Oops, Wire Went Unplugged

Wow, it has been a while since I've done any artwork, music and writing. I was looking up a really, really old social network profile I had and compare it with what I am actually doing today: my hobbies really took a toll as I have been devoting more time to my career. Any spare time I've got, I try to post often to my food blog as well, on top of maintaining professional studies after work. (Yes, owning a house can eat away a lot of your time, unless I had elves cleaning magically after midnight.)

What I should really do though is to unplug myself from various distractions: the TV and social media. Either two mind-numbing things seem much more detrimental to being creative, especially when time is a constraint. When I write, I think, I feel, I'm alive. I would find ways to improve how I phrase and describe a moment. I found that I am annoyed that I haven't been myself lately. If I was one of the seven dwarves, I'd be Grumpy. A brat. Hurrah, I'm vicariously living my life through others. Piss off. (That's Grumpy talking.)

However, when I try to recall some simple joys, I remember that discovering failures and successes for myself is far more rewarding than watching another person do it. Yes, tie a super-knotted bracelet by mistake, I'd then be spending endless time as a kid, enjoying the process of loosening the knots and re-do the handmade friendship bracelet -- even though I could've easily cut new strands and start over again.

I'll start with getting re-acquainted with the piano. Here is a short clip of me sight-reading a Van Morrison song -- just the first verse. My plan is to learn  two songs to play as a bride next year. So, I was casually playing to see which songs would work. I guess this blog would pick up when I were to document DIY passes and fails. :)