Practicing what I preach

So, as an art teacher who has been preaching to my students about keeping a sketch journal and drawing something in it every day, if possible, I thought that I should begin taking my own advice. I've done a whole lot more photography than drawing. Nothing wrong with that, but I've tended to get lazy. Drawing requires more of my mind.
I've got plenty of journals, and lots of drawings in them, but they've been done over the past 10 years, and the number of drawings don't nearly add up to the number of days. While drawing every day may not be a real possibility for me at this stage of my life, I realized that I've been asking this of students who are often as busy as I am with all of their other classes and obligations. So, can I practice what I preach and set an example for them?
I decided to start a fresh book because I wanted to start practicing watercolor, pen&ink, and other wet media, and my other journals have drawing paper in them. So I am using a watercolor sketch journal and trying new things. This drawing is my first watercolor portrait. I saw a photo of this 90-something-year-old woman in our local newspaper and was intrigued. I clipped the photo and saved it. Three days ago I painted it and I was pretty pleased with the resulting image. I learned some stuff and it encouraged me to do more. . . and more. . . and more!
So now I'm looking at Danny Gregory's site and some of the links he has posted, like Illustration Friday, to get ideas and inspiration. I've also got my daughter started doing it, and today she did her first watercolor in her book! I'll post the photo for all to see. I'm proud of her effort! :o) I think she is, too.
So, here's to drawing, and lots of it!
Carpe penicullus!