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Happy Book

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Who would’ve thought that one simple question could cause such a stir? I’ve been trying to figure out the answer but it seems to trigger a lot more than I could possibly imagine. So I’ve decided to start another what I call ‘Happy Book’ and dug out one of my many gorgeous notebooks so I could start with a clean slate and lotsa blank pages.

I’ve chosen the bigger version of the Moleskine notebook that I normally carry with me in my handbag. It was a birthday gift and I had put it away in one of my house moving boxes knowing that one day it would be useful for a certain project. I intend to cut out pictures and glue them on the still empty pages along with notes that I’ll jot down.

The questions that started all this were: ‘what do you want in your life…’ ‘what is your goal…’ whilst following a method to ‘reprogram the mind’: picture yourself in the new situation as if it is a present one, not a future version. But I have so many goals and/or wishes that in order to make them real I need to put some kind of structure in the chaos.

Because of this I needed to start a new ‘Happy Book’… this way I can reorganise my thoughts by organising clippings, sketches and written affirmations. While working on this I suddenly realised that this might take a bit longer and might need a bit more effort and hard work than I first thought but ‘the plan’ is going to be a great one…

Mark my words! *wink*

50’s Sketchbook

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Been busy today sorting out my administration and trying to find out if I have the appropriate kind of education to register for a bachelor degree. I wrote to the dean of the school I attended and asked his help. At the time, six months after getting my diploma, I received a letter telling me that I could upgrade it if I had worked for so many months.

At the time I thought it didn’t really matter because I had a job and I didn’t need to show my diploma, I never have actually. But since I’d like to register for this bachelor degree I need the upgraded diploma. The dean sent me a reply that he was willing to help and is sorting it out for me. I think that is very kind of him since I had no idea who to ask!

While looking for my diploma I found my mum’s sketchbooks, some years ago I’d asked her if I could have them since she didn’t want them. This is just one page of many and in the picture you can see her assignment: she had to draw a pattern from a fashion picture. She also gave me an awesome ’50’s and ’57’s set of bound women’s fashion magazines.

Treasures!

© Zesty Gal – Mum’s assignment