Just use the good skis (or sketchbook)
Don't wait for the "right" moment
Of course, I still use my rock skis on days when the snow truly is bad. But my overall message is:
Use the good skis.
Draw in the special sketchbook.
Cook with the fancy ingredient you’ve been saving.
Wear the pretty dress even if there’s no occasion for it.
Don’t save it for the “right” time.
The right time is now.
What about you?
Have you had this sort of realization about something in your life that you were saving for the “right” time before realizing that now is the right time? Or are you still holding onto something you need to just use up? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!
Over 1,000 subscribers
When I joined Substack about a year ago, I had 161 subscribers. This week I made it over 1,000 subscribers.
I wouldn’t have dreamt of that kind of growth a year ago, but more than that I didn’t expect the inspiration, connection, and even friendships that have come from being here. So thank you so much for reading and engaging with me through Creating Comics!
Leif love
Since this is a skiing post, I figured I’d share this photo from Leif’s first time skijoring (skijoring is a winter sport where a dog—or horse—pulls a cross country skier). Those are my rock skis in the photo which were very necessary this day as the snow was so thin that my skis scraped through to pavement a few times and ran over some rocks.
Leif actually has his first skijor race today with my spouse, so I’ll report back on how that goes!
Take care and keep creating!
-Katharine
Congratulations on 1000!!! Very exciting. I'm realizing I actually do this with glasses. I have a couple pair that I love, but I find myself wearing the 25 dollar online ones so much more than the 160$ optometrist ones in an effort to protect them haha.
<3 I think I had this "save the good ones for later" mindset more when I was a kid, but that was when art supplies were oh-so-precious and I didn't know if I'd get another one if I used up my special sketchbook on "crap". And yeah... ultimately I just didn't use it at all and as an adult... I found it still empty in a closet back home.
Now as an adult I have a "use the supply up" mentality, which may be the opposite extreme. Which comes from having had to move around a bit and not liking a lot of "junk" laying around. So while I have the money, I hesitate to BUY the new art supplies now b/c "what if it just sits there and I don't use it?" Lol.