Paper Cut Project No. 1

I'm trying to channel my inner crafter, and turn my idle time into one of creative productivity. Our office operation has been suspended this morning due to the inclement weather here in Manila and since I was already wide awake, might as well get on with the project I have wanted to start with for so long: Paper Cutting!

With construction papers, X-acto, a metal ruler, and a cutting mat on hand, I put into production the concept I had while I was on my way home from work.



It also happened to be my BFF's birthday yesterday, so this was the design I had in mind with this first ever Paper Cut project. I obviously need to work on my cutting skills, but I think I have gotten the ropes of doing it, more or less.

Just when I think I have done something that I can be proud of, I see these amazing Paper Cut arts over at Pinterest!

With more practice, I'm pretty sure I'd get to come up with really amazing ones someday soon. Lao Tzu did say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step :)

I ABSpire!

I don't know what has gotten over me but when August has started, I suddenly feel like losing my belly fats. FOR REAL! I think it is after taking a bath one day and seeing my protruding stomach that I am shaken out of my reverie, and the feeling of determination to get rid of it once and for all has sunk in.

I have shared to Jen my plan, and she has told me about this 30-day crunch challenge, which I am, surprisingly, actually adhering to!



Before I started doing the challenge, I asked myself this: whose abs do you wish to have? I easily came up with three answers, and I would like to call them my ABSpirations! #badpun



I've always envied Nicole Scherzinger's abs in this Baby Love MV. Her tummy is flat, even if you look at it from the side! Oftentimes, I stand in front of the mirror and look at my tummy from the side, and I get disgusted at what I see. But hopefully, not anymore!



I never knew Krystal had such a gorgeous pack of abs. Well, that was until I saw this picture of hers and wanted to have them, too! My goal is to have a flat tummy, but getting a defined pack like Krytal's here would just be an added bonus.

And finally...



Sehun's tummy is the sexiest tummy out of all the male KPOP idols out there, ever (at least for me *wink*)! Sure, his tummy isn't as manly-looking as, say, that of the members of 2PM's, but his tummy is the kind that I'd like to have (I'd like my future chuva to have Taecyeon's or Chansung's abs, though).

I like to wear form-fitting tops but I have grown self-conscious every time I wear them because of my bulging tummy, and sucking it all in is hard to do.

I'm on Day 9 of the challenge now, and I sure am hoping that I have lessened my belly fats come Day 30. That is actually saying something because before when I do crunches or sit-ups, I stop at Day 2 and intentionally forget about doing it thereafter. LMAO.

If you have any other belly-buster regimens, please do let me know in the comment section below? :)