the coffee stained blog

Today I got back to basics. I love this little stickman. Somehow I lost him under the furniture and I did a quick sketch of him as a bit of a throw back. I love that the human body is so logical, I mean every person is "8 heads tall". Our faces are all set the same, eyes are one eye apart. Lips extend to the middle of the pupil. nose as wide as the eye...etc etc. It amazes me the way we work. So after you read this, look at yourself in the mirror and check it out...

No lie...when I finally found Kraft Mac and Cheese at the store I literally did a little dance. What strange times we're living in that a couple blue boxes of processed food can feel like manna from heaven. Still looking for a source of TP and pasta, but for now I'm happy with my mac.

Rain day is definitely not like a Snow Day. The later is the dream of every school kid (and adults as well) and the former is depressing and annoying. But I'm getting into the swing of things and using this time to be creative...hoping to jump from journal to easel and get some good painting done. But, right now I'm loving the sketching so I'm running with it. I highly recommend doing something creative right now: something that will use your brain but also make you feel good. It doesn't have to look perfect and you don't have to share it with anyone...but just make something, It's good.

So rough day today. I love miss Amber, but with rain, gloom and stuck at home, we were getting on each other's nerves. I am realizing I'm not a very good dog trainer but no one is open to get assistance from. Ahhh this pandemic. Anyway, we sorted out and had a good night's sleep to start a new day.

I'm using this time, stuck in quarantine, to start a visual journal. As I am incredibly lucky to work from home in my job, I've been able to keep my position. However, I'm finding I really miss other people and I'm not loving working in my house. So my first journal entry is my key needs in keeping me focused...coffee (obvious with the name of this blog) and knitting/ art projects to keep my hands occupied. Stay tuned as I offer up a page a day for the next month. Stay safe, wash your hands, and do something this week that you've always wanted to try but didn't think you could...I mean, who's going to see it?