My Creatively Random Life

Hi everyone! Time for the Friendly Fill-Ins Week 81. Don't forget to add your link at McGuffy's Reader, 1. I start to decorate for Christmas/Hanukkah __________________________. 2. I prefer a ____________________ Christmas tree because ____________________. 3. The best thing about the holidays is                                               . 4. The worst thing about the holidays is  ______________. My answers: 1) I start to decorate for Christmas/Hanukkah about a week or so before.  Not so keen to do it early.  2) I prefer a n artificial Christmas tree because I hate pine needles everywhere. 3) The best part about the holidays is time off of work to relax. 4) The worst thing about the holidays is all the family judging the way I raise my children.      

I have a 13 year old now and he is moody and full of attitude.  But once upon a time he looked like this.  A happy, cheerful, little boy with chubby cheeks.

Still with the crazy work schedule but I have gotten a little bit accomplished this week.  Yay!  Working towards other stuff as well since some stuff is a process. New Goals For February: 1) Post every day on my Facebook page. 2) Have my first vendor event. 3) Stay on top of my blogging. 4) Earn 1 CE credit. 5) Log every book I finish on Goodreads. 6) Read another 3 books towards my goal. 7) Clean kitchen cabniets. 8) Finish pink blanket. 9) Start blue blanket. 10) List March granny square swap on swap bot. 11) Roll yarn for Belle Blanket. 12) Make signs for Vendor Show. 13) Do first facebook live event. 14) Figure out how Square works. 15) Scan notes and get rid of full notebook. 16) Watch Season 10 of Doctor Who. 17) File taxes. 18) Workout three times a week. 19) Put Kindle on Ipad to save space on phone. 20) Buy baby present for cousin. 21) Start costume for Toronto Comicon. 22) Buy tickets for Toronto Comicon. 23) Go for a 5...

Hi everyone! Time for the Friendly Fill-Ins.Be sure to add your link at McGuffy's Reader, 1. The flu shot ______________________. 2. I think everyone should take ____________________ daily. 3. I (almost) always                      , because                         . 4. I (almost) never                           because                                   .   My answers:   1) The flu shot is something I never miss because I work with the public.   2) I think everyone should take naps daily.   3) I (almost) always stay up too late, because I drink too much coffee.   4) I (almost) never go out and do fun things, because between the kids, work and stud...

There was a huge part of me that wanted to scrap the goals because I feel like I am not getting a lot of them done.  But I am getting so much stuff that is not on the list done that I feel like I should keep it.  It is keeping me motivated. New Goal For February: 1) Post every day on my Facebook page. 2) Have my first vendor event. 3) Stay on top of my blogging. 4) Earn 1 CE credit. 5) Log every book I finish on Goodreads. 6) Read another 3 books towards my goal. 7) Clean kitchen cabniets. 8) Finish pink blanket. 9) Start blue blanket. 10) List March granny square swap on swap bot. 11) Roll yarn for Belle Blanket. 12) Make signs for Vendor Show. 13) Do first facebook live event. 14) Figure out how Square works. 15) Scan notes and get rid of full notebook. 16) Watch Season 10 of Doctor Who. 17) File taxes. 18) Workout three times a week. 19) Put Kindle on Ipad to save space on phone. 20) Buy baby present for cousin. 21) Start costume ...

My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy; a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest. But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why; especially since I should have been the one who died...   I enjoyed this book on the first read but not as much on the second read, not a book that I will be keeping for my bookshelf.  It is a decent read though if you like YA fantasy.

February 20, 2017 - having weekdays off, always nice - extra days home with the kids February 21, 2017 - having a doctor who cares - quiet children February 22, 2017 - getting to clean my house - clean laundry February 23, 2017 - juice delivery February 24, 2017 - all the energy that I have felt since starting my new diet February 25, 2017 - getting to go for fun walks downtown February 26, 2017 - finishing my first Stepbet

Celebrate the Small Things is hosted by  Lexa Cain  along with wonderful co- hosts  Writing Off The Edge  and  Kitbits . This week I am celebrating learning new things, which is always a good thing. I am also celebrating signing Cat up for another year of karate.  I am happy for her that she has found something that she loves so much. What are you celebrating this week?

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info:  My Favorite Meme . My favourite SciFi book is a super easy one.  I read this book ages ago and though it is long overdue for a reread it stands out in my mind as being a favourite.  I far prefer older Scifi to newer stuff, there is something slightly chilling about it all.   The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to measure on the Richter scale, tidal waves thousands of feet high. Cities were turned into oceans; oceans turned into steam. It was the beginning of a new Ice Age and the end of civilization. But for the terrified men and women chance had saved, it was also the dawn of a new struggle for survival--a struggle more dangerous and challenging than any they had...

Sprinkled with Love by Jennifer Faye What does one do with a matchmaking cat named Romeo? Spirited and beautiful, Jillian Parker is one of Marietta’s newest business owners. Still, her mother worries about Jillian’s bare ring finger. So in order to give her mother something else to fuss over, Jillian adopts a cat named Romeo. He turns out to be anything but a docile lap cat. One snowy night, Romeo makes a break for it. With Jillian right on his heels, they have a near miss with a passing pickup driven by Avery Wainwright, one of Jillian’s closest friends. A rodeo accident has the sexy cowboy returning home to recuperate, and he’s not happy about it. So when Avery finds himself lassoed into the Bachelor Bake-Off, he turns to the one person who has always helped him out—Jillian. But will teaching him to take chances outside of the show ring have them both discovering that their feelings for each other run much deeper than they ever imagined? EXCERPT: What in the world? ...

Another week another list of what I am grateful for. February 13, 2017 - being able to surprise my kids with cool things - football February 14, 2017 - having the will power to say no to the cupcakes - friends February 15, 2017 - short line ups at the bank February 16, 2017 - knowing when to step back and take a break February 17, 2017 - getting to try new recipes February 18, 2017 -work days that pass quickly February 19, 2017 - family outings

The Rise of Miss Notley by Rachael Anderson When Miss Coralynn Notley’s father barters her off to the first titled gentleman to come along, she realizes she must flee her home or be forced to wed a despicable man. Driven by desperation, she applies for the position of housekeeper at Tanglewood Manor, the home of the handsome Mr. Jonathan Ludlow. The moment Jonathan sees Miss Notley, he is intrigued. She is far too young and inexperienced, yet there is something about her that that inspires a certain hope within him. Does he dare offer her the position of housekeeper or will doing so result in catastrophe? Excerpt Cora nodded and followed Mr. Ludlow into the parlor. He closed the doors and stood in front of them with his arms folded, looking far more intimidating than he had during their last meeting. He said nothing, merely lifted an inquiring eyebrow and waited. Caught unprepared, Cora stared at him, trying to organize her thoughts into words. After a few moments of awkw...

My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info:  My Favorite Meme . Happy Belated Valentine's Day everybody!! I am not an overly romantic person so I am sure that there is tons of stuff that Mike does that other girls would swoon over and I'm like meh whatever.  I know...I have been wracking my brain for a moment for this post and most of the things I came up with I personally did not find all the romantic. My favourite romantic moments are the ones where he does the little things like rearrange his schedule to take Ace to the orthodontist so that I don't have to kill myself trying to figure it out.  Or make me steak after we just went to a restaurant because I hated my meal.  (that was a really good steak)  Or watch The Princess Bride for the 400th time because I...

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