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The new journal page is interesting... Where do I put a title? I had to switch off my skin to find it

Anyways, I've been in a bit of a life rut for a bit now which has resulted in an art rut.

I really want to start contributing to this site again. Part of my decrease in production was living most of the time at the boyfriend's. He has been evicted from his apartment less than a month ago. I'm back living full time with my family but this doesn't feel like home. My room is freezing unless I pile the covers on over me. The only place I have to create is in my dining room.

I have many comments that owe a response. Eventually I will get to those... but for right now the less I expose myself to other people's art and the more I lurk the easier it is for me to create on my own.

Crafting and drawing while alone has become very important to me. I need an environment where I can safely churn out both good and bad art. Especially with how hard life has been these past two years. Any activity where I get to let it out normally leads to me sniffling or beating up the canvas. This is a difficult thing to accomplish with people walking through the dining room to get to and from the kitchen. My brother means well but he's always asking me what I'm doing. Though, it's not like I make an effort to share once it's done so I should work on a compromise. I used to wait until everyone went to sleep or the house was empty. My family has taken to staying up way later than they used to and hanging out near the dining room. I covet man cave's so deeply that get jealous when I see some one has one in their home. Man cave- (noun) A creative space or room that no others can enter so that the owner may create freely

I've started a small art journal. After finishing my Sketchbook Project journal I wanted to continue doing it. This new art journal is small, only a few pages, and a place where I don't have to worry if it's good or not. I create in it for twenty minutes or more. So far I've skipped using things like brushes and foam pads so I may enjoy the feeling of getting me hands dirty again. The journal is red and is the first in a series of journals following the colors of the rainbow.