It's been a while
Okay, it's happening, everybody stay calm!
Hey friend!
Welcome to the first issue of my monthly newsletter. I'm not sure what to tell you about it yet because I don't know either. Probably, It'll be mostly about what I'm up to, my thoughts, and things that excite me. As an over-sharer, I won't have a hard time finding what to write each month for sure, don't worry. (I guess I'm saying this to myself?)
There are so many things that I can do here, and I have so many ideas already, but I don't want to list them because apparently, I'm less likely to achieve them if I share.
What I've been thinking?
The idea of starting a newsletter came to me when I decided to write more often, at least once a month. I have a blog, but it doesn't keep me accountable, and I write whenever I want to, which is pretty infrequent. So, since I wanted to have a weekly or monthly rhythm, a newsletter made more sense. After discovering some cool personal newsletters and this excellent guide about them, I felt very inspired to send my first issue as soon as possible. So here I am!
What I've been up to lately?
Nothing much. Work, friends, and creating stuff. So many bad things keep happening in the world, as always. But thankfully, I'm pretty content with my life right now.
What I’ve been drawing?
I’ve been struggling with consistency and discipline for a very long time. But since the end of April, I’ve been sharing a new comic every Saturday. This made me proud of myself. I’m not even pushing myself to draw anymore; it just flows. So, here is my favorite comic of May. Check out my Instagram if you want to see all of them.
What I’ve been reading, watching, or listening to?
📚 Last week, I realized that I was reading nine books at the same time, which is not ideal at all. I don't know when did this happen. As if they weren't enough, my therapist strongly recommended this book called Mindfulness and told me to start immediately. It's going pretty well. I will tell you more about it when I'm done. In the meantime, let's be friends on Goodreads if you have an account.
🎬 I was going to watch the third season of the Stranger Things, but apparently, I haven't even watched the second season. I’m still trying to catch up on it, and it’s going pretty well other than spoilers of my boyfriend.
"Turn it down a little. It's going to be loud in a minute."
"Stop giving me sound spoilers!"
"No, no! I'm saying that because the monster will appear and scream, you’ll get scared."
"?!?&"
"Shit."
“Ohhh, this is where everything changes!”
(me glowering at him)
🎵 This month, I discovered Nilüfer Yanya, a London-based Turkish-English artist. If you like funky beats and indie/alternative music, you should give this song a shot.
I guess that’s all!
Hope to see you in the following issues.
Aycan