If you’ve been meaning to slow down…
If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll get back to creativity “when things calm down”…
If even things you enjoy have started to feel like effort —

I want to say this clearly:

You’re not behind, Reader.
You’re just busy.

Most people don’t stop creating because they lose interest.
They stop because life gets full and demanding and creativity moves to the bottom of the list.

Not because it doesn’t matter.
But because everything else feels urgent.

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✍️ A Quick Check-In

Let me ask you something gently:

What’s one creative thing you’ve been meaning to return to… but keep postponing?

Painting.
Journaling.
Stitching.
Making anything just for the sake of it.

If your answer comes with a sigh instead of excitement, that’s important information — not a failure.

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🌸 Why the Creative Self-Care Summit Exists

Today, registration opens for the Creative Self-Care Summit, and it was created for moments exactly like this.

Not when you have extra time.
Not when you feel motivated.
Not when you’re “caught up.”

But when you want to feel better, without needing a full reset of your life.

The Creative Self-Care Summit is a free, 3-day virtual experience (February 17–19, 2026) designed to help you reconnect with creativity in a way that actually feels supportive.

No pressure to be productive.
No pressure to show up live.
No pressure to do everything.

👉 Save your free spot here

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🎨 What You’ll Experience (Without Overwhelm)

This isn’t about learning a new skill or keeping up with a schedule.

It’s about using creativity to:

• release stress
• quiet your nervous system
• feel grounded again
• make something without judgment

Inside the summit, you’ll find gentle, beginner-friendly sessions like:

• Paint Without Pressure — finishing something without overthinking it
• Stitching Calm with Crochet — using repetition and texture to soothe your mind
• Create Your Own Creative Self-Care Ritual — simple projects you can return to anytime
• Art Journaling for Joy & Play — reconnecting with creativity without rules

Everything is designed to meet you where you are, even if “where you are” feels tired.

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👉 Join the Creative Self-Care Summit (free)​
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You can decide later how much you participate.
Right now, you’re just opening the door.

I’d love to create alongside you.

Warmly,
Destini

P.S. If growing things brings you peace too…
There’s a free bundle coming up that I think many of you will genuinely enjoy.

The Grow Your Own Groceries Bundle is a limited-time collection of practical resources for things like:

• Growing vegetables and herbs (even in small spaces)
• Using medicinal herbs at home
• Gardening with kids
• Raising backyard chickens or ducks
• Making home cooking feel simpler and more doable

It’ll be available February 9–12, and it’s completely free during that time.

If you’d like a reminder when it opens, you can sign up here:
👉 Grow Your Own Groceries Bundle​