Ok, so normally TGIF would mean "Thank God It's Friday"... Well in my case it is a bit different... For me today it means "Thank God It's Finished". After having two pipes freeze and break a few weeks ago and finally finishing all the repairs and restoration of the nursery (yes, can you believe it) on Thursday last week... it turns out there is another broken pipe in my main bath and they have to break the wall and the floor to get to it. So here we go again. Well, the repairs on that are finally finished and we have full use of the bathroom again. It was such a pain to have to load and pack the kiddies up to go and shower at a friends house. So yesterday I took the longest shower and enjoyed our bath. Oh yes, I did!!! Lol. We do still have to find someone to fix the big hole in the wall and the tiles on the floor but Praise the Lord the repairs are done. Amen!!!
So this weekend we plan on sitting, relaxing and enjoying the super bowl. Things are pretty hyped around here. For those of you that don't know I am in New Jersey and am very close to it all. People have decorated and are planning big things for the weekend. My hubby says we are not touching Jersey City or Hoboken this weekend because it is going to be crazy. Hehehe...
So on to the crafty side of my post... YAY!!! I was able to complete a layout. I am super excited about it for two reasons... well mainly two but there are more... hehehe.. First reason would be that it is the first layout I make of my new baby Carlos. I am so excited. I luv how it came out. I will try to post a pic of the layout. Secondly, I am excited that it is the first of layout of 2014 and hopefully will mean the beginning of many more. I tried a few new things and tools on it. The layout was totally inspired by Karla who is Kapamia on you tube. I may just make another post and show the layout on its own. I watch Karla's videos and think "she makes it look so easy"... So I figured I would do a layout and not put to much thought into each and every aspect. I still have layouts that I began and have not completed from 2013 because I just over think everything. I let myself go and boom... I was done.. So excited, yay!!!
So as for my shopping... hehehe... Believe it or not, I have been pretty good. I started the year with two things that I was out to get and have been able to purchase one and am still looking to find the others. I wanted the new release from My Creative Time and LUV it... and now I am in search of the G45 papers from Tuesday Morning. Other than that, I have stayed away from daily deal sites and seriously walked away from tempation when out doing errands. I actually went to Michael's on Sunday in search of some items for my niece party and only spent $12.00. Can you believe it? I don't think I have ever spent so little money in that store. I was so happy.
So that was a little update... Hope I was not too longwinded... Thank you all for visiting. Have a happy and safe weekend. Scrappy hugs,
Jackie
Friday, January 31, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Farewell 2013... Hello 2014!
Hello scrappy friends...
I have been thinking about my blog quite a bit and the fact that I have truly neglected it for two years. Seriously, has it been that long? Wow, it feels like just yesterday that I left the post regarding Sharon's giveaway. I decided that although I was not sure what was going to happen with my you tube channel that I did want to keep up with my blog. Life has truly become crazy and I can't seem to find the time to really keep up with it all. I surely haven't had the time to craft and / or sit in my room and pretend to try to craft (I always end up trying to organize). Hehehe...
With the new year I figured it would be a great time to start something new... I have always wanted to do it all. I say yes to everything and usually end up working to the very last minute to complete something. Well, this year I decided to try to just let it go. Do what I can, when I can. Not to feel so overwhelmed and to stop piling things on top of eachother. I found myself thinking of all this when it was so close to the end of 2013 and realized that once again I was doing it all at the last minute. So, I put things down and walked away. And it felt great. I realized that there is no situation that was urgent. My craft was supposed to be fun and I think I had lost sight of that.
Every year, I made a list of all the things that had to be completed around the house, the little errands that we keep putting off, the calls that we mean to place... even the papers we have in the file bin. It just all seems to add up. And guess what, I let it go.... Sure did! I looked around and said whatever is done is done and what is not will still be there tomorrow (2014). And now for my first step in my crafty world... my blog.
I started off by making some changes to the blog. You may not notice them because it has been so long since my last post but I am happy. I always felt as if the blog was not quite complete. I rushed to create my blog for a hop and never really learned how to play with it. So with my changes came this post. I don't know who will read it. It is super long, I know. But I am glad I am writing it. I already feel connected to my crafty world again and hope this will be the beginning of more posts as well as the start of my mojo kicking in.
But first, I want to thank you all for your support. I have grown so fond of the you tube community and hope this new venture into the bloggy world will continue to bless me with more scrappy friends. I truly want to wish you all a very happy, safe and healthy new year. May the Lord watch over you and continue to bless you throughout 2014 and always.
Scrappy hugs,
Jackie
I have been thinking about my blog quite a bit and the fact that I have truly neglected it for two years. Seriously, has it been that long? Wow, it feels like just yesterday that I left the post regarding Sharon's giveaway. I decided that although I was not sure what was going to happen with my you tube channel that I did want to keep up with my blog. Life has truly become crazy and I can't seem to find the time to really keep up with it all. I surely haven't had the time to craft and / or sit in my room and pretend to try to craft (I always end up trying to organize). Hehehe...
With the new year I figured it would be a great time to start something new... I have always wanted to do it all. I say yes to everything and usually end up working to the very last minute to complete something. Well, this year I decided to try to just let it go. Do what I can, when I can. Not to feel so overwhelmed and to stop piling things on top of eachother. I found myself thinking of all this when it was so close to the end of 2013 and realized that once again I was doing it all at the last minute. So, I put things down and walked away. And it felt great. I realized that there is no situation that was urgent. My craft was supposed to be fun and I think I had lost sight of that.
Every year, I made a list of all the things that had to be completed around the house, the little errands that we keep putting off, the calls that we mean to place... even the papers we have in the file bin. It just all seems to add up. And guess what, I let it go.... Sure did! I looked around and said whatever is done is done and what is not will still be there tomorrow (2014). And now for my first step in my crafty world... my blog.
I started off by making some changes to the blog. You may not notice them because it has been so long since my last post but I am happy. I always felt as if the blog was not quite complete. I rushed to create my blog for a hop and never really learned how to play with it. So with my changes came this post. I don't know who will read it. It is super long, I know. But I am glad I am writing it. I already feel connected to my crafty world again and hope this will be the beginning of more posts as well as the start of my mojo kicking in.
But first, I want to thank you all for your support. I have grown so fond of the you tube community and hope this new venture into the bloggy world will continue to bless me with more scrappy friends. I truly want to wish you all a very happy, safe and healthy new year. May the Lord watch over you and continue to bless you throughout 2014 and always.
Scrappy hugs,
Jackie
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