I'm pleasantly surprised I was able to do 31 pieces, especially when it's been busy at work.
Here are my main takeaways/observations:
1) Having done this challenge, it proved to me that I can fit in time each day for some creativity.
2) It was helpful to have a community (FB) where I could share my projects. I needed something to hold me accountable to producing something each day.
3) I was grateful to be able to finally use my sketchbook and art supplies. Buying sketchbooks and drawing pads is a guilty pleasure, but it's hard for me to open them up and use them. My initial reaction is to not use them unless I have something grand planned. The exercises this month forced me to use the sketchbook and now that the "preciousness" is gone, I feel more comfortable adding to it.
4) It's still challenging to me not to be critical of my own work. The focus of the challenge was on the process and not on the end result, but I couldn't get away from wanting to make my final pieces look "good"--at least on some level. I'm getting better about it, but will need to work on this further.
5) I'm unsure what I'll do next at this point, but I hope to leverage the momentum and keep up with drawing something each day, no matter how simple or rough it looks.