I generally just scratch it out or doodle over it, no big deal. I used to really get flustered by that sort of thing, because ohnoes, imperfection, but...
My job is filthy, and I do a lot of list-making/planning while on break. I can scrub for ages and still be dirty. After nearly a year of 'destroying' notebooks/pages due to a single dirt-smudge, I recognized that this was not going to stop any time soon, and everything will get dirty/smudgey/imperfect and it's fine. My notes are not archival masterpieces - they are a list of things to accomplish during the week or some notes about an adventure video game characters should have or some tools I need to pick up when I can. The oil and dirt and grease and the rest are a part of me and a part of my words and it's good.
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My job is filthy, and I do a lot of list-making/planning while on break. I can scrub for ages and still be dirty. After nearly a year of 'destroying' notebooks/pages due to a single dirt-smudge, I recognized that this was not going to stop any time soon, and everything will get dirty/smudgey/imperfect and it's fine. My notes are not archival masterpieces - they are a list of things to accomplish during the week or some notes about an adventure video game characters should have or some tools I need to pick up when I can. The oil and dirt and grease and the rest are a part of me and a part of my words and it's good.