Tumblr inspired ...

It's that time of the year for birthdays again, and this time I'm inspired by Tumblr. So this time around, I decided to create something that comprises my favourite Tumblr posts from the net. And being over-ambitious as I am, I decided to do a calendar-like card - for every coming month for the next year of my bestie's 31st year. Hopefully it proves to be as inspiring to her as it is for me in the process of creating this.

So the front page tells her that she's 31 at last. Not that age actually makes a difference when you're feeling all young, but it's just to annoy her a little :p

Two peas in a pod, that's what we are. And I honestly wouldn't know what I'd do without my confidant, my adviser and someone to knock sense into me when I'm not thinking right.

We live on a very small island but on the opposite sides of each other. I live up north and she lives way south - an hours' drive away. And it's so much of a hassle to drive such a long distance hence we don't see each other very often. I wish she lived down the street from me.

And because of the distance, we have to rely on technology to connect us together. I love the internet yet sometimes I hate it. Love-hate relationship, if you may.

This Tumblr post that inspired this picture is actually made up of M&Ms, and since I couldn't get the same picture, I decided to draw them instead. Should have drawn smiley faces instead of M's (which for some reason don't make sense).

She really does. My bestie makes me happy and she makes me laugh even when I don't want to.
This is a line from a song that my daddy used to sing me when I was little - You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey ...

Between the two of us, we have a lot of secrets, doubts, fears, dreams, and inspirations. But it all boils down to just 2 things: If it makes you happy, then do it. If it doesn't, then don't. If only things were this simple :)

A very good mantra that everyone should do, in my opinion. Always remember to hug harder, laugh louder, smile bigger and love longer ... and that will make us all happier people.

Live like there's no tomorrow, follow your heart but don't forget to bring your brains with you. That's what I always tell myself (and hopefully my bestie gets what I'm trying to tell her).

Monsters under the bed are scary creatures but one can always learn to live with them, I presume. For some reason, my monster doesn't look too scary and in fact it reminds me a little of a pokemon monster! :)

'I'm not pretty enough' is a very common line that we tell each other. But being 31 means learning to be happy and contented with oneself and having the confidence in ourselves that the world is full of beautiful things, and the next time we think of beautiful things, we should remember not to forget to count ourselves in.

Feeling depressed? Headphones on and tune the world out. That's what I do and it helps.

Binge-eating is a big no-no for any girl who's feeling sad. And while it is hard to do, I'm hoping this inspires my friend and reminds her that there are other alternatives to these diet killers when she's feeling blue. :)

And after 12 pages (for the 12 months of the year), I'm running out of ideas :p And thankfully the next time I need to think again is in a year's time.