I think I am pretty much ready to share a new addiction.
I do feel a little like someone going into something like AA because it is an addiction.
It is an addiction to colouring and doodling.
It began painlessly enough as a child and recently progressed to the reasonably painless adult colouring books where I bought to of the latest craze and - ooops - 5 tins, the complete range of spectrum noir pencils.
I rearranged my beautiful pencils last night as I preferred them colour themed.

I don't profess to be very good at the colouring but I do love it.
It was all going well until a group of friends embarked upon Wreck it journals. So I bought one of those but really it is just a tad too destructive for me. The very name - wreck it - well that was a problem for me.
So from there it was just a short hop skip and jump to 'This is not a book'

I think it is a terrific concept. A book (well I LOVE books) that is NOT a book. It is a creative journey. A book you write in, draw in, do tasks from. I am totally addicted.
I have done very little as I have enjoyed just holding it, thinking of it, planning things, and the pages I have done have taken me ages to do. But I love it.

Above is the very first page in the book which I covered in zentangle type drawings. Not great - I am but a novice here. But terribly theraputic to do.
I was more pleased with this page. It just had the blue circle on it to begin with

I added the welcome etc at the top and then wrote - in odd shaped letters, around the circle, adding colour all round and then added a bit at the bottom too.
I added the flowers on the page join and then

some circles ... just because I could
I will share more as I do the pages and will share the other completed pages later this week.
Today I am thankful for
- new addictions that are theraputic escapes from the routine, mundane and stressful.
- and even more beautiful garden - he has been busy again

and those of you who know me well know this is SO my sense of humour
