Outlined My Poetry Book Finally! Diary Entry of the Day

Hey y'all! I decided to make a diary entry every night on here about what I did in the day and how my mental health is. Let's see if I can stick to this lol!

Today was better than yesterday! I finally got a good night's sleep (amazing how much that helps in life). I decided to buckle down and get to work on my poetry book since one of my goals this year is to self publish! I organized what I wanted to write about this year and then focused on what I wanted to write about this month. 

I found a good system for outlining my poetry using Pinterest. I made a board for my book and started adding images that fit the aesthetic of the book in my head. Once I got the board filled quite a bit, I looked at each image carefully and wrote down the title/description of the poem in my head that is inspired by the image. Soon I had over 80 poem ideas and I'm going to start writing each poem one by one tomorrow! I'm super excited! 

That took me most of the day. I also helped my dad fill his truck with boxes that we took to the dump. Exciting stuff I know! Now, I made myself a little dinner of Hot Pockets and am catching up on YouTube, blogging, and maybe will start an art project tonight. 

All in all, a good day. I didn't hallucinate today and I wasn't manic. Anxiety was up and depression too, but I can deal with that. Working on writing and art helps me a lot, so I'm making that a daily routine. I hope you all had a great day and I'll see ya tomorrow!

Alette