Tomorrow's the day

Okay, I think there might be several ladies joining me for "30 days!" Tomorrow is my first post! So excited to get started.

We have done very little this weekend, but this is the big thing that happened:

Heath had a small wreck in my car; luckily, no one was hurt! He was in the car by himself, so that's good! Monday, I'll probably be getting a rental car until we figure out what's going to happen with "Eve."

Eve was named after Eve on Wall-E. I teased Heath when I got to the accident sight that she's gone from Eve to Wall-e!?!? LOL

Hope you all have a great day! I'll be watching some football, relaxing on the couch, scrapping some pages, folding some laundry, and who knows what else!

I'm late to the party...that's nothing new

I've been totally enjoying Adrienne's 31 Flavors Blog posts in January! Age is my baby sister's BFF from high school. So, I've known her for a while now! And, she's inspired me to...wait for it...

CREATE a better blog!?!? Ha ha!

So, the first thing I'm going to do is "30 Days!"

Here is a bit of a run-down...now let's see if I can actually get this done! LOL

Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts

Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name

Day 3-Your first love

Day 4-Your parents

Day 5-Your favorite recipes

Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 7-Favorite movies

Day 8-A place you've traveled to

Day 9-A picture of your friends

Day 10-Something you're afraid of

Day 11-Favorite TV shows

Day 12-What you believe

Day 13-Goals

Day 14-A picture you love

Day 15-Bible verse

Day 16-Dream house

Day 17-Something you're looking forward to

Day 18-Something you regret

Day 19-Something you miss

Day 20-Nicknames

Day 21-Picture of yourself

Day 22-What's in your makeup bag

Day 23-Favorite vacation

Day 24-Something you've learned

Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs

Day 26-Picture of your family

Day 27-Pets

Day 28-Something that stresses you out

Day 29-3 Wishes

Day 30-a picture

Age started on Jan 1, so thus me being super behind, but I've decided I can start whenever I want! ;)  I'm starting soon, very soon....let's say Monday. (My reasoning is I have to take the kids skiing on Sat, football on Sun, so Mon. should be okay!?!? Plus maybe I'll be feeling better by then!)

So anyone want to join me? Just put your blog addy in the comments and I'll follow you too! 

My January Project for OLW

We went to Crested Butte this weekend, where Heath sat around the cabin sick as can be! (And now, I'm sitting at home with the same sickness. uuugggg)

While in CB, I worked on my January project assignment for One Little Word with Ali Edwards! Take a look at my picture...to signify the beginning of the year. I took this on Sunday with Fiona...my Mac! (using Photo Booth!) Then, I ran an action or two on it, and added the border Ali supplied us with.

Then, I finished my "create" introduction....I defined it, gave a quote, used a thesaurus to learn more about my word. And, I also did a couple of "creative" boxes!

I'm so excited to CREATE this year!

Creative

So, I found this quote yesterday on Paint the Moon.

"To be Creative is to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance it's beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it." -Osho

I wanted to save it for my "One Little Word" book so why not share it with you and save it for me! Have a blessed and creative day!

One Little Word

I decided to NOT make New Year's Resolutions this year...

What I AM doing is "One Little Word." I learned about this from Ali Edwards. She a scrappin' guru that I adore! I want to be like her. She's such the "Everyday" kinda gal! Very cool...anyway. She offers a "online class" with One Little Word too. Truthfully, I haven't decided if I will take it yet, but am leaning toward doing it.

My OLW is "CREATE."

Create? you ask...don't you create all the time. And, my answer is, sorta. I feel as though my creativity is just touching the surface! I think there is so much more out there for me to reach.


I was telling a group of friends today about it and wrote the following...but am expanding it more for you...or maybe for me!

I always create, but I want to really take it to heart! I want not only to create scrapbook stuff, but really want to create this year!

I want to create a warm home, decorated beautifully, where everyone is comfy and accepted. I want it to be a mirror to Heath and my personality. To really reflect who we are and what we love.

I want to create happiness for myself. I can only worry about my happiness, not
Heath's, not my kids', not my sisters', my parents', etc. I am responsible for mine. I believe happiness comes from within. And, I need to focus on making myself better...and there are many places for me to start!

I want to create a healthier me. I need to lose about 15-20 pounds. Don't we all!?!?! I need to start working out regularly, no matter how much I truly hate it! I am going to start cooking much more healthy for my family, etc.

I want to create memories for my kids that they will treasure always...even if it's teaching H long
division. ya know? I want them to remember the everyday...in fact, I need to focus on the every day more and not so much on the BIG stuff!

I want to create photographs....really good photos. And, I want to look through my camera lens in a
different way. I want to take pictures of everyday happenings around my house, even if the house is a mess!

These are just a few things. I wanted to share with the world I guess! 

What a weekend!

We had a great weekend in Crested Butte! 

We had a great dinner once we FINALLY got there! Long long drive...

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Then Saturday Heath and I took the kids to ski school...then we went to McGills to have Eggs Benedict. It was great relaxing around the cabin all day! But first...I had so much fun playing with my camera and all the settings I have learned about in my Photograph Classes at Jessica Sprague.  Anyway....here is my page.

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We drove home tonight after Heath, H and M skied this morning. We are blessed to have a place to go! 

6 weeks later!?!?

What have I been doing for 6 weeks (besides being a stinky blogger!)...outside of going to Texas for Baylor homecoming, being in charge of Digital Scrap Day at ScrapMatters, releasing several new kits and products, being a mom, going to NYC with my in-laws, cooking T'giving dinner, and watching football and now basketball!?!? OMGoodness!

I cannot believe it's the last month of 2010!?!?! Where has the year gone?

Well, I have started a little project for December. Altho, I'm not sure why at all, seriously!?!? But, I'm doing Daily December. I learned about it from Ali Edwards.  And, then some gals at ScrapMatters were doing it, so I jumped on board! Eeek...the good news is...I'm 1/12 of the way done...give or take 1 day!  Daily December is a record of 25 days of Christmas...in my house. I want to appreciate the season! There gets to be so much going on...it makes you slow down and appreciate Christmas!?!?

So, I started yesterday by giving the kids their advent cards and reading the Christmas story together. Here is my page. {credits}

Today, Heath and I finished putting up our tree...we did most of it last night, but hadn't gotten the angel on top....which by the way, was on one of the trees at our wedding, so it's super special to me. She's so pretty! And, my page today. {credits}

I'm going to try to do my best to get this album done....which might be hard since the kiddos and i leave in 11 days to meet my family at Disney!?!? YIKES!