I’ve always tried to be perfect. I remember when I was in elementary school erasing my work over and over because it wasn’t perfect. I was also a slow worker and going to fast would cause me to mess up something in my work and have to redo it. When I worked on group projects, my group mates would tell me “it doesn’t have to be perfect.” I hated hearing that phrase because I felt rushed and disregarded for my efforts to put out the best work. I also felt that if my work wasn’t perfect, it would affect my grade. I always wanted to give out my best work.

In this project, I did an hour of drawing things. I don’t normally draw and was a little intimidated to draw, which was animals. I drew them with a pen to avoid worrying about mistakes and erasing anything. My drawings came out quite well. I enjoyed not worrying about mistakes or redoing any lines. This is a great exercise to do to just let go and just draw without having the pressure to be perfect with every line.