dylan_mx: (*teamwork)
As per my last year post I'm progressing with collage experimentation.

Finished projects are two a5 cards, the fronts are one Roman themed and the other with Rupert Giles (my sister's favourite) and the back have a simple book page background with a 'Thanks' stamp


I still need to get better at taking non blurry pictures, taking a good photo is 90% of my troubles about collaging!

Junk journaling techniques as inking borders - distressing - stamping and mixed media is what I like to do most, but the JJ aesthetic is usually vintage in a cottagecore way, while I'm using mostly fandom cut outs* for the focal point and trying to keep it less cluttered.

*mostly comic reprints, some photocopies and old magazines cut outs I saved


Besides creating, I've been wondering around looking for fandom analog crafters, but my searching skills are either very rusty or internet has become too big ahah! I will not desist!

A part of me doesn't even know which socials to look into: I'm sure Tik Tok has more people than DW, but there everything is so fast and I don't even want to download the app... reddit? tumblr? I honestly don't know, so for now I am sailing the quiet lands of DW 👍 it's what feel most like home :)
dylan_mx: (*rise)
I hope everyone is spending a nice summer <3

I'm still unwell, but doing work with therapy and the tools I got 💪💪💪 Sometimes doing what you can with the circumstances you're given is the best you can do 😔

I decided to do a deep clean of my room and it's been an ongoing process (started around April).
I clean like a drawer or two at the time, to make small manageable chunks. I don't have a lot of furniture but I'm very inconsistent, because I can't do it everyday, but I hope to end before the end of fall.

I'm also reading the KonMari's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" so I'm trying to hold each item as I clean and be grateful for it.

I've never been a big buyer, so far 99% of what I own sparks joy. I still decided to let go of some comics, but more because I don't think I'll ever read them again and I like having more space, I still don't know what I will do with them because they are perfectly good and I'm sure someone could enjoy them.
While I was reading up on donating and stuff I came across this very interesting reddit post on dealing with trash [link].
Very interesting!
I agree that guilt is an hindrance in basically any process: To move forward and take action is better than stay immobilized by guilt.

Guilt is one of my worst demons and it's always though to ground yourself and remember that guilt does not serve our goals.


My reading is still ongoing: I read as I clean and I'm still at my library/books part. I had to divide the book section in subcategories because I got a little bit of everything!! Euro comics, Italian comics and Italian indie comics, USAmerican comics non Marvel and Marvel, manga, Artbooks etc.!! I want to take stock of all that I have. I can't reorganize much: no space, and this is really a problem when you have a 30cm tall comic which can only fit in one part of the library XD but it's nice to take a look at what I have and appreciate it.

Anyway, even if I don't agree with everything in KonMari's book, I feel like the considerations still have a lot of value. I really love her approach to personal growth and having a gratitude based approach to life <3

The Netflix series was super sweet and I really loved seeing people use cleaning as a tool for meditating on life and the future! I will for sure make treasure of what she teaches if I ever get my own house.

Will possibly make more posts if I feel better.

Also Kinkalot will start next month, I won't participate but it's so nice to have it going <3 I'll be cheering as much as I can 🎉🎉

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