Yup, definitely enjoying drawing & painting in the dotgrid notebook. (I think it’s a Leuchtturm? My sister gave it to me. It’s a bit smaller than I like but I have now a stack–more from my sweetie & kids– to be used so I will.)

I’m pretty sure a reason I enjoy this is because there’s no pressure on me. I can make practice art on definitely-not –for-watercolor paper and be happy.

Maybe part of that relaxedness is the menopause trait that I’m experiencing of things not bothering me as much.

On the other hand, given my dreams the last couple nights, maybe things are bothering me more than I think! One was about discovering an apartment full of stuff that I forgot I had and had to deal with. (in waking life, we are working on emptying out my mother-in-law’s house, a process which is unsurprisingly feelings-full for her and somewhat stressful and at least tiring for all.)

I can’t remember the one I had the next night, but my thoughts on waking (I was remembering it then, but it was 4:15 in the morning and I wasn’t getting out of bed yet, darnit) something about “Ok, I may be more worried about that than I thought.” I wonder what it was, now? People? Health? World in general?

Well if that is the case in my subconscious, I better get back to scribbly sketch painting. For mental health, you know. 😊