Art

     Lately I've been missing my creative, artistic side. In the past two days I started following so many different art pages on instagram. I miss that part of my life that allowed me to get creative. When I hold a pen in my hand and stare at a blank piece of paper, nothing comes to mind. I think thats one thing that I would like to change in 2016. I'd like to start drawing and painting again. Itll be a great way for me to relieve stress and just unwind. I figured if I would take at least 15 minutes out of my day to draw and practice, that my skills will improve. If you think about it, its just like anything else. If I took 15-30 minutes out of my day to work out my body will change and improve. I'm really looking forward to 2016, I think its going to be a great year for me. :)

Short and sweet haha, Thank you so much for reading. Have a blessed day/night!

-Laura

UPDATE: It's 8:30 am  the day after this original blog post. I have something on my mind that I just need to get out there. I spoke with my mom this morning and it really got me thinking about how so many women lose themselves after having kids. We give up on the things that make us who we are. For example, I gave up art. I actually stopped drawing and painting after I got married.  I don't know why I did because my husband is very supportive of everything that I do. I've come to the realization that I don't want to be one of those women who lose who they are. When I do these things its to make myself happy and that's all that really matters.
    Its kind of the Romanian norm for girls to get married at a young age. Sometimes we don't even have the chance to find out who we really are before we are thrown into something as big as marriage. Of course these girls had the choice of getting married or not, I'm not saying that its arranged or anything. I'm just saying that sometimes marriage is more of a way out of the parents house and into a life where we are free. But, in doing that, girls are putting themselves in a situation where its very possible to lose themselves. I think that its very rare to find a husband that allows you to grow and that will grow with you. I'm very lucky in that aspect. I'm not saying that all girls who get married young end up losing themselves, I just see that in the older generations of women. There is a lot of emphasis on how to take care of the house and how to be a good house wife but there isnt really anyone out there encouraging them to still do the things that make them happy. Yes, to have a clean house and food on the table is good, but we also need to do the things that make us who we are, if we dont continue to do these things it is likely that we will end up, bitter and unsatisfied with our life, which in turn will lead to us being unhappy in all aspects.

   I guess what I'm trying to say is if you look to the future and your kids are out of the house, what do you have to look forward to? What will you do for yourself? What will your hobbies be? What makes you happy? What will fill your time with joy? Just something to think about.

Thanks again for reading :)