Author: wordhues

A deeply thought provoking question. I did go through other’s responses and saw that most of them did not want to be anyone else. Well, I have a weird response to this.

I want to be the person that I dislike. I try most of the time to empathize with the person I interact with. But, I am no sort of saint. I do have people that I strongly dislike and no matter how hard I try I just cannot understand why are they being mean to me.

I know that there are people who are “pure evil” and I certainly would not be able to handle being them. But I want to know why the people I dislike have developed that certain trait which irks me. Maybe if I understand them better I can learn to be less effected by them. By doing so, I feel I can finally let go of the all the hurt and pain and then start to heal.

So, as you can see a purely selfish motive. But what are your thoughts? Am I being naive?

Daily writing prompt

If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?

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I love crafting! I love doing anything to do with making things look prettier. But DIY usually comes to my aid when I realize that the thing i actually want to buy is too costly.

As a child I did receive an allowance to use in case of emergencies. However, since my parents gave me everything I needed I never really spent anything from it. Instead, I used to find a way to make the things I wanted. For music class we needed a musical instrument but since those come very pricey I chose to use some beads, two empty jelly cups and an old pencil and voila! a make shift maracas… The music teacher took kindly to my choice, appreciated my efforts and allowed me to continue using that for the term.

As the years progressed, I took up many small DIYs — Christmas ornaments, kitchen organizers, waste paper bins, wind chimes, sofa covers, pillow covers, curtains, clothes for my dolls, mini doll house.. I loved doing it!

Most of my ambitious projects have been completed with help from my father. Like the a shoe rack we made out of wooden pieces, the head piece to the bed, — mostly things that require using power tools. I still have not learnt how to use those things.

I am thankful to the era of YouTube and to the people who make videos with beautiful DIY ideas. Currently, I have bought all the supplies to make a stationary organizer. Still have not figured exactly how it am going to make it and when I am actually going to get it started. But fingers crossed, I will be done with it soon and move on to the next exciting project.

Daily writing prompt

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.

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I need to think about this now. A word that I just feel should not be part of the general vocabulary.

I really wish I could come up with a word. The truth is that I never actually thought about it. I have heard others saying certain words irritate them and never gave it a second thought.

Given that now that I am actually posed with the question I am straining my brain to think of any memory where I have hated a word. I may hate the way certain people pronounce words but outright hating the word. I really don’t think so.

But I still have some years left for me to develop a hatred for a word. I probably will post an update to this entry if I do..

People say you never tell people about your goals till you achieve them.

There may be people who genuinely wish you well and want you to achieve success in life. But with those there come people who demotivate you, who may be a little bit jealous.

Every step that I wanna take I want to make my life better. I want to complete my education, have a good career, maybe one day own my own house.

However, the biggest challenge in my life right now that I am hoping to conquer in the next six months is to overcome my procrastinating behavior.

I want to be able to wake up everyday with certain objective in my mind and at the end of the day go sleep with the joy that I achieved all of them. Once I can put my laziness behind me, I think the other goals will just fall into place.

Fingers crossed to a year of achievement!

I am not sure yet if I like conversations or hate them. I think I am an introvert but I can be an extrovert under certain circumstances so I guess I could assume I am a ambivert of some sort.

But the one thing that always bores me is shallow conversations. I did not understand how people can talk on and on about owning a certain items and explaining in minute detail their process of obtaining the item. I have had some people talk about the nail art they got done for over an hour. I mean I get that someone who enjoys such talk would really appreciate it.

When I try to categorize what topics fall under “shallow” I realized that the list I come up with is specific to me. I may be about things that I do not understand completely which in turn bores me out.

Shopping also bores me. Especially when I have to do it for myself. I prefer my shopping escapades not to last more than 1-2 hours. After that I just give up and say next time and leave the store.

I feel the more options I see the more I get confused. I don’t like being confused. I predetermine what I need from a store. And focus on buying just that. If I still have any energy left I look to buy something else.

So to summarize, I think I get bored when conversations go too long and shopping spree causes pain to my feet! 🙂

Daily writing prompt

What bores you?

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I know the first response that most people would say is family. And under circumstances where my mind is in the right space I would say the same thing. Being with family always makes special memories.

To be truthful, my favorite people when I am most vulnerable is my inner circle of friends. In front of them I can be my broken self without having to worry that they will break down seeing me that way. They always support me to get through my worst feelings. Since we are of the same age it makes it easier to express the crazy thoughts I have without being judged. And that’s why, they are my favorite people after my blood. They are the bonds that have been forged with no expectations no responsibilities. I am eternally thankful for their presence in my life.

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Who are your favorite people to be around?

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I have never been a person who spent time on dressing up. First, cause I did not understand much about fashion and secondly, I am overly conscious about that people would say about me when I would dress up.

I have always shunned away from the spotlight. I never knew (to some extent still don’t) how to take a compliment. But one fine day, when I was informed that I would be getting an award at a firm level I wanted to accept the spotlight.

That time I went shopping and got myself a new dress for the award ceremony and with that for the first time ever I bought myself a pair of black stilettoes. It was a 4 inch heel with small black crystals on it. They may not have been fancy in the eyes of others but I loved them. Those were the pair of shoes that took me to the stage to collect my award. For the first time in my life I loved being in the spotlight. The confidence those pair of shoes gave were beyond anything I could imagine. I felt pretty that night no matter what people said.

I may not have met the world beauty standards but that day I learnt to appreciate myself even if it was just for that one day.

Side Note: I understand why heels are not everyone’s first choice. The next day, my legs were killing me but the pain was totally worth it

Daily writing prompt

Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you.

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