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I remember the moment so distinctly: I was sitting at work, getting ready to listen to an all-company presentation. I was giddy. And no, definitely not over the hour-long meeting of finance updates and trend graphs I was about to endure. I was giddy because I finally realized what I wanted to do with the year 2017. 2017 was the year I was going to start a doodle Instagram account, and use it as my daily diary documenting simple everyday life and funny problems encountered. I had been struggling with getting into the swing of "adulthood" after graduating from college a few years prior and had been searching for something more ever since. I was longing for a creative outlet, one that could help me express my struggles, my wins, my... well, everything. An Instagram account seemed like the perfect way to hold me accountable for drawing every day, and it held a special place in my heart because it's where I found the artist who inspired me to embrace simple doodling: Mari Andrew.
So, I rummaged around my apartment for some old colored pencils and markers and purchased a small $10 sketchbook. I excitingly drew 10 little (and very bad, now that I look back at them...) doodles I had thought up out of the excitement of starting a new project. I snapped some very bad pictures of those funny doodles in some very bad light, and voila: uploaded them to my new Instagram account Decade2Doodles.
I posted a small drawing a day every day for over a year and found so much joy in doing so. Decade2Doodles helped me grow and express myself in a way I had never expected. And, best of all, it introduced me to a whole lot of wonderful people out there, all feeling and sharing and hoping and living just like me.
Decade2Doodles taught me that you don't have to be perfect to start something or be understood. It's also taught me that change can be exciting, no matter which stages it's at - whether it's the decision to start a project or the decision to switch it up! I recently went digital with my drawing ideas, which has been a fun change of pace and makes me feel like I'm still learning and growing as an artist.
I feel incredibly lucky to be able to share my creative ideas with so many people, and I smile looking back through my cool drawings as I remember the different life moments I've had over the past few years I've been drawing (one of them being getting engaged to my fiancé, who has affectionately been called "Doodle Boy" by my followers, and proposed to me by drawing a doodle! Check out my Instagram stories for that fun day). All of this is to say: for anyone looking to take a creative leap of faith - do it. It will always be worth it for the most important person out there: you. And maybe some others along the way, too!
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#1
Clothing Mishaps
Final score:
130points
Keisha Washington 6 years ago
I knew that tag was out to "itch" me when I saw it's sinister glance in the mirror
Kaisu 6 years ago
I just cut my tags off my clothes and then I don't have to deal with itchy tags
Serbob 6 years ago
I actually tore off an itchy tag this morning at work. Ripped a tiny hole in my shirt. Totally worth it!
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Marnie 6 years ago
If people hate wedgies, why do they wear thong underwear (except on a special occasion)?
Lemon Garnished Potato 6 years ago
Tip to help with the sleeve thing, hold on to the sleeve with the hand you're putting the jacket onto. Never fails. :)
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#2
What You Know
Final score:
125points
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
When dealing with difficult people, we should always bear in mind the path toward their attitude. If we not only open our ears but also our minds when speaking with them, we can truly understand how they came to their point of view. If we’re the other side in a dispute, we can learn how we contributed to it. If we’re mediating it, we can better help both sides work together to figure out a mutually satisfying solution.
Iris Engler 6 years ago
And all those people knowing maybe 20% of your life and believe they know everything and that it makes them able to judge you
#3
Like Chutes And Ladders
Final score:
123points
#4
Heart Evolution
Final score:
117points
#5
Wanna Bet?!?
Final score:
111points
DameIllya Dillya 6 years ago
The parts of me that aren’t kissed with the color of a “Bronze Goddess”, sadly, “Glow in the Dark”.....
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#6
Animals Of The Week
Final score:
108points
#7
Aaand I Have None Of These Things
Final score:
107points
Kaisu 6 years ago
I don't think I've ever worn matching underwear in my life except when I've accidentally worn a black bra and panties, because most of my bras are black
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Mario Clouâtre 6 years ago
ahhh the brief illusion you're done with laundry... I don't care about the basket.
Jasmine VALADIAN 6 years ago
The only reason I have 'matching' anything, is that all my socks, undies and bras are black. Helps with the 'lost' sock problem too.
jaysko 6 years ago
Not gonna lie, was about to reply "ew ya nasty!" bc I first thought it said you haven't had clean laundry in months hahah sorry and glad I read it again before typing that!
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Not All Growth Looks The Same
Final score:
106points
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
My 20s were so hard, I almost didn’t make it through them. My 30s improved but mental health issues still made life challenging—although foregoing romantic relationships helped enormously. My 40s were definitely better. My 50s were rocky only because of biological/medical problems (three surgeries!). I’m now 63 and the only part I would do over again would be a two-month stretch when I was 32 and had the most fun of my entire life; however, if I had to live everything that came after all,over as well, I’d pass. I love my quiet, forgetful, solitary life.
#9
Friendly Reminder That Loneliness Or Struggle Doesn’t Always “Look Like” What You’d Think
Final score:
104points
Gingergirl 6 years ago
Alone and lonely are two completely different feelings...I’m often alone, rarely lonely
Vito Nájera 6 years ago
Everyone can feel whatever it wants, so is that if you feel alone is because in some point you want to feel alone cuz u not doing anything to make it changes, i'm a milenial, 18yrs. and i say that yourself are the best company youself can have, so that in concecuence you will atrackt to others if you love and feel good with yourself. d:
#10
Missing You
Final score:
96points
C. Peirce Terry 6 years ago
To know that you have someone in your life that you miss feels amazing, it may feel bad that they aren't there but it feels good because that you miss them.
#11
Sometimes You Use Your Cape For Superhero Things, And Sometimes You Just Want To Use Your Cape As A Blanket. And That’s Okay
Final score:
94points
#12
We All Have Nights Where We Tell Ourselves We’ll Be Better In The Morning
Final score:
86points
María Hermida 6 years ago
I love this one. I suffered from severe depression for several years and I learnt to deal with one day at a time. Tomorrow... I don't know, it might be better or it might be worse. Let's wait and see.
Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago (edited)
Well thanks for being a lil ray of sunshine
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Bright
Final score:
85points
Ma.Fatima Bagasina 6 years ago
Scientifically, the sun is a star. So any star can shine as bright as a sun and even brighter if we can just see it closely.
#14
Tip Of My Tongue
Final score:
75points
queen...<3 6 years ago
*Three Days Later* *Middle of the night* *Startles awake suddenly* THATS what their name was(~m~)//
jaysko 6 years ago
This totally reminds me of the server nightmares I have entirely too frequently "fuuuck table 34 asked for raaanch!!!!"
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#15
A Hard Thing To Do
Final score:
74points
María Hermida 6 years ago
You can't forgive somebody who isn't sorry. You should forget about that person forever. Never give a second chance to somebody who isn't sorry for hurting you.
Madzdad the bard 6 years ago
Forgiving one who is not sorry is the gift of moving on for yourself.
#16
Not A Crybaby, But A (Go Ahead And) Cry, Baby
Final score:
73points
María Hermida 6 years ago
But take whatever time you need to heal. Some people sometimes need longer than others to get better.
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Bernice Wittwer 6 years ago
I think that it takes more strength to let yourself cry. Allowing others to see your pain and your vulnerability is a scary and brave thing to do.
Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago
tHEY CALL ME CRY BABY CRY BABY BUT I DONT F****N CARE CRY BABY CRY BABY I LAUGH THROUGH MY TEARS
#17
Sundays Are For Sweatpants And Little Movement
Final score:
71points
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
I would, but I don’t want to frighten the horses...
Load More Replies... Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
When I retired, I threw out all but one emergency bra, which I’ve worn once this year (so far).
#18
Mountains That We Climb
Final score:
70points
#19
Wow
Final score:
69points
Iris Engler 6 years ago
Good one. Sometimes we forget how far we came already because our final goal seems still so far away
Gingergirl 6 years ago
Look how far I have left to go. Yeah, but look how far you have come ❤️
#20
These Can Be Tough, But So Can We
Final score:
69points
MissPrideGirl 6 years ago
I'm scared of the '"you're not fit for the job" pill. I want to get a job but I lose the confidence to do it.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
There’s a difference between “you’re not fit” and “you’re not the *right* fit.” They both hurt, but one is more debilitating than the other.
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#21
Bug Bites
Final score:
68points
Kristin Woods 6 years ago
Geez been bit everywhere but the eyelid *knocks on wood*
Load More Replies... Michał Jastrzębski 6 years ago
truly, nothing pisses a good man or woman more, than a genital mosquito bite while taking a p**s in the woods.
Mariana Schneider 6 years ago
I once went to the doctor with a bug bite on my ankle. It hurt so much and got so swollen that I couldn't wear shoes or support my weight on that foot . I legit thought I had a spider bite and my foot was gonna fall off.
#22
"Goodnight Room, Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Cow Jumping Over The Moon"
Final score:
63points
#23
Sometimes
Final score:
62points
#24
Cookie Monster
Final score:
57points
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Unfortunately, being gluten sensitive means I can’t eat a lot of the food offered at work, so I identify with this. I have plenty of GF food at home I can eat, so if there were tempting cookies at work that had gluten in them, I have to wait to satisfy my inevitable cookie craving with my GF versions when I get home. I developed gluten sensitivity late in life and, believe me, I miss baked goods the most. Passing by bakeries with the smell of fresh baked bread used to be one of my favorite things, and now it’s just torture.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
I have a friend who has Celiac Disease, and once she finally figured that out, she was so grateful to not be sick all of the time that she’s never really expressed any regrets. Of course, I don’t live with her, so I might have just missed the grumbles...
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How It Was
Final score:
53points
#26
We’ll Cross That Bridge When We Get There...
Final score:
51points
Michał Jastrzębski 6 years ago
if you need to decide wheter to stay or go, its a sign that you must, indeed, go.
#27
Treat Yourself Like You’re Your Best Friend
Final score:
50points
Dani 6 years ago
@Aine - I have to agree, vaguely, but with a few key exceptions: (1) Do you truly deserve what you tell yourself? and (2) If realizing your flaws will inspire you to change yourself and grow as a person, then it can be productive but if you only have the intent of putting yourself down then that's not acceptable.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
I’m always so much harder on myself than anyone else could be. So, if someone is really laying on the criticism, they just don’t realize they’re just rubbing salt in the wounds I created by beating myself up already.
Bluebell Rizzi 6 years ago
Can't believe Aine was downvoted. Wtf, BP? She's speaking her truth (which is a lie) - and just because you don't want to hear it, doesn't mean it's not there.
#28
Some Days
Final score:
49points
#29
Also: Anywhere, Really
Final score:
46points
vogonpoet 6 years ago
Try third degree burns in the NZ summer. I have horrid scars and premature skin lesions from shoulder, leg, and face burns, after one day out in the sun when I was 13.
Bored Bitch 6 years ago
One time I was outside for 5 hours I fell asleep out in Arizona and I only had shorts so my whole body was blistered I had to deal with that for 2 weeks so painful
María Hermida 6 years ago
God! Did you recover Ok? Such a big burnt can hace serious consequences!
Load More Replies... Star McSnatch 6 years ago
I hate them the most on my arms. I have to see them and they're the body part I use the most. But in general, all areas are horrible for sunburns.
#30
Dealing With Stress
Final score:
39points
María Hermida 6 years ago
Different people have different levels of tolerance to stress, but in general the first step is to admit that you are stressed and you need to do something about it. A lot of people can't say "no", and they end up with a lot of obligations and stress they shouldn't be suffering. Always remember that you, your needs and your health are as important as everybody else's, and take time to yourself, to rest, to do things you like, to disconnect...
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#31
Very Thankful My Dad And I Are No Longer In The Pit Of Despair
Final score:
14points
Madzdad the bard 6 years ago
My grandmother always said that kids go around the dark side of the moon, but eventually they return to the light, it just takes time and patience on the parents part.
Madzdad the bard 6 years ago
I am 52 and am still in that loop some days!
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100%
Final score:
13points
Jennifer Crompton 6 years ago
This is such an important thing to realize in a long term relationship. Also, it is never a good idea to "keep score" on who gives more. Obviously you shouldn't allow someone to take advantage of you, but relationships are always an ebb and flow
#33
My Mom Does This Adorable Thing Where She Calls Inedible Things Yummy -- And These 4 Things Are Definitely High On My List Of Yummy
Final score:
13points
#34
Yesterday I Had A Droopy Sunflower Day. Hoping Today Is A Tall Sunflower One
Final score:
12points
#35
Rookie Mistake: Not Putting Your Hair Up Beforehand
Final score:
12points
#36
Take It Off!
Final score:
12points
#37
The Struggle That Defines My Summer
Final score:
11points
#38
Going Back To Work Feels Like A Cramp In All Of These Places
Final score:
11points
Beatrice Alighieri 6 years ago
Foot cramps in the middle of the night, when your second toe goes awry
#39
Let's Be Honest With Ourselves. We Always Come Back To It. Always
Final score:
10points
#41
So Thaaat's Why
Final score:
10points
#42
Some All-The-Time, General Thoughts But Also Some Very This-Week, Specific Ones
Final score:
10points
#43
Let It Flow
Final score:
10points
#45
Particularly Dramatic
Final score:
10points
queen...<3 6 years ago
Lowkey, I break into song randomly just because I can. Drives my brother crazy(I know he actually loves it tho)
#47
There Aren’t Many People Out There Who Know “Why” You Are
Final score:
10points
#51
Greetings, Earthling, Please See Attached
Final score:
10points
#52
How Beautiful We Are Alone, But How Gorgeous We Are Together
Final score:
9points
#53
Snip Snip
Final score:
9points
#61
Don’t Judge
Final score:
6points
#66
Special Friendship
Final score:
4points
Iris Engler 6 years ago
It's the same for a relationship. There is my life, his life and our life and in the best case all three fit together
#67
But That's Where The Ice Cream Is!
Final score:
3points
#69
It’s Just A Little White Lie!
Final score:
3points
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Shannon Coffey 6 years ago
I really enjoyed this! Could relate to pretty much all of them! : ) Great job!!
Agnieszka Kumek 6 years ago
....and those things are the same no matter where you come from...
Shannon Coffey 6 years ago
I really enjoyed this! Could relate to pretty much all of them! : ) Great job!!
Agnieszka Kumek 6 years ago
....and those things are the same no matter where you come from...
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