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So I Stopped Paper Crafting

I got hooked to crafting with papers in 2017 and until a few years after that. That's why I bought cutter plotters: from Graphtec Craft Robo to Silhouette Cameo 3 and then the Silhouette Curio. I also bought some nice tools from We R Memory Keepers. I bought specialty papers from Prestige and Star Paper. Years later, I realize that I no longer want to pursue this hobby or my side business. I never really got back the money I "invested" because it has never been an investment, I didn't pursue this as a serious business as I have a full time freelance work and there is a small market here in the Philippines. It is hard to find customers who are willing to pay the right amount for your creative efforts. I used to design and craft invites for weddings and special birthdays and most customers who inquired only had a small budget for these. I realize it is not worthy of the time and labor that I will be putting into.  I remember a customer who I crafted a set of 30 for a we...

Cat Post #1

I have been taking care of cats for a very long time and most of the cats I have nurtured are all local breeds, most of them are strays that I adopted.  I have realized that cats also have different personalities. I have tried different cat food brands available in my country, both wet and dry food, and my cats have different taste buds. Some like dry and some like wet, and some like human food. I avoid giving them human food as much as possible because I don't want them to be able to eat something that might get stuck in their teeth or tummy. And I don't cook too much food, just enough for a couple. Some of my cats are also gentle and some are grumpy. Some are also playful. Some of them also learn fast compared to my other cats. Some of them also know exactly how to use the litter boxes while some just do their toilet business on the floor in the corner of the house despite having 3 litter boxes positioned on the corners. I love all of my cats though I cannot deny that I have ...