Random Journaling

I am doing a lot of brush practice, and bought a Portable Palette, and a couple of new colors to add to my Winsor Newton collection.  Sennelier Serpentine Genuine, M. Graham Magnesium blue, plus later I added a chrome green.  Still not completely happy with this selection.  Actually I am mostly using them to highlight and color passages in my written journal, but slowly, cautiously (why?) moving into sketchbook pages.  I have so many! nearly empty sketchbooks to fill, and so little motivation, ideas, gumption, whatever.