Monday Musings...

Good morning! I've just finished working on my mini art journal for The 100 Day Project. It started yesterday and so far so good. LOL! I'm hoping to stick with it for the project's entirety. I'll be working on a 'scrap a day' journal - gathering 1x1 inch scraps of pretty paper and gluing them in to a tiny notebook, one scrap for each day of the project. Sounds easy, peasy, which is just what I wanted this year. I'll also be posting more frequently on my Substack. Wish me luck!

As for life in general, I'm finally going through all of my books and getting rid of so many. I've realized that there just too many for me to move with me when I move later this year. Also, why do I want so many books that I read, but didn't love. Nope. I've decided to only keep my favorites on my bookshelves and donate the rest. Wish me luck for this, too.

I've also been rethinking the way I journal. I think I got caught up in all the hype of making my journal pages pretty and using all of the things (stickers, wash tape, stamps), that I wasn't really enjoying journaling. I was forcing myself to write in my journal every day, even when I didn't want to. It just wasn't fun anymore. Plus, I was going through my old journals when I realized that I barely have notebooks from high school, college and grad school. All of my journaling seems to have happened more as I've grown older. Of course, it also shows me that when I am too depressed I don't journal at all. And yet, when I am super anxious, I journal all the time. So, yeah, I want to get back to enjoying journaling and not letting it consume me like it has been recently.

I'm currently reading a new book that just came out and it has been keeping me on the edge of my seat, which I love. 

Alright, I've got to get back to tackling my to-do list on this chilly Monday morning. Wishing you all a lovely week! Happy reading!