When?

At what point is an ex no longer referred to as an "ex" but rather a "friend"?
Do you just stop considering someone an ex because an x amount of time has passed?
Or you don't think your relationship was significant enough to count anymore?
Or the number of exes is starting to get embarrassing so you decide to cut down by cutting out some exes?
All the above.

Butterfly burst! (DIY)

So, remember when I said I was working on a new project? Well, here it is! The final product.

Pretty easy project.. just time consuming to cut all the butterflies. (Took about 6-7 hours for the whole project)

All you need are a big canvas, some paper, scissors, glue and butterfly templates.

Trace, then cut the butterflies (different sizes), lay out how you want it to look and glue those suckers on.
DONE!

Here are some more pictures of angles.. you'll notice I don't glue the whole butterfly but just the body of the butterfly and fold the wings a bit to make it 3D-ish

Feeling artsy.

Recently, I've been getting back in touch with my creative side. I've been drawing, scribbling, doodling, and experimenting with water colours. I find it so relaxing, sitting in silence, being artsy. I have a new project now that I'm working on. I'm still deciding whether or not I want to do a post on it (like a step-by-step DIY) or maybe a video capture of the process.. we shall see. Stay tuned!

* Sneak peek for those hungry, curious souls. Can you guess what I'm up to?

My book

I have tried to write a novel for some time now. However, I haven't quite been able to finish it or really start it. I have (maybe) a chapter done but there's so much editing to be done still within that one chapter. I really want to start working on it in full gear so that I can hopefully get it published within the year or so. I think I still need to do a bit of research though about the publishing process. I should worry about that afterwards though, I think. I need to write something first before I can publish it. Wish me luck.

For the broken.

We've all been there at one point
And if not, your time will come..
We have all been hurt
By someone
Or a few someones..
We have all experienced pain
We have all been disappointed
Crushed, stabbed, and stepped on
We know how it feels to be disappointed by someone
We all know that we've disappointed someone
Or a few someones
At one point or another
We have been broken
We might still be broken
But, hope is always on the horizon
Even if just a slight glimmer
We may be broken now
But, we are strong
We will get up each day
Okay, maybe not every day
But, we will rise
We will slowly learn to love ourselves again
We will find love in another
We will move on
We will grow
And maybe we'll break again
But being broken does not mean we are damaged
It means we are strong enough to be open
Strong enough to let others in
Strong enough to love
And be loved
Strong enough to risk being broken again
To be broken, is beautiful
Embrace it
Cherish it
The reward is worth the risk.

Long road ahead

The summer for me has just begun, which means, work and lots of it.
I'm already tired.
I can feel that it's going to be a long, hot, torturous summer.
Good luck.