Motivation Monday

Happy Monday!!! This week, my motivation solely rests on the fact that I get to go home in 4 days! Happy Count-down to spring break y'all!

Motivation Monday

Ohh the irony that exists in this post. Last night we got hit with the icepocalypse pt. 2, and it was bad enough to extend our weekend a couple days, YAY! I definitely felt like I was back in high school last night when they called it- my roommate and I were waiting on our pizza to be delivered (it was so bad outside we didn't want to walk to get dinner, it was so wonderfully lame) and our RA goes running down the hallway yelling that classes were cancelled. I don't think that I can convey the excitement of the ladies of 4S to you through words. I must say, not having classes today was delightful and if I were a good student, I would talk about how I used my day to get ahead of all my school work and my room is now spotless and blah blah blah. However, I am a typical college student and used the day to catch up on sleep and getting to work on a project or two that I haven't been able to get to normally (can you say update the blog...), and maybe there has been a "Say Yes to the Dress" marathon going on all day too. And miracle of miracles, Fine Arts was reportedly closed, so I couldn't even feel guilty for not going to practice today :).

So today as I was looking at my favorite blogs for inspiration, and thinking about whether or not I wanted to continue this particular project, I came across a few different "Motivation Monday" series. So the goal then, is to post something inspirational and/or motivational each week on Mondays- and also I found a 5 for Friday link up that I'm considering as well, but more on that later!

I found this picture on good ole' Pinterest this past week and I just couldn't put it out of my mind, and now it's the background on my phone.

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This past week, the session for my mentor-ship program was all about self-esteem. As a human-being, having a strong, positive view of myself is something that I have struggled with for longer than I could articulate and I like having this little reminder of qualities that I value. As I write this even, I think its rather superficial. I know that I have an identity in Christ that goes so far beyond these few qualities, but I also think that having a simple reminder can do a lot in reminding me of that identity. Well, that's the hope anyways :) 

So with a confidence boost for us all, let's go forth and use it to do something lovely with our day!

DIY Mug

If you're like me and an avid pinterest browser, you probably have seen many versions of adorable mugs created from plain mugs and sharpies. I for one, LOVE the idea, because it opens up so many inexpensive, fun, crafty options for gifts! However, when I set out to actually do the project I found a lot of people saying that it simply wasn't as easy as it seems. :( I was pretty bummed out, as this was going to be a Christmas present for one of my best friends.

BUT, while I was walking through Hobby Lobby the other day, I found a paint pen that supposedly works on glass, ceramic, and various other materials, and can be heat set to be dishwasher safe (!!). It was a little more expensive than your average sharpie (I think it was $2.50) but I already had the mug from some other project gone wrong, and its still cheaper than trying to buy something for a present, and I think its a lot cuter than anything I could have reasonably found, and the best part? It really was super simple!

Materials: Mug, Paint Pen, Black Dry Erase Marker

Once getting all of  your materials together, you then have to do the hardest part- decide what you're going to draw. Since this was a gift for one of my friends I went with a quote that reminded me of her and a cross on the other side. I didn't want to do anything too intricate, so I went pretty simple. After deciding, I drew everything out carefully with a dry erase marker, that way I could get the general idea of spacing and such while still being able to go back and change it if I wanted to. After that I erased one thing (word or shape) at a time and drew it back with the paint marker. It didn't take very much time or effort at all, and I'm super happy with the way it turned out! After everything was drawn on, I just had to let it dry and then bake it according to the directions on the pen's package to set it. I think its adorable and I know my friend will love it!