Failing a daily art challenge

So here’s what I want to share today…life happens! I know, profound isn’t it? But it does and plans change or go up in smoke.

I have been participating in a year long daily art challenge with Tori at DrawRiot since January 1, following a set of prompts for each day. I was doing swimmingly for 76 days and then LIFE stepped in. For 10 days I did nothing. I felt bad, kicked myself a few times for not even trying and generally felt like I had failed. Of course, this way of thinking is just crap! I know this, you know this. But it doesn’t seem to stop the negative thoughts from pouring through our minds. So after a reality check with myself that I hadn’t failed but just missed a few days, I started back on the next day.

The prompt was, of all things, the word New! So a new day, a new start and I’m back on track to keep going. So what about all those prompts I missed? Well, watch the video below to see how I used them all. Creatively speaking, I never missed a prompt! So here’s my day 86 of the 365 day art challenge…

So, what do you think? Do you feel as if you have failed if you miss a day or two with challenges? Do you feel that you need to “catch up”? Do you give up or just keep going? Share your experiences with me!

PS…you can follow along with the rest of the year on Instagram as I do my best to keep creating everyday!