2016 New year post- roughing it

I have been so fixated on creating finished pieces that I forgot the  enjoyment of creating roughs for later use.  It has been noted that my sketchbooks are more interesting than any of my finished pieces.  I also have noted my finished pieces appear too stiff, too forced, while my sketches just pop. So I wanted to start 2016 off fresh by revisiting my rough past- so to speak, to re-kindle that magic that I hope will spill into my finished pieces and also hoping this will prod me on to uncover a desire to animate as well as draw the still image.... I know I am not getting any younger. So if I am inclined to break out of the stagnation, I am in, 2016 should be that year.  So, cheers to all creatives in 2016 desiring to make resolutions ... let sketching guide you forth!!!!