My Creatively Random Life

Next week, next Wednesday to be exact, I turn 39.  Which I feel a lot of pressure for as it will be the last year I have before I turn 40 and with everything that is going on in the world right now I realize how much more that there is that I want to get done before I turn 40. My health has been causing me problems this year and my doctor has recommended that I lose a little weight to help.  This is really high on my list for the coming year as I do not want to go into my 40's having preventable health issues.  Also on my list, as always is continued learning, as the current situation in the world had sharply shown me this year you never know what is going to happen and I want to make sure that I have something to fall back on should the worst happen. Being home all day, everyday has help me see how much time I really do have that is free and I waste doing things that bring me little to no pleasure.  I have spent some time today working on my novel that I start...

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links They're sweet and cute and so much fun, so honor your kiddo with a 1st Birthday party when they turn one! They might not remember the day but you sure will!  Make the day even more special with a  1st birthday party theme  from Birthday Express! Here are three particularly adorable 1st Birthday party themes to check out: Lil Prince 1st Birthday  - Give your little prince the royal treatment on his first birthday. All  Lil' Prince 1st birthday party supplies  are high quality and feature delightful designs and colors. You can even have the birthday boy's picture printed on dinner plates, invitations, centerpieces and favor boxes. Give your little one a celebration like none other with the Lil' Prince 1st birthday personalized party theme. Look Whoo's 1 (Pink)  - This owl-themed décor is a hoot and a half, with customizable party supplies ...

Celebrate the Small Things is hosted by  Lexa Cain  along with wonderful co- hosts  Writing Off The Edge  and  The Cyborg Mom . I have a big celebration this week, my baby turns six!  It's so hard to believe that she has grown up so fast.  :(  It seems like just yesterday she was a tiny baby and now she's getting ready to graduate senior kindergarten. Check out what everyone else is celebrating today:

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links Sweeten up the celebration with the new Birthday Sweets party theme from  BirthdayExpress.com ! This chalkboard-inspired theme features a black background with "Birthday Girl" written on it in white and pink. Birthday Express has all the party goodies you'll need to fit any size party and budget to make your chic little girl's day super special.  Birthday Sweets Party Supplies  - Try Birthday Express' brand-new  Birthday Girl Sweets Value Party Pack . It has everything you need including polka-dot invitations and candy stripe candles, to pink crepe paper. Or you might feel like creating more of a customized, one-of-a-kind celebration with chalkboard placemats and the  David Tutera Chalkboard Party Design Kit (326 pieces) .  Birthday Sweets Chalkboard Decor  - Chalk it up to girls just wanting to have fun! The Birthday Sweets party theme incl...

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links With Cat's sixth birthday fast approaching I spend a lot of time thinking about what to do for little Miss Diva.  Last year we went all out renting a room and inviting the whole class, planning great craft activities and face painting.  Only a handful of kids showed up and I still have a stock pile of foam domino masks and various other craft supplies. This year we are planning something a lot smaller but I still want to make it super special for her, It's one thing to throw a birthday party, but it's another to throw a completely personalized birthday party that your kiddo will remember for years to come. How to do it? With personalized birthday party supplies from  Birthday Express , of course! They make customizing your designs and party supplies simple, so there's more time to party! Here's how easy it is: After you've found the party them...

Every year that my son gets older I feel differently, but this year hits me hard.  It marks his last year in single digits, a sign that he is really beginning to grow up.  That's hard for me because I would like very much to keep him little forever, and not just because of the fact that each year older for him means another year older for me. With as fast as it seems as kids are growing up these days it feels that this year is the last year he will really be a little boy.  Then we enter the murky waters of preteenhood and all the problems that my bring.  (and we have already had our fair share) I remember when he was first born, tiny and sweet smelling.  His scrunched up little face and so much hair.  Such a happy, calm little baby he was.  Now he is growing into a boy I am proud of thought, kind and well mannered.  Even if he is a little Minecraft obsessed.  I look forward to spending the next year with him seeing th...