went to TJ Maxx a while back to try and find a bath mat and a notebook. The previous bath mat got some mold on it cuz we don’t have a good place to hang it to dry. Now it’s washed and in the car as a dog mat.

The products theme at TJ Maxx was like … Victorian / literature / British / French style florals. A lot of the cups and totes were focused on Jane Austen.

I’m really liking the notebook! They were $6 and $4.50

Found a heavy-ish cotton bath mat from of all brands, Brooks Brothers?!? And that was kinda pricey at like $16.99

from A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki.

did a smaller one that’s more simplified to try and get familiar with the chunks of patterns. It’s still quite difficult.

thought it’d be an interesting challenge to draw the patterns on a butterfly’s wings … (Swallowtail Butterfly)

https://norfolknaturalist.ca/2023/09/29/callopistromyia-the-peacock-flies/

I saw a Peacock Fly once and it was so cool. I hope I can find the photos and videos I took of it on my phone …

I found one good use for these sticky notes - - - a basic habit tracker, for the habit of tidying up on a near-daily basis. Entries with a ‘b’ refers to ‘bathroom’.

woohoo! finished this one. It’s a nice feeling to flip through and see a finished one. Though it’s also a nice feeling to flip through and see a partially finished one.
The drawing for May has been unfinished cuz I got stuck on drawing the chain of a necklace. It’s not exactly hard, but tedious?

#julycoverpage #26

it’ll be interesting coloring in the two types of lights

what are the pros and cons of an apron made out of this thin plasticky vinyl material…?
It wouldn’t get stained … it would be very light ….

however, you can get stains out of fabric with hydrogen peroxide … with some baking soda added …

so I’m not going to get it.
(was very tempted by several things at the dollar store)

thinking about determining between communication that is actually urgent vs. is made to feel urgent.

basically, most things are actually not urgent. There were some recent, past experiences where it was urgent and important, though what I could do about it was limited. That’s the definition of a complex situation I suppose.

then there is my dad’s communication. He still says he is a Trump supporter. His speech and behaviors seems to involve traits of rage-baiting. It makes political events become more personal.