Hello, stranger

Wow, I have been the worst at keeping this little blog alive. I want to blame it on the fact that I've been working a full-time job but that wouldn't be fair to others who have blogs and full-time jobs.

For what it's worth, I'm back and I intend to stay and make this little fella into an awesome thing (again).

As much as I do daydream, I hope to post more of my doodles and typography experiments and simple crafty knick knacks here.

For now, I leave you with this.

I realize I didn't share our beautiful day on my "blog" (air-quotes because it's technically not a blog if it's being left alone for ages and ages with nothing interesting to redeem itself). Our videographer friends did an amazing out-of-this-world job, getting it done on the same day to be played for our guests at the dinner. They just captured all the crazy beautiful priceless moments. Just simply amazing. I can't get over it. It's been almost a year now.

peace+love

Lost and Maybe Found

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A little dash of pretty photos and words for a Monday. 

I've been at wit's end trying to think about what I have to do to earn a living. The phrase 'at the crossroads' is an understatement. 

While writing this post, I had a call for an interview. So who knows? Maybe something good is coming. Maybe my new year starts February 2013, so Happy New Year! I want to believe that these are happening because I decided to be serious about working out for health and to keep fit. I was sick for almost 3 weeks in January.

Here's to new beginnings, no matter the date.

peace+love

Type doodles

Just a few doodle writings I did, trying something new (for me). I kinda like it, quite fun. The middle one is taken from Perks of Being a Wallflower. Nice movie, surprisingly. Gave me a 90's vibe.

Anyway, hoping to do more of this soon. Maybe I should do this on postcards too. Kudos to doing random stuff for fun.

peace+love

Life Lessons by Randy Pausch

I read Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture last year and only now can I properly compile all the good stuff he's taught me. These are just some of the many lessons he imparts in the book. I hope these few lines contribute to making your life better.

{source: Ines Perkovic}

1. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

2. You've got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work.

3. When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you any more, that's a bad place to be.

4. On kids and building their self-esteem:
    - It's not something you can give;  it's something they have to build.
    - You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.

5. Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something.

6. Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.

7. The most useful to-do list breaks tasks into small steps.

8. Give yourself permission to dream.

9. If you took one-tenth the energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

10. Don't obsess over what other people think.

11. Almost everybody has a good side. Just keep waiting. It will come out.

12. It's not how hard you hit; it's how hard you get hit, and keep moving forward.

13. Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

14. When you go into the wilderness, the only thing you can count on is what you take with you.

15. If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered).

16. Sometimes, all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true.

17. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.

peace+love