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So much has changed in the past year. I've been away from arts and crafts for too long! I'm ready to get back into the swing of things. With more time on my hands, I have no excuse to not induldge in the things that make me happy. I bought canvases, brushes and acrylics to start painting. I've never been much of a "painter" per say, but I have completed 2 so far and I LOVE IT!!! I haven't thought about selling them yet since I'm fairly new to the world of painting on canvases but I may considerate in the near future. I've been greatly inspired by very talented people who I probably would have never met if I didn't escape my previoius life. I feel liberated. I feel creative. I feel ALIVE! My creative spirit has beem dormant for a few years and it's been painfully. I almost lost myself while becoming the person someone else tried to mold me into. Sad, I know. Nonetheless, I am back! I feel the urge to knit and crochet and actually finish projects. There's nothing like feeling like myself again.

During my last visit home (NY), it was good to hear "Welcome home Empress. We've missed you!" It is truly good to be back and loved.

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