Wreck This Journal: Day of Wreckoning
So here we are: the official last day of The Next Chapter’s Wreck This Journal. This is supposed to be the day of wreckoning (so puntastic!), where my journal should have been dropped, flung, walked, mailed, showered & slept with, beautified, uglified & just basically…wrecked.
Well, I ain’t done yet! When I first started I wondered how I was going to stretch this out over a long month, but now I wonder if another one would even be sufficient to complete it. I’ve realized, though, that it doesn’t matter how long this journey takes me, as I am thoroughly enjoying the ride. Even the scary parts that force me to go outside my comfort zone – even them! – I can see now that it’s all a part of me becoming artistic in a way that I never thought I would – on paper. When I take my 90-180 minutes of Me Time a week, I know that my journal will call me to come out and play.
I did a lot of wrecking this week, starting with my envelope doodles (& yes, I was on the phone. It was a long call!):
…continuing with the one word that fuels all I do:
…and a night spent with the journal under my pillow. Think I’ll pass the test tomorrow on out-of-the-box thinking, even though I didn’t study?:
…and finishing first thing this morning with making my cover unique, pasting my personal Feelgood List from upupcreative to remind me what I want my days & weeks to consist of. I was going to recycle the pages I had that came out in black & white, because they were so uninspiring for me, but I knew they belonged here, on my journal, front & center. I made a collage of them with rubber cement and filled in the black type with color:
There aren’t words to describe how thankful I am for this experience, and sharing it with the unbelievable community of The Next Chapter, lead by the incomparable Jamie Ridler, is one of the smartest things I’ve done. If anyone else isn’t quite done yet, please let me know in the comments below so we can keep supporting each other through the additional August wrecking!
Be proud of your messes, each and every day. I know I am!
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July 31st, 2009 at 6:29 am
I think WTJ will be a lifelong endeavor for me..it's opened up some insite I needed to loose my lull, dryspell. inaction.. and to start blogging wiyth like minded spirits
WRECK ON!!
July 31st, 2009 at 7:28 am
Amen, Judi! I'll keep my eye on you
July 31st, 2009 at 7:31 am
You are adorable and I wish I had been in on this thing from the beginning. I was big into journal writing when I was a teenager, but not so much now. Inspiring.
BTW, the Internet Marketing for Artists project is up and running on my blog – just in case you wanted to know.
July 31st, 2009 at 7:46 am
Yes, it is so amazing, how much magic there is in this little black book- happy wrecking!
July 31st, 2009 at 7:53 am
love the envelope page you did!
July 31st, 2009 at 9:42 am
Congratulations on your fearless journal wrecking journal! It was a blast to finally "meet" you on the call today!
July 31st, 2009 at 10:56 am
Wonderful pages! All so much fun!
July 31st, 2009 at 11:49 am
I plan on posting my continuation too … tho I doubt I'll be done in Aug either!
Your doodle page is so pretty, but your cover totally knocked me out. You can't forget to do the joyful things when they are right in your face like that! Good job.
I'll be back and see what's next in the journal!
July 31st, 2009 at 6:37 pm
This has been a blast. I am not finished but not sure I will post more as yet. I so enjoyed your creativity.
August 1st, 2009 at 12:54 am
Wonderful wreck work! Well Done!
August 1st, 2009 at 3:42 am
Your book is looking marvelously loved! How cool is it that you've got the word "thrice" on your journal!
I see this post is going to need an update after the Wrecking Ball Call, now that you've defied security! I'll say no more….
It's been awesome to have you on the journey, Michelle. I'm so glad that we're connected
August 1st, 2009 at 4:28 am
i have really enjoyed sharing in the wrecking experience with you.
August 1st, 2009 at 6:41 am
I'm with Kavindra – I'm going to keep on with the journal,too, and I also doubt I'll be done by the end of August
Great wrecking – love the doodle. Fun to hear your voice on the phone call yesterday!!
August 1st, 2009 at 7:07 am
I have lots of wrecking left to do too! Thanks for sharing the journey.
August 1st, 2009 at 8:21 am
I'm not done yet either – everything a work in progress. Hey, that's what we're still here for, right?
Do you really DO things that orderly as those prompts suggest?????
August 1st, 2009 at 9:52 am
love the cover. love
how unique and united all the journals are.
loking forward to wreck redux
August 1st, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I love your pages, the envelope doodles were great and the passion page too. Keep on Wrecking…
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:15 am
Thanks everyone for all of your comments! They mean so much to me as I continue on my Wrecking journey…
And yes Jamie – my journal walking with be part of my new post on Friday! Have a feeling that'll be all it consists of. It felt huge at the time & I appreciate all the Wreckers being such big bullies!
August 4th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I'm not completely done yet either, but many of the things I want to do with my niece in October (as we didn't get to finish what we started when I was home the middle of July) so my journal is going to just hang out and wait it out I do believe. I'll be sure and POP on over and see how you're doing. It was nice to be a part of the phone call with you!
Kristin – The Goat.
August 5th, 2009 at 3:08 am
What a great project, Kristin! Your niece is gonna have such a blast with you. Your own "wrecking crew" – just like on the call! So important for sure.