October | 2025 | From the Pen Cup
2 posts published by Mary during October 2025| From the Pen Cup
My morning journaling project continues to move right along. I haven’t missed a day yet, and am a little more than 25% through The Book of Alchemy’s 100-day journaling challenge. It’s been so good for me and my mood, and my pens which are now back to getting a regular work-out. So while that morning […]| From the Pen Cup
For years—almost a decade—I got up extra-early (4:30 am on workdays, a little later on weekends), poured myself a glass of homemade cold-brew coffee, and wrote my version of Julia Cameron’s m…| From the Pen Cup
I saw this thing on social media somewhere by someone. Cool, I thought, then I could never find it (or them) again. But the gist was, someone somewhere was assembling a collage from their junk mail…| From the Pen Cup
I read this on Threads the other day: How many shirts do you own? 237 How many shirts do you wear? 7 How many shirts are you willing to get rid of? 0 This is me, me, me. 100% me. T-shirts were a bi…| From the Pen Cup
All signs point to no. The bedside collection Based on past behavior, it’s safe to say that a free pen remains irresistible to me, and I can always be counted on to give it a good home, plent…| From the Pen Cup
Even though I’ve been retired for almost a year (wow!), I recently attended a professional conference that I’ve been attending since 2004. Many of the attendees have become close friend…| From the Pen Cup
I used to have a craft room. Then we replaced our carpeting and had to empty the living room, so box after box of stuff ended up in that space. When we had the floors refinished in our bedroom, the…| From the Pen Cup
“Zen is often associated with the concept of peace, particularly inner peace, tranquility, and a state of calm attentiveness.” I was not Zen this morning at my 9 am doctor’s appoi…| From the Pen Cup
Tuesday. It was one of those days where the downpours felt personal. Like someone turned on a cold shower full-blast every time I stepped outside. My capped to-go cup brimming with the chilled deli…| From the Pen Cup
This Lochby Mini Field Journal has been my constant companion since it arrived a few months ago. I love the idea of a field journal and being at the ready to capture bits and bobs from my day. Hone…| From the Pen Cup
