journaling thoughts
#66
| Watching | Bloody Game 3 |
| Listening | Cappella ― Enough is Enough |
Not much has happened since the holidays concluded for me, a good thing!!! I've just been sewing lately. I made a third journal cover for my hibino and I think I'd like to try one more. I've been practicing embroidery again lately, so I think I'd like to incorporate it in the next design. I haven't sewn any dresses for Pink Velvet Cake yet, so I think that will be the next project maybe. But other than that, more journaling things!
I can't remember if I've explicitly mentioned it yet but I'm using Midori's 3-year journal this year, alongside the hibino, as a replacement for Hobonichi's 5-year since they didn't really address their paper problems in a way that I thought was very satisfactory. It ended up being a good choice for me. Since the 3-year's daily sections are much smaller, I've had to condense the day into just a sentence or two. But combined with the one-day two-page hibino, it's very easy for me to write as much as I want and not feel redundant keeping a memory that's easy to revisit the next year, or the year after that. I never had quite enough space to write in Hobonichi's 5-year, even though I wanted to keep it short, so I think I'm done mourning Hobonichi and I'll use the same system I've settled on this year moving forward.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy the last five years with my Hobonichi! After writing my final entry in my 5-year, I went through the older entries. They were full of lots of highlighs, moments I'll truly cherish for ever. Of course there were quite a few sad or frustrating memories, but these were vastly outnumbered even if it definitely didn't feel like it in the moment. Despite some setbacks, I can pinpoint where a new chapter of my life really started. And I made many new friends, deepend some friendships I already had, gained some purpose and meaning. None of it were things I could've predicted five years ago, so I'm really glad that I gave myself the challenge of completing the journal. Well actually I do have to admit I missed two days but Hobonichi means almost everyday, so I think I used it perfectly.
Going through it, I thought I'd get more emotional than I did. But I only felt proud and accomplished! Didn't shed a single tear! I'm really looking forward to completing my next two journals, especially because I'm graduating again this year. I hope it's the last time. I never want to go to school again, I've had my fill of education and I'm done.
As for website plans, well as always I have a handful of page ideas I'd like to get to that are going to jump the line above ones that have been half-finished for years. Will I ever properly upload my OCs? I have gay married my dolls and so you'd think I'd be well above any sense of shame when it comes to that sort of thing. We will have to wait and see how true that is. Other than that there is no point in listing out any priorities because it changes daily. But I'm constantly working on zucchini things instead of more practical professional profolio things as my brain keeps insisting. My heart just wants to reorganize dollfoto. If only my future employer understood the importance of these matters.