Nessa K Podcast Nessa Kessinger

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Lately:

It's warming up, so I've been spending more time outside. I *attempted* to paint this grey lawn furniture as wicker (it got very mixed reviews on Instagram)

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I completed improv 101 and all of my classmates and I wrote nice things about each other on sheets of paper. I hung mine above my mirror because I loved it so much.

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Things I mentioned:

Seaside - the town from "Truman Show" is real and weird.

The book "I didn't do the thing today"



Things I’ve been loving:

- I re-watched this classic clip from Ira Glass about why we want to quit when we think we aren't good enough.

- This amazing Victorian inspired forest wall-mural

- I spent so much time dreaming of English cottages and the instagram algorithm has me figured out now.


I feel very seen because my friend Heather bought this mushroom bowl for me for my birthday:

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Lately:

I've been trying to make time for myself every morning to eat mindfully, even if it's junk food, so I've been making/buying/consuming a lot of little treats.

Today, I cried and then stress baked some very ugly chocolate cake (not pictured) and some strawberry and red bean mochi to have with tea.

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I'm also always a little happy when it snows because our house ends up looking like this:

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And I also have been buying "projects" to do (I mentioned buying a Wacom tablet to draw with, but I also have purchased clay, a bunch of paint for an air compressor, some new gouache paints. I even bought a piece of furniture that had potential that I justified as being my "work tea" station:

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Things I mentioned:

The video on the planner from “Furry Little Peach” I mentioned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHtLvrKf9_0

She also just posted a video on resolutions that I liked (it’s mostly for illustrators) https://youtu.be/nRbxVBYcR4s

Here's what her journal looks like!


Things I’ve been loving:

- Obviously tea. Specifically, I've been drinking a ton of Decaf Vanilla Comoro tea because it's soothing, I can keep reheating the same pot of tea all day long (because it's decaf and there's no cut off for when I can stop drinking it.

- The Mysterious Benedict Society on Disney Plus! Holy wow, it's pretty. It's also starring Tony Hale (Buster Bluth anyone?) and Kristen Schaal. I did some sketching while watching it the other day, too.

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- Mindlessly looking through homes on Zillow.

- These amazing "Rocket Girl" photographs.

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Lately:

I took instagram off my phone a few days ago so I haven't been taking a lot of personal photos. I have done the following:

- Took an "autumn soup making" class alone and loved it. Autumn and all this nice chilly (not cold) weather is definitely my favorite.

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- Got my COVID booster shot and spent an entire day lying in bed with a massive headache.
- Purchased a Wacom Cintiq because I really desperately want to make more illustrations again soon.
- Had the above thanksgiving dinner alone, but watched "Home Alone" with my friend Heather while we texted about the movie while I ate it.

Things I mentioned:

My Imagen AI Patreon review - https://www.patreon.com/posts/article-review-55417998

Last month's video about burn out and creativity (which felt very reminiscent of my podcasts because we talked so much about feelings - https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-staying-57490753

Things I’ve been loving:

- This collection of photos by brian chorski
- The absolutely surreal art of Ismail Zaidy
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- Rereading Hyperbole and a Half (I have two of Allie Brosh's books and I connected with someone in Costco because I was carrying one around). Her comic about depression is incredible. (and there's a Part 2)
- Learning to identify new feelings in my body. I had this whole exercise with my therapist where I told her I felt "numb" and she got out a bunch of "feelings" cards and we went through them one by one and it turned out, I wasn't numb, I was just having feelings that I didn't recognize how they felt in my own body. So now, I use a feelings chart and I love it.
- Breakfast. This could be in every podcast newsletter episode, really, because cooking breakfast for myself is dope.

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Lately:

Sam and I went to Paris and I got to see some incredible Henri Cartier Bresson photographs. 3

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I was, admittedly, pretty sick most of the time I was there (celiac and anxiety did not do me good) but I still loved seeing some pretty things.



I actually did a bit of drawing:
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Things I mentioned:

Last week's interview with Sam Hurd on how he stays productive - https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-minute-audio-55177724

My review of Imagen AI - https://www.patreon.com/posts/article-review-55417998

Things I’ve been loving:

- I've been reading a book called "Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice" about a brain scientist who suffered a severe stroke where she lost all use of the left side of her brain. She was a vegetable for about 8 weeks and it took 8 YEARS before her entire brain came back online. Her book is fascinating and it's all about how we have more power over our thoughts than we think. You can see one of her interviews here!

- I'm saving a ton of Halloween pins over on Pinterest in case I decide to do the drawing challenge Inktober again!

- Honestly.... getting back into my tea B.S.

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It's my self care. I fell out of love with it a little over the summer, but today was a cool day and baby, I am *back.*

Sam Hurd got interviewed on what motivates him on a daily basis. Everything from removing friction to making sure you like what you're doing to experimenting.

We've talked about this before, but I am an under-functioner! When I get stressed out or overwhelmed, I shut down. In that exact same situation, Sam's brain goes into overdrive. Since it's SO EASY to jump on the comparison game (especially living in the same house) I thought a conversation about it would be interesting.

I need structure, but Sam thrives with a bit of chaos! So I talk with him about what that's like.

Sometimes our brains are just different and that's OK! 3

Lately:

This podcast is coming to you from Maine! I haven't shared anything publicly, but it's been a nice trip. We've been going to museums and small shops, mostly.

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But if I haven't mentioned it before, I LOVE GROCERY STORES. They are my "calm/happy place" and this small town we're in has a good one:

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Things I mentioned:

FOCUSMATE.COM

My email catch up video (catching up on email when I’m overwhelmed!)

More on body doubling

Video on remote control culling

A video on *creative* burnout (which is a little different than just feeling burned out at work, but I'm feeling this, too, so I'm sharing!)

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Things I’ve been loving:

- "Hate Myself" Dodie -- this music video is beautiful and the song is *so* catchy.

- "Doodle Therapy" - a series where two artists real-time draw and talk together for about an hour!

- Portland, Maine buildings AND this big pigeon, just being a totally normal pigeon and blending in.

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