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At the beginning of 2017, I also started handling the CHIRP online newsletter and it gave me so much joy discovering local events, organizations, and other proudly Chicagoan stuff to share with our music-lovin’ subscribers.

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Where have I been?🌿⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We say life happens but the past weeks were the most overwhelmed I have been. The sadness that my own failures give me are bearable. But a loved one in pain is not. Our family recently found out that my only brother has an illness. I can’t even say the word. I hate it. I am mad at it. I often hear other people struggle with the pain of seeing their loved one suffer from some type of this illness. I never thought it will creep into my life THIS close.😔 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ My brother is one of the most fun person you will meet.❤️ He taught me how to ride a bike and we grew up playing pranks on our grownup cousins while they sleep. He is a hands-on father to his children. We love him so much and we are fighting and winning this battle.👊🏼 He is strong and brave. He deserves to live a long, healthy life with the family he already started building.❤️⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ On the same day that we learned about my brother’s diagnosis, my husband also got his board exam result and aced it.🔥 I’m a witness to the crazy challenges that he went through in this journey — juggling exam preparations and married life and owning a business — and I couldn’t be more proud of him. This will not only open doors for him, but also allow us to pursue more goals together.❤️⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This I where it becomes tricky. My chest still hurts and it’s been many weeks. The emotional roller coaster is more challenging because it’s a mix of extreme highs and lows so I’m just confused — happy but in so much pain in the middle of it all. I want to be brave, strong, and positive in a responsible way. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I want to be cautiously optimistic by keeping an eye on the obstacle.🙏🏼 I believe that the optimism will give clarity on what I can do next or how I can help to make things better. I still cry like a mess but I stand up (hopefully stronger) at the end of the emotional drain. We are figuring out what’s next and we are surviving it.⁣⁣ ⁣ So from a slow collapse from weeks ago, I am currently at this sort of a hope-building thing. It’s rebuilding with everything that is hopeful and possible — which includes doing everything in my power to help weather this storm.🌱
Sharing late night sketches/studies.🌙 Are you an early bird or a night owl?🐥🦉 ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I MIGHT BE BOTH!😂⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ There are studies saying that we can actually switch from being a night owl to an early bird.😃 It takes time and has guidelines of course. I’ve been trying to be a morning person for a couple of years now but there will be specific days or even weeks when I revert to becoming a night owl again.🙁 I’m a fan of building habits but maaaahn that one is hard to nail down for me.💩 I remember not sleeping at all during the last few days before an art show last year and an art fair recently. As in nada Zzzs.🙅🏻So I think whether I’m an early bird or a night owl, ART is what I wake up for and what keeps me up late at night these days. And that’s a-okay for now.😌🌱💚 #workinprogress #illustrationdaily #papercutting
Who had a tough week?🙋🏻 • • • Grow through what you go through.🌱 I am still wondering how I survived the past couple of years trying to do what I do now. I am light years away from success — but what is success for you or me anyway? I used to stack it against family expectations, social standards, and other successful people in the industry that I’m trying to get in. I always knew I define it differently but I also learned that I can never shove it to other people’s throats either, family and friends included. Makes me a little vulnerable sometimes but hey, vulnerability is okay. Then I resume growing.🌿💚 #gratitudejournal #papercutart
Happy pride!🏳️‍🌈 Remember, you can be an ally beyond pride month.💛 Here’s one of the mini papercut posters that I made recently. I used gold paper as accent for the first time.😍 And making rainbow layers was super fun!🌈 I’m updating my @Etsy shop to list new papercut pieces and it’s going to be my first time to offer colored paper cutouts!🌿 What a better time to launch it than the colorful pride month right? You may DM me to purchase this piece or visit the link in my bio. To love is human!🤗🏳️‍🌈 #pride #papercutting #paperart

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