http://www.sydgill.com Graphic Artist, Writer and Girl Geek Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:22:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 2019 In Review http://www.sydgill.com/2019-in-review/ http://www.sydgill.com/2019-in-review/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:00:06 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46979 This past year and part of 2018 (you can read about some of what happened in my 2018 recap) my little girl was the one that paid the price for my bad choices in friends. Going after my kid...that’s a low I did not expect from these people...from anyone really. I was living a fantasy. A fantasy where women aren’t jealous twats. Where mothers don’t want to take down other kids. Where grown ups care who they’re hurting...where getting the facts right is important. Especially where it concerns innocent kids. That was my fantasy. And it got blasted out of the water.

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/2019-in-review/feed/ 4 2018 In Review – Dreams & Heartbreak http://www.sydgill.com/2018-in-review-dreams-heartbreak/ http://www.sydgill.com/2018-in-review-dreams-heartbreak/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2018 08:00:44 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46915 For 2019, my wish is to never forget that despite my shortcomings and weaknesses, I am worthy of love and belonging. Love and belonging from people who are also on the same spiritual path as me. Who choose understanding over anger, who love themselves enough to tell you what's up, who are patient and kind, even when it's hard. That's what I'm looking for in meaningful close relationships going forward and this time, I won't settle.

And one last reminder to myself - you are more than enough, all by your damn self. Other people, friends, family, accomplishments -- they don't define you. Just as you are today, that is more than fucking enough. Don't forget again.

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/2018-in-review-dreams-heartbreak/feed/ 1 Loneliness http://www.sydgill.com/loneliness/ http://www.sydgill.com/loneliness/#respond Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:49:23 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46860 I wrote this post when I was feeling extra somber, but I let it sit for a few days so I could collect my thoughts better. They’re still all over the place, but here goes…

I got a text from …

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/loneliness/feed/ 0 2017 In Review – The Year I Slept http://www.sydgill.com/2017-review-year-slept/ http://www.sydgill.com/2017-review-year-slept/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:15:10 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46847 I read Chuck Wendig’s blog about 2017 (The Year That Lasted Ten Years) and it struck a cord with me. He captured a lot of what I felt and that inspired me to want to write my own …

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/2017-review-year-slept/feed/ 1 Brené Brown on Regret – Quotes from Rising Strong http://www.sydgill.com/brene-brown-on-regret-quotes-from-rising-strong/ http://www.sydgill.com/brene-brown-on-regret-quotes-from-rising-strong/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:55:42 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46796 Making these Brené Brown quotes has become a personal project for me. I find comfort in her words daily, so it only makes sense for me to make her words into art.

Today, these three quotes all center around regret. …

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/brene-brown-on-regret-quotes-from-rising-strong/feed/ 1 Happy 75th Birthday, Mom http://www.sydgill.com/happy-75th-birthday-mom/ http://www.sydgill.com/happy-75th-birthday-mom/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:32:04 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46781 The other night I calculated how old you would have been today. 75. Wow. The number shocks me. I can’t picture you as a 75 year old woman. And the number is too even, too perfect…the idea is so alien. …

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/happy-75th-birthday-mom/feed/ 0 Brené Brown Quotes http://www.sydgill.com/brene-brown-quotes/ http://www.sydgill.com/brene-brown-quotes/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:44:04 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46768 I can’t help myself. Brené Brown and her words are the shit. Here are two more images from Rising Strong (I looooooove this book!) that I made. I hope you enjoy!

I’ve made a few more *shifty eyes* which you …

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/brene-brown-quotes/feed/ 0 Bell Let’s Talk Day & Brené Brown http://www.sydgill.com/bell-lets-talk-day-brene-brown/ http://www.sydgill.com/bell-lets-talk-day-brene-brown/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2016 11:12:15 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46747 Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day – a program created by Bell to raise awareness for mental health. For me, Let’s Talk (about mental illness/depression/postpartum/PTSD) is an everyday thing, but I love this initiative and I think it’s a fantastic …

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/bell-lets-talk-day-brene-brown/feed/ 0 More Brené Brown http://www.sydgill.com/more-brene-brown/ http://www.sydgill.com/more-brene-brown/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:55 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46707 If you don’t know already (see my previous blog post on Rising Strong by Brene Brown), I absolutely adore Brené Brown and everything she has to say. It’s pure gold.

So here are a few more of her …

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]]> http://www.sydgill.com/more-brene-brown/feed/ 0 Where Life Happens http://www.sydgill.com/where-life-happens/ http://www.sydgill.com/where-life-happens/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:00:10 +0000 http://www.sydgill.com/?p=46674 Imagine that you’re in a very long hallway. One whose distance is proportional to the number of years you’ve lived. Mine is white, with warm lighting…simple, clean and efficient. When I’m present in my life, I can look up and …

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