Blogtober 6th

6th Oct 20195th Oct 2019 | Suzi Tench

Its the 6th of October which means it is the fifth day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 5th October.

What made me feel enthusiastic today?

This is going to sound a bit weird after yesterday’s Blogtober post where I said that not having a structure and having nothing to do drained me of energy but that was in a work situation. Today I woke to feel enthusiastic that the day was all mine and that I had no plans other than to do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted to do them!

What drained me of energy?

The weather has been dark and gloomy all day with a drizzle that has turned to rain on and off all day and I have found that the dullness of the day has drained me of energy.

What did I learn about myself today?

I’m usually busy doing something, whether it is reading, blogging or doing art stuff or any manner of other things and I find that I don’t tend to just sit and not do anything much. Today I learned that giving myself a break, and just allowing myself to sit and do nothing is just as beneficial as racking through my to-do list and getting everything done.

Blogtober 5th

5th Oct 20194th Oct 2019 | Suzi Tench

Its the 5th of October which means it is the fifth day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 4th October.

What made me feel enthusiastic today?

Realising it was Friday and that it was dress down day in work made me feel enthusiastic! Friday in work means we can wear jeans and T-shirts, hoodies and trainers or whatever we want. I love Friday as I can chuck on whatever I want and not have to think too much about what I should be wearing! (In case you are interested, I wore a pair of acid wash skinny jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and a tea-coloured knitted hoodie which had bright yellow edging, DC trainers and my camo army jacket.)

What drained me of energy?

There were two things that drained me of energy today,

Not getting up when my alarm went off and deciding to have “another 10 minutes” in bed.
Lack of structure in work. As it is the end of payment we have got little bits of work to do but nothing major. I like to know what I am doing day to day, and when we are processing payment I know exactly what I need to do but days like today don’t really have the structure that I like as there are lots of little things to do rather than anything time-consuming.

What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that routine and structure help me loads in my day to day activities. I like to have a plan and know what I need to do otherwise I get a bit lost along the way.

Blogtober 4th

4th Oct 20194th Oct 2019 | Suzi Tench

Its the 4th of October which means it is the fourth day of Blogtober! Today I am answering my questions based on 3rd October.

What made me feel enthusiastic today?

The thought of being able to come home at the end of the day has made me feel enthusiastic today! I got to spend some time with my friend after work and have a lovely catch up.

What drained me of energy?

The thing that drained me of energy today was spending too much time playing games on my phone. I felt a little glued to it which was fun at the time but has made me feel pretty low on energy.

What did I learn about myself today?

Sometimes, what can be fun at the time can also be detrimental to me in the long run. I need to learn a bit of self-control when it comes to some things.

Blogtober 3rd

3rd Oct 20192nd Oct 2019 | Suzi Tench

Yesterday I started my questions for Blogtober, today’s answers will be based on my day yesterday (the 2nd October).

What made me feel enthusiastic today?

Starting Inktober has got me feeling enthusiastic. I am working with the Inktober prompts but instead of using ink I am making several small scale sketches each day with the idea of them being logos. Yesterday’s prompt was really easy but today was a bit harder and I loved getting back into thinking visually and playing around with ideas.

What drained me of energy?

Not having much to do in work today really drained my energy levels. We have come to the end of the payment cycle where everything has been processed for payment and there isn’t much for us to do for a few days aside from filing and odd bits and pieces which don’t take very long. I always feel that I should be seen to be doing something though which is hard work.

What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that I can have several different takes on an idea, especially when it comes to drawing and it is fun to sit and sketch out ideas as they form in my head. Sometimes the first idea is a bit pants but if you give yourself thinking time, permission to make mistakes and space to play around with concepts, usually something good can come from it.

Blogtober 2nd

2nd Oct 201928th Mar 2023 | Suzi Tench

Today I start my questions for Blogtober that I spoke about yesterday. I will be answering these questions based on the day before, so today’s answers will be based on my day yesterday (1st October).

What made me feel enthusiastic today?

There were two things that made me feel enthusiastic today…

I got a call from the Communications Manager asking if I would be able to take some photos at a corporate event that would be happening in November.
The start of October also being the start of Inktober. I am going to try and get some sketches done each day for the Inktober Challenge but try to put a logo spin on them.

What drained me of energy?

I’ve felt generally tired all day with a headache. The headache is caused by the weather as it is not what I class as a proper headache, its sort of a dull ache that painkillers don’t seem to be able to shift. The tiredness, I think, is a combination of not sleeping properly on Sunday night and not going to sleep early enough last night.

What did I learn about myself today?

I learned that if I put my mind to something I can get a lot of things done in a small amount of time. I managed to process 368 forms for payment within 2.5 hours today and have also managed to clear my desk of paperwork and all outstanding items ready for the pay run to go ahead.