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      Hey everyone & welcome back to my blog! I am checking in with you guys today to share a little bit more about my coloring experience and how it has affected my everyday life. All together I have found this to be an extremely enjoyable experience and am very happy with the route I have decided to take for my blog assignments. If you guys remember from my previous post, I mentioned coloring with no distractions- although this has been fine, I have also made a few changes and will now include watching one of my favorite shows or being on a facetime call with an old friend. This has allowed me to multitask as well as create conversation about what I am doing and how it connects with my college class.  

With that being said, I have been able to incorporate a few minutes of coloring time into my nightly routine. I feel as though this small activity at the end of the night has helped me tremendously with my horrible time management skills and showed me that it is okay to make time for things that may not always be considered “productive” 

Growing up, I have always struggled with the idea of being productive at all times of the day. What I did not realize was the amount of stress and anxiety this would cause, forcing me to shut down and get nothing done all together. Since I have begun this blog and journey of opening to the idea of connecting my mind and body though a new and peaceful experience, I have been able to do and find more things that I enjoy doing, without that feeling of guilt following right behind. 

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