When was the last time you used pencil crayons? (School diagrams don't count)

I don't know about you, but it's been a long time since I've tried to be visually artistic. I recently started a penpal 'relationship' with a girl who I've known for about a year now, but never known well. She frequently wows me with the amount of artistic talent she has and creative energy she expends. I just wrote my 2nd reply thus far and used pencil crayons, glittery stickers, awesome japanese stickers I just bought from Aberdeen, cool stationary I acquired from a penpal I had back in Senior High from South Korea... it felt so relaxing to write out my thoughts for someone else to read and to respond to their thoughts, then to make goofy scenes with stickers and crayons on the envelope.

The closest I got to the arts was being a band geek flautist in high school. I was never much for visual arts, and I know it's not my inclination or something that's overly intuitive to me. But just sitting with some art materials and creating something that someone else might see and smile at, that makes me happy. Especially with some mellow predominately instrumental John Butler Trio tracks playing in the background.

I want to try to be creative more - break out the flute more than annually and actually practice some of the duets a different girl-friend and I discussed playing together. Continue being a penpal and making colourful messages to send to people. Attend gallery exhibits, although after the VAG's spectacular Surrealism exhibit I feel like the rest may seem lacklustre. Go to more live theatre, as it's not like there aren't opportunities.

I definitely feel like that qualified as a self-love activity... but now it's bedtime!