Busy Couple Days...

Whew...I have been crazy busy these past couple days. Mandi has been home sick with strep and I've been working my butt off to complete some projects! Good news is that I've got my CKU Circle Journal done and on it's way to the next girl in the circle. I am so excited to be doing a circle journal with these five girls..can't wait to see what they do in mine! I've taken pics and uploaded them to 2peas and now I'm going to try and see if I can get them into my little blog!

My theme for this journal is Gratitude. What are you grateful for in your life? It can be anything from a big, life altering event to the smallest thing such as a favorite color or food..whatever it is that you are thankful and appreciative of. My entry consisted of two things, my dog Ozzi and my scrap room. Hey, I am so very grateful for all the wonderful blessings I have in my life, my daughter, my husband, my home, my health but these are two other things that I also have the highest appreciation for, for different reasons. My scrap room is "my place" a little world of my own in my world and my dog Ozzi, well, he is just a love and has been a great source of comfort and companionship to me these past couple years! Anyways, that is what it is about...

Ok, I'll try and add the pics...tell me what ya think!

Blessings,
Cricket :)

Mandi has strep...shucks....poor kid, I feel so bad for her. She has been struggling with illness since Christmas Eve!! She will get better for a day or so and then, bang, she is knocked back down with something. Tonight was a bummer for her, she's just not well, but I am praying that the new meds the doc gave her today will be the ticket for her. Say a few extra prayers if ya can, she needs them right now.

Well, this past Saturday, I had the chance to attend a crop at my lss with a bunch of ladies who will be attending CKU-A Chicago this March! It was so much fun to meet some of the ladies I have been chatting with these past few months online. We had a great time!! I made a big dent in the tags I am creating for the tag swap. I know, I know, sounds like I didn't do too much, heck 14 hours of cropping and all I accomplished was some lousy tags you say?? Well, after I finally got my groove going I did get a bunch done!! Anyways, for me crops are alot social and a bit productive so in that sense it was a good day for me! I had alot of social!!

I'm got something brewing too!! Sssh...not gonna say anything just yet. A few of my closest buds have the clue but until I get the final details worked out and schtuff it's still mums the word! I can tell you that I feel so happy about this, for once I am seeing a purpose to my life! I'm a bit nervous but it's a good kind of nervous. Wish me luck! I promise, as soon as I can, I'll dish on it!

Well, I'm home these next few days with Mandi and I've made it a priority to figure out how to post a pic to my blog. I think I'll share my CKU tag with ya'll....be ready!

Until next time..

Blessings,
Cricket :)

New Favorite!

Ok, I now have a new favorite Starbucks drink...a decaf (yes I know, decaf...sorry lol)soy mocha...totally yummy!! Ok, I've always loved my Starbucks. I've gone from my Hazelnut Lattes (always a good choice in my opinion), to Skim Caramel Mochas, to Skim Mochas to Soy Mochas...always decaf though, always been! They are sooo yummy. Now, I've been a soy drinker for a few years now but just never thought to get them at Starbucks, well with the new year and my plan to eat healthier, I was thinking I'd give it a try and WOW..they ROCK!! I almost have to have one every day..I don't but wish I could! Try one, I guarantee you, it's the best!!

Ok, so I've been doing good with my whole eating better plan..but heck, it's hard! LOL I admit it, I love junk food..my entire life (up until about 3 years ago) I was able to chow on anything I wanted and not gain a pound (hush now, just good genes I suppose) but no more I tell ya, it seems everything I put into my mouth wants to migrate to my middle section..ugh! I HATE (can I stress that enough lol), I HATE to exercise, just not in my bones and so what's a girl to do???? Sheesh....I suppose I'm going to just have to force this body to get onto a treadmill or hey, here's a novel idea, use the Bowflex we have sitting in the basement collecting dust (hee hee)

This will be a short one tonight, I'm still winding those dang ribbons but I have to say I'm almost done..yippee...what a freakin' chore this has been, but it feels so good to see the mess getting cleared up. Once I can figure out how to upload some photos to my blog then I can start to share some of my scrappy stuff...and maybe my ribbon boxes!

Blessings,
Cricket

Organizing...

Ok, so it seems that the new year is off to it's start and I'm STILL behind on this blogging thing...oh well...I've been busy trying to organize, yet again, my scrap space..this is the never ending saga that I seem to find myself always in! Now it's my ribbons, I swear I am putting myself on a ribbon freeze, I'll be winding darn ribbons till the cows come home. I had them all in little baggies and in Ikea jars by color and I admit they looked beautiful sitting on my shelf but the space they took up was incredible! I decided that I needed to free up some space so I am in the process of winding the dang things around these little plastic floss bobbins and am storing them in floss boxes. This will keep the space to a miniumum but the task is...well...overwhelming!! I also can't decide if I want to keep them by color family or by style, ya know like, ginghams, dots, stripes, solids, yada yada yada! I think I've also decided that for my birthday this year I'm going to tell Roger that I NEED to re-do the scrap room..I need more counter space, more cabinet space and less clutter. I can't do clutter, it really un-nerves me!

Ok, so you are probably really bored reading about my ribbon woes but until I get my room organized I'm not going to feel productive in here.

On a really happy note...I got a Creative Cutter Mini!! Whoo Hoo!! Now, if I can find the time to learn to use it..hee hee...actually, I'm learning to use the retailers version at the store so it shouldn't be that different. How cool is it going to be to be able to cut any die-cut I want...goodbye QuicKutz, goodbye Sizzix!!

Well, I suppose I need to get off the computer and continue on the endless ribbon battle...wish me luck...I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel...I can't wait to reach it!

Blessings,
Cricket