At some point we've all done it & probably 99% of us will do it again at some point. We've become trapped in our quest for perfection, we cannot move forward as nothing we do will be good enough. Ever. Whether it's the perfectly written blog post, or the perfectly balanced design, even just the perfectly coiffed eyebrows. Elizabeth Gilbert said it brilliantly "In any event, perfection is unachieveable. It's a myth, it's a trap and a hamster wheel that will run you to death."

Most recently I was putting together an email series for Claire Salisbury Studios, and it was taking way longer than it should of done, hours longer than it should have done. I was getting quite frustrated and ready to give up my quest to write the perfect emails.

Then I had the AHA! moment, there was a roll of thunder, a flash of super white lightning & possibly a choir of angels singing somewhere in the background. A loud voice boomed in my head "Done is better than perfect!"

All of a sudden inspiration hit and I had to write it down immediately before I forgot an all I had to hand was a cardboard carton from a box of Toffifee

It was a proper facepalm moment, but I have to admit that I did feel the pressure of having to create the most perfect emails with the most perfect photos lifted as the realisation that "done is better than perfect" really sank in.

So many times I've said this to my creative or indie business friends when they're unsure about doing something new "just get it out there, then tweak it" When you think about it, it really is the most sensible thing to do, if you're waiting for perfection, you'll be waiting a long time. But not once have I ever said this to myself!

So I made a cup of tea and went back to working on email writing. It isn't perfect, but, it was done, it is colourful and I'm happy with that!

Do you find yourself becoming overwhelmed, overthinking everything and doubting yourself when you're trying to get something just right? How do you deal with it?

Hello hello! Its Blue Monday, the most depressing, miserable day of the year apparently, isn't that a cheery thought? I know I've shared this particular pattern before, this was one of the ones I created during Make It In Design Winter School 2018 and seeing as it's mainly blue I figured it would be a good one for today. There were 3 different colour variations, this one is the first one I created

Then darker leaves on a very light grey background. 

Then some lighter coloured leaves on the light grey background.

I decided to tweak the colours in a couple of them the other day, it never ceases to amaze me how different a pattern can look just by changing the background colour, so this one I went for a darker grey for the background and left all of the other colours the same. I love the overall look, it seems a bit more muted then the previous 3.

Then this one is my absolute favourite, I kept the darker grey background and changed some of the leaves to somewhere between a Navy & a Royal Blue colours, the overall effect makes the design really pop! I can definitely see this on cushions in the future!

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