October update:

1) I just finished gluing the old calendar paper over the paperboard covers. I never found plastic folders for my homemade press so I’m using wax paper. They have to dry 24 hours. Then I will glue the covers to the sketchbook & glue the corrugated paper over the spine and put it back in the homemade press for another 24 hours. I don’t know if I’ll start making another one right away while the process is fresh in my mind or wait & see if I actually use and enjoy this one I’ve made first?

2) I’ve gotten my siblings added as beneficiaries of my checking and savings accounts, but I need to go into the bank and sign signature cards to complete the process. I asked for a day off from work in November to get my car radiator serviced, so I’ll hopefully get that done after. I still need to make a list of everything I have left on this goal…