Yes.

3 years-ish from blank, white book to this:

I started 6 journals at one time almost 3 years ago & the Red one is finished first.

Inside, front cover:

First page:

“So go on and cry me a river
Don’t say this will haunt you forever
It never did, it never will”
– Alter Bridge

Page 2:

“I’ve got a hole in me now
Yeah, I got a scar I can talk about.”
– Matchbox Twenty

Page 3:

“The youth can walk faster, but it is the elder that knows the road.”

– African proverb

4th page: I will never forget the Hot & Juicy Sauce.

Page 5:

“Write hard and clear about what hurts.”

– Earnest Hemmingway

Page 6:

“It takes a long time to become young.”

– Picasso

Page 7:

When I upgraded my paints, I was in awe of the colors and my first attempt at using glazing fluid

Page 8:

“But everyone you know, is trying to smooth it over
Everyone needs a floor they can fall through”
– P!nk

Page 9:

Just words I saw somewhere…

Page 10:

“I think I want to paint you
And then I want to hang you
In my bedroom over my head”

– Rob Thomas

Page 11:

“If you want more love, why don’t you say so.”

– John Mayer

12th page:

I’ve shown this page here before, and it still cracks me up…

Page 13:

This is all I have to say about that.

Page 14:

Some days, Pinterest is about as deep as I can handle…

Page 15:

This is a repeat as well, but I show every page when I finish a journal.

Page 16:

Ya’ll might note that there are no words on this spread.

It doesn’t need any. I love this page…

Page 17:

“Words, they’ll try to shake you, don’t let them break you or stop your world from turning. When words keep you from feeling good, use them as firewood, and let ’em burn.”

– Train

Page 18:

“You wreck me, Baby”

– Tom Petty

Page 19:

“The center of your heart is where life begins; the most beautiful place on earth.”

– Rumi

Page 20: About my friends!

21st page:

About that loser that tried to leave me in the mountains…

Ok…about his dog…

Page 22:

“What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it’s gone.

– Matchbox Twenty

Page 23:

“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.”

– Virginia Woolf

Page 24: More Pinterest

“Some words. The way they look at you.”

Page 25:

“Love with every stranger; the stranger the better.”

– Hozier

Page 26:

“He’s yelling about my tattoos. We all live with the scars we choose. They may hurt like hell but they all make us stronger.”

– Sugarland

Page 27:

“Let go of the judge within and be surrounded by positive, supportive people. Be gentle on yourself and others. Give. Never hold back.

– Nancy Davis Bilbro

Page 28:

“I know you’ll never love me but maybe you’ll stay for a while.”

– Henry Rollins

Inside, back cover:

The book cover is sealed down as it is so old it was crumbly.

Back cover:

This was fun!

Now there’s more time to work on the other 5 Art Journals:

Yellow

Orange

Green

Teal

Blue

….