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In 2016, with my 40th birthday fast approaching, I decided to give myself a gift. Thirty days of a drawing every day. This may seem like an easy task to some, but at the time, I was a single parent with a full time job. It was a challenge to spend a few hours a day on art, but it was an effective and worthy practice. I broke down the story I had told myself that I didn't have time to make art. The exercise forced me to take my creativity off the back burner and start making art a priority. It was the very best gift I could have given myself. Thanks Self.