To Do List Tuesday - still working on that sign.

Remember this? 

I've been doing a lot of curriculum development most days, so I haven't really touched it since last week.

I took it down, sanded it and gave it a couple coats of "chalkboard black" spray paint.   When it was dry,  I hung it back up so it would be like working on the whiteboard in class (and hopefully better for my handwriting than trying to do it laying down). 

The next thing I had to do was pull out my math brain to figure out where to put the lines ( how far in and down, etc. ). Once that was figured, I marked it on the sign in pencil. 

The writing is all free-hand, which is obvious from the lettering. 

I used silver pastel pencil by accident, but it was a brilliant error - it let me just wipe away my mistake and start anew. 

The image below is where I am now. The scroll has three coats of "Whitewash White" and the top line has two.  I ran out of daylight today, but I'll finish up in the morning.  

When it's done, I'll remove the landmark lines and box around the scroll. Depending on how it turns out, I may sand it a bit before doing a tea-stain seal. 

I chose this passage as a reminder to stop and breath - - In. Out. Let go. Repeat. 

If we can remember to do just that small thing, we open ourselves up to find those small quiet moments of joy.