10 minutes. Think I might need to expand beyond one page as the time increases. Or possibly I can use the time to try to draw better? I’m tired now, both because of poor sleep and because my eyes have been flame-grilled.

I think I like cooking so much because I decided after Junior Cert that I needed to learn some “life skills” before college and took up Home Economics outside of school, dropping Music. I do wish I had managed to do Music as well, but it’s one of the most distinct memories I have of being a caretaker for myself, making a choice that prioritised my long-term wellbeing over short-term enjoyment (which is pretty amazing considering I unofficially dubbed 6th year “the year of drinking” at the time - and then never named any more since they were all the year of drinking until I finished college and quit).