My Next Thirty Years

I suck at Time Management....

Yep just not good at it. Things take me way longer than they should and I am easily distracted or willing to find other things to do. When James was born we moved all more crafty stuff to the basement. That wasn't too bad but when I get down there the life gets sucked out of me. I swear it is the no daylight thing.

So back to time management, I have to put my whole fitness and weight loss thing for me on the front burner because lets face health should be the most important. most days I do okay with it especially if I have boot camp or personal training scheduled. and even though I am not seeing the scale move. I am essentially seeing a difference in clothing where I was once an XXL or bigger I am somewhere between a L and XL depending on the cut and pants somewhere between a 12/14 depending on the designer. I have to keep this in front of me otherwise I will slide back and eat all the crap I have been struggling not to eat.

So the way it is now I have the gym 4 times a week between 7-9 approximately. that means when I get home I want to unwind and go no where near the basement those 2 flights of stairs get you after a work out. 2 days a week C has Karate and I tend to putz around the house instead of go to the basement.

When the craft room was next to Cs room I would go in when G was sleeping for a bit or go in about 6am before C woke up now I can't wake myself up before 7am and everyone is up so No time to be creative and it makes me sad oh and on the weekends I get sucked in to other things. So I need to work some time in for some crafty goodness because I am feeling deprived and I have several ideas running through my head I want to try. I am going to try to hang some creations up in my space to see if that helps along with getting rid of some junk.

Sorry for the rambling post but had to put these thoughts down since they have been bothering me.

Catch ya later taters.

Creativity is flowing....

so I finally am feeling creative again. I scrapped a layout this weekend and I made some jewelry I have a hard time with jewelry my hands are large and so the delicate work gets to me but I had an idea of what I wanted and found the components and made my gals in the happy mail swap some pretty pieces I am almost sad to send them to their new homes.

The only requirement for the happy mail swap was it must fit in a 6 x 9 envie and be made by you but anything could go. 

I knew all along mine was going to be jewelry of some type. I finally decided sketched out what I wanted and put it together.

Tomorrow I need to get some more 6 x 9 envies and then finish my cards and these will be on their way to their new homes.

I hope the girls I had in the swap like them.

Hey did you all notice this is my second post in one day. I think this means I am feeling more control of life today. 

Catch you all on the flip side.

What have you done?

What have YOU done?

I just saw this on Susanne's blog so I thought I would do this.

I am going to change the color to red for everything I have done. If you want, try this on your own blog....here we go.....


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band 
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Well, it seems like a lot. I don't know if that is good or bad, though!

Give it a try! Leave me a comment here if you do post it because I would love to see other peoples' answers!

One World One Heart Giveaway

I had loads of fun participating in this last year and if you want to learn more about One World One Heart, please click the badge in my sidebar.

This year I am giving away this set of framed hearts. I love hearts and thought this was very appropriate for this giveaway.

You can click on the pictures to see each item larger. They are in matching frames and coordinate.  I almost don't want to give them away they are so cute. I have antiqued the frames a tiny bit so they coordinate with the hearts a bit better and they will be under glass but the glare wasn't very nice for the pictures.

To be entered to win please leave a comment in this post by February 11, 2009. I will post the  winner (s) on February 12, 2009. Please make sure I am able to contact you either via your blog or an email.

Good luck everyone. Also if I receive over 50 comments I will give away another set of little art but not sure if it will be hearts.

One Word

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS USING ONLY ONE WORD

It's not as easy as you might think! Consider yourself tagged upon reading this and post it on your blog if you so desire.  It's difficult to only use one word answers. 

Where is your cell phone?
Charging

Your significant other?
Rocks

Your hair?
Messy

Your mother?
loved

Your father?
Rock

Your favorite thing?
Home

Your dream last night?
NONE

Your favorite drink?
Water

Your dream/goal?
Happy

What room are you in?
Bedroom

Your hobby?
Creating

Your fear?
Fat

Where do you want to be in six years?
Arkansas

Where were you last night?
Gym

Something that you aren't?
Skinny

Muffins?
Banana

Wish list item?
Time

Last thing you did?
Eat

What are you wearing?
Jammies

TV?
yes

Your pet(s)?
dogs

Friends?
loved

Your life?
crazy

Your mood?
Moody

Missing someone?
yes

Drinking?
Soda

Smoking?
Nope

Your car?
Durango

Something you're not wearing?
Bra

Your favorite store?
books

Your favorite color?
Navy

When is the last time you cried?
Yesterday

Where do you go to over and over?
Disney

My favorite place to eat?
None

Favorite place I'd like to be?
Disney

This was from Cami's blog and since I don't have much to say thought this would be good.

Winter Blahs

Have I ever told you that I hate winter. I used to love winter and skiing and playing in the snow but now I really hate it. I have a really hard time with it. The greyness and the cold and have I mentioned I hate snow. I am having a really hard time this winter. 

This weekend I had grand plans of scrapping and creativity. You know what I did and nope it didn't include working out at all. I sat on the couch and caught up on CSI and CSI:Miami in between watching the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction. Yep. I made no cards, scrapped no pages and worked on nothing remotely creative. Used to be if I was watching TV I would crochet or do embroidery not this weekend or last weekend or even the one before that. I know it has to do with the winter I am finding that every January I have a hard time of it. Finding any sort of groove.

Have I mentioned that I miss my groove? Maybe someday soon I will have my groove back. I am feeling guilty for not working out. I can tell that is a sign of this journey I am on and that my habits are changing so that is a good thing. Tomorrow I get to begin the day by shoveling the snow that is falling right now. Aren't I lucky?

Well I will catch you all on the flipside and I am celebrating that in 83 days I will be at Disney.

Purging

yesterday I finally gave myself to get rid of those large size clothes. You know all those size 18 and 20s and some even larger. Also got rid of some more of the maternity clothes.

It felt good to get rid of those and It also was scary because those clothes were a safety net for some reason. I feel better for having got rid of them. some got trashed but most will be finding new homes. Oh and I have one pair of shorts and no capri pants so I will be shopping before our trip to Disney in April.

Next thing to purge is some more scrap supplies and books. Trying to make more room in the house. 

I am off to the post office in a few minutes and then will be creating something not sure what though. Have a great day.

Once upon a time...

I had a life and that life was fun. Now it seems my life revolves around Kiddies, their activities, going to the gym, working and my hubby.

Let me tell you my hubby is getting the short end of the stick here we rarely have time for us. Lately he has been staying awake for when I get home from the gym to chat. He is so supportive of this journey I am on. I have been feeling a bit discouraged because my weight hasn't changed but I will tell you my body feels different.

I am going to work on my project for the One World One Heart project today or tomorrow. Right now I am waiting for our friend Ricky who also works for my dad to get here we are finally getting rid of the holes in our walls.

I have to go out and shovel a bit in the subzero temperatures since it is snowing and I figure since I don't have the gym today shoveling is good exercise.

I am going to try and be better about updating but I have like no time lately. Some day I will get time management worked out.

It is crazy here again....

seems like I don't have a minute to myself. Part of it I know is this crazy schedule I have for myself with going to bootcamp and personal training 4 times per week. This on top of Miss C's activities and all the things that must be done. I just need to find the balance in this new program even if it means getting up early.

I had my first personal training session last night and I really enjoyed it. I think it is going to be a great bonus along with bootcamp though I think I need to do yoga or something else earlier in the day.

I really want to be successful in this journey so I know it needs to be a big priority and that is part of the reason I talk about it so much. I need to keep it at the forefront of my life.

I have been scrapping again but not as much as I would like though I plan on doing a lot of it tomorrow. Also catching up with a few projects.

I really need 3 straight hours a week to get my crap together. But I will get better with time management this year and not waste so much.

Well I will catch you all on the flip side.

Reality Check Time

I went for my first personal training session last night which was about measurements and what I want out of the program. Well I had a total shock with my BMI and what amount of weight is fat pounds. Came away a bit depressed over that and all the more determined to get healthy. I really BELIEVE I can do this.

After my session I came home and watched the Biggest Loser premier OMG I swear this country really needs a reality check and for me that was it. I was scared for the older gentleman. Oh and those 2 teenage boys Dan who is 19 and Not sure what the 18 year olds name was but my heart breaks for them. There was only one team I was not enthused with and that was the Silver team. I don't think they have the mindset yet but they will. Also what a shock 9 people went home and next week Bob looses his temper this should be good.

I am vowing to change my life for the better because I don't want my children to follow in the same path. that being said. I have to put on my heart rate monitor and head to boot camp.

Catch you all on the flip side.