Today my husband wasn’t feeling very well, and after spending the whole morning working on my students’ second-term evaluations, I really needed a way to disconnect my brain for a while.
So I sat with him in the dining room to keep him company, put on some calm music, and started building a kit next to him. I hadn’t really planned it, but for a few days I had been feeling like building the Sakura Bonsai.
A little while ago I helped some of my students build theirs, but I hadn’t built my own yet, even though I bought it a few months ago.
The Cherry Blossom collection is my favorite from Rolife. I absolutely love the sakura flower theme, and this was actually the last kit from the collection that I had left to build (except for two book nooks that I still don’t have 
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).I already talked a bit about this kit when I shared my students’ experiences, but this time I ran into a few different little issues myself.
First of all… I can tell I’m distracted lately because I made some silly mistakes. Thankfully I managed to fix them all, but one of the branches now has more superglue than wood 
. I also had to sand a couple of holes because some branches didn’t fit properly.
. I also had to sand a couple of holes because some branches didn’t fit properly.
And something I learned from watching the kids build their bonsais: if something can be glued, I glue it.
The loose flowers, the green pieces together, the green pieces to the brown branches… nothing is left loose anymore. I noticed that if the green piece of a flower is just a little thinner, it can fall off easily, so I decided to secure everything.
A little appreciation for my beloved helpers:
In the end it was a very calm and beautiful build, and honestly it was exactly what I needed today: something relaxing to clear my mind and, most importantly, to sit next to my husband and keep him company for a while.
And finally… I have to admit that I’m already starting to feel the meetup nerves!
Next Sunday morning I’ll be organizing the second Barcelona (Spain) meetup, and even though the first one went wonderfully, that doesn’t stop the butterflies from showing up 
. I’m finishing the last little details and that always makes me a bit nervous.
. I’m finishing the last little details and that always makes me a bit nervous.
Anyway, I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend and that the coming week treats you well! 
Sunday is going to be amazing! If you can handle a classroom of students building bonsais, a group of adults will be a piece of cake! 
I love the “if it can be glued, I glue it” philosophy. It’s the only way to ensure a stray sneeze doesn’t cause a petal-pocalypse. Sending healthy vibes to your husband and calm vibes to you for Barcelona! 
this is one of my favorites from the Sakura series. It may be small, but it looks so majestic.
. And thank you for the encouragement, I’m trying to focus on the excitement more than the nerves! hehehe
It looks like you had great help from 2 sweethearts