The name came to me in that moment of frustration when I realized I would never be satisfied with my artwork

Keywords: Art , Artist , Painter , Illustrator , First blog post , Welcome , Forgetful Goldfish , Forgetful Goldfish Art , Lainey , Freelancer

I now choose to release my artwork out into the world and never give it a second thought. The attention span of a goldfish is 7 seconds, and I will only allow myself 7 seconds to critique a finished piece. After that I move on.

https://forgetfulgoldfishart.wordpress.com/2021/02/14/hello-and-welcome-to-my-blog

The Background on my Blog Name…

happiness, lifestyle, mindset, positivity, quotes, selflove

Watch with Glittering Eyes

Before I write any more posts, I wanted to explain where the name of my blog came from and give a little bit of background:

Like most people, there have been many times in my life where I’ve struggled to think positively, and there will be more – whether it’s lacking confidence or feeling like I’m not good enough or intelligent enough to accomplish things, the list goes on… *although I try my best to have a positive outlook in general*. (Interesting fact: A lecturer at uni once told me that that feeling worried, fearful or always thinking of the worst case situation when we have no need to is something to do with us still having part of our “monkey brains” which haven’t fully evolved, and that having that mindset kept our ancestors safe from harm when living in dangerous circumstances). Which leads on to the title of…

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