Enjoying the wonders of Photoshop

Photoshop has been a household name now for magically adding, editing, deleting--basically it can transform any photo to something unbelievable.  Like, let's say, this...

Yes, this is Charice Pempengco. As in the one who always wears a weird-looking hat.

Isn't Photoshop amazing?  Apparently, I don't use it for THAT purpose.  I've been going back to designing lately.  Not anything major, but I just really enjoy putting fonts and colors together, then adding a bit of this and that... and voila!  I've been recently asked by a churchmate who bakes and sells her own pastries to create her logo for her sweet business, called "Sweet Tooth" (FYI, she is a dentist), and this is what I initially came up with (with the help of Adobe Illustrator):

 She liked it, but she had this other idea, so she sketched it and I just did the exact same thing:

 Okay, I'm starting to sound really boring. But if you do have current cravings for sweets such as cream cheese brownies (drool...), profiteroles, blueberry cheesecakes, and a whole lot more, feel free to contact her. :)

The desire to blog. Seriously.

I have not blogged for a while now.  Have not been writing in any of my journals, either.  Since I gave birth last August 1, everything has changed.  I've been wanting to write about that experience but I never made time for it.  Yes, I have attempted to, but it stopped at the part when my midwife, Mama Chato, was checking me at the birthing clinic (the morning after I felt the reeeeaaaally painful contractions).


So now, this is the first step.  I am writing again.  Not just because I really miss it, but because I really need it.  With everything that's been happening in my wonderful life now, they deserve to be written down beautifully and preserved forever (technology, please don't fail me).


Aside from that, in my younger days, writing has always been my passion.  I've always imagined myself to be that person who would write anything and everything under the sun.  But I fail a lot of times.  Hehe.  This is the reason why I have a bunch of diaries and journals since I was a little girl.  My first ones were all regularly and consistently updated.  I wrote EVERY DAY.  Can you believe it?  Now, my most recent ones start with June 14, 2006 then the next entry would be August 28, 2006, then the next would be, May 6, 2007.  And each entry always started with a "Sorry I have not been writing for a long time...".  Well, there's a hint of exaggeration there, but you know what I mean.  If you would notice, even this blog has that.  Try looking for that similar line in one of the articles and let me know. ;)


But this time, I am challenging myself!  I want to be more productive now, and that includes writing and blogging.  In a large way, I want my kiddos to learn how beautiful and fun it is to write.  Because it is fun!  Even the mental blocks are fun (I use those blocks to say to myself, "Okay, I can't think of anything else to write yet, so maybe I'll just play a game first...").


Writing, please welcome me in your arms again!