In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I enjoy art as it helps calm and relax me. The reason for this is because when I am in the moment with something I am creating whether that is an acrylic painting, pen and ink drawings, making crafts with clay, working on a scrapbook, and working on my photography skills with my camera I am in the moment. I am enjoying the strokes with the paint brush on a canvas, the stippling with my pen during a drawing, working with my hands to sculpt a figure, cutting and gluing pieces to a page, maneuvering the camera as I try to find the right lighting and angles. I focus on that moment and what I am creating and nothing else. It makes me not think about the stress that is bugging me whether that is from my job, school, the kids, work around the house, cleaning, etc. Art is always something I am proud to be good at and enjoy.
Halloween!
I love Halloween!!! It is is definitely one of my favorite holidays of the year. I love the idea of dressing up in whatever I chose to be and not get any judgment for it (actually I never cared before anyway). But specifically when I do something crazy with my costume, for example this year I am going to be Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde, but the twist was I made my costume bloody so it's like after they were shot, so I am sure if I wore that any other time during the year I would definitely get some judgmental looks and with that (I can't blame them though). It also allows me to embrace and execute some of my creativeness because I absolutely love anything to has to do with doing art or crafts. It takes my mind off of other things that are bugging me and helps me relax as I am then completely focused on my art.
Blackwoods Bar and Grill
Recently I went out to a bar and grill called Blackwoods. And honestly when I think about a bar and grill, I always think about just greasy burgers, fries, and fried food. But this bar and grill was different serving different type of delicious pastas, which I have personally never been to a bar and grill that has served pastas before. So, if you are looking for a bar and grill that doesn't serve the typical greasy grilled bar food I recommend giving Blackwoods Bar and Grill a try.
Therapy
My first therapy appointment was when I was about 15 years old. Back then I initially started going after I lost a close family member of mine. At the time, I felt awkward, anxious, and that honestly it was a joke. I thought "Talking to some random person who doesn't know me? Why would they care to help me." Well recently I started going again. When I went to the first appointment, I felt again anxious, nervous, didn't know if I was going to be able to talk to someone about what was on my mind or what I was seeking help for. But as I started talking to my therapist and ranting/trauma dumping I thought "You know this isn't as bad as I thought it would be. This is nice getting this all off my chest." After that appointment it changed my view from when I was a teenager and made me feel good and relieved after speaking with them. Now, I would recommend it to everyone as I believe it is a very useful thing, and it makes you feel better than you think it would.
This is my 1st blog post!!
The first month of college was a bit challenging, and it's not because of any of the homework. But, that's because of covid getting me sick the 1st/2nd week of school. And I've had covid before so you think my body would have been able to fight it off better. But, now that I'm feeling better here's to getting caught up, setting and reaching the goals I want to accomplish.
Hello World!
This is the blog of Amber Knight's chaotic life!