breaking in the new journal

So, I got a new sketchbook/journal (after that last post on journaling), and I broke it in, and yay! So much fun! The first two pages are more art than text -- a little drawing, a little collage, a few random song lyrics from an Elizabeth Mitchell song I've been singing Clementine. Anyway, I love these little characters! I'm not sure where they came from, but I have an idea where they're going. More on that later. Maybe.
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And guess what. They're paper dolls! Look what's under their dresses:
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I'm painting them now. They're about half done, and looking pretty cute, I think.

After messing around with some paint and scissors and scraps, I've got some ideas for a new design project, and have sort of begun it. I'm so happy to be experimenting. This is mostly late-night stuff (it's after 1 am right now, and Jim and Clementine are asleep), as writing takes up the part of the day when my brain is functioning best (morning). That's going well too! AND, I got cracking on another New Year's *resolution* today -- of that, I'll just say: I'm really hungry right now. I'd better go to sleep, so I can wake up and have breakfast :-)