As you probably know, if you found my space here, I joined an art journal project (run by Shimelle) 14 weeks ago. Since then... man, are the blinkers OFF! Everything I see becomes relevant, art supplies travel with me wherever I go - I don't mean that I brought them on vacation (which I did of course!) but I mean WHEREVER I go - from the bedroom to the living room... from the living room to the kitchen... on the plane, in the car... and yes on a train, yes in the rain, yes in a house, yes with a mouse! I WILL art journal, Sam I am.

um.. apologies to Dr. Suess, who I am sure would understand anyway!

And I realised that you cannot wait around for the pigeonhole fairy to come, wave her want and *poof* you are an artist. If you don't think you are, who is gonna?

plus found this great magazine, only in its 4th issue cloth, paper, scissors

haven't had so much fun with paint and glue since kindergarten!
of course... since I teach kindergarten, that wasn't all that long ago

1. drop off inhaler request
2. pick up prescription
3. fill prescription
4. finish Done & Dusted book 1
5. Email off items for school Review
6. Sort out Education & Professional Studies file
7. Sort out Science file
8. Arrange NEXT returns
9. Art Journal Prompts
10. CJ 1
11. CJ 2
12. Mail CJs
13. Digital CJ cover
14. Digital CJ 1
15. Digital CJ 2

Monday... Still had to set the alarm. Blech! English viva at 12.30, left home at 10. Five or ten minutes in her office and I was done. Aaaaargh! At least I passed though - so only two vivas and the paperwork to file. Then two hours journey back home. Thank goodness the charge on my Zen Micro lasted the journey!

Tuesday... slept in late, but then drove all around South London trying to get to a Lambeth early years meeting. Very proud of myself any time I drive outside my normal routes and neighbourhood. This was something else though, the Stockwell triangle one-way system, Streatham dual carriageway, Brixton High Street, even Tulse Hill. Got lost, but in the words of my mother I wasn't "lost, it's an adventure" Found my way again, with no stress. Z and I went to the cinema and saw "Batman Begins" - we really enjoyed it, lots of elements of legend, of comics and funny too.

Wednesday... didn't need to set an alarm, but K is working from home, so we both got up quite early. I am trying to hold a lot of things in my mind to get done this week, so trying to cross some jobs off.