Breathe. Slow down. And a have a little fun.

A week away from teaching gives me breathing room to take up the desk bound activities that recharge me. Migrating reading notes from two books I finished this passed February into my commonplace notebook. Continuing to draft story for my friends’ tabletop campaign. And journaling. Sweet journaling.

I’m thinking in twos for this week’s welcome slowdown.

Teal is the name of this week’s game. Teal colorways in the week’s pen choices. And teal inks comprise 30% of the week’s color palette. Heck, even my work notebook has a teal cover.

I know a currently inked plan is successful when I’m eager for the work week to start — so I can write. And I’m one eager scholar. Feeling the zeal in teal.

If this week has a theme, that theme is “a little bit of everything.” A dark grey ink in a nib that can write F and EF. Straightforward, subtle shading. The same can be said for my dark blue option, Aonibi. Add purple (Sakuranezumi) and orange (Koiame) inks with strong shading. Shading is a go.

Two new pens enter the rotation this week. And I return to a manageable six pen and ink combinations. Six seems a fine fellowship. Every pen in this week’s kit sports a miniature version of a typically broad grind.