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Hi there! Welcome to Day 2 of the Rambling Rach Birthday Giveaway series! Day 2 offers a chance to win adult coloring books! You’ll receive two of my favorite books, plus a set of cool GLITTER crayons
Why adult coloring books?
I love bright colors, but I don’t have any traditional artistic abilities. Coloring doesn’t care. I am an artist when I color.
This led to an F on a 5th grade Florida history project when I colored a panther hot pink and lavender, but it was worth it for my art.
Coloring is fun and relaxing. I lived alone all summer. My daughter was with her father. I’d just left my marriage. I’d literally never lived on my own. It was hard . I was sad and lonely a lot at first. Coloring gave me something to keep my hands and mind busy.
Some of my favorite evenings with friends over the past few months have been spent coloring. My friend Michelle and I spent an evening coloring penises
My friend Lance and I colored cursing animals and then we broke out the bedazzler
Coloring is great both alone and with a friend. That’s why I’m sending the winner multiple books and plenty of crayons for sharing!
Benefits of adult coloring books
The benefits of coloring (for all ages) are many:
- Art heals. Art therapy has been shown to be effective with a wide variety of issues including PTSD, depression and dementia. Coloring is DIY home art therapy.
- It’s calming and relaxing. Focusing on coloring in images distracts your mind from all the stress running around in there.
- It calms the fight or flight instinct. This is great for easing anxiety.
- Coloring strengthens the brain. Organizing colors and patterns works the frontal lobe.
- Both right and left sides of the brain are involved. Lots of occupational therapists are using coloring with their patients because of this.
- It brings us back to a simpler time. There were no bills to worry about when you colored as a kid. Pick up your crayons and go back there.
- Coloring is a way to be mindful. Focus on the colors and patterns to keep out unwanted thoughts.
Enter to win:
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Day 5: Let That Shit GO Journal
Sure, coloring for adults is cool now, but I never stopped coloring after childhood. I have a basket of coloring books, crayons and colored pencils on my coffee table. Here are some of my favorite coloring books, crayons, markers, pencils, etc. Mantras, unicorns, zombies, dicks….there’s something for everyone!
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I think it’s amazing you’re doing giveaways especially the reasons behind the items ☺
I want to color with my sister-in-law.
I’d love to color with my sister and daughters
I would color with my friend, Tiffanie.
I would want to color with my best friend.
I would give anything to be able to color with mr grammie she was the one that taught me coloring as a way to let go
I would color with my little girl. We love to color together.
I would color with my adult daughter!
I want to color with my daughter.
I would color with my sister in law
I would prefer to color alone while watching tv.
I would color this with my best friend during wine night
I’d love to color it with my kids.
I would enjoy coloring with my friend.
I’d like to color with my friend or boyfriend
my BFF
I like to color with pencils.
I’d like to color with my spouse!
I like colored pencils.
I would color with my daughter
I would like to color with my sister. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would like to color with my niece.
I would like to color with my granddaughter
I would color with a friend.
I like coloring with my kids!
Happy Birthday! I would want to color with my sisters. They are a hoot!
I would color with my boyfriend while we listen to music.
To color with the one I love!!!!!
I would color with my son
I would want to color with my wife.
I like coloring by myself to relax.
I love coloring with my daughter!
I would love to color with my wife.. It’s so relaxing..
I’d like to color with my adult daughters.
I love to color with my children I also like to color by myself in bed at night as a way to wind down after my day like you I never really stopped coloring and doodling and I find that it really helps me with stress and my PTSD thank you for sharing and for the opportunity
my friend