The Unwritten Road

   Easter is just over and I hope everyone had a great easter and ate their body weight in chocolate because I certainly did.

   I'm not really sure how to approach this topic or really how to put what I have in my head into words. But in case you didn't know i'm a very down to earth person who is kind, generous, hard working but I also don't like change or trying new things. I have been this way for as long as I can remember being places i've never been before I will think of every possible situation that can happen and kind of freak myself out. People say that I isolate myself like if I am invited to go to a club or to a party with know one I know, or if I only know 1 person I won't go. This is because well I never drink, and going to a club involves drinking and I've never been drunk before and that scares me that I might do something i'll regret. Plus anyways know one is ever interested in me, I know I'm self conscious but when you go to these places its just the small girls that get the atention. I love to travel which of course involves going to new places but I find that sometimes the excitement and just the comfort of my family or friends helps me tremendously.

  What brought this whole topic up was I was out with someone I won't say names but I was invited out with them and I denied it because I know what they are like when they have had a few drinks that I would be ditched and they would run off with someone else. I made up some form of excuse which I normally do, I know I shouldn't but I just can't confront them about it yet. Anyways I asked how the event went, they were like awesome I was so drunk, everyone there was awesome we did shots, played tons of games did body shots etc. Now we were in a public place and I know that they talked louder about certain parts of there story because there was a hot guy near them. Its like really is that how you want to draw attention. They got made at me for not showing up, I was like I'm sorry but you also know that drinking and parting is not my thing. There immediate response was You Got To Get Over It. Then and there I have never felt so down, everything around me was just a blur and I had a sudden urge to run, but I didn't I just did what I always do play it clue and pretended like nothing was said. But deep down I was hurt, I can't believe they said that to me. I can;t believe my reaction to just Get Over It.

   It isn't something I can just get over, i've been this way forever. Sorry if I'm shelter or terrified to try new things. I'm sorry if I'm the 20 something year old that has no awesome drunk or guy story. I'm sorry that i'd rather spent my nights home watching a movie or on the internet. I'm sorry that I still haven't had a serious relationship. But guess what thats me and if you don't like it then so be it.

I hope what i've written has made some sense but I find it hard to write about person issues and i'm not sure how or what to write as I'm unsure how people will take it. Like will they take this post as a joke or take it seriously.

 As i'm writing this post I know that I need to Get Over It but I just can't flick a switch and make the change happen. I need to take baby steps at my own pace, so who knows how long it will take me to get their but I will get their one day hopefully.

I'm always up for finding new ways to decorate eggs and I kind of randomly came across these ideas. Every year I would dye eggs with just for colouring and then I thought sure I could make them ombre, it wouldn't be much more work. Also since marble is the new fad  thought of ways to make marbled eggs, it took a bit of trial and error but I found a great quick and easy marbled egg recipe I guess you could call it.

Marbled Eggs

Ombre Eggs

  Easter is just around the corner, meaning spring is quickly approaching. To add a little color to your living space here is a quick and easy Easter Egg DIY.

Glitter Eggs

Step 3
- While your egg is still wet from the glue take your plate and glitter and sprinkle glitter over the egg and coat it with the glitter. Shake off the access and leave it to dry.

Gold Accent Eggs

    Its been 8 years, and let me tell you things did get better. Of course I still had ups and downs but its amazing how different things are then what you imagined. I wish at I knew what I know now, I think things would have been totally different. I know things seemed so difficult with school and friends but just giving it time will be best.
    Remember how you worried about getting into university and getting good marks in high school. Well, you will go to university and change your career choice and your minor but that is nothing to get worked up about because so many people change your mind. The difficulty of university will be hard but you will get use to it and subjects you loved in high school, will change in university. There is no reason for you to stress out about finals in high school, don't stress to much over them because you will be fine its only high school. Also making that decision in high school to drop out of french immersion in order to pass history was a good decision, as much as you regretted it, it was the best choice for you and you did continue french till university. You took the extra help that teachers offered you in high school to get better marks, but you should of taken that on in university and not be terrified of your profs. I know you took high school seriously but I wish you would of taken this seriousness to uni, like not procrastinating, asking for help, and making new friends.
    Friends, now where do I start? the drama will go away and you will find out who your true friends are it will take a long time but you will get there. Avoid the drama, and don't get caught up in it. Yes you learned a lot of the drama but I wish you just distanced yourself from it a little more and didn't get caught in the drama spiral. I'm also glad that you got the guts to ask your guy friend to grad, as most people let the guy ask, you took the courage and asked him. I just wish you didn't ask him over Facebook, like really Facebook you could of done so much better.
   All things considered you did a good job at being a teenager, you didn't get in trouble, give into peer pressure, or do anything bad. I just wish you tried new things and put yourself out there because it would have made it a little easier 8 years later. Instead you are still stuck with not liking to try new things or stepping out of your comfort zone. I also wish that you would speak up for yourself, you let yourself get walked all over by bullies and your friends. Another thing is that once after high school no one care what you look like, no one cares how much you weight. Being a larger girl has its struggles but it did get better, but confidence is the main key and don't let let people bring you down.
   I don't wish to go back to that age but there are things that I miss about 16 year old me. I miss how determined I was, how I took pride in things and how I never let time slip by I would always be doing something and would never let myself procrastinate. Im also happy that you didn't let the bullies rip you apart, yes you had your bad days but you didn't let that define you. Im glad you made that decision to still be here today, it was a tough one but it was the correct choice. Im happy that you got good grades and didn't always give into the cool things like drinking and doing drugs.

Love and minimal regrets,
   24 Year Old Me

   Winter is coming to an end, so spring is right around the corner. Meaning bright colors, warmer weather and I find redecorating or spring cleaning your room. Through my time on tumblr and pinterest I have been seeing posts about these anthropologie bowls, they are either solid coloured on the outside with a pattern on the inside or a pattern on the outside. The prices of these bowls can be quite expensive, but you can make them yourselves with materials most people already have.

What You Need

- bowls (I got mine at Dollaram for $1.25 each)
- paint
- paint brush
- paint marker



Solid Color Bowl

  Solid color bowl adds a nice splash of color with a pattern on the inside. What you want to do is paint the outside a solid color, I find that a pastel colors work the best for this project. Then do a pattern of your choice on the inside. If you can free hand a pattern with paint and a paint brush then id go for it, but I did a simple pattern with paint markers as I found that easier. I finished it off with a gold rim, using a gold paint pen.




Patterned Bowl

   For the patterned bowl, the pattern is on the outside and the inside is left plain. For the pattern you can either free hand it with paint and a paint brush or you can use paint markers like I did. I did a simple stripe pattern with a floral pattern in between the stripes, but you can do what you choose and them rim it with gold.