HELLO THERE, I CHOPPED MY HAIR!
Haha. I've finally gathered enough courage to push through with having my super long hair cut and donating it to Kythe. After having done so, I received some messages from worried friends, asking if everything was alright.
Apparently, the past few times I did something drastic with my hair were during horrible seasons in my life. Or during times when I was simply fed up with the, uhm, horrible-ness of things that I needed some drastic change to make it all better. Changing my hair seemed to be synonymous to changing my life. Haha. Dramatic. But, yes, it is what I would resort to during those times.
This time, however, I have nothing horrible to report, thank God - apart from the month of overwhelming stress in school, of course. Nonetheless, my new hair has still pushed me to improve a few other things in my life, the same way it did before. So, yes, I had a long overdue FML session.
Yay! (FML means Fix My Life hihihi)
Yesterday was Palm Sunday - the official first day of the Holy Week break. I went to church for the first time in a while. Good timing. The amazingly fierce Miss Celia Rodriguez shared her equally amazing story. I had no idea she had gone through all that she had. I guess it was her story that placed me in such a reflective mood. I started thinking about my life and whether or not God was still present in it. Do I even leave any room for Him? Ever? Hm.
The past month has left me exhausted. Since our plate submission almost two weeks ago, I have been having such beautiful nights sleeping in my bed, under thick blankets, with air-conditioning and recently, with chamomile scented oil burning over a candle. My body seems to be making up for a month of horrible sleeping patterns. Haha, yay.
I've been waking up to slow mornings that begin at 10 am - and that's usually the time I catch up on the other tasks I have to cross off my list - there are many, still. Time's slower when there's no deadline. I realized that after our design presentation when there was suddenly time to breathe...
But, what am I talking about,
I DO HAVE DEADLINES!!!
March 31 Final Tattoo Design
April 6 Arch 5 Sketchup Project
April 9 First Design Consultation
There's actually just one thing I want to share. This blog has one point, which I've diverted from because of whatever, and that point is... that changing my hair resulted to my wanting to change my life, and not the other way around. The usual effect has now become the cause. And that's why I ended up checking out my original new year's resolutions and, please don't judge me, monthly themes. I got inspired when I started reading The Happiness Project again. And I guess I just wanted to write a bit about them yucky cheesy-but-useful monthly themes. Hihi.
JANUARY | Plan
Obviously, January was when I listed all my goals for the year. I'm turning twenty-one this year. I have to prepare myself to turn my dream age. Hahaha. But, yeah. I do want my third year to be my best year, just as it was in high school.
FEBRUARY | Love
Holding in unnecessary complaints and negative comments; being extra understanding and patient with the other person; and choosing not to make him feel guilty about being late - were some of the things I did this month. Lucky it was valentine's season and his birthday month as well. Haha, it was fun.
MARCH | Deliver
I almost chose finish over deliver but, I think the latter is more apt. Because of the academic calendar shift, March is the new midterms month. As previously stated, we just submitted our design plate - which is the basically the biggest aspect we have to deliver in, as Arki students. Apart from that, I had to deliver in Details Ink projects as well. (I also had to deliver literally, as there are still quite a number of unclaimed Darth Vader shirts. Hayz) But, yeah. Anyway...
It is almost April.
School is not going to end until May but, I refuse to stress out and underperform the way I in the first half of this sem. Really, I was just so lazy to do anything. I crammed and procrastinated and fell asleep when I wasn't supposed to... but, hey. No regrets. I had a lot of fun. And I plan to do the same thing this month! It's looking great, as I have three trips to look forward to already! <3 I'm happy. Really. I feel excited about life again. And because I have not worked in the last few days, I'm actually excited to work again! But, this month I promised myself to commit to the following theme:
APRIL | Chill
Yes, this month, I plan to chill. There are lots of chill events to look forward to: beach trips and music festivals included BUT, in order to be able to truly chill, I know that I have to work hard to manage time well. No more rushing in the morning cause I wasn't able to do something the night before! No more stressing over unnecessary hassles in life. So, yeah. I want to move at a slower pace and get more things done. I want to be more productive and more efficient so that I can have time to sit and drink with beautiful people in beautiful places. This month, I will make time for life stuff.
(As if I haven't been doing enough of that! Hihihi I can't wait.)
Thank you, my dear haircut, for serving as an FML prompt!
Time to enjoy another evening with my pens and papers, hot tea,
a chamomile scented room and my happy short hair. Hihihi.
(Sorry, it's just so light, I love it so much. Huhu. Ok, bye.)
