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Last night, I thought that I would start decorating my prayer book with the expensive set of markers I bought for school. Well, it turns out that the ink won't adhere because the "pleather" surface is too slick. I sanded the cover, but to no avail. I thought about acrylic paint, but I am sure it will eventually flake off and make a mess. Then, I thought about making a book cover — you know, the kind you made in elementary school to cover your textbooks? I won't use a brown paper bag, though. I have some rag paper left over from a previously drawing class, and I think I'll use that since I like the texture of it. I may throw in some watercolors, too.

This morning, I cleaned off my desk before I left for work. Yay, me! It's amazing how many stacks of mail, catalogs and other items one can accumulate in a couple of months. My mom was just saying the other day that our problem is not being able to clean, but being able to maintain. I go through this vicious cycle of cleaning up, letting it get messy again and then cleaning up when I am finally sick of looking at the pile of clutter I accumulated. I read somewhere that taking 15 minutes a day to de-clutter can make a big difference, so I think I better start doing that. No better time than the present to create new good habits!

I've been wanting to stick to my plan on spending 15 minutes outside soaking in a little daylight, but it's been too hot lately. Maybe I should sit by a window instead. I haven't done that in a while, either, so that should count for something, right? That would be a good time to read a magazine or do some doodling, I suppose. Ah, just the sound of that makes me look forward to it already. Of course, if I do this at work, I'll have to go to another room. At my desk, all I have is a nice view of a painted cinder block wall with a conduit attached to it.