This week, I initially planned on volunteering with Bucknell Buddies on Monday. However, the kids are off from school due to President’s Day this week so I needed to find a different option. After sitting in my dorm room with one of my friends, I asked her if she wanted to go to the Maker’s Space and do some arts and crafts. She said yes, so we went later that evening.
When we got there, I bought a $1 canvas and filled up a plate with a bunch of random colors. After staring at the canvas for a few minutes, I started scrolling through my VSCO account for some inspiration, but I remembered something. I knew this was familiar. Freshman year, whenever I would get anxious, sad, or mad, I used to go to my friend Luisa’s room to listen to music and draw pictures that we would tape to her wall. This was a huge way for me to deal with my emotions in a healthy and creative way.
This reminder made me smile and reflect on my memories in her bedroom last year. I spent so much of my time there, and it was always a positive and healthy environment. Now that she has moved out of that room, I found that I lost that way to cope with my emotions. Going to the Maker’s Space and painting reminded me that this is a productive way to relax and refocus myself after a hectic week. I had so much fun with my friend that night trying to figure out what to paint, what colors to choose, and who we wanted to give our pictures to. I like to gift my pictures to other people because my favorite part of drawing and painting is the face of the person that I give it away to.
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