Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation
Happy Monday dear readers,
There were some long days last week, but the time still flew by. The olympics gave me some warm fuzzies. I am sure this is completely inaccurate, but from the outside, there is a purity to it that makes me feel better about the world. We also had that other big sportsing event. Am I the only one amazed at how fast the NFL has become progressive? I am not a football fan, so I might have missed the in between steps, but it seems like just yesterday that Colin Kaepernick was black balled for taking a knee during the national anthem. The times have made me bitter and untrusting.
I am finally starting to get my illustrated journal mojo back. I am behind with my pics, but I have week one and two to share. I haven’t quite found the best logistics for painting during the week. It is a combo of cat interference and not having the room to leave things out and ready. It is a work in progress. I am still using prompts from Amy Cowen at Illustrated Life.
Let’s talk stickers. My step-mom didn’t understand why I would put stickers on my car. Over the years, whenever a trade in happened, she would give me the mom look and say “Now, we don’t have to put stickers on this one right?” Of course we did! I had a good set on my Toyota when I sent it on to its next family. I didn’t want to just replace them with the same stickers, but there are some things I am trying to say with the stickers I choose, and that hasn’t really changed.
All that to say that I was moving slow on restarting my sticker collection. On Friday, when I slid into a parking space at the UU church to pick up my son at his progressive homeschool coop (next to every other hybrid car in the area), he requested that I please put some distinguishing stickers on the car so he could find it! This will evolve of course, but here is what I have so far.
I feel like I am doing a lot of fidgeting with my stuff. My clothes, my car, my house. I am nudging things closer and closer to feeling like me. It is good that I am taking baby steps, since I feel like I am still trying to figure out who I am.
I haven’t been inspired to make any new digital mix tapes, but I ‘ll share my mix from February 2025. I think it is still a good listen.
Need an ear, a pep talk, a sticker, a postcard, a spot on the couch? I am here for it.
Love, Laura
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Less plants? Love seeing your page -- the list, the swatches, and the portrait, too. The stickers on the car are fascinating. How great though that the request meshed with where you were in your head anyway!
Love that self portrait as a bobble head. I always like your use of spiral backgrounds. Very Lynda Barry.