reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.
life is a special occasion.
and that’s a fact.
life is a LOT of things right now. crazy,exhausting,wild,scary,busy…but NEVER dull. 🙂
hope your weekend is fun and full of belly laughs.
and maybe full of a few quirks too.
just like my sadie girl.
xo
How is it even possible to say something that simultaneously embarrasses and disgusts an 18 month old?
Is she rolling her eyes?
Can't you just hear her thinking "Oh puhhhhhleeeeeze".
And also, why are my girls all so facially expressive? I love it. Four big personalities make life pretty fun.
Happy Wednesday y'all!
xxo
Hey guys! It’s midnight on the 28th and that means a new Studio Calico kit reveal!
I’m really loving this month. I had more fun than I’ve had scrapping in a LONG time and I attribute that to loving what April put together for June. 🙂
This month I got
So Cal (obviously!)
And here’s what I came up with:
18 mos.
Made using:
I loved this Pink Paislee paper the moment I set eyes on it:
I knew I had to use it as the focus as a page.I hand cut four of the zig zags and layered them to make diamonds.
I filled in the diamonds with the SC pp from this month.
The photo block is layered on 2 sheets of vellum. I just love this page and it makes me so ridiculously happy! I’m really pleased with the way the journaling turned out,too.
But
Made using:
This photo of the girls is one of my all time favorites. I enlarged it and printed it and didn’t want to cover much of it with embellishments.
I had the idea to make this little “clothesline” out of twine and secure the ends with washi tape. I cut hearts from the vellum, and hung labels,die cuts,buttons,and sequins from the clothesline.
I adore the MME “elated,smile,etc” tag and I’m so glad I figured out a way to use it.
The adhesive lace from Malibu is awesome and I had a blast using it. It is a BIG roll…lots of bang for your buck!
If You Were Here
Made using:
He is going to KILL me for using this photo of him in my sunglasses. HAHAHA. I don’t care. I think he looks hot even if he was wearing lady glasses.
I cut the letters from the SC patterned paper and “painted them” using Mister Huey’s in Dewey (mixed with some water).
I really like the twine/button/butterfly embellishment clusters.
Yes, I use butterflies on “man pages”. Why not? 🙂
Thank You
Made using:
I think this might be my favorite layout this month.
Did I mention how much I loved that adhesive lace? 🙂
I’m not really into hexagons (or stamps-HA!) but I actually really liked this stamp set.
Not much to explain about this one!
It was so nice to really click with a kit again. I’ve missed that feeling of loving what I’m making.
Sometimes you guys ask what I loved most for the month. I have to say that (even though Venice Beach was the DT favorite) I enjoyed using Malibu the most.
It’s the add-on that is most “me” this month, I suppose.
See you later, thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
I had someone ask on Twitter if it was time for a Blog Your Heart (thanks Smitha!) and I realized…oh POOP- when is the last time I did a Blog Your Heart?
And I don't even know. The intent was for it to be the last day of the month but somewhere along the way I stopped doing it.
So today I'm doing it.
Here is the idea behind BYH:
1.Blog whatever is on your heart. It can be serious,silly,angry,happy,blunt,ridiculous. It can be ANYTHING but it has to be authentic (yes,there's that dang buzz word…but to be fair I've been a proponent of authenticity for a long time). The post can be long or short, doesn't matter.
2.No judging. No snarky comments, no making fun, no passive agressive digs. If you are goingto read the blogs linked in the comments, don't be mean.
3. If you play along- link in the comments. I always read and comment on every single blog and alot of you do. I've noticed a cool community of women that grows out of these posts.
Here goes.
1.I am getting that perturbed feeling I get leading up to Memorial Day. I'm already seeing the tweets,the ads,etc. about Memorial Day being "the kick off for summer!!!" the "biggest party" etc. I can't deal with it. I get that most people aren't in the military lifestyle. I get that. I don't expect them to be. But the blatant…I don't know miseducation? ignorance? on Memorial Day makes my stomach ache. I've made a choice that I have to stay away from the internet this year. It may sound harsh,but it's the way i feel. Memorial day is MORE than a picture of the beach and a post about the party you are going to. I'm sorry,but it is.
I get that it is a party for most. Heck,many of my amazing army wife friends are having BBQs. I am not asking people to be gloomy and depressed all day. I am not asking people to not have fun. The basic lack of awareness just makes my stomach hurt. I know this is a personal issue…it most likely always will be to me.
2.I fell off the TurboFire wagon.Sigh. Sick kids,migraines,laziness….I have a million excuses but the fact is I stopped. And I strongly dislike myself for it. So today I start. I'm not saying I won't lose track again…but I'm not giving in to the giving up.
3.I have a love/hate relationship with scrapbooking right now. I love the process (sometimes),hate what I make. It's been like that since J left. I only have time for assignments lately. I stopped Project Life completely. I have all this great stuff and I never use it. I got burned out on the competitiveness and self-promotion I saw. I am not into that and it made me lose track on WHY I create. In July my official obligations are over. I plan to get back to my roots and why I did this in the first place.
4.My mom comes next week. I have never been more grateful or more ready for a helping pair of hands. I've felt "on the verge" lately. On the verge of crying, screaming, saying I CAN'T DO THIS. I want to have FUN with my girls. No worry, no what should i be doing,no guilt. I am ready to play and my mom is the master of that.
5.This past weekend we had a senior leader's forum. I was part of a small group that had one on one conversation with Annie McChrystal and Lisa Faris (among others). It was amazing,inspiring…pinch me wonderful. We had this forum that we will never have again. A chance to ask,admit,wonder anything…and get feedback from amazing leaders. To say it was a rare gift is an understatement.
6.I miss blogging. I am happier and more me when I blog. I am committed to taking time for me again, getting up earlier than the girls again…and blogging. It is therapy that I need and not doing it has worn me down. It's important to me and I need to make time for it.
7. I LOVE my job at MME.It is great being creative and using a part of my brain for someone other than my children. It has been so good for my morale and that is something I didn't expect.
Whew- I guess I needed to do one of these posts! If you are reading today,please say hi. These are always very vulnerable posts to do, but I feel better when I do and many of you can identify.
If you BYH today, feel free to snag the graphic but (as always) link back here.
Have a beautiful day, my friends.
xoox
thanks SO much for all of your kind words about our year in RI. and yes…i was a tad sidetracked by the house yesterday. i kept losing track of the pile of laundry i was folding…because i was rearranging furniture in my head!
and then i went to take all the JUNK off of the stairs (i mean, what IS IT WITH PILES ON THE STAIRS??? please tell me you have this neverending problem too!) and i was sidetracked by this:
WHAT? who cares about piles on the stairs when there are the cutest babies ever kissing?
and then later in the day i finally focused for a bit and i was vacuuming when we found these sweet shades that J wore to an 80’s party a couple of years ago.
and…yep- you guessed it. sidetracked again.
well, we might be living in a disaster zone…but at least we are having fun, yes?
YES.
or at least this is what i keep telling myself. HA!
happy wednesday!
xxo
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