the april note: cut, copy, paste.

Hey hi hello,

I was surprised to learn that my intro isn’t as unique as I had first thought. Someone else uses the same three words to begin their YouTube videos and they’re pretty amazing too– kudos to them. For a moment, I genuinely considered changing the way I greet you simply because another creative on the other side of the world. Why do I feel the need to be so unique? (Is anyone really?)

As you can tell, I decided to change absolutely nothing. It’s actually a nice feeling to be connected to another creative person in that way…

That did, however, lead me to wonder how much of what we do, think, or are interested in is truly ours. During my spiral, I googled myself—and no, I wasn’t the first person to appear (even though searching yourself on your own device does generally rig the system a little bit). What I did notice though, was many similarities between people who share my name.

With all of that said, sociology does explain these overlaps—how our interests, behaviours, and even identities are shaped by the world around us. Through social constructions, but i’m not going to get into that right now. I encourage you to do some searching yourself– maybe instead of doom scrolling for a few hours.

Anyway—

This is the part where i’m going to yap about the artsy stuff that’s been going on last month and my plan for the following.

I’ve been creating more recently. Maybe it’s because I registered for the Incognito Art Show (which means I have 3 artworks to complete) and suddenly had a real deadline to meet, or maybe it’s something else entirely, either way– I’ve been enjoying it. Making time each evening after work, after dinner, good vibes. I recommend forcing yourself to do something you love even a little every evening or morning. eventually the time will come naturally and you’ll have bettered a skill. All 3 pieces were completed in record time and you’ve probably seen them—yikes. Maybe you noticed they disappeared. Maybe you don’t pay that much attention to TheBdrop, that’s okay. the globe keeps spinning. I didn’t realise it wasn’t supposed to be shared (lol), incognito who.

for a long while, I’d been thinking of a rebrand; you know, new name, colours, etc. Feeling as though I hadn’t previously represented myself very well, or in a memorable way. Then I realised… I don’t actually need one. TheBdrop is an artwork in itself, not a representation of me it is a place to understand, interpret and inspire a moment in time. So a little revelation was made in the form of something almost too simple— an abbreviating it to “TBD.”
“To be determined.”

Which feels pretty accurate. Not just for TheBdrop in terms of what it may become, but also the every walk of life, there’s not a lot that is certain.

To wrap up, we’re constantly evolving in a world that’s already been explored. Keep that in mind. Paths have been walked, ideas have been used and reused. We cannot all be aware of everything that has once occurred in the world of which we exist. For this exact reason we must walk with kindness, people learn through experience. There’s no point beating yourself up for thinking or NOT thinking something that someone else has already thought.

Just do it in the best way you know how. (This kind of went from individual to philosophical, sorry, not sorry).

And sometimes, it’s nice to step back and appreciate the whole thing—every piece of it.

The March note: What do you see when you look?

Hey hi hello,

I hope February was good to you! That blew right past, wowee. 

I talk a little too much about doing as much as you can, I hope and pray that the idea of NOT pushing too far past your personal threshold is at least captured in these shpiels. You know yourself best, so of course you set your own limits. Don’t let people even insinuate that they might know better about you (unless they’re a doctor with evidence– but yeah, lets not take this out of context). With that said, I'm going to move on to something I’ve likely spoken about in the past. Small moments.

Be in, capture, appreciate the small moments, as they are what compose a ‘life’. You can do these things with big moments like overseas trips, or career changes as well, and we often do, but it’s so so so important to think of the simple Saturday mornings spent hanging washing with your loved one, or the Tuesdays you come home… to a place you can indeed call home. Maybe I'm getting a little too sentimental, but I think life is so precious– it deserves for us to slow down and take it all in.

I think part of why these moments matter so much is because they ask nothing of us. There’s no goal, no productivity badge, no outcome to optimise. You’re just there. Breathing. Existing. And sometimes, when we finally let ourselves be instead of do, everything we’ve been carrying quietly catches up.

That’s when I find myself pausing. And sometimes crying. Not because I’m sad — but because I’ve noticed. Because I’ve realised I’m safe. Because I’m grateful in a way that feels too big to keep inside my chest.

These moments don’t announce themselves. They look ordinary. They feel fleeting. But they’re the ones that stitch a life together — the in-betweens, the routines, the quiet Tuesdays that don’t make it into highlight reels.

You don’t have to capture them perfectly. You don’t even have to understand them. Just noticing is enough. Letting yourself linger for a second longer is enough.

Life doesn’t always need to be seized. Sometimes it just needs to be held.

Yours truly,
Isabella Rossi