Four years ago, I blogged about my niece and her fascination for coloring books. Do you know that coloring books and the time you spend making a magical picture out of the pages are stress-busters too? A friend of mine swears that she gets to relax while coloring a picture and being busy with choosing what colors to combine. She suggested that I buy one too but I cannot find something that would suit my desire to color. Either they are too complicated or too simple for my taste which I think are understandable since they are intended for kids, right? There are times though when just like kids, we want to have a stress-free life and going back to old favorites (when you were five or six) help save the day.
This morning, Josef and I spent a few hours just relaxing at Eastwood City after visiting St. Padre Pio Chapel nearby. It would not be complete if we can’t visit a bookstore (that’s a given) so off we went to Books For Less and later at National Book Store. I found another book by Lincoln Child, an author I discovered a year ago. Terminal Freeze deals with climate change. I don’t even have to read the whole cover summary to convince me in buying it. I’ve been reading e-books for the past month and it is a nice change to be able to hold a real one again. The smell of a new book never fails to make me smile.
“I bet, when we reach home, you will start coloring this“, Josef said pointing to the paper bag from National Book Store. I laughed and told him, “You guessed it right”. You see, I was excited to start. I actually took a shot of the three pages that I started coloring. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated, they are just simple pictures that probably a seven-year old can color but then it is the thrill of making those pictures more vibrant and lovely that counts. I was even in a quandary whether to use dandelion or apricot for the faces. Back when I was into cross-stitching about a decade ago, I have memorized the chart of colors for the thread that I used. There are as many variations of one color, different shades on the color wheel.
Some relaxing moments – priceless minutes spent coloring. Why don’t you give it a try? Unleash the child in you once in a while.
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