Card making

For a little while, I was a little worried about what to get a two-year-old for her birthday. Honestly, I have no idea at what age kids start reading, talking, walking and what not.

So, when my man said he'd settle the present, I was a little relieved. But also a bit miffed I won't get to pick out anything super cute that I otherwise wouldn't get to buy. And also I didn't want to seem like I wasn't bothered at all and left everything to him. So I decided to indulge in another activity I usually feel a bit weird carrying out without reason - scrapbooking /card-making. After a trip or two to Daiso and a bookstore to get felt and paper, here it is:

Given that I've pretty much sucked at art and craft all my life, I've just got to ask this, though. Can you tell what animal that's supposed to be? And does it look cute or will it just frighten the kid?

Blank inside - which I'll probably write a happy birthday

message or find some cute way to spell out her name.

I actually got the pattern from The Practical Handbook of Card-Making by Cheryl Owen.

It's a pretty handy book with templates at the back that you can trace and use in your designs. The felt I used (from Daiso) has adhesive on the back and also a grid on the backing so you can draw your design and cut out. I'd actually also bought one of those craft punches to add on little felt flowers on the card. But the punch can't cut through the felt. I'm not sure if it'll work with regular felt without adhesive, though.

After a long day

...of putting up with the annoying Self-Important Bitch (we shall now refer to her as SIB), it was great to have something nice happen.

But first let me bitch about the SIB. She's this annoying person who thinks she's the smartest person in the world and likes to insist she knows everything. And probably thinks the puzzled looks on peoples' faces are because they don't understand what she's saying, and not that they're puzzled by why the hell she's restating the obvious like it's the greatest discovery yet, which is the actual case. Bet she'd take hours to get all the preceding sentences in this paragraph.

That said, I was pretty tired after work. Self control (ie. not to scream at her or try to take her bloody big eye contacts out of her eyes - sorry I generally don't have a problem with them...just hers) is pretty exhausting. And so I was thinking of just quickly getting some take-out to eat at home in front of the TV.

But then I decided I should probably go look for a top to wear for graduation. I've been scaring myself that I don't really have as much time to browse shops as I think, given that I'll only be getting busier in the coming weeks.

So on my way to the store that I wanted to check out, I passed another one that I don't normally go to but decided to just have a look anyway. Walked around a bit, and realised they did have some pretty nice stuff. And they weren't to expensive. But not entirely my style...though I wouldn't mind switching up my look with some of the clothes here. Anyways, I was on my way out, pretty sure I wouldn't find anything...when I saw it! The most perfect blouse ever! It was exactly the kind of blouse I was looking for with those soft ruffles in the front. And also fitted all the restrictions my school has on attire. I was a little apprehensive lest they look like some growth out of my chest. But when I tried it on, they fell perfectly in place.

And so I bought it. Yay!

Oh, and it was about half the price of other similar blouses I'd seen in another store.

Having nothing to do at work is pretty demotivating. Here I am raring to go wanting new challenges, or at least to learn something. Instead, I'm settling into a routine of 9 to 5 bumming. So, I've been trying to keep myself busy. I've been trying to learn how to do more stuff with Excel, because I'm sure it'll eventually come in handy. But that doesn't last long - it's pretty boring if you haven't even got any real data to work with, and thus any real need to learn some of these functions.

I know I should just hang on for a little while longer until I'm assigned my real work. But it's getting harder and harder to just do nothing all day long. I also kind of feel like my time is being wasted and I could be gaining more experience elsewhere.

On the upside, this is giving me time to think about things I normally wouldn't bother to. LIke new ways to mix and match my work wardrobe and accessories.

And also what to wear to my graduation. Suggestions, anyone?

It's been awhile since I've had time to blog. And then a few days since I finally did have time but didn't have anything to write about. Writing about nice people I've met and the new people I'll probably bitch most about from now on just seemed a little too...boring.

Earlier this evening, I was going to write about my first indulgent purchase since I got my proper job. Between food, transportation and getting the necessary furnishings for my new room, I've felt pretty broke.

But then there were those heels.

Most girls have several pairs of nice heels to go to work in. Okay, I have a pair too. And then there are my two comfy work/walking shoes. But they're all pretty serious looking. I haven't found any nice, pretty, not-so-serious looking ones.

And then I found them! I'd seen them a couple of weeks ago and thought they were really cute. But I was even more broke then - I hadn't even gotten my first pay check.

And then I got them just now! :D They're a beautiful, cheerful yellow with brown bows. And they're so soft and comfortable. Can't wait for Monday to wear them. Think I'll wear them out tomorrow.

Yay!

And then I came home to put away my groceries. And a ginormous rat scuttled from the kitchen to the living room!

OMG

Now I'm just feeling super paranoid and scared. Never have I been so glad to see my housemate.

But I have pretty shoes. :)