reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.
Telling myself this today as I fight a case of the yucks.
I’m going to fight the blues and the mean reds (yes, a Holly Golightly reference of course) with kindness. No grumping right back and people and spreading a bad day around.
Now to remember that will be another thing, yes?
xoxo
S
I love Harper so much.
A. She is a terrible speller. Just like her daddy. And I find it endearing. We work really hard on spelling but it is just not an indicator of her intelligence. She’s a great reader and writer and a crappy speller. HA!
B. JUGGLING AFTER BEDTIME. That’s really all I have to say about this entire thing. Every time I read those three words I laugh until I cry. I am saving this forever and ever and eve.r
C. When she slipped this under my door there were tearstains on it.
D. I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
I’m LOVING all of these fun tours going on lately. It gives my mojo a little kick in the pants and that’s always a good thing. 🙂
My sweet friend Mara tagged me in today’s interview. She has the cutest dang baby ever. Seriously. Go look NOW.
Q:WHAT AM I WORKING ON?
A: Now that I’m done with the Paris album, I’m moving on to the Barcelona album. I’m addicted! I’d love to do Instagram albums for all our trips!
Q:HOW DOES MY BLOG DIFFER FROM OTHERS OF ITS GENRE?
A: Um, I talk about personal stuff and scrappy stuff. Not many people do that anymore. And sometimes I regret the decision. I mean…if I seem happy it’s “all sunshine and rainbows” and if I try to get real “I’m complaining”. But honestly…after 8 years of blogging I am who I am and it is what it is. I love being “me” in this space. And if people don’t “get” me it’s totally fine. I can’t change opinions and I’m so glad I stopped trying! I like sharing a little bit of everything here.
WHY DO I WRITE/CREATE WHAT I DO?
I’ve said it many times and I mean it with all of my heart…my blog is my therapy and has been my saving grace many times. There have been so many instances where J was gone and I just felt alone and overwhelmed. I have connected with so many amazing friends here.
Why do I make things? Because I love it. Truly. Again…I’ve said this before but it should be FUN. If it’s not, something’s wrong. It brings me joy.
HOW DOES YOUR WRITING/CREATING PROCESS WORK?
It’s very stream-of-consciousness and fly by the seat of my pants. I just write/make what’s in my head, without pre-planning or editing. Seriously. I have never planned my journaling first. Blogging- I just write whatever is on my heart. But that’s just kind of how I am as a person. I’m a “blurter”.
Thanks for stopping by today y’all! I hope your day is beautiful.
xoxo
S
Hey y’all- happy Wednesday!
Today I’d love to share a little mini with y’all. I finally got around to making the mini for our trip to Paris.
I bought a WeRMemory Keepers Instagram album a while back and I knew I wanted to use it for this trip.
The album is a mish mash of brands and embellishments but I mainly used:
the Eiffel tower on the cover is from an OLD sheet of Dear Lizzy stickers.
The flair on the first page is Fancy Pants
The gold label stickers are Chic Tags
The “amaze” sticker is Shimelle
If you have a specific question about a product I didn’t name, just ask in the comments!
Note: It is HARD to photograph these suckers. I did the best I did but holy reflection!
I used lots of fun materials. Vellum, die cuts, stickers, transparencies, etc. I love adding fun little inserts.
Enjoy!
Ciao Y’all!
xoxo
S
Happy Monday y’all!
How was your weekend? Mine was um…interesting? We’ve got a sick J in the house and most of the weekend was spent laying low while he tried to feel better. And he still feels yucky today, poor thing.
I know that people talk about hating Mondays and I totally get it…but I love Mondays. Don’t kill me. I can’t help it. I love the weekends and I love being all together. But Mondays bring routine and I love a good routine. I thrive on a good routine.
So now that I’ve revealed myself to be a COMPLETE loser I’ll move on.
1. I finally got started on my Paris mini. I’m using a WeRMemoryKeepers 4×4 Instagram Album and lots of MME Market Street. I knew there was a good reason I was hoarding this collection. It’s absolutely perfect for Paris.
Lately I’m just not really feeling layouts. But I’m really wanting to make more minis. Not sure what’s happening but I think that’s the direction my creativity wants to take. Which is good b/c I have TON of trips to scrap!
2. Finding myself serously sucked into this book. I can’t put it down! I love a good family saga.
3. I loved this post by Cathy’s daughter Aidan. I love everything about it. What an awesome girl and what a testament to her awesome parents.
4. Who says Pinterest is a waste of time? Not ME! I pinned this photo at least a year ago and had it in the back of my mind when I went shopping last week. Love that I was able to use the inspiration after all this time to create the outfit above!
5. I want to cry every time I think of Parenthood being over. I know all good things must come to an end (ahem-Breaking Bad) but I will really mourn this show.
What’s on your mind? Hope you have a wonderful day!
xoxo
S
