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I keep all sorts of journals. I like lists. Perhaps because I’m forgetful. I find I am more committed to things when I have a visual plan to help keep me on track. This is my @kellycreates dotted journal that I used to create this chart, along with one brush pen and two sizes of fineliners. I like to think I’m pretty active and eat fairly well...but I also know myself, and I may...on occasion, convince Bonnie that she isn’t putting ‘that many’ food/snacks into her mouth at times...when she must be, because her clothes don’t fit. So come Monday at the suggestion of my two daughters, @jopro08 @jemstory and we (myself and daughter-in-law) are doing a 21 day challenge to get back on track. I’ll show you the empty journal now and I may show you snippets of the progress...but those MEASUREMENTS and WEIGHT are all TOP SECRET stats, and ain’t no way I’m showin’ you all! 😂 Anyways,I hope this encourages you to try a layout of your own...any topic under the sun can be logged this way. Wish me luck 🍀

I received my pre-ordered book, Conscious Creativity, by Philippa Stanton of @5ftinf in the mail a few days ago. So together with my two granddaughters we began to collect ordinary, every day items, that were blue. Using the natural curiosity that exists in children helps to not overlook the simplest of things. From collecting, we went on to arranging them into a square space to take some flat lay photos. We’re going to try and do more colour searches. Collecting bits and pieces, and making us more aware of all the possibilities that lie around us. This feature also works for @creativelysquared and @typoflora #cs_byhand Everything ‘by hand. ‘ We may not have made these items, but we touched every single one of them to create these images. From collecting, to placing, to cleaning them up...by hand(s) #creativelysquared #consciouscreativity #domesticforaging #squarestyle #diamondandwillow #searchwandercollect #flatlaystyle #allthingsblue #feelingblue #styledomino #onmyfloor #littlestoriesofmylife #synesthesia

Week 3 is on for #swatchmeplay with @blackchalkco @omni.creative You’re given three colours each week and you put your take on them. I’m not usually an abstract artist, but that’s what I felt lead to try with this combo. Week two, I had an idea instantly with the colour combo, but can’t say I loved how it turned out. I’ll share it in my stories...so go have a look if you’re curious. It’s interesting to try and replicate the mixes and combine them into a piece. Give it a try... I dare you.

Today’s coffee art and rambling...I’ve started to concoct my own drinks in the attempt to curb my expenditures. To fulfill such a craving, would mean a 50 km drive, gas, the cost of the actual drink and my time, when the desire hits. So I made an Amazon purchase today, for a Breville Oracle Touch espresso machine at $3299, an assortment of $11 bottles of syrups, and a case of Starbucks French Roasted beans. I should start seeing the savings, pay off shortly. In all reality though...I bought a stove top espresso pot from Winners for $15, a bottle of syrup for $11 and five bags of Starbucks French Roast ground coffee on clearance at superstore for $2.99 a bag, a jug of milk and a bag of Skor toffee bits. I’m set for a while. What’s your favourite concoction? And if you own the above machine, I wanna be your friend. I purchased these ‘hot’ glasses from @leevalley tools. They have cool stuff there, not only tools!

This coffee took me out to view the aurora borealis...it takes me other places too. It’s only a cup away at any time. I may have do another time travel ‘down the road.’ Where does your coffee take you? #coffeejournal #coffeetime #auroraborealis #watercoloursketch #coffeelover #pentalic #pentalicaquajournal #kellycreates #diamondandwillow #littlestoriesofmylife #alwayscoffee #coffeecup #saskliving #livingskies #artoftheday #illustratedjournal #dailyjounal #dailypractice #creativejournal #illustration #drawyourday #doitfortheprocess #makersgonnamake #creativelife #creativehappylife #creativelysquared #wherewillyourcoffeetakeyou #coffeesnob #livethelittlethings

Alrighty, there are some seriously talented people with entries for @creativelysquared #cs_inmotion this week, but when bread looks this good you take photos and tag them anyways. You do take photos of your food don’t you? Okay is this another, ‘We can’t be friends, topic like my coffee post?’ Seriously! Please tell me you take photos of your food. So anyways I saw @mellie.zee make this bread (recipe from @thefeedfeed for Everything Bagel Bread) which looked AMAZING, and I didn’t even need to make bread. Well I kinda need to make bread, because I have some very special company moving in today (x4) but besides that, this made me want to make bread. Not only one loaf but 6...because anyone who knows me...knows if I’m gonna make one...why not make six or ten or...you get the idea. Another thing about me is I really set out to follow a recipe and than it never happens that way. So I improvise, and make notes... because I think I’ll remember what I did...but I never do. Are you conjuring a picture of how my brain works here? You can comment if you think you know my enneagram or anything at all really that you think you know about me. I look forward to your observations.

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