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Admittedly some are a little amateurish but the gal did try to use a wide variety of art supplies to vary the outcomes and give some love to her neglected art supplies...*winks*
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Two years into mostly staying at home and ordering stuff online have certainly changed my perspective on consumption and the "waste" that comes with said consumption. If you are a regular visitor to my blog over the last decade, you would know that I'm big on recycling, upcycling and repurposing things.
But my recycling/upcycing/repurposing cannot keep up with the rate at which stuff enters my orbit. Pictured is the average number of cardboard boxes that goes into the recycle bin each week. Because I don't have the space to keep everything for "future" projects. (cardboard boxes don't keep well in a hot and humid climate..)
I'm already making the conscious effort to use what I have instead of buying new stuff. From using existing art supplies to wearing clothes already in my closet...
To opting for eco-friendly refills...
To drinking only Nepresso coffee because they collect and recycle the pods.
Still, I ask myself constantly if I'm doing enough for the environment.
So in 2022, my goal is to be a more conscious consumer when it comes to purchasing things that I need/want so that I don't accumulate so much "waste". And to use things that I already own instead of buying a new fancier version. To stop buying things on impulse because it's on sale.
I don't think it will be easy since I love stuff. But I'm going to try. *triumphant music plays in the background*
What about you? Do you have any eco-goals?
It was lovely to have had a whole week off from making breakfast for the nephew (yay for the school hols!) but it was a back to the grind again this week.
Monday: scrambled eggs with leftover stir-fried black pepper beef on sourdough milk bread.
Tuesday: Egg mayo with leftover minced pork on walnut and cranberry sourdough toast.
No school on Wednesday this week...yay!
Thursday: Scrambled egg with leftover gochujang pork with sourdough pancake (with chia seeds and dried fruit).
And that, my friends, is how I used up this week's leftovers. *LOL*
Happy weekend!
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Every year I tell myself not to get behind in #the100dayproject because it's quite stressful to play catch-up while still trying to work on your daily piece. And yet, here we are again.
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This week's decorated paper bag project is a "scene" from the past...back when I was doing my sketch practice at a cafe, totally zoned out of the hustle and bustle of my surroundings.
It took a while to "not care about what passers-by thought about my sketches" and just enjoy the process. I miss my alone time sipping my cuppa and unleashing my creativity.
Life is so different now. If I can't get creative time in the morning, I pretty much won't paint/draw for that day. I'm just too exhausted by the end of the day.
So these days I work on fewer projects but I try to vary them to stretch my creativity and use up my existing stash.
And hoard less. This was a paper bag I was holding on to. It was for a local scrapbooking store that I used to design for. Which closed down in 2018. *LOL*
I think this decorated paper bag turned out quite lovely (aka I got a lot of stash on it...*winks*).
Today was a relatively productive day. Made brekkie for nephew #1. Went out for a breakfast meeting (Which meant I had breakfast...yay! Sometimes life gets busy and I forget to eat...like yesterday.) Got back home to cook lunch. Got more work done. Then baked sourdough bread loaf #1.
Followed by loaf #2. Can't decide which scoring style I prefer. (They are walnut, apricot, raisin and cranberry sourdough bread loaves).
And since I got the oven all nice and hot, I decided to make some miso peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Like 31 of them. Only ended up with 30 because 1 got "stolen" while it was chilling on the cooling rack. Yep, that's why I can't start a home bakery business friends. My food gets stolen before they can get packed and shipped off to customers. *LOL*
Then I cooked dinner and cleaned up. All done by 7.30pm. Now just blogging about my day before heading to bed. :)
What about you? What's Tuesday like for you?
In today's Make Stuff Monday, I'm sharing a quick decorated notebook. Just found a stack of unadorned notebooks that needed some "love". *winks*
It's officially my birthday today (even though I've been celebrating since the start of the month...hehehe). Yesterday I went to Gardens by the Bay because it's Sakura season featuring Tokidoki!:)
