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DoodleU - Guided Doodle Session

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

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Hi Reader ,

Happy Tuesday! From the messages and photos I'm seeing, the school year is off to a busy and happy start for many of you. New beginnings always hold so much possibility. I hope that as you navigate this school year, you keep your tool belt well-stocked with the possibilities and opportunities of doodling.

This week is my monthly Doodle-along inside the Time-Out for Teachers membership. I've chosen to offer it as a stand-alone class (limited seats) for a while to help teachers carve out a little self-care time and develop the habit of regular doodling. If you haven't participated in a guided doodle class (or even if you have!) this is a fun, relaxed, hour of putting pen to paper where you don't have to come up with the idea, and you can just relax, breathe, and create. I'd love for you to join us! We're doodling on Thursday, August 21 at 7pm Eastern.

You don't need to be an artist, and you don't need special materials. I stick with a notebook (a sheet of printer paper will work) and a pen (I use a 1.0 micron, but a fine-liner of any type or even a ballpoint pen is perfect).

Have a fabulous week further! I hope I get to see you on Thursday.

Doodle On!

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PS. I have been working on a commissioned doodle coloring book, but I have a bunch of projects close to ready for my ETSY and TpT shops that I'm excited to upload. Stay tuned!

DoodleDe

Self-Care Doodler | Brain Trainer

My passion is working with teachers (and teachers at heart) to help them enjoy creative self-care, often through doodling. Using a super-simple Doodle Alphabet, I guide my tribe to express thoughts, ideas, and emotions . . . one line at a time. Doodling is a fantastic meditative process that strengthens the mind, nurtures the heart, and boosts creativity. Everyone is creative (we were created to create). Sometimes we just need to reconnect to our creativity for the personal benefit . . . not to become producing artists.

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