I managed to draw something every day for this first week of October. Which is already a great success!

You can follow along on my Instagram, but I’ll try to do weekly roundups here on the blog as well. The thing is, I’m also very pregnant, which means we’re having a baby this month!

I might not be able to draw or post anything for a while after she pops out 🙂 So that naturally takes the pressure off the challenge, which is probably a good thing. I’m going to try to draw every day until baby time, though. So far it’s been fun.

Here are my first seven #inktober drawings, some more “inspired” than others 😛

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Inktober is here, and here's a lumpy fish 😃 I'm keeping my expectations low this year, mainly because this month is also going to be Baby Month!🤰😮❤️ But I might as well draw some stuff to pass time until our little one decides to come out. #inktober #inktober2020 #wordsanddoodles #fish

A post shared by Jo (@wordsanddoodlesblog) on Oct 1, 2020 at 11:42am PDT

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As a Hearthstone nerd the only thing that came to mind for today's prompt was this card. I actually had to Google what else 'wisp' could be 😊 I stuck with this, because it was more fun to draw than a wisp of smoke or hair. I haven't checked yet what other people have drawn for today, but it'll be interesting to see some more creative interpretations 🤔 #inktober #inktober2020 #hearthstone #hearthstonefanart #wordsanddoodles #wisp

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The squirrel in our garden is busy collecting hazelnuts and acorns at the moment. Bulk shopping for winter I guess! It's fun to watch him jump fearlessly from branch to branch 🍂🧡🐿 #inktober #inktober2020 #squirrel #bulkingfood #autumnthings #wordsanddoodles

A post shared by Jo (@wordsanddoodlesblog) on Oct 3, 2020 at 8:09am PDT

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Does anyone else think of YouTube when they think of radio? I feel so millennial 😆 But who cares, because NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts are maybe the best thing on the entire internet 🧡🎶🎵🎹🎷 #inktober #inktober2020 #nprtinydesk #radio #wordsanddoodles

A post shared by Jo (@wordsanddoodlesblog) on Oct 4, 2020 at 11:18am PDT

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Sorry for the gory drawing today, guys 😆 #blade #inktober #inktober2020 #halloween #pumpkincarving #🎃 #wordsanddoodles

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Ok so I drew this because I thought rabbits were rodents… But it turns out they're not. Luckily, it's nothing a good ol' question mark can't fix 🙈 #inktober #inktober2020 #bunny #rabbit #rodent? #wordsanddoodles

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Today's word fits nicely, since it's my birthday and it got FANCY! I mean, the tablecloth alone makes a room feel sooo fancy 👸 #inktober #inktober2020 #fancy #wordsanddoodles

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I’ll be posting today’s drawing on my Instagram in a bit – the prompt for October 8th is “teeth” 🙂