Finally a Christmas card done

Today was a productive day. I went out and got the grocery shopping done before the chaos of the weekend. I really hate having to make a trip to the grocery store on the weekend. You can't stop to look at anything without getting someone's cart in the butt! I also finished up this Christmas card featuring a Stamping Bella stamp by Mo Manning.

I am happy with the soft almost vintage feel of the card. The picture isn't really very good, I took it this evening after it had gotten dark out. I think this is going to be a recurring theme in my cards this year (provided I get any more done of course). I also started working on the journals that I want to put into Chloe's loot bags. I got the more mundane job of cutting all of the card stock to the right size as well as the cover papers. Next comes putting it together and adding some fun embellishments. Hopefully I will have one finished in the next day or two to post here.

On a personal note, we had parent/teacher conferences tonight and they went very well. All three teachers were very happy with the kids. They are all polite, helpful, and well mannered (which makes a parent very happy since we all know that they aren't always like that at home!). They are all doing well with their work. Of course there are a few things to work on but I would be concerned if there wasn't.

Well, that is all for tonight. Time to put Liam to bed. Have a great night. 

Busy, Busy, Busy...

This time of year is always a very busy one. Besides all the preparation for Christmas, our family has 3 birthdays for immediate family (my wonderful Mom's, my niece's, and my daughter's) that all fall in the span of 1 week. I am trying not to stress over the fact that I am very ill prepared right now. I am trying to get organized for Chloe's birthday party next weekend. Chloe and I are going to make some little journals to give the girls who are attending. Still thinking about what else to add to the party favour bags. I am going to try to use up some of the supplies that I have been hoarding. It should also help to keep the costs down and will be a nice "from the heart" touch. I also want to make a few things to decorate the party room where we are having her big bash.

I have been working on getting some Christmas cards done. It is slow going since I don't really get a lot of time to work on them. I have one almost ready to go, it only needs one last finishing touch. Hopefully I will be able to get a picture of it posted by the end of the week. I am taking some of the pressure off regarding the card making since Shane and I worked on putting together something to send out electronically to family members who are out of town. We had a ball making it and hopefully everyone will enjoy receiving it.

I am also working on a few more Christmas related home decor items. Hopefully they will get done in time for Christmas. If not, well I guess there is always next year!

Well, I am off to get some more work done and then I am going to tune in to the House of 3 live web show (it doesn't start until 10pm where I am so hopefully I will still be awake). Have a great night.

TGIF

I am really happy that Friday is here. I hate to wish away time since it goes by all too quickly without any nudging from us. Although it feels like another week has flown by, I am exhausted and so is everyone else here. Poor Chloe struggled to stay awake through dinner tonight. Hopefully a good night sleep and a little extra sleep tomorrow will do us all some good.

We don't have anything in particular planned for this weekend but I would like to get some good quality family time in this weekend. I am hoping that the weather will be nice and maybe we can get out and enjoy some fresh air before it is too cold and we just want to stay in. I am also hoping to snap some good pictures that I can include with our Christmas cards.

On that note, I am also hoping to be able to set aside some time for creativity and getting some of those cards and maybe some decor items finished (well, the cards will just be getting started).

Well, I am going to go and join Shane and the kids. They are all snuggled watching a movie on Netflix. Bye for now.

This Makes Me Happy...

Just chilling, spending some quiet, quality family time together. It does my heart good to see the kids all cuddling up with Shane. He loves it so much, I think you can actually see his heart swell when he gets moments like this!

This is what life is all about. Here's to quiet Sundays with family.

21 Challenge Update

Hello there. I have been quite absent on the blog scene lately, sorry about that. The 21 challenge isn't going that well. I am feeling discouraged by it but I think that is stemming from feeling discouraged about everything lately. Life is getting me down lately. I feel like everyone and everything is working against me.  I am taking steps to make improvements though, so I am sure that after I weather the storm I may get to see some rainbows. I know that there are a lot of people out there who are MUCH worse off than I am. I really shouldn't complain at all. I am just feeling run down and once I get back to normal everything will be fine.

Nothing creative happening around here lately (except my 21 challenge journal). Everything I touch lately seems to go to hell in a hand basket (ironic considering that is what I am focusing this challenge on). We are having company this weekend so I am sure that I won't get any creating done at all. I am going to try to get some work on the challenge journal done though. Should be a good weekend though so I am going to try not to let anything get the better of me.

Gotta go pick up my hubby. Night, night. I hope everyone else is having better luck with their challenges than I am.

The "21 Challenge" starts today

Hello there. I have been a very bad blogger. Sorry about that. I started out strong and then things seemed to go downhill. Liam got sick and needed a lot of time so I couldn't get anything done during the day. Unfortunately, he wasn't sleeping well at night, which meant that I wasn't sleeping well at night. I have been so tired that I haven't had any energy to be creative at all. The lack of creative mojo should hopefully stop today though.

 Today I am starting the 21 challenge with Rhonna Farrer. I had a hard time narrowing down what I was going to work on. I had so many things that I felt would benefit if  they changed. Everything seemed so big and vague so I finally decided that I was going to work on putting my insecurities aside and just get down to the business of  being creative. I am always afraid that what I make won't be good enough for anyone to see. I let that fear stop me from creating. It doesn't, however, stop me from buying everything I see and like. It was time that I started using the products that I have spent so much time and money collecting.

I am hoping that by the end of the 21 days that I will have more confidence in my abilities and that I will feel free to create at my leisure and for no one but myself. I hope that everyone else embarking on this challenge meets their goals and learns something about themselves.

Good luck to all of us!