iridescent EXTRAordinay

1k+ crappy drawings strong

Here at the Iridescent Ordinary, we like to celebrate all things, from New Sponge Day to Clean Sheet Day. Other acceptable reasons for revelry include:

• Finally Mailed that Package

• Didn’t Cut A Bitch

• Drank My Tea (Coffee) Before It Went Cold

• Perfect Parallel Parking job

We love to honor New Notebook Day, which happens with much greater frequency than Finished-A-Notebook Day. 

These aren’t  the most earth shaking accomplishments. But they are accomplishments none-the-less. 

And fete them we shall, because: joy,

because we’ve established that we live in a sucky-ass world so want to uncover and polish all of the little gems we might miss otherwise. Because lots of tiny sparkles turn into big bright sparkles. 

And any sparklesof light keep the dark at bay.

I invite you to start thinking about all of the little celebrations you can bring into your world. 

This is my most recent celebration, more medium sized than small, to be accurate.

Every day (well, almost every day) before bed, I make a tiny, crappy drawing of my favorite part of the day. Each drawing is on a 4” x 4” sticky note. I snap a quick pic then post them on their own Instagram: The Iridescent Extraordinary (the mama concept to this newsletter).

I call them crappy drawings not to denigrate them or my skills, but to remove any expectations of perfection.

This week I hit 1,000 posts. One thousand bright shining moments I would have otherwise forgotten, captured in crappy drawings on colorful paper. Here is a selection.

Much as I aim to do this every day, sometimes things lag. I fall out of the habit for whatever reason. Some days feel flat-ish or downright shitty with nothing bright sticking out. Those are the days when it’s most important for me to find the sparkly bit. 

I’m not pretending bad shit doesn’t happen, but rather excavating the good stuff.

Please use the comments to humblebrag about your most recent small wins and sparkly celebrations.

Stay tuned mid-week, I’ll give you some tips on how to start your own collection of sparkling moments.

NB: I try to avoid making food things the best part of my day, but sometimes… you gotta yum. Also, when I do highlight food, it’s more about capturing the feeling around it: who I was with, what we talked about, where we were. The meal I highlight is shorthand for the experience.