{spring has arrived}

I must admit that I spent most of my day indoors. We did go do some bowling, which I am sure will me so much more fun once Lil C can bowl. Right now we divide our time between bowling and running after/entertaining the little one. Maybe we can find one of those fake bowling alleys that have the little balls so that she can participate.
Dad did take the princess to the playground to run around and play and slide so at least there was some outdoor fun for the day. I haven't had a chance to check and see if he took pictures yet. Of course dad isn't as anal about the camera and capturing everything on film. Although when he does grab it and take pictures he always gets great shots.
Okay well I don't feel like scrapping and believe it or not I am 85% organized at this point and my desk is 98% clean so I might just head to bed. I came to realize yesterday that I will be turning another year older in about 11 days... wow time is flying by.

Hope everyone had a great first day of Spring!!!

{st. patty's day}

Happy green day to everyone. It's been pretty quiet here today, we took a picture to compare with last year and although I haven't had a chance to do so, I know there is a major difference. Last year our baby girl was only 4 months old and now she's 16 months... time really does fly by.

I am still busy simplifying my process over here and my "ready made" kits are working wonders... I can just grab the one I think works best and add whatever extra embellishments I think I need and I'm done. Using my sketches has been helping as well and I went back to using my challenge can again.

I shake it up and pick the first three tiles that fall out - for my last project they were; bling, journal spot and rub-ons. It keeps me from using the same thing every time and from constantly trying to figure out exactly what to use. I have definitely had less scrap related stress and I don't waste time like I use to looking for ideas and wasting hours browsing the internet for inspiration.

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

{caitlyn, no}

If I had to guess I would say that these two words are the words I say the most everyday.
Caitlyn, no don't hit the dog. Caitlyn, no don't play with that. Caitlyn, no don't put that in the toilet. Caitlyn, no don't touch the TV. Caitlyn, no don't throw that. Anyway you get my point.
I try to imagine if a boy would be this much trouble; there is no way. I mean I don't even want to be around when she hits 2 because if she gets any more mischievous I am going to SCREAM!!

Anywho, we had a family nite and went to the mall to window shop and then to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner (which we brought home to eat). I am pretty tired so other than doing some planning/sketching I think I might cut my night short and head to bed (which I am typing at 11:43pm; isn't it too late to say I'm cutting my night short?). I have been having trouble sleeping though so I guess it's not really up to me.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

{worst week of the year}

This week is turning out to be terrible and it's only Tuesday. I'm starting to wonder if this year is only going bad because I have stated that 2009 will be my year. So as a test, I am not going to sign my post with that anymore to see if there are any changes. Today was one for the books and I still have an hour to go so it may even get worse.
Other than that I did manage to get a layout done today - with my "new scrapbooking" attitude. It's not perfect, but it does exactly what it's supposed to do; tell the story. Anyway I used one of the sketches from 52 sketches as my inspiration. I love her sketches and they are so easy to use.
Alright so I'm off to finish the remaining 55 minutes of the day. Wish me luck!

{is it just me...}

or did today just fly by?
First things first; that time change thing did not help matters any. Why don't we get to do time change on a day other than the weekend, like Monday!!! I feel like it threw off my entire schedule. Don't get me wrong I love the fact that it was still nice and sunny outside at 7pm, but that doesn't help with the fact that I'm tired.

Anywho, I did manage to get some work done. I have really embraced what I set out to do, I am back to using sketches and planning my pages; and I must say it feels really good to know that something is getting done. I was able to pull out one of my Mosh Posh kits (from August 2006 - yes I said August 2006) and plan my pages so that I will get at least 6 pages out of the kit and still have scraps to work with. It made me realize that I obviously have way to much stuff and I really do need to start using it.

One more thing that I realized is that I don't think that traditional kit clubs are for me anymore. I have been doing some research and have found that I like the idea of smaller kits with different papers from different manufacturers (i.e Apron Strings, Flavor of the Month). You get 3-4 different mini kits (with a small amount of embellishments). At first I thought it was not enough stuff, but then I realized after I finished planning out my pages last night I pretty much have 6 pages that look quite a bit alike....just because of the similar look of the paper.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{work in progress}

I am happy to say that I have started on my cards for the 365 Card blog (2 down - 3 to go). Of course by tomorrow morning I will be behind yet another day. I am hoping to get all 3 of my remaining cards done tonight. I have a Coke and some yummy cinnamon graham crackers to keep my occupied; not to mention a couple of episodes of Law & Order SUV and Criminal Intent (my true scrapping companions).
Anyway I am fully planning to get some pictures posted tomorrow (of whatever I have finished). I need to get back in the habit of scrapping and keeping my blog updated.
On a totally different note... I have a new scrapping goal for 2009. I have noticed that in every issue of Creating Keepsakes this year the focus has been on getting more pages done, organizing, simplify your process, etc. All things that I need to adapt. I put off scrapping because I think I need the perfect photo and the perfect paper so that my page will be perfect (which it never is). I really need to get out of that mind set; remember why I'm doing this, get more journaling on my pages (for when I'm gone) and get those pages done.
So my goal is to find my style, get back in the habit of writing down ideas and drawing sketches, get the pages completed and remember who I'm doing this for.... Me and my Family!

Talk to you soon!

*Making 2009 My Year*

{already behind}

It's only the 3rd day of the month and I am already behind on something!!
I wanted to have my scraproom at least halfway complete so that I could sit down and create something. If I had to guess I would say its more than halfway finished but the stack of broken down cardboard boxes does not lend to a very creative environment.
Oh well, I will have to think of something.
As for the project I wanted to start - I found a new card site called 365 cards. Yes, that's a card a day and since I haven't started yet it means I am currently 3 cards behind AND a card box (holder) to hold all the cards. I will hopefully catch up by the end of the week. (that doesn't include the altered box!).
If you get a chance go check them out; the link is over there -------->

*Making 2009 My Year*

{march? - are you serious?}

I can't believe it's already March!!! Where does the time go?
Looking back; I see that I didn't do any better with keeping up with my blog last month.
I must say that I have been busy unpacking and job hunting so blogging wasn't priority 1.
I am making small steps in getting my scraproom in order so hopefully by the end of the week I can get started on something.
Today was an inside day -it pretty much snowed all day!! I was amazed and so was Caitlyn; we were so used to the 80 degree weather in Florida and then we get here and SNOW? I will say I was able to get an awesome picture of the house and yard all covered in the white stuff. This will be my first winter/snow layout in 3 years!!! Pretty excited.
Anyway I hope everyone had a fabulous February and that you have an even better March.
Talk to you soon.

*Making 2009 My Year!*

{...still unpacking}

So, we are in our house and I am surrounded by boxes.
I have no motivation to unpack; not even my scrap stuff. I am busy being a stay at home mom and that takes up 99% of my time. I can't even imagine what Caitlyn will be like when she gets 2 because right now she is wearing me out.
I have pulled out a few magazines so that I can browse through for some ideas, but I have no idea when I will actually get a chance to sit down and scrap. I can say proudly that I am keeping up with my project 365. The only drawback will be that when I do get a chance to sit down and work on it I will have almost 6 weeks worth of photos to scrap.
Anyway, I am going to get back to looking for a job - staying at home is driving me crazy.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{happy v day}

This will be a quick post as I am so tired from yesterdays move and the drive from Florida to Atlanta that I can barely keep my eyes open.
Hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's day. I found a couple of pictures of my two loves to post in honor of the holiday.






As you can see I am still in love with black and white photos.

I will try to catch up once we get settled in the new home. I get one day of rest before we move so I'm going to take full advantage.

*Making 2009 My Year*