! This post is a personal look at Weeks 2-3 of my Artist's Way journey. I thought I was just building habits, but my Morning Pages revealed a huge, unexpected blockade [07:54] I have against manifesting my creative goals (like getting a publisher!) [08:43]. I’m sharing how I'm using Artist Dates to pottery classes [05:00] and aquariums [10:00] to learn how to 'receive' again.