With eleventh grade coming to a close this Wednesday, hopefully, I get a week of holidays. And after the disaster that was the finals, I've been determined to enjoy this week to the fullest.
For me, a fun vacation equals a productive vacation. There's nothing worse than the feeling of emptiness of not having achieved anything, that seems to creep up as the reopening day draws close. So here I am, trying to accomplish as much as I can in the little time I have.
I pulled out my knitting needles the day school closed. Oh, how I missed the calming monotony of the needles as it repeated each stitch! A couple of hours were all it took to make a small yet useful neck cowl.
Day 2. I looked down at my hands and saw my barren nails. For some odd and rather unfair reason, our school does not allow painted nails. I spend the day giving myself a manicure. I used deep pink as a base, over which I applied a coat of Claire's fluorescent pink glow-in-the-dark nail polish (my nails actually glow in the dark now). Onto this thick coat, I stuck on some sequins, because why not? I topped it off with a clear coat for that all important finish.
Day 3 and I was running out of things to do. That's when I noticed whole boxes of paint that had been drying on my shelf for the past few months. Brushing off the dust, I sat down to paint. An old plate served as the perfect site. I can now use this as a wall hanging. After a whole afternoon of painting, this was the result:
I'm halfway through the holidays. As excited as I am for school to reopen, I don't want to go back without having done anything. These little hobbies are what make each day a little better, and a little brighter.
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