Letter #9

Hi Dad,

Mom was at the casino until 11pm tonight.  Mostly visiting, it sounds like.  But I don't want to talk about that.  I've been doing some reading about art journaling on the web.  This one lady uses a regular planner and art journals each week while using it as a regular planner as well.  This got me thinking!  So I looked for a daily planner, why be hard when you can be difficult?  There weren't many of those on Amazon.  I looked on Barnes & Noble's website too, apparently their search engine is broken.  So, I'm thinking about doing one of those next year, except I'll probably make my own.  I'll either get a sketchbook and turn it into a planner, or get some heavier paper and 3-hole punch it.  Not sure yet.  The primroses are doing great, by the way.

I've already made up my own daily planner, which I use every day.  Then I was looking at the DIY (do it yourself) Planner site and there was another idea just sitting there.  What if you took ring-bound flash cards and put journaling or writing ideas on them.  It would be a portable idea generator.  So then I looked to see how much blank flash cards are.  Then it hit me!  Why not just buy index cards and put holes in them and a ring?  Since I don't really need a portable idea generator, well, I just like making things, y'know?

I already have a visual journal with typed-up journal pages and cut-outs from magazines.  Tonight I also discovered purple glue sticks, they go on purple and dry clear.  I don't use glue sticks, I use glue or spray glue, or tape or double-sided tape.  Gotta try me some glue sticks!  So now I want to start all over with a new visual journal/planner.  The thing is, if it's a planner too, you can look back over your year and see what you did.  Get it?

My visual journal is just cut-outs from magazines, stuff I typed up (transits, tarot card meanings, weather, journal stuff) and marker swirlies and stickers.  Very basic.  I don't draw or anything.  Photos too, I forgot.  I think I would need a lot of paper for a whole year.  Like 365 pages.  I could have my planner on one side and writing on the other.  I'd like room for pictures too.  Like I said, I'll probably have to make my own.  Well, that's all that's going on tonight.  I'm almost done with the Aztec Cross-Stitch.  Just 2 more sections to do.  Sleep well, Dad.  (do you have clouds for pillows?) Put in a good word for me!

LOVE

Anne