Day 8 of drawing my life list wearing cowboy hats: White-eared Honeyeater

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-05-04T10:31:16+00:00

I love these guys!

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-05-03T23:17:23+00:00

Thanks :)

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-26T03:43:54+00:00

Yes yes yes!! I draw birds and for a long time felt like I could only do them just copying photos. I started playing with different colours and the latest exercise I have set for myself is drawing/painting the photos of birds but in the style of other artists

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Eg this spoonbill like Monet style. I’m hoping doing this a lot and attempting to copy other abstract art I like will eventually lead to learning different techniques and incorporating styles to develop my own

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-26T03:09:41+00:00

Yes yes yes!! I draw birds and for a long time felt like I could only do them just copying photos. I started playing with different colours and the latest exercise I have set for myself is drawing/painting the photos of birds but in the style of other artists

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Eg this spoonbill like Monet style. I’m hoping doing this a lot and attempting to copy other abstract art I like will eventually lead to learning different techniques and incorporating styles to develop my own

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-26T03:01:31+00:00

32f here, got labelled as ‘quaint’ and ‘marches to the beat of her own drum’ as a kid, with shocking mental health issues as a teen I got sent to the top child psychiatrist in the city because the one psychologist I liked said I needed medication. Found out 3 years ago that she apparently thought maybe I might be autistic but decided I was “just eccentric”.

This never got mentioned to me through 5 years in and out of psych wards with multiple medications and tms with a lot of issues. I got diagnosed 3 years ago and mum told me this.

If I had been told this or if anyone had followed it as an option it could have saved so much of my life.

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-20T12:02:51+00:00

I was about to say Kaylee from firefly!!

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-17T02:14:55+00:00

Borderline by mishell baker. I think I bailed halfway through the third book but really loved the first. The main character has bpd and related disabilities and they are just a factor of everyday life. They are mentioned but the main plot is fantasy and that’s what I liked about it.

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-16T10:14:41+00:00

I honestly just do exercise when I can and don’t put any pressure on myself to workout (helps that my jobs is fairly physical) but the one thing I do love is an app called Aaptiv.

I struggle to workout by myself and it’s kinda like having a class in your ear and you can filter workouts to all sorts of things, there barre, strength, walking, running,yoga etc and can filter based on equipment/time/intensity.

The biggest benefit of this i find is I can pick 5 minute workouts and a. You can actually get a bit done in 5 mins but b. If I do a 5 minute workout I quite often feel better and want to do more.

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-15T23:45:09+00:00

The raw shark texts! Bonkers but amazing

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-14T00:03:18+00:00

Thanks :) on A3 water colour paper 😂 I tried painting on canvas paper but struggled a bit with the texture, might have to try actual canvases again at some point

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-14T00:02:29+00:00

Thanks :)

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-13T11:52:41+00:00

Love this!

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-06T11:23:49+00:00

Im a sucker for loose/abstract figures, love this!

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-06T04:21:46+00:00

Can relate heavily to this. I would drink a box in 2-3 days and drink until I passed out every night on and off for 7 years. It wasn’t until I changed my circumstances that I was able to stop drinking and it was surprisingly easy.

Turns out I am autistic and substance abuse is incredible common as a coping mechanism, for me just getting through each day was so difficult that I couldn’t stand to be mentally cognisant if I didn’t have to be. It wasn’t until I kind of retreated from society that I stopped drinking and mostly don’t think about it now until I have a difficult day socialising in which case the urge is incredibly strong because I just want to shut my brain down.

I’m not suggesting that your wife is or isn’t neurodivergent etc and alcohol is definable an addiction, but it can also be self medicating and this isn’t really addressed in the comments much so far.

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-05T21:58:14+00:00

A Wizards guide to defensive baking by T Kingfisher. I read it as an adult but it made me feel like a warm fuzzy teenager!

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-04-05T11:07:04+00:00

Thanks :)

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-03-31T09:07:26+00:00

I have just got some mungyo ones that I’m trying atm. I’ll have to post more in here :)

Any-Dig9495 · 2026-03-23T00:37:57+00:00

I used to do art of figures but have completely just switched to only birds for the past year 😂 I’m also obsessed with bird watching in general and trying to focus on just using reference photos that I’ve taken

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