Observations

I am hooked! Hooked on blogs! I love to look at everyone's ingenious blog and blog designs! Some people are just too creative! I scanned through my blog and realized that I practically write novels! Well, I suppose some people may be more dedicated in the fact that they have on-going projects and cute little crafts and cute pictures of their quaint lives. Me on the other hand, I rant and complain and have a self pity party. I think I am also redundant because I believe I have posted something like this before. I do however have an excuse:
-School
-Currently school exams

                                       ........... I suppose we can add laziness to that list too.

Well I am all studied out and tired of being lazy. I want to maybe start a project too. But I'm not telling what it is. Heck, I may not even do it. We'll see. I need something to spice up this little thing I have here. Something different and quirky  ( < it me like ten times to try to spell that....). If tomorrow is a snow day I shall brain storm.



"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord." Jer. 29:11

What I do with my time

     I received a gift from the parents today, as well as a distraction from studying! Acrylic paints! I have always been fascinated with water colours and quite skeptical with acrylics.... however I realized that I like thick acrylics and not cheap thin paint.  I found out through art class at school that I did like how the colours flowed! 

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    There is something quite thrilling when squeezing different colours of paint on a clean white canvas. Something exciting when taking a damp brush and with a beautiful colour and gracefully run it across the paper. The sense of accomplishment when your finish product was exactly what you dared to expect. 

Well, I got the "thrill" and "excitement" but the "accomplishment" didn't quite follow! But that is to 

be expected. I suppose I should actually study since I have wasted the morning! I do dislike exams ever so much! 

Restless

I am feeling very restless of late. Perhaps it is the weather, or that exams are coming up, perhaps its just a faze. I am not sure. I have mixed feelings about everything and I am not even sure where these feelings originated! Which I suppose is the humorous part! I talked about Cranford before in my previous posts. I mentioned how much I loved it and was obsessed with it. Well, I found a new series. Lark Rise to Candleford by BBC. I have to say it is the best series ever made. I feel such a connection with all the characters. I almost think that it was made specifically for me! I had two snow days in a row and used the second day to spend 6 hours watching my show. Every hour that goes by seems like minutes. I am enthralled and a sense of comfort sweeps over me as that beginning tune starts to play. It does great good, but I also become restless because of it. I yearn to travel and find a land with rollings hills and long walks. I yearn to write and to live. I know my time will come but it seems to take forever. Life in 2012 seems to be missing the something; it seems like life is so foolish. We don't care about the day God has given us. It's just another day to waste our words, fling our emotions, be stubborn, and think highly (too highly) of ourselves. Well... now you know I am not myself. I am ranting, aren't I. Well, anyway, check out Lark Rise to Candleford (it's on Youtube) and I promise you that it will cause no regrets!

Decorative ideas and other random things.

So I decided to use my break from school and clean my room. Like really clean. Well I yet to venture to clear out under my bed, but that I will save for another holiday! After many years of my mom telling my that I have too much clutter, I began to find creative ways to use my clutter for decoration. I suppose it isn't anything as creative as you can find other places but its a start I guess. Anyway, I have nothing else to blog about so here are some of my "Clutter Re-creations":

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So this is an old jar. I love these kinds of jars and I was short on 

flower pots, so I planted this little plant in it. I had some ribbon that I 

really liked but couldn't bare to throw away, and therefor decided it add it to the jar to add some flare! 

 You can get these adorable little mice at IKEA for like seventy-five cents. 

I have three in different colours. They are small, so I inserted them into my book shelf.

They look so sweet peeking out from the books! 

This next idea I am proud to say I came up with on my own. (I mean 

in my own family, probably not the first in the world though!) We had no particular use for a shoe organizer, so I adopted it and now use it to store all my sweaters and such.

 It looks much nicer then 50 things hanging from hooks in my room! 

(I got this picture from Furniture in Fashion) 

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This doesn't really have to do with anything about storage or decorating but

this is the book I am reading right now. It is one of my favourite books of all time

and my second time reading it. (I did however, have a little round table came into my care 

that I used to house my current book. It's a lame use for the table, I yet to find a good purpose for it!)

So that is just little ideas. Lame I know, but it's something different then me ranting in code about my life! I realized that people like this sort of thing. Anyway, hope you enjoy this winter day!