chey!!!! i love your ‘plan with me’s because you talk through a lot of thoughts that come & go in your brain, it’s okay to be unsure for now! there were some thoughts you expressed that i definitely resonated with. taking care of yourself & not burning out is definitely something that should be one of our high priorities. it’s so easy to become burnt out when you want to do so much!!! one of my uni profs advised me that creativity is like grocery shopping for a recipe. you might have all these wonderful ideas (ingredients) and you want to use them all, but for a certain recipe you may only need a few of them. that doesn’t mean they’re not all great & possible ideas! it just means you always have things that can be saved for another project/day. it’s so easy to have so much on our plate because we constantly want to improve ourselves or achieve things we don’t have yet!! consistency is a topic i never pondered about for a long time before but you’ve got me thinking about it right now! it’s very interesting so thank you so much for sharing your thoughts c: this vid was a really nice way to start my day
I have GREATLY enjoyed this "rant." please always feel free to talk out your process. I feel, as a fellow creator and aspiring entrepreneur, that it has been SO refreshing to hear real life stoof from someone living it. Being honest is the best way to live your authentic life and help others to see the truth about the artistic entrepreneur world. As someone who feels very much at the mercy of my inspiration, it was wonderful to hear that reference to Big Magic as well. I hope your muse finds you at your desk! Good luck with your new routine!
It is so nice to see you create in front of the camera again! I always love your voiceovers, your way of talking makes it feel like we are sharing a cup of coffee and just talking together. You mentioned being unstructured, needing consistency, and your identity crisis feelings as an artist. I think you really touched on something there, and if you could do more of these topics I, for one, would love it. Just sitting down and creating while chatting is so very nice. I sometimes get tired of videos where people tell me step-by-step what they are doing. Your videos are organic and lovely.
I've been watching you for quite some time and i am so insanely inspired and motivated every time i watch these. you are so authentic and pure and what you talk about makes so much sense and can honestly be a struggle for millennial's in today's world. everyone just wants to be happy and do what they love but you're right, there's an importance in having a balance with stuff you enjoy doing on your own time vs the actual job or work you do day to day. please please never stop ranting or posting videos. you're my absolute fave ✨✨✨
Your videos are better than any podcast, radio show, relaxing music, films etc.!! I‘m not even kidding! Your voice is the most soothing one on earth. I could literally listen to you 24/7. Love you so much, Chey
chey --- everything about this fed my soul in a way I can't even begin to describe. from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all that you do and for your lovely, inspiring, & resonating ramblings. your candor & willingness to be so vulnerable is truly a breath of fresh air. you have no idea how much of an inspiration you are. thank you, thank you, thank you. sending so much love & creative fire your way
I've been super busy, but I finally found time to sit and make some tea, pull out my own bullet journal and watch! It's always like catching up with a friend whenever I watch your videos, and you really help me sort of decompress and inspire me. So thank you for that, lovely!! I have a lil quote I think you may enjoy- "Done is better than perfect". I myself struggle with creating freely, without feeling pressure for it to be perfect the first time. So realizing that just /doing it/ and not worrying so much about how I'm doing it really has been freeing. Much love
don't worry, I love it when you ramble! I can't wait for a video every week in july (but don't let it stress you out too much) take care of yourself, you're wonderful!
I have a feeling I'm going to be going back to this video over and over because all the talks you have with yourself are so insanely my reality right now and I need to remind myself of all these points. I hope this new schedule for yourself will work well for you and a changing style is not always a bad thing. Say hi to inspiration for me at your desk!
Just got out my wisdom teeth this afternoon and was feeling crummy, but seeing this video pop up was so wonderful! Your videos never fail to make me feel happy and calm :)
Yessss you are my favorite bullet journaler on youtube because of how creative you are, and how you talk to us about your life, and you always get me inspired to draw ❤❤❤
I love the confetti! And creating art for yourself or just for the sake of creating is something I have to always remind me of. You can do it, Chey! I‘m cheering for you
Hi. I just wanted to let you know...I've been struggling with a lot of self-image/self-love stuff, and watching your videos and seeing the kind way you talk to yourself and the kind words you leave for yourself in your bullet journal spreads have really been helping me learn to speak more kindly to myslef. Thanks. :)
thank you for creating this video. sometimes we have so much energy and inspiration but at the same time we don't know what to do or handle that energy which can be why we're not consistent.
I relate to you and the things you are going through so much! It’s nice to know that I’m not alone in how I’m feeling and it’s awesome to have someone on TH-cam that I can watch and relate to! I love your videos so much because it feels like I’m just having a chat with a good friend and I just love your style so much and it’s awesome to see your process and progress of figuring yourself and your style out!! 💕
I think that art isn’t about consistency, it’s about beauty, or fun, or any other feeling that you feel. I don’t think you should strive to make your art consistent, rather than actually enjoy making it. ❤️❤️❤️
especially doing what i do, digital media / design / video production, burn out is incredibly common for me [working for hours on end in front of a laptop, obsessing over all the fine details because i had an audience to take care of[. as soon as i started making videos just for me and a small group of friends, it became fun again. it was something i was doing for fun, not uploading videos to a schedule or having to worry about loads of people seeing it, just a cute lil video here and there whenever i felt like it. going back to the reason you started creating, and focusing on that, really helped me and a load of other people help with burn out.
Your art style would look so cute as a book cover, i can't wait for that to happen in the future! Also i love the whole confetti thing in the intro and outro, so lovely!!
it's so lovely to hear you smiling at the beginning of this video! your creative energy is absolutely contagious. as the video began all I wanted to do was comment "read big magic by elizabeth gilbert!" funny how the universe works- self-disciplne and consistency are super difficult in any walk of life, especially creativity, which i like to think of as some free-flowing energy, as a natural energy. Harnessing it and trying to lead it down a path can be super difficult not to mention intimidating. anyways, i just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for creating! your work means a to me
I think you've ventured into a field where there are no guarantees that your art will appreciated as it should be and for that I'm incredibly in awe of your bravery. It must be scary working a non-traditional job but I couldn't be more proud of you doing so. You've stayed true to yourself in the process and that's quite an inspirational thing for me. Best of luck Cheyenne 💕
I relate so much to everything you're saying. The tough thing for me is that I prioritize little chores over my art and studies, then I get burnt out and feel uninspired at the end of the day. I'm working on prioritizing what truly matters. Good luck this month, I hope you can find a good balance!
It’s in the 90’s here in Virginia and our ac needs replacing. I really like when you ramble and go off on tangents in your videos, btw. It’s always a pleasure when you post a new video.
I got so excited about this video!! Im so glad you got back to bullet journaling cause I totally missed your vids!!! So excited about the once a week videos and want to see your book cover designs!!!
Beautiful being!! Oh gosh this is sooooo deliciously soothing I couldn’t be more thankful for your art and creativity. Life has gotten JANK but I promise you Cheyenne, you have made my day sunshine filled with this. And I thank you. 💖 Stay amazing.
I’m a “writer” and I’ve been learning the hard way that inspiration and opportunity are nothing without preparation. So I feel you on feeling like you are kind of being dictated by your inspiration. I’ve been reading a lot about how creative individuals seem to do it, it being working creatively consistently, without burning out and I’m learning that a lot of it is like... is like we are a sim (like the sims sim) and we work on our skill itself in a regular consistent way (the preparedness part) so when the inspiration hits we are ready to roll with it but also not be consumed. Like I think artists and writers and musicians, I think being consumed by art and creativity is heavily romanticised but that’s not necessarily a healthy and productive way to actually work and having a creative career.
My goodness I love your videos! I feel like I can relate to you so much, I like to think of myself as creative, always asking questions, wanting to start new projects and having so many "mind" conversations with myself. My brain is constantly working overtime with the amount of creative content I have going on and recently I've started writing to pen pals, in march I started bujo, painting more and trying different creative outlets.. I like to play your videos in the background of my projects as your voice is so calming yet keeps me interested and still thinking! Keep doing you, have time to recuperate and enjoy yourself in life.
Oh man, I have been watching this video over and over and over while I have been journaling. I got to visit Seatle last week and thought of you! I live in Texas and if I somehow end up having money coming out of my ears I definitely want to have a summer home up there. The market especially was so bright and happy and lively. It felt so cool to be at a place one of my favorite TH-camrs frequents. You're such an inspiration to me, not only in your journal but just the overall vibe you give off. Thank you for sharing your ramblings with us!
This video is one of the first i've seen form you and honestly already in love. I wholeheartedly relate to everything you've been taking about (trying to be a writer on the side outside of school as a sophomore) I've been taking steps to become more productive and discipline myself in my studies and everything else while still feeling motivated to pursue things that I want to do to build up my body of work. Thank you for talking about all these and watching you make this amazingly aesthetic plan with me just soothes my soul so much. I've just subscribed and looking forward to more awesome content from you uwu (also persona and undertale hELLO-)
Oh man, I totally know what you mean! I’m 28 and I’m just now finding my art style but I work at a craft store so I’ve been so torn between so many crafty hobbies that I finally had to buckle down on a few. But at my work I also make crafts for the store so I found that most of what I was doing at home were different so I didn’t get burnt out. And I’ve always been the person who does things based off emotions so making myself buckle down and have a real schedule is so difficult! But we’re still so young and totally have time for growth, we just need to keep at it the best we can. I mean, my brother just went to being a full time artist a couple years ago and he’s 35. We’ve got this! I believe in you! You’re already doing so much better than you give yourself credit for 😛
firstly, I loved how you talked about creating/making art for yourself and not for the internet because sometimes I too get caught up with how aesthetically pleasing my monthly spread will be when it actually doesnt even matter??? as long as I am happy with it, and it's useful and makes me get. things. DONE. I don't see how other people's opinions of my bullet journal should affect my style. Secondly, I related so much regarding the discipline issue even though I am a student, I am so unmotivated to study or work on projects if I don't push myself to do it! And I always disappoint myself if I can't get a huge chunk of work done in a day, and its honestly unhealthy. But anyways! Loved this plan with me, and I am looking forward to your weekly videos :-)
super late comment on this, but youtube was smart enough to recommend this video right when i needed it. i feel this rant on such a spiritual level. thanks.
Chey, I love your videos and how you talk through what you're thinking and planning and working on for yourself. It gives me a chance to think really think about my stuff too. Your journal looks amazing! I hope you're happy and content. :)
oh my god, I'm so early this time! just wanted to take this opportunity to tell you that you're not only my inspiration for bullet journals but for overcoming my depression, my fears, using my problems to become brighter in my art and in my life! you're a true artist, full of life and gifts. we love you
Hi Chey! Glad to have you back, and I would always love to hear more of your thoughts. Something I try to do to help with consistency is just lower the bar. Rather than saying I need to draw something for my portfolio, just say I need to draw something. That way, even if it sucks you still accomplished your goal of working on something, rather than being frustrated that you didn't complete your goal of making something for your portfolio. The other thing I do is I try to get out of my domain. When I'm making something I'm not super familiar with I give myself more forgiveness to make mistakes because I recognize this isn't my forte. Don't know if that helps at All, but I hope so. Consistency is hard - I'm right there with you. I'm working hard this summer to kick it's butt too.
Ah hello again! It was so good to see you (hear from you?). I have been awake for far too long and its only 7am here, preparing for this speaking test and ... its been an anxious morning. But I'm so glad I got to drink my tea watching this video and calming myself down and just getting inspired by you. Sending you lots of love ♡
This is my first video of yours and I love your personality and the way you film (and the spreads you made are gorgeous of course!) I wish you all the luck as you pursue illustration!
I always come for the banter and life chats then stay to fangirl over your handwriting! I'm so weird, pardon me, but I just really love handwriting since people always tell me they love mine.
I think we are currently going through the same identity crisis problem. I’m actually planning on doing a rebrand for my creative small biz. I have been so down in the dumps just trying to figure out what the heck I’m supposed to be doing with my business and the I realized that my current business name just didn’t fit me anymore and was keeping me in this box that I was so afraid to get out of but now I’m so excited for what’s to come. I’m happy to see that you’re coming out on the other side as well!! Keep it up girl, we got this!
I really really really love your bullet journal videos 💞 It's just so calming and i love your creativity. Your bujo is just so aesthetic like im dying, it's just so beautiful! Your videos are so inspiring.
Hi Cheyenne, I love your style. It's great, you really don't have to think about what others could think. Because when you do what you want it's simply amazing. Take your time, be kind to yourself. You are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your video's, I love to watch them. Lots of love from Belgium. :)
I was just looking around for July plan with me's.. and stumbled across yours. I felt connected as the video progressed. I loved how you kept talking through the entire thing! Makes it seem a little more real..going through stuff and working through it... It was a great plan with me video 👍
I found you by chance on instagram like a month or two ago and I only found out your yt channel now but I am in love with your art and the way you do it. I am at a similar place myself carrier-wise and I believe that this period of struggle is very important and inevitable for people who find it hard to put a name on what they feel their vocation is. But it's also great because if you go through it you might just make something the world does not yet have a name for. I hope you find a shape for your essence that fullfils you. Good luck ❤
I absolutely love it when you talk a lot, cause I’m the same way. I go on a tangent and lose myself but it helps me with what I have in my head and can be a positive thing. As someone who graduated with a BA in Art, I’ve been scared to look into the field cause I don’t have the confidence within myself to start it, even if I’ve technically kinda been in it for the five years of university I went to. But I understand the whole this is new to me and I don’t know what I’m doing part of it cause if I’m being honest my university didn’t teach me much about what to do after college besides go to school again for a masters degree, which is not what I want to do, being an “artist” is still a new thing to me, I don’t use the a word to describe myself cause I’m not confident enough to use it. But keep making what you want to make at this point, if you want to cater to a certain style because you see its doing well, do it, but if you want to do something because you’re honestly proud of it, do that then. Being someone who creates art is not just for others but for yourself as well, it becomes a way for you to track what you go through and how far you’ve come. So keep on keeping on, you create such beautiful works Chey, Im so proud and I can’t wait to see what else you come up with and how far you go. 💖 - Love, Desiree Lee
I enjoyed so much this video! I feel so much what you are going through. Right now I'm writing my PhD-and after 4 years researching for this...my work day is so irregular now. I want to write it and do it well, but I'm not so inspired all the time...Sometimes you feel like you're just getting distracted all the time. I think all creative work is like this. You're not always the same. I think we have to respect our pace, and go ahead. I also use the same color pencils as you! I love the polychromes! The spread looked beautiful! I love the houses drawing!
i love watching your vids because they are calming for don’t worry about rambling. Your spreads always make me want to be more arty in my journal. ps. i love dan and phil tooo
I find you such a joy to watch, I love how honest you are and how authentic you come across. Y’all always make me feel like I can achieve whatever I set my mind to! Your spread as always was so lovely and keep going u angel - you definitely have got this ! ((A long silent watcher)) x
I love the music in the beginning and I love your voice. I could listen to you rambling all day long. The spread looks really cute and aesthetic even if that voice in the back of your head wasn't there :) keep growing chey, you have potential
Sweet TAZ quote there.. you are going to be amazing... I didn't mean to, but that quote has ended up in both of my two bullet journals so far because it's really reassuring while also inspiring. It's my favorite, that and the "you're going to have to fight, and you're going to win" quote from the finale.
this may seem really random, lol, but I love listening to you rant. I feel as though it's okay to let out what you are feeling at that moment to your subscribers, including me because you trust us with that information. You've actually inspired me to start creating content on my channel that I feel comfortable with, and it doesn't just fit with the "stereotype." Your art is beautiful, and stay creative! - Steph 😁
This was super inspirational, I find myself in the same space of problems with not allowing inspiration to find me working since 3rd year university I stopped making full short films and int 4th year I was so burnt out that all my film exercises were filled with desperation rather than passion. I started working full time in the film industry and that takes up all my time, and I’m not happy with creating like I used to be in high school. I’ve been super sad trying to find a way back to that feeling, and ignoring the fact that traditional filmmaking no longer fits into my narrative as a filmmaker, and that I need to just start making and practicing again.
Hi 👋I’m not sure if you read all your comments or if this will appear weird (probably) but thank you. I love your style of journaling. It’s so quirky, loose, and just fun in its randomness and artfulness. I’ve been trying journaling recently, mainly because of some mental health probs, and it’s been strangely crazy? I just kept going at it and couldn’t seem to find a way that it felt really good to me. And then I tried it your way, and really let myself do uh whatever I wanted with the page, caring less about how neat it would look or if I screwed up. And it just kinda clicked and felt great. As a writer, it meant a lot to me to find something with writing and journaling that really worked for me like that. So thank you ❤️ I love your planning vids and will definitely be checking out your other videos in the future :)
hey chey, loved your plan with me and i'm super excited that you are planning to upload once a week! That pink dress picture is by Herbert Arnould Olivier called "Summer is icumen in" it's such a beautiful painting!
First off, I love watching your videos. Listening to you speak about your art and how it's evolving just makes me think you need a mentor. Someone how has been in your shoes and has gone through those moments of evolution with their work. Just another suggestion from the Internet. Good luck on your creative journey.
oh thank you so much for this video! i especially enjoyed your voiceover because although im not a particularly creative person i absolutely understand feeling burnt out just in general in life? but yes i played this video in the background while journalling and it was just so nice to hear you speak what's on your mind so honestly :") hope you have a great day cheyenne!
Hi Cheyenne, this week I did my first brush stroke after approximately 10 years without art. It's quite a long story, but I was hurt and disappointed for a long time and ended up choosing something else for my life. However, what you said was important and it's good that you're confronting yourself with stuff like this. ( maybe you can find someone who can push your career directly, or you could try to get factual input over a community/ certain people about your possibilities. Someone who knows the market.) I wish you all the best, stay open and productive and happy
your videos are always so wonderful to watch. your voice is very calming, you give me things to contemplate, and your artistic style is so interesting.
I love this so much Chey! I’ve been in this discouraging rut where I really don’t enjoy what I’m creating, but this video was so comforting to hear. It honestly feels so rough to be going thru such uncertainty right now, but I’m glad you’re here experiencing similar things and chugging along as per usual! 💛
Hi again Cheyenne. I am growing incredibly fond of you. I feel like in this video I am sitting across from you having a coffee while you work and go on about your life and it’s really magical that you can create that kind of relationship with your viewers. I hope Seattle is treating you well! See you again soon 💙
Thank you for saying what you said about inspiration. I didn't know I needed to hear it until you said it. This gives me a new outlook on my work ethic and habits as an artist. Thank you so much 💛
i love love love loveeeed this. i was able to relate to so much of what you talked about. consistency is my frenemy for sure. this was so nice-looking too! makes me want to pull out my bullet journal and sit with it for hours.
cries @ TAZ reference I totally get where you're coming from w/ discipline etc. !! I'm a freelance classical musician and every day is different so it's so so so hard to get a routine going. I hope you have a great July !!
I really relate to so many of the things you talked about during this video. I really love and admire your work and it has inspired me to start drawing more and trying to develop my own style. When I’m trying to figure out what to spend time on, I feel like I hear so many different people saying (well, more preaching) different things. “Do this” “do that” and you will get clients. It can be soo overwhelming. I’ve been trying to just focus on drawing what makes me happy and hoping the jobs will come along the way. Anyways, lots of love from Iowa. -Lauren
chey!!!! i love your ‘plan with me’s because you talk through a lot of thoughts that come & go in your brain, it’s okay to be unsure for now! there were some thoughts you expressed that i definitely resonated with. taking care of yourself & not burning out is definitely something that should be one of our high priorities. it’s so easy to become burnt out when you want to do so much!!! one of my uni profs advised me that creativity is like grocery shopping for a recipe. you might have all these wonderful ideas (ingredients) and you want to use them all, but for a certain recipe you may only need a few of them. that doesn’t mean they’re not all great & possible ideas! it just means you always have things that can be saved for another project/day. it’s so easy to have so much on our plate because we constantly want to improve ourselves or achieve things we don’t have yet!! consistency is a topic i never pondered about for a long time before but you’ve got me thinking about it right now! it’s very interesting so thank you so much for sharing your thoughts c: this vid was a really nice way to start my day
I have GREATLY enjoyed this "rant." please always feel free to talk out your process. I feel, as a fellow creator and aspiring entrepreneur, that it has been SO refreshing to hear real life stoof from someone living it. Being honest is the best way to live your authentic life and help others to see the truth about the artistic entrepreneur world. As someone who feels very much at the mercy of my inspiration, it was wonderful to hear that reference to Big Magic as well. I hope your muse finds you at your desk! Good luck with your new routine!
It is so nice to see you create in front of the camera again! I always love your voiceovers, your way of talking makes it feel like we are sharing a cup of coffee and just talking together. You mentioned being unstructured, needing consistency, and your identity crisis feelings as an artist. I think you really touched on something there, and if you could do more of these topics I, for one, would love it. Just sitting down and creating while chatting is so very nice. I sometimes get tired of videos where people tell me step-by-step what they are doing. Your videos are organic and lovely.
I've been watching you for quite some time and i am so insanely inspired and motivated every time i watch these. you are so authentic and pure and what you talk about makes so much sense and can honestly be a struggle for millennial's in today's world. everyone just wants to be happy and do what they love but you're right, there's an importance in having a balance with stuff you enjoy doing on your own time vs the actual job or work you do day to day. please please never stop ranting or posting videos. you're my absolute fave ✨✨✨
Your videos are better than any podcast, radio show, relaxing music, films etc.!! I‘m not even kidding! Your voice is the most soothing one on earth. I could literally listen to you 24/7. Love you so much, Chey
chey --- everything about this fed my soul in a way I can't even begin to describe. from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all that you do and for your lovely, inspiring, & resonating ramblings. your candor & willingness to be so vulnerable is truly a breath of fresh air. you have no idea how much of an inspiration you are. thank you, thank you, thank you. sending so much love & creative fire your way
I've been super busy, but I finally found time to sit and make some tea, pull out my own bullet journal and watch! It's always like catching up with a friend whenever I watch your videos, and you really help me sort of decompress and inspire me. So thank you for that, lovely!!
I have a lil quote I think you may enjoy- "Done is better than perfect". I myself struggle with creating freely, without feeling pressure for it to be perfect the first time. So realizing that just /doing it/ and not worrying so much about how I'm doing it really has been freeing. Much love
was having a lazy morning until i saw your video!! now i feel motivated to tidy & make my bed & get stuff done! thanks chey xx
don't worry, I love it when you ramble! I can't wait for a video every week in july (but don't let it stress you out too much) take care of yourself, you're wonderful!
listening to you talk about life and watching you add to your bullet journal makes me so happy and internally content. like, omg thank you. ♥
chey, you always seem so self aware & it is so soothing to listen to when my own mind is a mess
Your videos always leave me feeling calm, thoughtful, and inspired to sit down and work on my creative projects. Thank you.
I have a feeling I'm going to be going back to this video over and over because all the talks you have with yourself are so insanely my reality right now and I need to remind myself of all these points. I hope this new schedule for yourself will work well for you and a changing style is not always a bad thing. Say hi to inspiration for me at your desk!
idk why but everytime i watch your plan with mes i feel so relaxed and comfortable.
Just got out my wisdom teeth this afternoon and was feeling crummy, but seeing this video pop up was so wonderful! Your videos never fail to make me feel happy and calm :)
your voice and videos are so calming and warm, so glad i found your little nook of the internet. hope you are having a nice day x
Yessss you are my favorite bullet journaler on youtube because of how creative you are, and how you talk to us about your life, and you always get me inspired to draw ❤❤❤
I love the confetti! And creating art for yourself or just for the sake of creating is something I have to always remind me of. You can do it, Chey! I‘m cheering for you
Hi. I just wanted to let you know...I've been struggling with a lot of self-image/self-love stuff, and watching your videos and seeing the kind way you talk to yourself and the kind words you leave for yourself in your bullet journal spreads have really been helping me learn to speak more kindly to myslef. Thanks. :)
thank you for creating this video. sometimes we have so much energy and inspiration but at the same time we don't know what to do or handle that energy which can be why we're not consistent.
Cheyenne, your videos honestly make me just feel really excited for the future and I think that's beautiful.
I relate to you and the things you are going through so much! It’s nice to know that I’m not alone in how I’m feeling and it’s awesome to have someone on TH-cam that I can watch and relate to!
I love your videos so much because it feels like I’m just having a chat with a good friend and I just love your style so much and it’s awesome to see your process and progress of figuring yourself and your style out!! 💕
chey remember that you are your own artist and remember you can make a whole new niche of art you're really talented
I think that art isn’t about consistency, it’s about beauty, or fun, or any other feeling that you feel. I don’t think you should strive to make your art consistent, rather than actually enjoy making it.
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It's always so nice to see these plan with me's, and you never fail to amaze me with the things you talk about!! Loved this video!
especially doing what i do, digital media / design / video production, burn out is incredibly common for me [working for hours on end in front of a laptop, obsessing over all the fine details because i had an audience to take care of[. as soon as i started making videos just for me and a small group of friends, it became fun again. it was something i was doing for fun, not uploading videos to a schedule or having to worry about loads of people seeing it, just a cute lil video here and there whenever i felt like it.
going back to the reason you started creating, and focusing on that, really helped me and a load of other people help with burn out.
"when inspiration does show up, it has to find you working" wow that is a totally new concept for me. thank you! and yes please keep "ranting" x
Your art style would look so cute as a book cover, i can't wait for that to happen in the future! Also i love the whole confetti thing in the intro and outro, so lovely!!
it's so lovely to hear you smiling at the beginning of this video! your creative energy is absolutely contagious. as the video began all I wanted to do was comment "read big magic by elizabeth gilbert!" funny how the universe works- self-disciplne and consistency are super difficult in any walk of life, especially creativity, which i like to think of as some free-flowing energy, as a natural energy. Harnessing it and trying to lead it down a path can be super difficult not to mention intimidating. anyways, i just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for creating! your work means a to me
I think you've ventured into a field where there are no guarantees that your art will appreciated as it should be and for that I'm incredibly in awe of your bravery. It must be scary working a non-traditional job but I couldn't be more proud of you doing so. You've stayed true to yourself in the process and that's quite an inspirational thing for me.
Best of luck Cheyenne 💕
This is the first video I've seen from you and I've never subscribed and liked so quickly! Enjoyed the entire video!
I relate so much to everything you're saying. The tough thing for me is that I prioritize little chores over my art and studies, then I get burnt out and feel uninspired at the end of the day. I'm working on prioritizing what truly matters. Good luck this month, I hope you can find a good balance!
It’s in the 90’s here in Virginia and our ac needs replacing. I really like when you ramble and go off on tangents in your videos, btw. It’s always a pleasure when you post a new video.
I got so excited about this video!! Im so glad you got back to bullet journaling cause I totally missed your vids!!! So excited about the once a week videos and want to see your book cover designs!!!
Beautiful being!! Oh gosh this is sooooo deliciously soothing I couldn’t be more thankful for your art and creativity. Life has gotten JANK but I promise you Cheyenne, you have made my day sunshine filled with this. And I thank you. 💖 Stay amazing.
I’m a “writer” and I’ve been learning the hard way that inspiration and opportunity are nothing without preparation. So I feel you on feeling like you are kind of being dictated by your inspiration. I’ve been reading a lot about how creative individuals seem to do it, it being working creatively consistently, without burning out and I’m learning that a lot of it is like... is like we are a sim (like the sims sim) and we work on our skill itself in a regular consistent way (the preparedness part) so when the inspiration hits we are ready to roll with it but also not be consumed. Like I think artists and writers and musicians, I think being consumed by art and creativity is heavily romanticised but that’s not necessarily a healthy and productive way to actually work and having a creative career.
this is one of the loveliest, most honestly eloquent plan with me videos I've ever watched.
My goodness I love your videos!
I feel like I can relate to you so much, I like to think of myself as creative, always asking questions, wanting to start new projects and having so many "mind" conversations with myself. My brain is constantly working overtime with the amount of creative content I have going on and recently I've started writing to pen pals, in march I started bujo, painting more and trying different creative outlets.. I like to play your videos in the background of my projects as your voice is so calming yet keeps me interested and still thinking!
Keep doing you, have time to recuperate and enjoy yourself in life.
I've watched this video so many times already because I just enjoy it so much. I love your creativity and your chats a ton 😊
Oh man, I have been watching this video over and over and over while I have been journaling. I got to visit Seatle last week and thought of you! I live in Texas and if I somehow end up having money coming out of my ears I definitely want to have a summer home up there. The market especially was so bright and happy and lively. It felt so cool to be at a place one of my favorite TH-camrs frequents. You're such an inspiration to me, not only in your journal but just the overall vibe you give off. Thank you for sharing your ramblings with us!
This video is one of the first i've seen form you and honestly already in love. I wholeheartedly relate to everything you've been taking about (trying to be a writer on the side outside of school as a sophomore) I've been taking steps to become more productive and discipline myself in my studies and everything else while still feeling motivated to pursue things that I want to do to build up my body of work. Thank you for talking about all these and watching you make this amazingly aesthetic plan with me just soothes my soul so much. I've just subscribed and looking forward to more awesome content from you uwu
(also persona and undertale hELLO-)
So happy you and your bullet journal are back! Feels like my safe place is here once again 💛
Oh man, I totally know what you mean! I’m 28 and I’m just now finding my art style but I work at a craft store so I’ve been so torn between so many crafty hobbies that I finally had to buckle down on a few. But at my work I also make crafts for the store so I found that most of what I was doing at home were different so I didn’t get burnt out. And I’ve always been the person who does things based off emotions so making myself buckle down and have a real schedule is so difficult! But we’re still so young and totally have time for growth, we just need to keep at it the best we can. I mean, my brother just went to being a full time artist a couple years ago and he’s 35. We’ve got this! I believe in you! You’re already doing so much better than you give yourself credit for 😛
Re watching some of these because I always enjoyed your voice-overs, and self reflections you did in these, and the vlogs in this time :)
Love your works, thoughts, writing, doodling, sense of art... You inspired me to a higher and whole new territory of journal.
Thank you so much!
Just do it and create for you and don’t think about it. Someone will still appreciate your art because it’s art and because of the skill
so happy to see this video pop up in my notifs!! your videos relax me unbelievably so. and you're doing amazing! you got this.
firstly, I loved how you talked about creating/making art for yourself and not for the internet because sometimes I too get caught up with how aesthetically pleasing my monthly spread will be when it actually doesnt even matter??? as long as I am happy with it, and it's useful and makes me get. things. DONE. I don't see how other people's opinions of my bullet journal should affect my style.
Secondly, I related so much regarding the discipline issue even though I am a student, I am so unmotivated to study or work on projects if I don't push myself to do it! And I always disappoint myself if I can't get a huge chunk of work done in a day, and its honestly unhealthy. But anyways! Loved this plan with me, and I am looking forward to your weekly videos :-)
super late comment on this, but youtube was smart enough to recommend this video right when i needed it. i feel this rant on such a spiritual level. thanks.
Chey, I love your videos and how you talk through what you're thinking and planning and working on for yourself. It gives me a chance to think really think about my stuff too. Your journal looks amazing! I hope you're happy and content. :)
Your plan with me s are always the best and most peaceful videos
Happy to see you excited and joyful. Beautiful work
absolutely wonderful! i love your videos with voice overs like these! good luck this month! 🖤
oh my god, I'm so early this time!
just wanted to take this opportunity to tell you that you're not only my inspiration for bullet journals but for overcoming my depression, my fears, using my problems to become brighter in my art and in my life!
you're a true artist, full of life and gifts.
we love you
Hi Chey! Glad to have you back, and I would always love to hear more of your thoughts.
Something I try to do to help with consistency is just lower the bar. Rather than saying I need to draw something for my portfolio, just say I need to draw something. That way, even if it sucks you still accomplished your goal of working on something, rather than being frustrated that you didn't complete your goal of making something for your portfolio. The other thing I do is I try to get out of my domain. When I'm making something I'm not super familiar with I give myself more forgiveness to make mistakes because I recognize this isn't my forte.
Don't know if that helps at All, but I hope so. Consistency is hard - I'm right there with you. I'm working hard this summer to kick it's butt too.
your journal videos always brighten up my day
Ah hello again! It was so good to see you (hear from you?). I have been awake for far too long and its only 7am here, preparing for this speaking test and ... its been an anxious morning. But I'm so glad I got to drink my tea watching this video and calming myself down and just getting inspired by you. Sending you lots of love ♡
This is my first video of yours and I love your personality and the way you film (and the spreads you made are gorgeous of course!) I wish you all the luck as you pursue illustration!
I always come for the banter and life chats then stay to fangirl over your handwriting! I'm so weird, pardon me, but I just really love handwriting since people always tell me they love mine.
I think we are currently going through the same identity crisis problem. I’m actually planning on doing a rebrand for my creative small biz. I have been so down in the dumps just trying to figure out what the heck I’m supposed to be doing with my business and the I realized that my current business name just didn’t fit me anymore and was keeping me in this box that I was so afraid to get out of but now I’m so excited for what’s to come. I’m happy to see that you’re coming out on the other side as well!! Keep it up girl, we got this!
I really really really love your bullet journal videos 💞 It's just so calming and i love your creativity. Your bujo is just so aesthetic like im dying, it's just so beautiful! Your videos are so inspiring.
Hi Cheyenne, I love your style. It's great, you really don't have to think about what others could think. Because when you do what you want it's simply amazing. Take your time, be kind to yourself. You are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your video's, I love to watch them. Lots of love from Belgium. :)
I was just looking around for July plan with me's.. and stumbled across yours. I felt connected as the video progressed. I loved how you kept talking through the entire thing! Makes it seem a little more real..going through stuff and working through it... It was a great plan with me video 👍
I found you by chance on instagram like a month or two ago and I only found out your yt channel now but I am in love with your art and the way you do it. I am at a similar place myself carrier-wise and I believe that this period of struggle is very important and inevitable for people who find it hard to put a name on what they feel their vocation is. But it's also great because if you go through it you might just make something the world does not yet have a name for. I hope you find a shape for your essence that fullfils you. Good luck ❤
I absolutely love it when you talk a lot, cause I’m the same way. I go on a tangent and lose myself but it helps me with what I have in my head and can be a positive thing. As someone who graduated with a BA in Art, I’ve been scared to look into the field cause I don’t have the confidence within myself to start it, even if I’ve technically kinda been in it for the five years of university I went to. But I understand the whole this is new to me and I don’t know what I’m doing part of it cause if I’m being honest my university didn’t teach me much about what to do after college besides go to school again for a masters degree, which is not what I want to do, being an “artist” is still a new thing to me, I don’t use the a word to describe myself cause I’m not confident enough to use it. But keep making what you want to make at this point, if you want to cater to a certain style because you see its doing well, do it, but if you want to do something because you’re honestly proud of it, do that then. Being someone who creates art is not just for others but for yourself as well, it becomes a way for you to track what you go through and how far you’ve come. So keep on keeping on, you create such beautiful works Chey, Im so proud and I can’t wait to see what else you come up with and how far you go. 💖
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Love,
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I enjoyed so much this video! I feel so much what you are going through. Right now I'm writing my PhD-and after 4 years researching for this...my work day is so irregular now. I want to write it and do it well, but I'm not so inspired all the time...Sometimes you feel like you're just getting distracted all the time. I think all creative work is like this. You're not always the same. I think we have to respect our pace, and go ahead.
I also use the same color pencils as you! I love the polychromes!
The spread looked beautiful! I love the houses drawing!
Also I loved the idea that inspiration is like SOMEONE who COLLABORATES with you
got that idea from elizabeth gilbert !!! and yes yes, onward and upward !!
I looove this video and I love your thoughts on consistency and avoiding burn-out
i love watching your vids because they are calming for don’t worry about rambling. Your spreads always make me want to be more arty in my journal.
ps. i love dan and phil tooo
How absolutely wonderful to hear and see the things you create, Cheyenne 😘
Literally when you tweeted about this yesterday I was so excited :). Thankyou for making my Saturday girl! X
I find you such a joy to watch, I love how honest you are and how authentic you come across. Y’all always make me feel like I can achieve whatever I set my mind to! Your spread as always was so lovely and keep going u angel - you definitely have got this ! ((A long silent watcher)) x
Soooo happy you’re back doing these vids!!✨💖
I love the music in the beginning and I love your voice. I could listen to you rambling all day long. The spread looks really cute and aesthetic even if that voice in the back of your head wasn't there :) keep growing chey, you have potential
Thank you for your calming videos ♥️ also you got me into the raven cycle books and i'm very intrigued so thank you !
“Inspired in very rare intervals”
RELATABLE AF!
Sweet TAZ quote there.. you are going to be amazing... I didn't mean to, but that quote has ended up in both of my two bullet journals so far because it's really reassuring while also inspiring. It's my favorite, that and the "you're going to have to fight, and you're going to win" quote from the finale.
Such a gorgeous bullet journal! Thanks for sharing this with us!!!!
I love your content and art. You are so genuine and inspire me to follow through with my illustration dreams. ✨
I love love love these spreads!!! Honestly one of my faves of yours (,: keep doing you sweet girl!!!
this may seem really random, lol, but I love listening to you rant. I feel as though it's okay to let out what you are feeling at that moment to your subscribers, including me because you trust us with that information. You've actually inspired me to start creating content on my channel that I feel comfortable with, and it doesn't just fit with the "stereotype." Your art is beautiful, and stay creative! - Steph 😁
This was super inspirational, I find myself in the same space of problems with not allowing inspiration to find me working since 3rd year university I stopped making full short films and int 4th year I was so burnt out that all my film exercises were filled with desperation rather than passion. I started working full time in the film industry and that takes up all my time, and I’m not happy with creating like I used to be in high school. I’ve been super sad trying to find a way back to that feeling, and ignoring the fact that traditional filmmaking no longer fits into my narrative as a filmmaker, and that I need to just start making and practicing again.
Hi 👋I’m not sure if you read all your comments or if this will appear weird (probably) but thank you. I love your style of journaling. It’s so quirky, loose, and just fun in its randomness and artfulness. I’ve been trying journaling recently, mainly because of some mental health probs, and it’s been strangely crazy? I just kept going at it and couldn’t seem to find a way that it felt really good to me. And then I tried it your way, and really let myself do uh whatever I wanted with the page, caring less about how neat it would look or if I screwed up. And it just kinda clicked and felt great. As a writer, it meant a lot to me to find something with writing and journaling that really worked for me like that. So thank you ❤️ I love your planning vids and will definitely be checking out your other videos in the future :)
hey chey, loved your plan with me and i'm super excited that you are planning to upload once a week! That pink dress picture is by Herbert Arnould Olivier called "Summer is icumen in" it's such a beautiful painting!
living breathing and dying for the aesthetic
I needed this message today. Thank you. Your pages are beautiful and honest x
First off, I love watching your videos. Listening to you speak about your art and how it's evolving just makes me think you need a mentor. Someone how has been in your shoes and has gone through those moments of evolution with their work. Just another suggestion from the Internet. Good luck on your creative journey.
oh thank you so much for this video! i especially enjoyed your voiceover because although im not a particularly creative person i absolutely understand feeling burnt out just in general in life? but yes i played this video in the background while journalling and it was just so nice to hear you speak what's on your mind so honestly :") hope you have a great day cheyenne!
Hi Cheyenne, this week I did my first brush stroke after approximately 10 years without art. It's quite a long story, but I was hurt and disappointed for a long time and ended up choosing something else for my life. However, what you said was important and it's good that you're confronting yourself with stuff like this. ( maybe you can find someone who can push your career directly, or you could try to get factual input over a community/ certain people about your possibilities. Someone who knows the market.) I wish you all the best, stay open and productive and happy
your videos are always so wonderful to watch. your voice is very calming, you give me things to contemplate, and your artistic style is so interesting.
i really love your videos cheyenne! you inspired me to start bullet journaling and it helped me so so so much. thank you very very much :3
I love this so much Chey! I’ve been in this discouraging rut where I really don’t enjoy what I’m creating, but this video was so comforting to hear. It honestly feels so rough to be going thru such uncertainty right now, but I’m glad you’re here experiencing similar things and chugging along as per usual! 💛
Hi again Cheyenne. I am growing incredibly fond of you. I feel like in this video I am sitting across from you having a coffee while you work and go on about your life and it’s really magical that you can create that kind of relationship with your viewers. I hope Seattle is treating you well! See you again soon 💙
This was absolutely beautiful!!! Your voice is so soothing too and I just loved everything about this video💖 you’ve inspired me💛
Thank you for saying what you said about inspiration. I didn't know I needed to hear it until you said it. This gives me a new outlook on my work ethic and habits as an artist. Thank you so much 💛
so beautiful!!! I love all of your pwm, love the feeling of being just talking with a friend
i love love love loveeeed this. i was able to relate to so much of what you talked about. consistency is my frenemy for sure. this was so nice-looking too! makes me want to pull out my bullet journal and sit with it for hours.
cries @ TAZ reference
I totally get where you're coming from w/ discipline etc. !! I'm a freelance classical musician and every day is different so it's so so so hard to get a routine going. I hope you have a great July !!
I missed these SO MUCH 💜
"Create more for myself" 💕
I really relate to so many of the things you talked about during this video. I really love and admire your work and it has inspired me to start drawing more and trying to develop my own style. When I’m trying to figure out what to spend time on, I feel like I hear so many different people saying (well, more preaching) different things. “Do this” “do that” and you will get clients. It can be soo overwhelming. I’ve been trying to just focus on drawing what makes me happy and hoping the jobs will come along the way.
Anyways, lots of love from Iowa.
-Lauren