New Year Challenge

'Being in the moment' is one of my resolutions that means the most to me. It can be accomplished in everything that I do...for myself, for D and for Joey. The journal on the layout is very simplified...in the envelope continues all the really, personal details of the resolution. In it, I enclosed a letter to D sharing all of my thoughts that revolve around this new outlook.

Supplies: Basic Grey's Origin line. The fabric embellishment that says "loving yourself" originally said "loving you"...I changed it to be more appropriate for the layout. Maya Road envelopes & flowers. Letters: Basic Grey chipboard and Thickers. (Jenny: I'm getting a lot of use of my Thickers collection, ha-ha). XOXO

New Year Challenge 

I took this idea from Studio Calico's Stephanie Howell and put my own twist to it. I wanted to do something different than write New Year's resolutions that I would most likely break. Instead I made a list of things I will do and things I won't do. Short and sweet. I took some Pink Paislee ledger paper and just started to stick label stickers wherever I felt like. There is no rhythm or reason to it. Kinda crazy and sporatic - not my style at all but I like how it turned out. The majority of things on my list revolve around the fact that I am way too hard on myself. I do realize that and I want to change. Aren't we our own worst enemies? I'm happy to say that I've already got a head start with getting new makeup with Wena :) The one thing that I was very vague about was "I won't buy what I don't need". The real goal I made with Abby is that I won't buy any other scrapbook related things until May 2010 besides my monthly Studio Calico subscription. Yikes! That's the one thing on the list that I'm afraid I won't be able to keep. Hence - why I was so vague on my layout. Is that cheating? heehee! Thanks for the great challenge Abby! I can't wait to see what everybody else does. xoxo

New Challenge for the New Year!

Goodbye 2009. Hello Twenty-Ten!

Every year (every January), D & I sit down at the dining table and write down our resolutions, goals we want to accomplish for ourselves individually, as a family, as a couple, for D's business, for Joey's education & services... This is something I'm so thankful for that we have in our relationship. It's a reminder of how much we love each other (how much we want to see each other succeed in anything that we do) & how much work it takes...to keep our relationship/family honest and happy.

I have this saying written on my blackboard "Goals in writing are dreams with Deadlines"...it's so true!

So here's the challenge: Write down one (or all) of your resolutions and document it! If you choose one, choose the one that means the most to you.

Ready! Set! Go!

please forgive me, dear friends! i will get this LO up, eventually! email to follow shortly... xo - W

MAMA-HOOD

Finally, I'm posting a layout! I think I still need to do the one 'about me'? I had fun creating this layout. The photo and supplies have been ready for weeks but life takes over, inspiration hits a hiatus...and here we are. :)

I used all the supplies from Studio Calico's Cotillion kit with the exception of the Thickers and tiny butterflies. The colors and patterns in the kit weren't really my cup of tea but I took it as a challenge and used it. And if you know me, butterflies are not my thing (Right, Jenny?! :)). The Heidi Swapp butterfly rub-on was cut-off because when I took it out of the package the bottom right part permanently stuck to the backing paper it was packaged with...so as Ali E. says "go with the flow"...so I put it on anyway.

I liked how it turned out. There's something to say about 'butterflies and babies'. This is a photo of Joey taken during his first week home. The photo is fuzzy because it was taken on D's cellphone...this photo makes me so happy! I miss these days!

Mama & Me

I LOVE this challenge. It sparked so many ideas and triggered so many memories. I could create a million layouts on motherhood. There are SO many stories to capture it. My grandmother, my mother, and me as a mother are all weaved into one. I see a common thread among all of us. It's neat!

I'm still working on another layout with me as a mother. Oh, what a journey it has been! No one can ever fully prep you. Now I know the true meaning of "a mother's instinct." It really comes from within. It's so natural, wrong or right. Thanks for the opportunity, Jenny! It gave me a chance to reflect on things.

Challenge #6 - On Motherhood

Has it really been a month since we've last blogged or scrapped?! That's ok - that means we were out enjoying every minute of our summer and spending quality time with our families :) Since we took a break from scrapping, I'm going to make our next challenge very easy.

Back history on how I came up with this challenge. In a recent discussion with my mom, I was surprised to find out that she knows how to fix a leaky faucet & change a broken garage door. All because she was forced to learn when she was a Navy mom and raising us 3 kids by herself. She told me of the frustrations and challenges she had being a single mom for years at at time.

It got me thinking. How cool would it be to record our reflections on motherhood. You could scrap about your own mom, a mother figure or being a mom yourself.

Here is mine:

Journaling reads: "Half the time I don't know what I'm doing. At times I get so frustrated. Sometimes I doubt myself. A few times I have cried. But when I get one of these smiles, totally worth it. Wouldn't trade it for the world. Sept 2009"