My Next Thirty Years

Changes

There have been a lot of things going on here lately and it has been stressful. It even showed up on my scale and for that I am not happy at all.

This morning I went back to my morning breakfast of granola and yogurt. We will be getting back to healthy meals here in the Osborne household.

I am going to bootcamp twice a week right now and am on a break from personal training for a bit, well til we figure out our routine a bit but that means I have to remain committed to working out at home and we will see how that works out.

Last night was my first bootcamp since the burn and let me tell you it was bad. Not from the burn on my leg but from the one on the foot OUCH.

Another big change coming about is G is going back to patrol, which means I get to do the running around thing and also means I get to be nervous each and every day. It also means no more weekends off for him so that will be an adjustment for me and the kids (we will have to figure out what to do).

It also means with him having rotating days off there will be days I don't have to bring James to work or that G will be able to get things done for me like the grocery shopping.

So it is a time for change and we will take it one day at a time for a bit. Catch you on the flip side.

Look what I did.......

So if you have been following along you know I am trying to be creative everyday. It is not an easy task but it is something that keeps me at peace with me. I know it is going to get harder today when I go back to bootcamp and life happens.

Yesterday I did this layout using some Bazzill Swiss dot Cardstock. this is going to be a favorite of mine I see it now. I love these pictures from our April Disney Trip. I am really trying to get things done. I generally don't scrap events or trips but prefer everyday moments but what is life without these things. I also used an old One Little Word Challenge for these too. 

I also created this layout yesterday. Using a new company, well new to House of Paper.

The company is called My Little Shoebox and these are their Wonderful papers. I am so in love with the colors of this line and they were perfect for these pictures. I am debating putting this layout on our wall since I love it but we shall see.

Have an awesome Monday, I will let you all know how bootcamp goes tonite. First class since the burn and catch you all on the flip side.

Schools Out for Summer!!!

Yesterday was Miss Cs last day of the second grade. She starts the third grade in September very hard for me to wrap my head around.

We are going to hang around the house today and play. We were very busy yesterday so it is a good thing plus it gives me time to scrap and create and I am loving the energy I have lately.

This is a layout I did Thursday night while I was chatting with my cousin. I love being able to IM with family who are far away and I miss desperately. 

I recently signed up for Skype so I can video chat which I think will be so cool and bring people closer which I think is so very cool.

This layout was inspired by a One Little Word challenge from 2008 but hey better late than never.

I have been trying to take time every day to create and it has been working out well we will see how well it works next week when I go back to the gym. My burn is about 70% better the new skin is coming in nicely thankfully. I am still shocked by what I did. 

Anyway I am off to play with James before everyone gets up and then I have lots of work to do and I want to play with some new products that arrived at HOP yesterday.

Rediscovering.....

I have been rediscovering my love of creating this week. I have a had some time to play with my scrapbooking and stamping and even though I was working on some gifts it was wonderful. I love being able to create it really brings me peace.

I haven't been able to go to bootcamp since I burnt my leg. Thankfully it is getting better but not enough for working out. I love having this time not sure what I am going to do once I have to go back. We shall see.

I am on the search for some new sentiment stamps I will have to check out e-bay. I have come across a couple of cool challenge blogs, mostly by blog hopping which I don't seem to have as much time for lately as I would like. 

The following is a layout I did for a Scrapping the Music Challenge.  You could use any part of the song Because of You. 

I used the title (very original I know) at first I wasn't even going to use this picture but I couldn't find one of G I liked so we went in a different direction.

I need to go and see if there are any other songs in the list that I want to use. This is challenge #91, so I should be able to find something.

I need to find a way to fit more creativity in later today, though it looks like it is going to be crazy busy later.

Catch you all on the flip side.

An All Time Favorite of mine.

Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams is one of my favorites by him. I have loved this song since it came out when I was in High School. Bryan Adams is an awesome song writer. Also figured it was time to bring some of my favorites to you.

Catching up on OLW Challenges...

Today has been all about creative energy and catching up on One Little Word Challenges, I love these challenges but since I have been such a slacker with scrapping anything, I haven't done one in a long time. Today I completed 3 and it was fun.

The first layout I did used my first ever Scarlet Lime kit. This kit is awesome and I will definitely be playing more later. The picture is from our last Disney Trip. oh and the word was Delight.

The next layout I did was for the word Miracle and the picture is from James' First Birthday. I used Sassafras Lass Hog Heaven.

The last layout I did is for my Favorite Photos album. The picture is from Christmas 2008 and I used paper from one of the new Crate Paper Lines. I also used these Heidi Swapp word stickers that I love.

The word I used for this layout is Time.

Today was a very creative day and I loved scrapping. I have been finding it very difficult to scrap lately and this helped immensely though I did have several brain freezes as to how I should arrange things, I think this is because I have been so busy lately and haven't been taking time to be creative. I am hoping that my continued afternoon unplugged time will help this energy.

Catch you all the flip side. 

Going to try something new....

Well as I have posted in the past my time management sucks. I have a horrid time managing and with going to the gym 4 nights a week I am spent by the time I get home. 

I have been playing around with and idea for a while and I am going to give it a try, when I get home from work I am going to unplug and try creating something or working on some projects I have going on then while C is at karate I am going to unplug and work on projects. I really have a bunch of things I need and want to work on. 

Today is going to be my first day of unplugging for an hour or two a day and I will let you know how it goes. 

catch you all on the flipside.

A Beautiful Sunday Morning...

It is about 8:30 on Sunday morning and it is a beautiful day. I am hoping that I get a lot done today. I made a decision the other day to plant a container garden in the front of the house so that Miley isn't tempted to dig the plants up as she as destroyed the backyard. The joys of a puppy.

So today I am heading off to the garden center to pick up a few flowers and vegetables and I think I will try my hand at a few herbs. I am not a great gardener as I hate weeding though I need to do my front flower bed as the weeds are taking over my roses. Supposedly roses are hard to grow but mine are thriving and I do nothing to them. I think I may pick up one or 2 more rose bushes too :)

I also need to clean my craft studio as it is inundated with Junk. I really need to get better about putting things away after a project is complete. Well I am going to finish my first bottle of water and then head out to get some dirt and plants.

Have a great one.

Believe, Refocus and Change

There is so much going on lately and we may have some major changes coming to our house soon but only time will tell. I am hoping the change we are wanting comes through but we will not know for a bit.

As many of you know believe is my word for 2009 and I am trying so hard to live by this but it is hard. I have to believe this journey I am on is working. I have to believe that I will get more time for me soon and I have to believe that things happen for a reason and what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

I am refocusing on the goals I set for myself on this journey. I haven't seen any change in a while but everyone around me says they see it. Maybe I am too close to the mirror or it is still part of that skewed perception I have of myself. I know I am smaller by the size clothes I am buying but I know I am still buying some clothing that is too big. I am holding myself back because I don't believe I will stay the size I am now. I am also not where I want to be yet and I have no idea of how to get there yet.

I am also refocusing my energy on some creative outlets. This month I am completing some projects that I started and haven't completed. I am truly a happier person when I have time to create so that is part of my re-evaluation of the gym I am going to. Right now I am finishing up the personal training sessions I have left and then I will join a  new gym that works better for our lifestyle, though I will try to keep up with bootcamp but that will all depend on the BIG Change we are waiting for.

I also need to re-focus on friendship because I have been a pretty selfish friend lately and have retreated into myself and that isn't healthy for me.

Catch you all on the flipside.