15. Ads and Anime

Recently, I have been watching some anime to pass time with (and procrastinate). But, every single video has at least four to six ads and it really annoys me because I just want to watch the next episode. And because I don't have much patience to begin with regarding technology (because I'm so bad at it), it takes some of the anticipation out.... So, I finally shared my sorrows and a friend suggested Ad Block, which has changed my life (literally)! Now, instead of waiting for ads to finish with several episodes on (so I can get rid of them in one go), I don't have to do that because Ad Block blocks all the ads! I can finally watch episode after episode uninterrupted! So happy! Here's a list of anime that I have watched. They are very nice and are great to pass the time with (very chill and helps you relax). They are all either comedic, romantic, or both (despite some being supernatural, they are still either comedic, romantic, or both)!

Polar Bear Cafe

My Little Monster

SKET Dance

Kids on the Slope

La storia della Arcana Famiglia
Inu X Boku Secret Service (supernatural)
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (supernatural mystery/detective genre)
Cuticle Detective Inaba (detective genre)

These can all be found on this site.

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12. A is for Alpaca

11. Happy Mother's Day

Today is finally Mother's Day and I woke up to the sound of rain. After a whole week of beautiful sunshine, it had to end today of all days. Weather is so complicated. I didn't really do much this week, but I did go see Iron Man 3 with some friends. It was an amazing movie and Robert Downey Jr. is just gorgeous looking. I hope my future husband will be like him - ages well, very well. The script was great too - the sporadic comedic relief was perfect and there were a lot of epic scenes that just made me get goosebumps and shivers. It was a great production (and not the last one either)! 

As promised, here is the final result of what the shadowbox present looks like

I wanted to keep everything simple and clean so it can show off each of the different features. A black and white portrait of my mom with watercolour background, which is decorated with orange and blue lilies. Lilies represent motherhood, and I added in the blue for some complementary pop! It turned out really nice, I would say. Then, everything is wrapped up by the clean-cut, white box. i think it just finishes off the piece nicely.

I went grocery shopping yesterday with my mom, but my purpose was to restock Stash Herbal Tea: Acai Berry. Unfortunately, the store ran out, so I chose Meyer Lemon from the same brand. It is still a herbal tea and caffeine free, which I look for when buying tea, as well as "100% natural ingredients". But, I think I prefer Acai Berry more... or maybe it is because I'm used to it? We'll see. We also bought a big pack of Japanese genmaicha, which is brown rice tea. So it is healthy all around!

"Meyer Lemons are a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange with a slightly sweet quality - a burst of lemon flavour without the lip puckering tartness. The juicy lemony taste and fragrant aroma of our Meyer Lemon herbal tea is a delight any time of day, hot or iced."

10. A New Member

Yesterday, a new member joined our family by the name of Mother Hen. She was slightly injured so was brought back to heal, while hopefully looking after the young ones. However, as this is her first time being a Mother, I think she is lost to what she's suppose to do. All she does is walk around, sleeping while standing, and not much in general.

While the Mother is still trying to figure herself out, she laid an egg last night! It was really cool! I have never seen a freshly laid egg and it was a very pale pink colour. The little chicks have grown quite a bit, except there is one that is slightly smaller than the rest. It moves slower than the others in terms of meal times, but also when frolicking, it is usually by herself. Hopefully, she will change that timidness.

9. DIY Day

This morning, I took some tees that I bought a long time ago but never wore because they were quite boring. But, I spiced them up today with a simple technique - making bows on the back! It was a lot easier than I thought, but very time consuming! I used a ruler and chalk to outline where I needed to cut and simply used regular craft scissors to cut them. Then I hand sewn the ribbons together using leftover fabric as a band.

After that, I took a break by watching Polar Bear Cafe (a cute Japanese anime) and drinking Stash Herbal Tea: Acai Berry. It tastes sweet, yet sour, and is caffeine free.

8. Mother's Day Preparations

Today, we took the chicks outside for quite a while to enjoy the great weather. We put them under a huge cabbage looking plant outside my room since it provided some shade and I can still watch after them. They took quite a liking to this new site and was exploring by going underneath the giant leaves and jumping from ground to stalk. Earlier on they had already walked and ran for quite a bit, and were tired by the time I relocated them here. This cute little one here fell asleep after a while.

While the chicks were playing by themselves and exploring, I started on my Mother's Day present because I thought it was tomorrow, until I realized an hour after I was almost done that it was actually next week. Oh well, at least I got most of my present done. It's a shadowbox picture frame with origami lilies (they took a long time to make).

I haven't finished the picture that's going to be in the middle yet. The picture is my mom sitting in a chair, and I have already inked it. Next up will be to add some colour with my favourite art medium: watercolour! I'll post up the final result on Mother's Day!

7. Welcome to the Family

6 new chicks were introduced to the Family today and they are the chirp-est things ever. There is already a chick with strong presence and survival instincts that we have named the "Boss". She is the first to eat, and the first to drink. Others follow after her. A red tinted beak, very charismatic.

6. Day at the Docks

It's a beautiful week and yesterday I went to a boat dock/playground/park with some friends. It was a lot of fun, especially at the playground! I really like see-saws, swings, and slides, but because the playground was small people sized, it was a bit difficult for my size to use, like the swings. After playing at the playground, we went to the dock to take some pictures! Here are some pictures I took along the way...