Is it time to start a journal?

Journal Page #1

An Illustrated Journal
Early evening is when I get restless. I don’t like to read at the end of the day because most days I spend a lot of time on the computer.

Sometimes a movie is a good fit, but more often than not, I find myself watching television or spending more time than I should scrolling Instagram. And that leaves me more restless.

After thinking about what I could manage and what makes sense, I’ve decided to try journaling. It’s new to me and I want to experiment.

I’m not interested in listing what I’ve done during the day. Instead, I want to focus on one thing that caught my attention during the day. One topic, subject, thought, or feeling.

And I want to set some parameters:

• use collage to illustrate the pages
  
• hand lettering for key points and words, and
  
• a short essay about the collage

This is the first collage.

Last night I cooked a new dish:  Roast Chicken with Schmaltzy Cabbage from Smitten Kitchen. It was good, especially the cooked cabbage.

When I was pulling the ingredients, I realized new recipes are what keep me interested in cooking. Sure, I have a few go-to recipes, but I like trying new ones.

And my cast iron pans.

Geez I love those pans. They are like the original non-stick cooking pans. And clean up? So easy. I use them for almost all my cooking.  

What about you ... do you journal? Do you set parameters? I’d love to know your process. Got any tips to share?

Do you cook? With cast iron? I'd love to know.