For when you're feeling down and out.

• Brain dump in my journal
• Do a word search puzzle
• Body shower
• Make a to-do list
• Stretch
• Quick, timed tidy-up

• Read a book
• Junk journal
• Watch an episode of TV
• Go on a walk

• Treat myself to a yummy coffee
• Watch a YouTube video
• Pin inspiring images

• Listen to my favorite podcasts
• Set the mood with lighting and candles
• Call a friend or relative

• Go window shopping
• Go on a solo coffee/lunch date

• Doodle loops + patterns: mindless spirals, grids, flowers, waves
• Water brush play: let colors bleed on scrap paper, no subject needed
• Lettering nonsense: write random words in calligraphy, stack them, cross them out
• Pastel smudges: rub pastels into paper with fingers, blend without caring what it "is"
• Collage scraps: scissors + glue, cut from old sketches or magazines
• Tiny sketchbook prompts: pick an object in reach, do a 1-minute sketch
• Color swatches: test inks, paints, pastels — fill a page with squares

• Light & Shadow — one object at different times of day
• Still Life — arrange small domestic scenes
• Texture & Detail — walls, fur, fabric, leaves, food
• Color Stories — one color, a dozen matching objects
• Daily Objects as Art — treat ordinary mess as composition
• Self-Portraits — mirror/timer shots, obscure face
• Cats — close-ups: paws, ears, whiskers
• Seasonal Changes — same view weekly