This week's project was also a pretty simple one (you can see the finished product above.) I decided to take advantage of the fact the Thursday wass a chapel day, and a lot more people would be in that area of the campus. I love using paint (especially colorful paint!) so assembling the sign was a nice break from critically analyzing and reading tedious assignments. It was a bit of a trick venturing out at 5 am on Thursday morning because of all the ice. I fell and slid a good distance multiple times, but it was actually kind of fun. Adventure-like.
I also happen to think that the LOVE sign meshed nicely with Anderson's initiative to raise money for Haiti. I am really proud of our student body and school faculty to respond the way they did. I hope that everyone's semester is getting off to an okay start. I know I've been pretty tired and some days I feel ready to give up. . .already. It's easy to stay depressed when the weather is so grey, so working with some color this week was fantastic!
Next week I think I'll go with baking. Cooking always cheers me up, and hopefully I can brighten a few of your mornings with a little colour and sweetness.
So for the past two mornings, I've been getting up way early to make cupcakes to leave as a surprise for the 8:30 Race and Ethnicity in America class. Sneaking around at 5 in the morning making these little pink cupcakes was fantastic.
Although it's only 23 students (and one professor :) ) I think it's well worth it. Hopefully that's not too much sugar first thing on a Thursday morning. . . 
And when I was stealthily delivering them I felt like Amelie in that part where she imagines she's Zorro! I think I must have been a ninja in a past life. (Okay, I know I'm not quite as stealthy as I think I am. But shh. . .c'est un secret.) 
It's just so great to do something outside of myself, even if it's something ridiculous like dressing up cupcakes with candy. What are some things that make your mornings better?
I hope that everyone's semesters aren't looking too overwhelming yet. If anyone else is like me, the first few days are always terrifying-getting all the big projects and assignments in all my new classes and trying to convince myself that I'm not too stupid for my major.
and colourful hearts in the snow!
Covering campus with a few 3-ounce spray bottles was more involved that I orginally thought. And I got discouraged toward the end, because you could hardly see any of the colours anyway. And, I told myself, by morning this will all have melted away. But when I thought about it more, I realized that if nothing else I felt a little brighter about life. And it was a start. Small, maybe, but I think right now small is exactly what I need.
So how is everyone's semester so far? What are some of the small things that help you push through crappy days?
Thanks to the inspiration of Katie Sokoler (find this photo and other wonderful creations at colormekatie.blogspot.com) I want to embark on a mission to make Anderson a more beautiful place this semester. I hope you will join me in adding colour to a grey world with magical ideas, lovely sparks, and whimsical touches of your own!