Nail Art....My Addiction

My nail art addiction began in 2009, when one of my friends did my nails for the first time. I thought how cool it would be to do that and how difficult it would be to even start to learn how to do it. My friend however encouraged me to try it because I was going on and on about how beautiful it looked and how talented she was to do that without having done anything in the "Nail Art" field. So I had a few nail polishes and I had ended up buying some other stuff at a store. At first when I began doing the patterns, they didn't look as good, but I can tell you, with practice comes perfection. When my family, friends and co-workers saw my nails, they complimented me on them and asked where I had done them and when I told them it was "me, myself and I", before I knew it, everyone was asking me to do their nails...and of course I didn't  refuse because I knew it would give me a chance to perfect it even more. Even today, I visited a store and the clerk asked me where I did my nails, I told her I did it myself and she was stunned. I mean people look at it and think it's difficult but it's not. So I said to her, it's not as hard as it looks and I explained to her how I did my pattern and she said she will try it and see how it turns out. I admit, I'm a clutz but if I can do it, anyone can. So, I have been addicted to nail art ever since and at times I'd get fed up of the patterns and I'd go with plain nail polishes but then I'd always go right back to doing ♥nail art♥ . Bottom Line: When you think you can't do something, take the challenge! :) You'll be amazed at yourself ;)

True Friendship...

Today I was doing some cleaning up and I found these. Yes, they are my box of letters/cards from way back in high school. I've kept them over these years and whenever I feel sad or depressed, I would usually pull out this box and start reading these letters to remind myself of the person that I am and suddenly I'd feel so much better. Whilst going through this box today, I realized that some of the people that wrote these letters to me are not in my life anymore. The saying "Friends come and go" is such a true saying. I mean, when you make a new friend and you develop a relationship with them, you don't expect it to end at all...but sometimes when a person leaves your life, it could be a betterment for you. You'll realize that you didn't really mean anything to them and that you don't need them in your life anyway. During the last few years, I've lost many friends but I've also gained a few. I don't need many friends, not a million, not a thousand and not a hundred, but just a few that are real is more than enough for me!


I realize that some people are only in your life until someone else or something better comes along. When I started university, some of my friends only kept in contact when I contacted them. Of course, university means "no life" with projects, group work, assignments, papers etc... plus I was working part-time and I still made time to call or message, but because I had no time to hang out with them, they abandoned me, so I guess I wasn't that important to them anyway. Friendship goes both ways and if you really care about someone, you'd respect their choices and their life. 

True friendship is being there for that person no matter what the circumstance. For example, sometimes I don't see my friends in months, but that doesn't mean we don't keep in contact, we call, we message and when we have time, we make a "date" and hang out for the day whether it's just the two of us or a group.... the point is, we all have separate lives, some are working and currently furthering their education and I'm working. Sometimes I'm free and they're not but I understand that. What I'm trying to say is, if your friendship is a true one, it wouldn't fall apart for anyone or anything. I learned that people do come in your life for a reason and sometimes they come for a season but the true friends are the ones who'll stick by your side no matter what. I do thank God for the few friends that I have and I know are real. As I said, I'd rather have a few "REAL" friends than have a million "FAKE" ones. A friend is someone who knows the real "you" but love you for who you are anyway, they don't try to change you into someone they want you to be. If they do, then they don't belong in your life at all.

Halo Around the Sun

Earlier today as I was relaxing a bit, I received a phone call from my husband asking me if I hadn't seen the sun. He said that the sun was in eclipse and that I should go outside and take a look. Quickly I ran outside to see what was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I cannot describe the feeling that I felt when I saw it, it's an unexplainable one. However the sun wasn't in eclipse but it had a rainbow ring around it, one I had never seen before, so I decided to "google" it. According to "google", when white light passes through a raindrop or ice crystal, each color is bent slightly and sent in a unique direction creating the spread of colors we see. When raindrops are involved, the spread of colors appears as a bow across the sky. Since ice crystals are six-sided, the light is refracted differently creating a ring around the sun. How amazing is that!!!?? Makes me think about how incredibly awesome our God is and how marvelous are his works. I must say I was indeed blessed to experience seeing something like that. God is indeed a mighty God!!! x♥x♥

15 Facts about me

1. I'm addicted to French Vanilla coffee... :)

2. I love the smell of freshly-cut grass...

3. Every morning before I get out of bed, I check my phone to see if there are messages or missed calls...

4. I love doing Nail art designs and so I have a collection of Nail polishes...some of which are dried up because I have so many and well how often do you paint your nails anyway...

5. I am allergic to shellfish...and everyone tells me that I'm missing out on life??...but I'm clearly not since I've never eaten it...the smell of it whilst cooking alone gets me nauseated...

6.  Cooking is definitely not my thing....I'd prefer do chores (cleaning, washing, ironing etc) all day except cook...but somehow I like to bake...

7. Before I read/buy a book, I read the back of the book first to make sure it's worth reading...

8. Music is a huge part of my life...can't live without it...

9. I'm claustrophobic...

10. I'm a quiet person...so I like being alone most times...

11. No matter how many times I've seen TITANIC, I cry every single time I see it....

12. I watch the movies that I love, over and over and over...

13. Sleep is the #1 thing in my life...I could sleep all day and all night...took this from my dad...he also loved sleep as well...

14. I am afraid of heights...

and FINALLY

15. I'm deathly afraid of insects, snakes, spiders or any creepy crawly things...   x♥x♥

Unconditional Love

I Love You is a simple thing to say yet some of us are afraid to say it. If you don't mean it, then you shouldn't say it but why is it so hard to say it, if you do?? A person can do or say everything that will make us fall head over heels in love with them yet there are those three words that we long to hear, "I LOVE YOU".

Love is such a magical thing and I am so blessed to have it in my life! The best part about love is loving someone so unconditionally and knowing that they feel the exact way about you. Love isn't just a husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend or parent/child relationship...it's so much more than that. I've experienced love in so many different ways. A simple "I love you aunty" from my five year old nephews or a hand made "notebook paper" card from my 8 year old niece saying 'I love you' or just a simple phone call or a message to see how I'm doing...as little as these things seem, you have no idea how much they mean to me.
Sometimes we're afraid to love because we don't want to get hurt or some of us have been hurt and won't like to repeat the past so we just prefer to shut ourselves out from the world but the fact is: life is life, we love, people change, feelings change, things happen but life goes on and we eventually learn to love again. Believe in love if you don't, it's a feeling that I cannot explain and one that you have to experience for yourself.
 I can tell you from experience that love will make you do things you never thought you'd do and when you love someone, the distance becomes short, time is not enough and nothing will keep you apart from that person. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, I know, but what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel, when they may be feeling the exact same way that you do. So love like you've never loved before.....Love Unconditionally!!! x♥x♥

Christ is Risen

St Luke 24:6 - "He is not here, but he is risen."

Easter is a time of reflection not just a celebration. We ought to reflect upon all he had been through for us, the thirty-nine stripes he took on his back, his own people turned against him and spat in his face, him carrying that cross to the hill of Calvary, the crown of thorns they placed on his head as his blood dripped down his face and the nails he took in his hands. Who would do that for you??? No one!!! But Jesus did it for you and I. He took all of that so we can be pardoned, that we can be forgiven of our sins, that we can go to him in prayer at any time and say "forgive me" and we will be forgiven. That is how great our God is!! We should acknowledge that he is the reason that we have grace today and we were the reason that he was crucified and was risen. Please let this not be the only time we look to Christ. He's just a prayer away. His mercies are new each morning and his love is overwhelming...to deep to comprehend. x♥x♥

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This song overwhelms me "everytime" I hear it. May it bless your heart! ♥

 

Taking a Chance

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you're not going to stay where you are.
Today, I was thinking that life is such a funny thing. One day you're here and the next day you're not. I've known people who have had so many chances and opportunities to make their dreams come true but instead, they let it slip through their hands all because of fearing to take a chance. Some people are scared to take a chance...whether it be a fear of regret or a fear of rejection. I have to admit that even I myself sometimes would be afraid to step out of my comfort zone. But do not be afraid to take a chance in this life, it is too short. I'm sure that each person has some kind of regret and would like to rewind time to change the past. Don't we all wish we had a time machine? That would make our lives so much easier, won't it? We'd be able to go back in time and change our past. But the past is our past and what was done is done, we cannot change it even if we want to. But guess what? The future is still ahead of us. Life is an opportunity, an opportunity that embraces us each day. We should be thankful in all things and I encourage you to make that decision and take action. Things are as they are at the moment but we are only on this earth for a short time, so while we're here, we need to make life as exciting and memorable as we can. I've always believed that life is what you make it.

Believe in love and always be open about it. If you love someone, tell them before it's too late. Would you rather say something and wish you hadn't or not say something and wish you had? You wouldn't want to spend your life wondering what would have happened when something could have happened. Remember, the only person standing in your way is you. What have you got to lose? x♥x♥

✿Take a chance, because you never know how absolutely perfect something could turn out to be. ✿