It's been a while since I've blogged, so forgive the confusion, the virtual dust, etc. I'm trying to make everything back to normal!
Tomorrow is my birthday, which gives me one year to finish my 1183 Days List, which is basically a bucket list, for while I'm still alive to enjoy it. Heh. The list is outdated, we've bought a house since I last updated it (wow!), I bought a camera last month (still figuring it out), and so much more, so I'll be updating that a little at a time. I'm hopeful that I'll still clear out the list by this time next year, so we'll see what happens!
My other plans for this blog are the same as before, me trying to make art (I just got two big boxes of paint gifted to me, so that was a nice boost!), and trying to write. And of course, reading and reviewing books!
I've gone ahead and signed up for OwlCrate, to make reading a surprise and more exciting than my usual life. I've heard nothing but good reviews about them, so I have high hopes. I'm also back to doing reviews through Goodreads and NetGalley, which is awesomely giving me lots of eBooks to review!
So lots to look forward to, and hopefully I don't flop out again!
Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts
1183 Days Progress!
So it's been a while since I've made any post, let alone one about 1183 Days! I'm going to make full posts for each item (and probably tag it here!) but for now, these are the things I've managed to make happen! (And the dates, if I remember them off the top of my head, lol.)
002 - Finish a colouring page! - Done today! July 30th, while at work! :) It's just a colouring page I got from the library, but it's not bad.
006 - Make a painting freestyle (not in class) - Did this in May, for our new house. :) Actually did two paintings, one of a lake for our living room, and one for Ollie's room!007 - Get our own place! (Apartment?) - Officially got the keys on June 4th! Moved in a couple weeks later, since I had to get furniture and stuff heh.
017 - Get a fancy purse - Did this in mid-May... I think the 18th? After my work interview (and job offer that I accepted!) I went to the thrift store across the street. I found a Vera Bradley bag (of which I've wanted one for years!) for $7 I believe. It's usually 10x that, so as you can imagine, I was thrilled. It was essentially brand new. Good enough for me. :)
020 - Get a kitty! - We actually adopted her at the end of June, but she had to get fixed, and then caught an upper respiratory thing that they offered to treat at the humane society, so we got her officially a couple weeks later. Her full name is Miss Yuki Mao Mao. LOL. Yuki for short... which means snow. She's a black cat. My sense of humour is something else.
028 - Bake cake/cupcakes/muffins from scratch! - Did this sometime in June, made my grandma's banana muffin recipe. SO GOOD. I need to make them again, now that I think about it...
060 - Plant a REAL garden (NOT POTTED) - Did this a few weeks after moving in, but all my plants died, LOL. It's too hot here. :( I'll try again, but I am so counting this time. TOO BAD.
073 - Get a real GOOD cellphone - Did this on July 17th! Got an LG X Power, once I found out I had a credit available through my mobile phone company. Now the husband wants one too, lol. Lucky for him, I have more of a credit that I have no use for, heh. :)
081 - Go to another con - Went to Mini-Mini Con in San Antonio sometime in May. Entered a tournament while there, so crossed off another item on my list!
090 - Own a couple of NICE PJ sets - Got myself a couple of cute and comfy sets of PJs in May, while shopping for work clothes. Makes as much sense as anything else, no?
093 - Get a nice pair of shoes - Okay, they're not super fancy, but they're SO COMFY. Got them sometime in June.
132 - Have a 4 slice toaster again - Got this in May, for our house! :)
134 - Enter (+ probably lose) a game tournament - Did this at the start of May with the husband, a Guilty Gear tournament at a Mini Con in San Antonio. I sucked, but I had fun. :)
165 - Own a fancy water bottle - Okay, it's not extra fancy, but I fiddled around with a dozen or so of them, and decided on one I liked, even though it's kind of boring. It's 48oz though, so that helps me get all my water intake in every day. :) Good stuff!
002 - Finish a colouring page! - Done today! July 30th, while at work! :) It's just a colouring page I got from the library, but it's not bad.
006 - Make a painting freestyle (not in class) - Did this in May, for our new house. :) Actually did two paintings, one of a lake for our living room, and one for Ollie's room!007 - Get our own place! (Apartment?) - Officially got the keys on June 4th! Moved in a couple weeks later, since I had to get furniture and stuff heh.
017 - Get a fancy purse - Did this in mid-May... I think the 18th? After my work interview (and job offer that I accepted!) I went to the thrift store across the street. I found a Vera Bradley bag (of which I've wanted one for years!) for $7 I believe. It's usually 10x that, so as you can imagine, I was thrilled. It was essentially brand new. Good enough for me. :)
020 - Get a kitty! - We actually adopted her at the end of June, but she had to get fixed, and then caught an upper respiratory thing that they offered to treat at the humane society, so we got her officially a couple weeks later. Her full name is Miss Yuki Mao Mao. LOL. Yuki for short... which means snow. She's a black cat. My sense of humour is something else.
028 - Bake cake/cupcakes/muffins from scratch! - Did this sometime in June, made my grandma's banana muffin recipe. SO GOOD. I need to make them again, now that I think about it...
060 - Plant a REAL garden (NOT POTTED) - Did this a few weeks after moving in, but all my plants died, LOL. It's too hot here. :( I'll try again, but I am so counting this time. TOO BAD.
073 - Get a real GOOD cellphone - Did this on July 17th! Got an LG X Power, once I found out I had a credit available through my mobile phone company. Now the husband wants one too, lol. Lucky for him, I have more of a credit that I have no use for, heh. :)
081 - Go to another con - Went to Mini-Mini Con in San Antonio sometime in May. Entered a tournament while there, so crossed off another item on my list!
090 - Own a couple of NICE PJ sets - Got myself a couple of cute and comfy sets of PJs in May, while shopping for work clothes. Makes as much sense as anything else, no?
093 - Get a nice pair of shoes - Okay, they're not super fancy, but they're SO COMFY. Got them sometime in June.
132 - Have a 4 slice toaster again - Got this in May, for our house! :)134 - Enter (+ probably lose) a game tournament - Did this at the start of May with the husband, a Guilty Gear tournament at a Mini Con in San Antonio. I sucked, but I had fun. :)
165 - Own a fancy water bottle - Okay, it's not extra fancy, but I fiddled around with a dozen or so of them, and decided on one I liked, even though it's kind of boring. It's 48oz though, so that helps me get all my water intake in every day. :) Good stuff!
Just this and that!
In the past couple of days, I've gotten two more new books to review! One that isn't officially released (nor will it be, until June!) so I feel extra excited about that one. Being ahead of the game is always exciting, isn't it?
I'm also joining a few drawing/scribble challenges. They (um, internet people?) seem to like to congregate on Instagram for these things, so I've had to create an Instagram account, since I forgot my old one. Yeah, I'm one of those weird ducks who doesn't do Instagram, ha!
Soon, I will be all over the internet. Every tiny corner. Every single one. Waiting, watching. Oooooo~! (For what? I don't know. Things. Internet things.)
I've also been learning more about how to blog correctly. Who knew there was a right and wrong way to do this sort of thing? Not changing my layout again, apart from adding the little Instagram logo on the toolbar, heh. But hopefully bringing more/better content.
Other topics of interest coming up in the near future:
I'm also joining a few drawing/scribble challenges. They (um, internet people?) seem to like to congregate on Instagram for these things, so I've had to create an Instagram account, since I forgot my old one. Yeah, I'm one of those weird ducks who doesn't do Instagram, ha!
Soon, I will be all over the internet. Every tiny corner. Every single one. Waiting, watching. Oooooo~! (For what? I don't know. Things. Internet things.)
I've also been learning more about how to blog correctly. Who knew there was a right and wrong way to do this sort of thing? Not changing my layout again, apart from adding the little Instagram logo on the toolbar, heh. But hopefully bringing more/better content.
Other topics of interest coming up in the near future:
- Camp NaNoWriMo starts up again on April 1st! I'll be doing at least one short story, maybe two, whoo hoo!
- I have an odd thing on my task list, #102 - Paint rocks + leave them places... Going to start collecting rocks for this, and giving it an actual "project" name. It's nice and cheesy, my husband rolled his eyes when I told him it. It'll be wonderful!
- More book reviews, obviously!
- Who knows what else. Magical things, maybe!
1183 Days - #96 - Take a painting class
Getting this entry done was out of no where actually.
I'd just started to look into Painting with a Twist and so added their local location on Facebook. They happened to be offering a free class, to teach a new teacher how to teach a class!
I was on top of that post so fast... Lol.
I really didn't know what to expect. There was about a dozen easels and canvases set up, with paint and paintbrushes all ready to go.
We listened what to do, how to layer things, how to flick paint to get certain details, etc etc.
I hadn't painted in YEARS up until then, and had the time of my life. Even though I didn't know a single person, it was actually a very relaxed type of place.
I did deviate from the intended design a bit, but I think that made it more fun.
Right now the painting is sitting around in our bedroom. Not a masterpiece, but sometimes painting for fun and not for profit, can be a good thing. :)
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