HeyJaredYou’re Doing It
Here’s where I share my processes and what I am learning in the midst. I want you to feel encouraged & inspired to the point of action. Hopefully sharing what I’m learning will help us both live life with hope, intention, and joy— all pressures off.
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11. Step One (opens the original)
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I have been going through the steps in Codependent No More workbook, by Melody Beattie, for a few months now. Last year, I listened to the audiobook version (which breaks down what codependency is) and decided I wanted help putting what I’d learned into practice. In this workbook, she takes the 12 Steps that are known originally from AA and shares their version from Co-Dependents Anonymous. Pictured here: my desk with the book Codependent No More workbook. 1. “We admitted we were powerless over
10. I dyed my hair blue (opens the original)
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As I’m staring at today’s painting, I am amused. So the bottom left color is what my hair was supposed to look like, and the top right is closer to what it does look like (except in the spots where it looks like the bottom left LOL). I bleached my hair over the course of 3 months, once a month. I always extend my bleaches out because I want to enjoy my hair at each stage. If I were to redo it, I might start doing it every two weeks. I am NOT an expert, so I’m not giving advice, just sharing my e
9. I’m decent at painting trees (opens the original)
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But this is my first attempt at a palm tree. Figured it would be simple enough, and it was. But wow, the efforts it took to get the color brown correct. A year-ish ago, a TikTok showed up on my feed about how red, yellow and blue are not actually the three primary colors, but instead they are magenta, yellow and cyan. (I’m not well-versed in this knowledge, so please feel free to correct me or expound.) I have this thing with rules: once I learn them, I want to abide by them for fear of punishme
8. Not what I’d planned (opens the original)
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Just a reminder that I have a playlist with one song for each week of posting. You can find it on YouTube and Spotify . A quote from my journal about how I pictured this piece on June 16, 2026: I just see swirls of mostly lighter pink. And that’s all I was supposed to do. I’d planned a bunch of paintings in advance and thought that it was time I paid homage to the color light pink. Once I began painting, I’d decided I wanted different shades of pink to be included. Each day a shade was added. In
7. I wanted to type today (opens the original)
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Recently I have felt nothing when I am painting and creating posts. Part of it, I believe, is sleep deprivation. But I think another part of it is the disillusionment I experience whenever my creative endeavors don’t produce the results I want. The difference between this time and others is that I know, for me, lack of emotion does not mean I am unfulfilled or unhappy with my actions. So I keep painting and typing. Pictured here: Part of my keyboard case, my keyboard, and my mouse on my desk. Ea
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