Change is good
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I was crowned, sorry nominated the PR and Activity Officer for the Friends of Nepal this term and one of my roles is to come up with fund raising events. I have no idea where to start so I would like to ask you guys out there for your ideas. My duty starts in November and I have to come up with plans for the term. Eeekkk I don't know where to start.
So today I was my first day volunteering for the 14th International DeafBlind Conference. I was there from 9 till about 6pm. I did not want to go home. I wanted to stay there and just help them all out. I felt so happy and good there. It was just that interesting. I learn a little sign language too. I know how to sign "Thank You", "Hello", "I don't know sign language" and the sign for applause. Of course the sign language used is Auslan. My teacher is a 16 year old girl who is doing Auslan as an extra class. She is brilliant.
Ok time for bed. Tomorrow is the last day.
Gahhh... I don't know why some people a.k.a my neighbour who lives downstairs, have no decency to keep the music down after 10pm!!!! I hope the Crazy Cat Lady calls the Police to shut them up. They are an agro bunch too. Nana heard them fighting in their house last week. GAHHHH.... Bogans! (they are the equivalent to White Trash for those of you in the US)
What do you do with a free tear off calendar from the Asian Groceries store? Make them into envilopes to package your items. I remember these calendars when I was a Lil Feli. I remember them hanging on the door in the Kitchen of my Grandma's house. I remember the feel of the paper. Thin and waxy. The one that I have here is a little too plastic-y for my liking but it did the job. So now I am packaging everything that I sell in this little packages. Any of you have some laying around I am happy to give it a new use.
I had a productive evening. These are my prototypes. Little note books (4") high made out of recycled postcards and shopping bags. The paper insides are recycled too. OK too tired to think. Will explain tomorrow.
What a fantastic day. Tiff, Nana and I went to the PICA car boot sale in the city this morning and spent the entire day there. It was such a beautiful day too. I FINALLY got to meet Miss Dot and Miss Meshell. It was so wonderful to finally put a face to a name. When I reached the venue my eyes was looking for her famous resins and when I spotted it I made my way to her car and said Hi. We hit it off. We were like long lost friends just talking and gasbagging. It was fun fun fun. I am so proud of Miss Dot for making and staying at PICA the entire time. WOOHOOO.... I can't wait to see more of her work at the Leederville next month. I have already marked it down on my organizer.
I also met Ali J, Tea for Bini and also Emma from Dropstitch. You can read more about the day on their blog. I bought a fantastic piece of art from Yolanda of OneTrickPony. I have to get it framed. I told Yolanda that her drawings is soooo ANGRY that its FUNNY. You should check out her artwork.
I came back home after PICA so inspired I manage to come up with a few pieces of work. Its pretty simple. Just some Gocco Printing on Moleskines. They are on sale on my Etsy Store.
I feel so bad for neglecting my Etsy shop for a while. I kept on putting it into my To Do List. I have stock but haven't gotten around to taking pictures of them and setting them up on my Etsy Shop. I know excuses excuses. I have to have a plan so that I am able to use my time productively. Any tips? I read this little post on Comfortable Shoes Studio on how she plans out her day. Its amazing how she gets things done. I have been reading and reading it over and over again. Its such a good post. She has a full time job like I do and she has the same hours in a day to do things like I do, so why can't I follow her footsteps right? I will start listing down things that I have to do in a day so that I can use it wisely.
I like to be organised with things. This is becuase I am very very very forgetful and my attention will stray if the task is boring. I have started to list down of things that I need to get done at work so I will not forget. If the Big Fish wants me to do things, I will then write it down on my little list book and cross it out after doing it. If I did not finish the task on the day, it will then go on tomorrow's list on high priority. So far its working for me and I realise realise that I get more things done with a list.
I have been taking pictures of Alleyways and Lanes lately. So here are some of my favourites. You can find them on my Flickr album too. I think its mysterious and has a certain charm to it. Some of the alleyways are quiet and some bursting with life.
I blog hopped to this blog via Miss Minnie. I think its a fantastic blog.
You do not need to pay $24 bucks to get the book or the DVD of "The Secret". All you need is common sense and this blog in life. :*) Well that is my opinion.
Here are snippets of two of my favourite post....
Consider how the foods you eat condition your body. You aren’t really going to become the next meal you eat, but that meal is going to influence your physiology, and if you keep eating the same meals over and over, they’ll have a major impact on your body over time. Your body will crave and expect those same foods. However, your body remains separate and distinct from the foods you eat, and you’re still free to change what you eat, which will gradually recondition your physiology in accordance with the new inputs.
This is why negative thinking is so addictive. If you keep holding negative thoughts, you condition your mind to expect and even crave those continued inputs. Your neurons will even learn to predict the reoccurrence of negative stimuli. You’ll practically become a negativity magnet.
- If I’m unhappy, it’s because I’m creating it.
- If there’s a problem in the world that bothers me, I’m responsible for fixing it.
- If someone is in need, I’m responsible for helping them.
- If I want something, it’s up to me to achieve it.
- If I want certain people in my life, I must attract and invite them to be with me.
- If I don’t like my present circumstances, I must end them.
Don’t settle for a life you know isn’t working. Change it. If necessary do something radically different. Fire everyone who doesn’t make you feel good about yourself. Quit everything that makes you unhappy. Reboot your life situation. If other people whine about it, screw ‘em. They’ll get over it.
You’re here to create the life you really want, not to endure a life you don’t want. Your power to make decisions and take action is all you need to get you out of a crappy situation. Exercise that power consciously.
I stopped hanging out with unsupportive friends, stopped drinking, stopped gambling, moved to a new place, started running, and reconnected with some positive old friends. I made lots and lots of changes. If I couldn’t figure out what would be better, I just went for different. And it worked.
If you’re going through a tough time right now, I feel for you. I’m saying that as someone who’s been there. Obviously I haven’t been through the same experiences you have, and we can compare notes about who had it worse later, but I know what it feels like to feel that life is totally pointless. I know what it feels like to wake up each morning with the hazy hope of finding something mildly interesting to do that day… but always being disappointed with the reality. I know what it’s like to look towards the future and see nothing to look forward to of any consequence, aside from the shallow possibility of a new movie or game to distract me a while longer.
So if you are feeling blue one day, stop, step back, assess, take a deep breath and then continue walking. If in doubt just headbutt everyone out of the way.
I use to think that my life sucks. Sure it sucked at that time but then I try to surround myself with people who loves me for who I am. I surround myself with people who tells me the truth even though it hurts. I take their (friends) advice assess it and if it does not work for me then I will tell them thank you so much for caring and then not ask them "what should I do?" again and again and again and again. Believe me they will get sick of you because they already gave you their humble opinion.
I realise also that people do talk about other people and that is human nature. I use to take it to heart about what people think about me but now not so much. It is a tiring job to make everyone happy. So if you do not like the people around you, I suggest that you keep them at an arms length.
This is my life's guide.
