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Hi, I’m Ginger – welcome! I blog about creativity, joy, self care, writing, living with anxiety, and this journey of life in general. Take a look around and read what calls to you. (There are some freebie printables too!)

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It's such a hot day, and still she chooses a warm spot for her nap. But she loves that old kitty afghan (as evidenced by the cat hair...). . #caturdaysaturday #catsofinstagram #naptime #calicogirl #ourcutechloe

#facesketch #nowwhat #creativityjoy #whattheysay #quickdrawing

More messy journaling. I seem to have embraced messy-raw-art-journaling in some new-for-me way, and I'm finding it to be really cathartic. . #messyjournal #artitout #creativelife #mixedmedia #messyjournaling #messyartjournal #artjournaling #lifewithanxiety #myhealingjourney

It had been ages since I used my Dick Blick liquid watercolors, so I got them out to play with today for 52/100 of #the100dayproject . #100daysofwatercolorplaying #the100dayproject2019 #the100daysproject #liquidwatercolors #watercolor #creativelife #creativityjoy #paintplay #relaxing #doingitforthedoingofit #enjoyingthedoing

Blue sky, sunshine, and heat... I'm able to be out 'n about for a while today, and I'm grateful. #rightnow #outnabout #sky #thisismytoday

Day 51/100 of #the100dayproject (over halfway now!) I combined my #100daysofwatercolorplaying with May being Mental Health Awareness Month. I have a lifetime of anxiety disorder (more than one kind). At various times in my life, I've dealt with major depression, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. (Over a decade ago, I was misdiagnosed with bipolar 2 disorder - the doc ended up retracting that and returning to his original diagnoses of anxiety and depression, and second and third opinions from two other docs agreed no bipolar 2... but for two years back then, that was part of my world.) . Anxiety, especially, impacts my life in major ways to this day. I've tried all sorts of ways to treat or cure or manage the anxiety (including medication - which eventually harmed me and has led to my current #longslowmedtaper which is just beyond words to even describe, but please think twice before ever taking a benzo (xanax, ativan, klonopin, librium, etc - and including their generic names) for anything longer than a few days)... but nothing has resulted in any sort of permanent fix, although there are definitely periods of time, sometimes even very long periods, when the anxiety has had a lesser impact. Right now, though, and for the past few years, I've been going through another long period where the impacts are great and majorly affecting my life. . Mental health issues are real and important, and are not some sign of weakness or being a bad person. If you're struggling, please reach out to a safe person or organization. Help is available. If you're a person someone reaches out to, please don't ignore them or try to diminish their experiences or feelings or struggles. Isolation and loneliness in dealing with this stuff is also a real problem. . There's so much more I could say about all of this, but for now I'll end with this final thing: Be kind and compassionate to yourself. And be kind and compassionate to others - they could be going through a personal hell you don't know about. The stigma needs to stop, and kindness and compassion are part of that process. . #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #the100daysproject

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