I was in a coloring slump.

In January 2026, I decided to start earnestly trying to color through as many of my books as I could.

I've always colored sporadically, but I know that coloring my own books helps me make future books better. I notice little things as I color that I don't always notice while I'm drawing.

So I decided it was time to take coloring more seriously.

I colored more than one image a day in January.

Close to an average of two a day in February.

March was largely spent digitally coloring pages for book creation.

Then April arrived, and I started to peter off.

By June, I'd colored one page all month. I didn't even finish it.

Today is July 30, and I finally completed that same page.

Heres the thing: slumps happen.

Whether it's coloring, drawing, reading, knitting, gardening, or any other hobby you love, sometimes your brain just says no for a while.

That doesn't mean you've quit.

It doesn't mean you'll never enjoy it again.

Sometimes it just means it's time for a break.

For me, that break lasted a couple of months.

And today, it felt right to pick my markers back up.

Here's the page I finished. It's from Jeweldeedoodles: Easydoodles Volume One.

Maybe tomorrow I'll color another one.

Or … not.