tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338871022024-03-13T13:01:57.167+10:00The World Around MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-81984427400029566572014-12-04T10:53:00.000+10:002014-12-04T10:53:30.471+10:00Four Years<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">On Saturday, November 29th, I celebrated my fourth anniversary working with <a href="http://www.guamcedders.org/" target="_blank">Guam CEDDERS</a>. To say I've been busy is an understatement. When January 1 rolled around, my status with the United Mileage Program was Silver Elite. By the end of July, I was at PLATINUM. That's over 75,000 miles of flying! I made 8 trips to the CNMI, 1 to Washington, D.C., 1 to Jacksonville, FL, and 1 to San Francisco, CA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">In the coming year, I'll be doing a little more with project management and supervision. It's going to be a wild ride for sure! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-66454970637708783292014-11-10T08:47:00.000+10:002014-11-10T08:47:41.377+10:00Dreams<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It's another Monday morning at the office. I'm usually not a doom and gloom "It's Monday" kind of person. But, I slept fitfully last night. I fell asleep at 10pm, just like every other night. The only difference from years past is that I've been falling asleep without the aid of my little white Melatonin pill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I woke up to use the restroom... I swear my bladder is the size of a shot glass sometimes. It was 12:54am. I tried falling back asleep, but that wasn't happening. I turned on my iPad and started reading the rest of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs. It's the book of the month for my book club. I read for about an hour and fell asleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I had a dream about a guy. I see this guy at church on Saturday nights. I don't even know his name. But, in my dream we were having a conversation and it seemed like we <b><i>knew</i> </b>each other. We were talking and laughing and having fun. It seriously felt <i><b>so real</b></i>. So so real. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I woke up again, but this time fell back asleep. That dream was the first thing that popped into my head when my alarm went off at 6:30am this morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Seriously?!?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I do have a way of finding out this guy's name. My word of the year, brave, has been mocking me on the sidelines. I feel no bravery. I suck at pulling up my big girl panties and just doing it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So, I'll continue to see him on Saturday nights and he'll continue to haunt my dreams. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-28032545177021364242014-10-13T09:17:00.001+10:002014-10-13T09:17:19.716+10:00No, There's Nothing Wrong with Me<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">As I sat at our dining table this morning passing time before I had to leave for work, I perused Facebook on my iPhone. I scrolled and scrolled looking for things of interest and found this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I couldn't help but think to myself that <i><b>this is me</b></i>. Only I'm 40 and single with no children. And there's nothing wrong with me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Maybe there's a "Brian" out there waiting for me to cross his path. Who knows? One can only hope...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-69273163302643675482014-09-22T16:24:00.002+10:002014-09-22T16:27:25.869+10:00To Be a Better Blogger<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">If I got paid based on the number of times I blogged, I'd never see a dime. Then again, if I did get paid to blog, I'd probably do it more often. Funny how one can be motivated by the promise of a dollar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've <b><i>thought</i></b> about blogging a lot in the last few weeks. But, then I'd get sucked in by episodes of "Revenge" season 3 or reading books in a series like Kate Perry's Laurel Heights novels or Susan Mallery's Fools Gold novels or playing endless games of Candy Mania or Cupcake Mania. When you have 3 iDevices with those games downloaded well, there goes a couple of hours. Then there was the perusal of Netflix last night and the commencement of "Grey's Anatomy" season 1. Not that I didn't watch from the beginning or anything... but I did miss a season or 2 somewhere in the middle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">In the last 6 weeks or so, I've done a lot of <b><i>thinking</i></b>. But, now that thinking has to translate into <i><b>doing</b></i>. This weekend, I caught up on SIX weeks of Project Life (C) spreads. I'm not into sharing because then it starts the comparing...and I'm allergic to comparing what I do with what others do. It's been fun reminiscing and proves to be a great reminder that I do indeed live a full and varied life. I did realize that, while this Project Life (C) is mostly about me, I am sorely missing from a majority of the pictures. Oh the reasons... I won't get into, but you can probably guess that they have something to do with body issues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So, on to <b><i>doing</i></b>... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've started and stopped exercising countless times since 2014 began. I've blamed my crazy travel schedule, but I have no excuses for the last 3 weeks as I've only stepped foot in the airport to see my niece off to another year of college. It was weird parking the car and walking in without checking in and getting a boarding pass...but I digress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I visited my godmother in the skilled nursing facility two weeks ago. As she cried that she didn't wish her illnesses on anyone, I pictured myself in her shoes and didn't like the what I saw. I also have an appointment to see my doctor tomorrow and I already know what she's going to say so I'm cataloging all the things I know I need to do, but this time I'm going to try my darnedest to get them done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've downloaded and uploaded a bunch of things I'm going to try. I've stamped water glasses into my planner that lays open on my desk to remind me to drink water...and herbal tea (I'm one of those that counts herbal tea as water...don't shoot me). I use the restroom clear at the other end of the office to get more steps in my day and that is seriously difficult since there is a restroom <i>right across the hall </i>from my office door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Wish me luck!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-21446577081023983412014-08-05T16:45:00.000+10:002014-08-05T16:45:43.904+10:00Catching up...<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Has it
really been NINE months since I last posted? After Thanksgiving came the
craziness called December and the dawn of my 40th year of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>Yes...I turned forty in December. </i>sigh </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">For
three days before my birthday, I cried. CRIED myself to sleep. I'd
watched my friends turn 40 all year as I inwardly rejoiced that my time
was yet to come. But the eve of the eve of the eve of 40 was daunting.
Scary. Symbolized the end of another decade. And the gray hairs would
continue its journey all around my head. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I
never thought I would ever be 40. As a child, I always thought 25 was
old. I dreamed of 25. Of being married. Of having children. Of
traveling. Of living a good life. Well, 25 came and went. So did 30 and
35. Then 40 loomed in the not too distant future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I
like to say I live my life with no regrets. I don't wish I could go
back and re-live a chapter in my life. Everything that I've done, that
has happened, existed for a reason. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">But,
sometimes I sit and wistfully think why I'm still single, why the
younger generation of family members have children of their own and my
arms hang empty? Is it the curse of being an overly independent person?
Of being caretaker and caregiver during those wild and carefree years?
Of being shy? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ironically,
I chose "BRAVE" as my word of the year. In some regards, I have lived
out this word. In setting limits at work. In saying "No, I can't stay
past 5 today." In facilitating presentations. But, to say to someone,
"So tell me about that guy who..." <i>Yeah...no... hasn't happened. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">People tell me it will happen when I least expect it. So I try not to think about it. That part is easy when you're crazy busy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">From
January to July, I managed to change mileage statuses twice. I've been a
silver elite member of United Airlines' Mileage Plus Program FOREVER.
I've seen the local airport at least once, sometimes twice, a month for
the last 7 months. So silver turned to gold turned to platinum. <i>Say what? </i>Platinum status means I've flown over 75,000 miles so far this year. So when I say I've been busy? <i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>I'VE BEEN BUSY.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">No joke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It
hasn't all been work and no play. I did manage to take some time off in
June for 10 days to attend a family wedding in Phoenix (100 degrees...I
really LOVE this family member) and vacation afterwards in Honolulu. I
still see my trio of friends monthly. I joined a book club that meets
monthly (try keeping up with that reading!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So while I
can't remember what I wore on Monday, but can remember where my boss put
something based on the color folder she had it in, I still live my
life. Albeit, it's the single life. Maybe that's what makes it easy to
send me on a work trip?!?!? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Then I get to come home to this... </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-18927614789676442862013-11-27T19:56:00.001+10:002013-11-27T19:56:42.898+10:00Crickets<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Nothing but crickets and cobwebs around these parts. I never did finish my posts about my vacation and catching up with friends AND rest. I left for my conference with terrible pain in my left shoulder and rotator cuff (which I sprained last December). Once I started my vacation and caught up on rest and relaxation, the pain went away and so did my plan for a full body massage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Once I came back home, life got busy again. Two weeks away from work meant two weeks to catch up on. Plus, I got involved in a project on another grant. Is it really possible to have 110% of my time accounted for?? Seriously? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And now, it's almost the end of November.Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Friday marks my 3rd year with <a href="http://www.guamcedders.org/" target="_blank">Guam CEDDERS</a>. I did a blog post about my first two years <a href="http://worldaroundvera.blogspot.com/2012/11/two-years.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This past year:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I traveled 36, 551 miles.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I went to Hawaii for two weekends for the <a href="http://blog.hawaii.edu/mchlend/" target="_blank">MCH LEND program </a>(If you click that link, I'm in the 2nd row on the far right).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I went to conferences in Jacksonville, FL and Atlanta, GA.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I presented on two different topics at a conference in Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was part of 3 grant writing teams. At one point during one grant writing session, we worked till midnight. Two of those grants were funded; one grant was approved, but no funds were available.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I killed one external hard drive and a laser printer, not to mention several cases of paper in the process. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">People still call to ask my opinion about stuff and I'm still amazed that they do. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've been doing a lot more this year than I have in the past. I sometimes get to travel with my boss and we share a room. Some of my co-workers are amazed that I am willing to share a room with the boss. I say, "Why not?" She's great to be around and she takes care of me. She makes sure I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner; that I feel okay, that I call home. She's been talking about retiring soon and so she's had me doing some stuff (like the presentations in Pohnpei) I wouldn't normally do. She calls it succession planning. I call it heart attack inducing. (<i>Maybe that's why I've recently been diagnosed with inappropriate sinus tachycardia? I kid... the jury is still out on the reason.</i>) I'm not willing to take her seriously just yet. When she mentions that she can retire, she also says that she won't just yet because I'm not ready. She has big shoes to fill. But, I must be doing something right because I am still employed there 3 years later. In fact, I signed my new contract last week. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">That's a new record! I usually sign it a week or two after my anniversary date.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> I'm 100% federally funded so if there are no funds, I am jobless. Hence, the yearly contract. </span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>It's been an adventure. </i>I still sometimes work before
8am and after 5pm, on weekends and holidays, on vacation and even when
I'm home sick. But, it's all been worth it<i>. </i></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-1016266526998861362013-10-16T14:29:00.000+10:002013-10-16T14:29:12.285+10:00Getting back into the swing of things Part 1<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've been a busy bee. But, if you ask me what I've been doing, I would probably leave out a lot of information. September passed me by and I can't for the life of me recall what I did without consulting my planner. And, so here we are in October.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I left on October 1st to Atlanta for a conference. I didn't register for this conference beforehand and was told I couldn't register for the pre-conference session I wanted to attend onsite. Oh my, did I say a lot of Hail Marys. I was lucky enough (maybe the right word would be blessed) to register for both the pre-conference and the conference. Whew! Those Hail Marys worked! I spent the next three days learning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Then I went on vacation. My vacation officially started on October 5th. But, let me backtrack a little to how this vacation came to be. When I found out that my god-daughter Allie was accepted at Seattle University, I could already picture visiting her. When it was definite she would attend, I told my boss where she was going. Lucky for me, my boss knows my family. She wouldn't mind if I stopped in Seattle to check on Allie. Yes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've known since the summer that I would be vacationing in Seattle. Vittoria knew as well and I made her promise not to tell her sister. I pretended that I still needed permission from my boss the weekend before I was to depart for Atlanta. I called Allie while I was in Atlanta...on Thursday to be exact. I told her I was stopping by for a visit. Great surprise for her! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">After traveling all day and taking over an hour to get my rental car, I drove to Seattle University. She lives in the same residence hall I lived in while I was there. I waited a bit for her to show up from her adventure to the waterfront with a new friend. Oh, it felt so good to wrap my arms around her! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Sunday found us at St. Joseph's Church at 9:00am to attend Mass presided by my good friend, John Whitney, S.J. Afterwards, we went to IHOP for pumpkin and red velvet pancakes. We ventured to Westlake Center to hop on the monorail to Seattle Center. We made our way up to the Space Needle and she got her first birds' eye view of the city. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">After spending the day together, she went back to campus and I had dinner with my friend Will. Will and I have known each other since we were 16. We had dinner at 5 Spot in Queen Anne and drinks at an undisclosed location. Top secret. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Monday found me perusing Joann, Michaels, Best Buy and Old Navy while Allie was in class. Then we drove to Northgate Mall for lunch at Red Robin...YUM! Bought her a trench coat style jacket for $16! Bargain!! I grabbed dinner from QFC down the street, put some clothes in the laundry down the hall and settled in to watch the season 3 premiere of Hart of Dixie. Serious business.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Stay tuned for Part 2. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-38649215314677734792013-08-11T20:58:00.001+10:002013-08-11T20:58:33.998+10:00AdventureAbout a month ago, my boss asked if I had anything scheduled for the week of August 12. The answer was no and I somehow got included in presenting a a conference in Pohnpei, one of the Federated Sates of Micronesia. I got scheduled to do two presentations- one on language and communication and one on the importance of play.<br />
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Then I was told that I couldn't wear pants or dresses above my knee. Oh joy. It was a great excuse to buy some new clothes--maxi dresses and skirts! And then...wait listed for the flight that leaves the day after the conference. Not knowing what to expect, I dreaded having to spend TWO weekends in a place I've never been to before.<br />
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Fast forward to last Friday. We boarded the 737 that made its first stop in Chuuk, another state in the FSM. The next stop was Pohnpei. Once the door opened, I was hit with a blas too hot air. H.O.T. Went through immigration and customs. Two ladies from the FSM special education office met us at the airport.<br />
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We drove to our hotel. After checking in, we went downstairs for some lunch. Oh so yummy crab and cheese sandwich with crinkle cut fries and a tall lass of iced tea. We then headed down to the special education office where we had a meeting to finalize the conference agenda. The Friday before the conference and the agenda was still in draft form.<br />
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My boss and I walked around the high school track for about 30 minutes before meeting another colleague for dinner at another hotel. The meal my boss aged another wasn't available so I need up with some very salty teriyaki chicken...and those crinkle cut French fries.<br />
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We woke up before 8 on Saturday morning. And then the power went out. I got dressed in workout clothes to head to the SPED office. We started stuffing binders with supplies and within 10 minutes of doing that, I lost all my makeup.<br />
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We headed to the riverside restaurant for lunch, which thankfully had generator power and free wifi. I had a acon cheeseburger and...you guessed it, crinkle cut fries. There's a pattern here. We picked up on of the education ladies and headed to the women's fair. Not many things to do and see but it was nice to see some local stuff. We dropped off our friend at her son's house by the capital and headed back to the hotel.<br />
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It's hard to imagine being able to fall asleep in the heat with no power, but it happened. Woke up rejuvenated and headed back to the office. Thank goodness the power finalky came back on. We did some more work and headed back to our hotel for dinner. We were joined by our colleague and one of the guest speakers who flew in for the conference.<br />
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Dinner was amazing. Tuna stuffed with mangrove crab. It was delicious! I could eat that over and over!<br />
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This morning began at 8:30am. We got ready and headed to Mass. We were 15 minutes late. We thought we were early since we were told Mass started at 10. The whole Mass was in Pohnpeian. The pastor gave the congregation a lecture about answering louder and praying in general and had a lecture for the choir for plaing one song too loudly.<br />
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We headed back to Joy hotel for brunch. Only they ran out of pancake mix. But had the meal my boss raved about before. So I had that. It was breaded tuna with rice and sashimi. Afterwards, we drove around and visited some local shops. We headed back to the office at 3.<br />
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Lo and behold...the handouts that needed to be put into the infers were not all printed. I slowly began to realize that life moves slower here than at home. We didn't leave there until 8 pm. Dinner was a quick one back at our hotel...crab and cheese sandwich with fries part deux.<br />
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My pictures are on my iPhone and my 7D and the Internet works intermittently. So those will get uploaded when I get home.
Gotta do some work before heading to bed. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817166204141595051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-63389102843997034432013-04-29T09:34:00.000+10:002013-09-04T13:51:43.977+10:00brushing off the cobwebs....<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Many cobwebs have grown over this blog. My last post talked about my best friend deploying and that brought a bit of sadness. I haven't talked to her since our last lunch and I get these sporadic Facebook posts from her. She's crazy busy...and I have been, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The last two months have been riddled with stress,tragedy, sadness, sleepless nights, extra hours worked... I've spent most of the last two months writing grants and clocked about a week's worth of extra hours on top of the regular 40-hour work week over the course of the two grant writing blitzes. The first grant was super stressful to write. It's always harder when you have to collaborate with another agency, especially when getting data is like pulling teeth without the proper instruments. Working till midnight one night and 10:00pm on another...crazy! We only had about 2 weeks to write the second grant before its deadline, but that one was a breeze in comparison. No burning the midnight oil with this one, but I went to bed every night completely exhausted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">In between all that writing, I still had my regular work-related duties...and life in general to live. Yet, I have to stop and think that my problems are miniscule in comparison to the bigger world picture. Aside from the North Korea threat to bomb Guam (now that was truly scary), my problems are really not problems. So I missed out on some sleep, worked massively long days, got a bunch of paper cuts, and my wrists were achy after hours of typing all day. Because in the midst of all that a very good friend lost her two-year-old daughter tragically. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A true Angel on Earth is now an Angel in Heaven. This little angel...I've held her, shared meals with her, changed her diaper, got whisper soft kisses... was forgotten in the back seat of her daddy's truck on a very hot day. He didn't realize that he forgot to drop her at day care until 7 hours later. I got to read about it in the paper the next day, gasping out loud and startling a room full of people at a strategic planning meeting. The day she was buried was the most heart-wrenching for me. I've experienced the deaths of loved ones, but this one was far more heart-breaking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A great reminder to remember "The Gift of an Ordinary Day." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It has been an emotional week for me. It started last Sunday and continues to linger. You see, I said good-bye to one of my best friends in person on Sunday and in Facebook private messages on Thursday. My friend Kristin has been deployed by the U.S. Army for one year. And, while I'm not a spouse, or a child, or a grand child of someone being deployed, the emotions are still there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Kristin and I met in second grade. We weren't in the same homeroom, but we had Reading classes together. She sat in front of me. From that day, we were friends. We finally ended up in the same homeroom in 6th grade and then separated to different schools for 7th and 8th grade. We met back up in high school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Our friends wasn't always filled with sunshine and roses. We've had our ups and downs, our moments of not seeing each other (yes, even on this 32-mile long island), meeting up at local stores and just talking about the superficial stuff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">But, one night four years ago and another friend later, changed all that. We started meeting up more often for dinner, celebrating birthdays and holidays, just because days, and other made up holidays in between. Dinners that last 4 to 5 hours. Did we seriously have that much to say?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We've known for a year that Kristin would be deploying so it was no surprise when it did actually happen. The closer it got, the sadder I became. I managed to hold it together until she walked out of the building where we had lunch last Sunday. And then I fell apart with my other two best friends there to hold me up and comfort me. You see, we're more than friends. We're sisters of the heart, the sisters God forgot to give me. </span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-14708146037301059632013-01-27T20:36:00.001+10:002013-01-27T20:58:58.604+10:00Font frenzyI downloaded iFont Maker on my iPad today. I first heard about it through <a href="http://abeautifulmess.com/" target="_blank">Elsie</a> Larsen and <a href="http://www.amytangerine.com/blog" target="_blank">Amy</a> Tan. I dowloaded their fonts and forgot all about it. But, today...today I was looking for something in the App Store and stumble across the iFont Maker app. I downloaded it. In the span of an hour, I have created 4 fonts and have 1 in progress. I've become a font creator monster! :) Here are <strike>two</strike> three fonts for your downloading pleasure...<br />
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<a href="http://2ttf.com/KnRGcm5d" target="_blank">Vera's Print </a> and <a href="http://2ttf.com/SnmR6nbc" target="_blank">Vera's Skinny Print </a> and <a href="http://2ttf.com/K8abZRlW" target="_blank">Vera's outline</a> font.<br />
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In other creative news, I made a card this weekend using the Studio Calico Block Party card kit. I haven't decided whether or not to publish it here on my blog because I'm contemplating <a href="http://lifepaperscrapbook.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">this</a> and not quite sure if I can submit if I do put it on the blogosphere. I chose OPEN as my word of the year and trying new things is one of my goals towards being more open. We'll see...I shall ponder a little more.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-40564879198394316312013-01-06T20:35:00.000+10:002013-01-06T20:35:35.107+10:00A whole month went by...so this post is EPIC<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">A <i>whole</i> month went by and not one post made it to the blog. The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year...a flurry of activity. I have a whole 4x6 album dedicated to the first 25 days in December so I won't recap <i>EVERYTHING </i>that happened. Just some highlights...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">ONE Christmas program instead of 3 different ones since 4 of the 5 little boys I call my nephews go to the same school. The littlest one...his program was during the work day AND on my birthday and I wasn't having any of that "sit-in-a-crowded-hot-room-even-though-the-air-conditioner-is-on" kind of day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Our work Christmas party happened on December 14. I treated myself to a night at the Westin so I wouldn't have to drive home at the end of the party. Closed down that event with a few of my favorite people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I didn't put up the tree until December 16. In years past, the tree went up on December 8. Didn't happen. But, when the tree did finally go up, I sprained the parts of my body connected to my left rotator cuff. The day after I had a really good massage at the spa. Yeah. Still a little sore today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I completed a whole year of <a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/" target="_blank">Project Life</a> on my birthday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We celebrated Christmas in Pago Bay and New Year here at home. Today is the Feast of the Epiphany so the tree came down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Besides being busy this holiday season, I managed to see some really, really good friends and spend some time with them. Then someone discovered "What's App" could do group chats...pain in the neck getting all those notifications, but it makes me feel like I really am still a part of the group...not that I ever stopped, but reading and participating in the chat makes me feel like I'm not really missing out. Does that make sense?!?!? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I got to see "Les Miserables" in the theater with one of those good friends. All I did was write that I wanted to see it and someone said they wanted to as well. The joys of being electronically connected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">One of the things I pondered on for the last month of 2012 was my "one little word" for 2013. I stumbled upon the word "OPEN" and that became my word for 2013. Open means so many things for me this year. Thirteen is supposed to be a lucky number so I'm hoping, praying, crossing my fingers that my word leads me to that luck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I made some cards in Photoshop CS5 (hello 2013 and open)and used printables from the Studio Calico "Day by Day" class for the top right pocket. For the bottom right pocket, I filled a small glassine bag with confetti and sewed the top and bottom to keep the confetti in the middle. The stamp says, "do what you love" from a past SC kit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Red thickers came from the SC December Daily kit and the washi tape from the 34th Street card kit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Here's another digital card using the Studio Calico digital products. The stars and "2013" came from the Cyber Monday set. I can't remember which SC digi kit the blocks and dots came from. I used buffet script for "January."</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-3350672696883678972012-11-29T14:22:00.002+10:002012-11-29T14:26:03.269+10:00Two Years<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Two years ago today, I began working at <a href="http://www.guamcedders.org/" target="_blank">Guam CEDDERS</a>. I traded my classroom teacher job for an office job. <i>Say what??</i> If you had asked my friends if I would ever leave teaching two years ago, they would have all looked at you funny and said, "Heck no!" I'm really not big on change. <i> </i></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">visited Washington D.C., North Carolina, Rhode Island, Indiana, and Hawaii</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">made eleventy billion power point presentations, not to mention actually presenting them</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">been consulted about numerous things (<i>I still can't believe people actually call me for my opinion on something.)</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Of course, I've done way more than the list above. My brain is constantly in overdrive. Too much information in there that sometimes I forget to do things like refill my water bottle or what I went looking for when I stepped out of my office (<i>I still need some paper clips)</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>It's been an adventure. </i>Don't get me wrong. It isn't always sunshine and roses. I've worked before 8am and after 5pm, on weekends and holidays, on vacation and even when I'm home sick. There are days when my co-workers irritate me (<i>thank goodness I have an office door that closes)</i>, my boss is gone and I'm in charge, and all I want to do is crawl under my desk and take a nap. It's stressful, yes. I won't kid you about that. There are a lot more time-sensitive deadlines that I have to meet. But, it all challenges me to think outside the box, to prioritize my work, to meet new people, to dig a little deeper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So, here's to another year of amazement! Which reminds me...<i>I haven't signed my new contract...and I still need to fill my water bottle! </i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-90466826675251600802012-11-21T13:17:00.000+10:002012-11-21T13:17:42.291+10:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/butterflychick/8204821372/" title="recite-7402-544830663-o7fdsq by teachobispos, on Flickr"><img alt="recite-7402-544830663-o7fdsq" height="417" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8204821372_c1fb2721d9.jpg" width="500" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-15437375568457651792012-10-28T12:26:00.001+10:002012-10-28T12:30:06.355+10:00Calm status<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My trip to Jacksonville was seriously L.O.N.G. I was useless for the first few hours I was there...comatose on the bed. I'm lucky I remembered to take off my shoes. There was nothing much to do in downtown Jacksonville, but my public health counterpart and I managed to find places to shop via expensive cab rides. In a few weeks, the last of the big trainings I've been coordinated will take place. That will be a huge sigh of relief. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've noticed that the hectic-ness of my life contributes greatly to the dry spells of my creativity. Now that life is calming down, I can take some time to make a few cards and layouts, read through the classes I've signed up for with Studio Calico, and read the hundreds of books I've downloaded for Kindle and iBooks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I used my Roller Rink kit and add ons from Studio Calico to make these cards. Totally contemplating switching my subscription from the scrapbook kit to the card kit since I've been making mostly cards these days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This first card is a birthday card for my cousin. The XO tag was one of the stencil tags from SC that I cut with my Silhouette cameo, but is no longer available for sale. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This last card is based on the <a href="http://studiocalico.typepad.com/studio_calico/2012/10/sunday-sketch-1.html">Sunday Sketch</a> for 10.21. I pretty much stuck to the sketch and added some SC veneer stars from my stash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I also made a mini album of stuff from my Jacksonville trip with this kit, but 1) I'm too lazy to take pictures of all the pages and 2) I'm too lazy to take pictures of all the pages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Happy Sunday, everyone! Going to take a nap since I didn't sleep well last night...all the excitement and anticipation of getting the add on (poodle skirt) and card kit that I wanted from Studio Calico. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-44837786390403291512012-09-23T19:56:00.000+10:002012-09-23T19:56:11.739+10:00it's been one monkey wrench after anotherSo, the last time I blogged, I was relaxing in sunny Honolulu on vacation. I went back to work the morning we arrived and life has been non-stop since then. Before I left on vacation, I had been planning 3 events for one of my grants. I wanted all the planning to be done and if possible completed before I left.<br />
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<i>But, you know what they say about making plans, right? </i><br />
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One drama after another ensued for the first training which bled into the next one. I had a few wrenches and screw drivers thrown my way. Wouldn't you know it...my University of Hawaii at Manoa Maternal and Child Health "Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities" class was happening the last weekend of August. Yup, I flew to Honolulu...FOR. THE. WEEKEND. and slept maybe 15 hours in the three and a half days I was there. And spent all of Labor Day flying home. I'm still in the midst of getting the third event planned and over with. THAT was supposed to happen the middle of October.<br />
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<i>Again, you know what they say about making plans???</i><br />
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Through in some more monkey wrenches. Now I get to fly to JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA the middle of October for a conference that we weren't planning on attending. So now that last event??? Pushed to the middle of November. Nice.<br />
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Don't get me wrong. Life hasn't been one wrench after another. I get a reprieve every once in a while. The upside to spending 3 1/2 days in Honolulu and subsisting on 15 hours sleep and lots of Korean food? I met a whole lot of people I will get to know better over the course of the next two semesters. The upside of attending the conference in Florida? I get to visit Florida for the first time (even though it isn't Walt Disney World, I'll take it). The event in pushed to November? Upside is no one can say it was all planned at the last minute. If anyone doesn't have their ducks in a row it's <i>their personal problem</i>. <br />
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Then there's today...50 lucky people who work on the University of Guam campus (I would be one) got a tour of the USS George Washington this morning. That was AMAZING! Here's a picture from the navigation deck looking down to the flight deck.<br />
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We already hit Old Chicago for dinner last night. The stromboli was delicious! We'll be back there for the rehearsal dinner on Friday. Did I mention we were here for a wedding? Jes and Zach tie the knot this weekend! That's the reason we traveled eleventy billion miles by plane to get here.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-85101389892230619132012-04-15T19:21:00.003+10:002012-04-16T15:48:53.654+10:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZIY8o6_kUZLWMHaM6WkgnPrITvLy2SOcEMPr6Vlf14QpoSaCxR-4vwBa6NOlNIL3bLFtnWQsYfXOrHDTL77XBjRdk_A-DYEPN9deqjqs0DYp0Y3IKkecfE0ANKYZPwh0NMZO/s1600/hlmheader.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZIY8o6_kUZLWMHaM6WkgnPrITvLy2SOcEMPr6Vlf14QpoSaCxR-4vwBa6NOlNIL3bLFtnWQsYfXOrHDTL77XBjRdk_A-DYEPN9deqjqs0DYp0Y3IKkecfE0ANKYZPwh0NMZO/s320/hlmheader.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731557405509916242" border="0" /></a><br />The craziness of working on Saturdays has begun again! Another round of teaching classes to foster parents and childcare workers.<br /><br />Studio Calico started offering online classes this year. So far, I've bought all five. Maggie Holmes taught a class in March called "Happy Little Moments." I love that the classroom stays open to me forever and that I can complete it at my own pace.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf93aF93YcDOhUZ3slW8rWUT6Vx6Md61JNUjrwKiBUzqotsmjR7WIGqAUlDET3W9gRRlqls9fHkKuP1KPc8xkDrFfXGPzp2fUs-YgsJgm70PBa0o0H4pMPVDSrvaZHpo2Jlu4/s1600/HLMcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf93aF93YcDOhUZ3slW8rWUT6Vx6Md61JNUjrwKiBUzqotsmjR7WIGqAUlDET3W9gRRlqls9fHkKuP1KPc8xkDrFfXGPzp2fUs-YgsJgm70PBa0o0H4pMPVDSrvaZHpo2Jlu4/s320/HLMcover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731561557672488962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtm18hePkIw3waiGnrI3k0crZhyphenhyphenl_16kUFRw8bsqMUAkcn9rzQGjSatZWqOFZw6T3X2VR40XLtF5peT4j6oyvjj31xwJxdwZnEXXEfXiF573g6Vashxq0hLiX7GjThUSi2OOB/s1600/HLM1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtm18hePkIw3waiGnrI3k0crZhyphenhyphenl_16kUFRw8bsqMUAkcn9rzQGjSatZWqOFZw6T3X2VR40XLtF5peT4j6oyvjj31xwJxdwZnEXXEfXiF573g6Vashxq0hLiX7GjThUSi2OOB/s320/HLM1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731561560341157698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6nWds99XIPSL6VYOGbGl8lbBhNslXmUFsszbexHJx3Msm8e_xWxsSQkSVAX3n0De7Dbs7ouP5SwO9YmBvMmORKF9Rh5I_q6ifrged_LKHXLGG9F4QSqzSEn5KfeehCEWF-ei/s1600/HLM1under.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6nWds99XIPSL6VYOGbGl8lbBhNslXmUFsszbexHJx3Msm8e_xWxsSQkSVAX3n0De7Dbs7ouP5SwO9YmBvMmORKF9Rh5I_q6ifrged_LKHXLGG9F4QSqzSEn5KfeehCEWF-ei/s320/HLM1under.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731561569263384946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ8S2REDtmIT4qGeX7CxTgnvd_tgPuiGu3WpOkr3ZieWcIqw-b9CkzLLxNMpPWB97K88PG4VC2gMYUtdg4mhlyBptMP6sYzkl1Co9C9cGP_3Mxewn46UlW58LxXUcKLFcKoUE/s1600/HLM2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ8S2REDtmIT4qGeX7CxTgnvd_tgPuiGu3WpOkr3ZieWcIqw-b9CkzLLxNMpPWB97K88PG4VC2gMYUtdg4mhlyBptMP6sYzkl1Co9C9cGP_3Mxewn46UlW58LxXUcKLFcKoUE/s320/HLM2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731561576231497410" border="0" /></a><br />I have more pages to complete, but it's a start!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-43320417958177262052012-04-08T19:58:00.004+10:002012-04-08T20:46:16.958+10:00Project Life Year 38 | Weeks 13-15<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAPRC0TL4Jf7616ok9pbm7xsAR16Eyai_7BK94Tc0f_v-MyOiL6i-jY8GCxdQ5XghPuDBDb7Iwf_H0rdvazNclofGKEaRE0pN-yNF7yy1WUxW-1D7Um8ZhifBkMVK-uGHZ7f8/s1600/projectlife38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAPRC0TL4Jf7616ok9pbm7xsAR16Eyai_7BK94Tc0f_v-MyOiL6i-jY8GCxdQ5XghPuDBDb7Iwf_H0rdvazNclofGKEaRE0pN-yNF7yy1WUxW-1D7Um8ZhifBkMVK-uGHZ7f8/s320/projectlife38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728968250350215906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />These epic posts are getting to be a habit. Everything and nothing has been going on. Make sense?? If it doesn't, I don't know how to explain it.<br /><br />So, let's catch up with project life, shall we?? You'll only see my beautiful face (HA!) as the rest are blurred out for privacy purposes! I finally figured out how to do it! Thanks to youtube! </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Week 13</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHoU27KFUvI6YPzp-RUZ8BLpGNRVIDnRgttwQcXQ-u4qvZy_2yaT6s2Y7j5SGDpYCLQMwE7w5aUZHZMQOiURY963nBh4cQ3W6Yr-76hfoTGY-PiCbsHTmQey6_LmQQfkhbsvm/s1600/week13.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHoU27KFUvI6YPzp-RUZ8BLpGNRVIDnRgttwQcXQ-u4qvZy_2yaT6s2Y7j5SGDpYCLQMwE7w5aUZHZMQOiURY963nBh4cQ3W6Yr-76hfoTGY-PiCbsHTmQey6_LmQQfkhbsvm/s320/week13.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728968262136960642" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">I got a much needed trim...I can never manage to look my age no matter what hair style I get so I just go with it. Had dinner with a friend at Ruby Tuesday's and managed to try something new. Aiden came for his weekly visit. I caught a sunset at while stopped at the traffic light on my way home one day. <span style="font-size:85%;">supplies: Project Life cobalt core kit, printable from <a href="http://www.crystalwilkerson.com/blog">here</a> and <a href="http://piecedpapers.blogspot.com/p/shop.html">here</a>. </span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3BTT8QTCMTPuahC4UTOuYeJLtDqyeDpOAtZL3Uy_hJshfQBCFsbJFmvuekTYGAJGgtnoHeMlxNu2dKcmUrRxLejaVoc1v3RLwX6GszvraQLfXWW0jL0tAi8QY7P_AwY5PY0k/s1600/week13.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3BTT8QTCMTPuahC4UTOuYeJLtDqyeDpOAtZL3Uy_hJshfQBCFsbJFmvuekTYGAJGgtnoHeMlxNu2dKcmUrRxLejaVoc1v3RLwX6GszvraQLfXWW0jL0tAi8QY7P_AwY5PY0k/s320/week13.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728968264896262690" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Missing a card from this side of the 2-page spread for week 13. I wanted to try creating a spread with one big picture (first saw it being used on <a href="http://www.kellypurkey.com/its_me_kp/">KP</a>'s blog). I don't have a large format printer so I cropped the photo in pieces in PSE 6.0 for Mac and then cut it apart with my paper trimmer. I plan to scrap a page using part of that photo...I'll get to it one day. And, if you're wondering the water here is THAT blue. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Supplies: silhouette cameo to cut the polaroid frame and the number 13 using the <a href="http://www.dafont.com/budmo-jiggler.font">budmo jiggler</a> font and the printables from the first page of this spread.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Week 14</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxAlcJmf5fpUAf5M8ND_eYe-Pbh5uUxHZb45GSJUchwTxUsXX-dpv7GqY-iUoTDswVvmBANTKRIA0b9y0FiofS442ZYMBtFWRRzLyzOgcY9dTxD_dpC2rsbXVGzHzw5Vf0EkC/s1600/week14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxAlcJmf5fpUAf5M8ND_eYe-Pbh5uUxHZb45GSJUchwTxUsXX-dpv7GqY-iUoTDswVvmBANTKRIA0b9y0FiofS442ZYMBtFWRRzLyzOgcY9dTxD_dpC2rsbXVGzHzw5Vf0EkC/s320/week14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728968267658592914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Here's where life got kind of...well, life-y. I was stressing out trying to figure out how to fill a two-page spread with photos and words. I didn't take many photos during this particular week and I didn't really have much to say. So, I gave myself permission to do a one-page spread. Stress relieved! During week 14, I finally got a much needed massage using a gift certificate I got for Christmas. Aiden turned one month old so he donned the onesie for some photos. We managed 2 and this was the best one. Dinner with the U's at Keyaki. Sushi heaven! Gas prices went up to $4.97 a gallon and I spent A LOT of money that week. <span style="font-size:85%;">Supplies: Cut "fourteen" with my Cameo using Pacifico font and stamped the background with the Studio Calico Epic stamp set. I put the quote on an Elle Studio printable from <a href="http://www.jessicasprague.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tabs.tpl&product_id=2118&category_id=77&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=330">here</a>. </span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Week 15</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbEp2yRfjzf0-YRaVWWlg62xyzhfJXOBykHP8o-Q-0Nnx_QGyx1JYiTRIZ1Hd45Qv_jM_Ics201wnAm3DASpuYG4RhDlUS2aWVFHFiZ9zm-gxqQXD8OcZo2jJGLc0N6pWuP3U/s1600/week15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbEp2yRfjzf0-YRaVWWlg62xyzhfJXOBykHP8o-Q-0Nnx_QGyx1JYiTRIZ1Hd45Qv_jM_Ics201wnAm3DASpuYG4RhDlUS2aWVFHFiZ9zm-gxqQXD8OcZo2jJGLc0N6pWuP3U/s320/week15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728968276855582258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Another one of those one-page spread kind of weeks. My nephew Nathan had his first high school songfest. I got his class's performance on video on my blackberry and uploaded it to youtube. Then I used a qr code creator and made a journal card with it. I got the idea from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4_b3asmqSI&noredirect=1">here</a>. I made all my journal cards for this spread in Photoshop CS5. I found the youtube and twitter graphics on the internet. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Week 16 is almost, but not quite done. My mom had a doctor's appointment yesterday that took way too long and cut into my Saturday scrapping time.<br /><br />Stay tuned for some Happy Little Moments pages from Studio Calico's March class taught by Maggie Holmes. That's another work in progress. But, no stress!<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-86310937373839749712012-03-11T13:31:00.006+10:002012-03-11T14:21:15.143+10:00Project Life Year 38 | Weeks 11 and 12<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08lNuX_RECitozxdzKK9sM6HTefH4v6ypcfpiOIh4NHeMFW8pZoucnZMQ0lCr_ZGANoiUODtelhImSeac26A20r7QtrOoQoqI-Prc_cc8I3AeK2l3ZSS2l-rDDq-U-hwL0Jz-/s1600/projectlife38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08lNuX_RECitozxdzKK9sM6HTefH4v6ypcfpiOIh4NHeMFW8pZoucnZMQ0lCr_ZGANoiUODtelhImSeac26A20r7QtrOoQoqI-Prc_cc8I3AeK2l3ZSS2l-rDDq-U-hwL0Jz-/s320/projectlife38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718479561117714610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I've shocked myself immensely by the fact that I've kept up with Project Life for 12 weeks now. THREE WHOLE MONTHS. My life may not be exciting, but in a few years it will be fun to look back on this year of my life and see what life was like before the big 4 oh. I've blacked out the faces of anyone not me in these pictures. believe me when i say they're cute and lovable.<br /><br />Week 11<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKQeFs29tQdZ2DVntrULWbXIyy3RrpHCf0JYFOGJXuGW_5e1l3L2OWoMscL7MtX0_loNchBrDSBGScvE_dlqyQiOISENakYBlV29T84QuBkWokRMpXSZJSZxZ0aAFw92Gel64/s1600/IMG_3500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKQeFs29tQdZ2DVntrULWbXIyy3RrpHCf0JYFOGJXuGW_5e1l3L2OWoMscL7MtX0_loNchBrDSBGScvE_dlqyQiOISENakYBlV29T84QuBkWokRMpXSZJSZxZ0aAFw92Gel64/s320/IMG_3500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718483241311943410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">work on a saturday at the mall...oh how i hate the mall. i lasted all of 2 hours and told my co-worker i was DONE. aiden came for a visit. i was amused by my high score on bejeweled blitz.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkVu5FtEn7TZK7Jxxb6GMlOv_iAUsAznD0G7qP3wQb7RT4F6mMh4k9NwY9YW_9-UA7FhwloRZucm5Vg6_23kO0AjDrdhQzhqpZcyky3bLZFJNlkPCKXqbfVjLv2QeSBpUg1rh/s1600/IMG_3498.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkVu5FtEn7TZK7Jxxb6GMlOv_iAUsAznD0G7qP3wQb7RT4F6mMh4k9NwY9YW_9-UA7FhwloRZucm5Vg6_23kO0AjDrdhQzhqpZcyky3bLZFJNlkPCKXqbfVjLv2QeSBpUg1rh/s320/IMG_3498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718483237363006658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">march began this week so i put in a divider. i actually went back and made dividers for january and february. just a few cuts with the cameo and paper.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rTrCf4nviFfBVnXtLa6uAbawN_YMYnVvv3kgE0Eumm57koVDMIofwq2TfHAFFChwnKvcMJDaNQ7iNMlG7MxYBICt5SXAxHRX7IyFUeXeKl6aXUODJZfUl1_JB7J6SKyAZCgY/s1600/IMG_3499.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rTrCf4nviFfBVnXtLa6uAbawN_YMYnVvv3kgE0Eumm57koVDMIofwq2TfHAFFChwnKvcMJDaNQ7iNMlG7MxYBICt5SXAxHRX7IyFUeXeKl6aXUODJZfUl1_JB7J6SKyAZCgY/s320/IMG_3499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718483230857353890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">the other side of week eleven...something i made with the cameo for a friend. i don't know what the saying means, but i did it anyway. lunch to say good-bye to one of our students. savoring those girl scout cookies and found it ironic the words on the cookies. a picture of my hutch covered with post its...me thinks i need a rolodex.<br /><br />week 12<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2IyqbEFT7u9w9vMdRjpgEdN6gM5sj9_pKnBur22gCQ_JMa-8sv9y5UIK4BHIdCYZdVTsCHofQ__0Ef_DDQ77eFr-Be64uY0PXGDyk80yPP2p50mbLHuDO0QdVbWTcdoQHv5v/s1600/IMG_3501.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2IyqbEFT7u9w9vMdRjpgEdN6gM5sj9_pKnBur22gCQ_JMa-8sv9y5UIK4BHIdCYZdVTsCHofQ__0Ef_DDQ77eFr-Be64uY0PXGDyk80yPP2p50mbLHuDO0QdVbWTcdoQHv5v/s320/IMG_3501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718483226984749842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">aiden was baptized this week. we had family lunch at my house in honor of aiden's baptism. the finding of aiden's pictures all over facebook.<br />i found that "as seen on facebook" printable <a href="http://wildblueberryink.com/freebies-2/project-life/">here</a>.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVuBMuOghe4PWIvzTTZFdbhe_qH-CVFFdK6-suE8j0JSPadOy0Rqb_kHCSEa0mRPyONbchSq47_o7t8rB_MFHrP3485R6uQFz-K0-x4ZuW9KFXSgI59ntY9zSPk1l5xwp9PD0/s1600/IMG_3502.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVuBMuOghe4PWIvzTTZFdbhe_qH-CVFFdK6-suE8j0JSPadOy0Rqb_kHCSEa0mRPyONbchSq47_o7t8rB_MFHrP3485R6uQFz-K0-x4ZuW9KFXSgI59ntY9zSPk1l5xwp9PD0/s320/IMG_3502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718483222434831794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">another parent training in one of the low-income communities. the pile of giveaway bags slowly dwindles in my office. my secretary went on maternity leave this week and i sat at her work station one day. coveting her shoe tape dispenser. discovering i don't tweet as much after taking a screen shot of my recent tweets. receiving a picture of 6-day-old madden, my secretary's baby. found the "as seen on pinterest" <a href="http://wildblueberryink.com/freebies-2/project-life/">here</a>.<br /><br />the quotes i use on my pages come from my pins on pinterest. i used the February and March kits from Studio Calico. i also used the SC PL awesome stamps for week 12. Ali Edwards digi brushes and stamps. Old SC die cut tags. some other printables probably linked on my pinterest board for <a href="http://pinterest.com/verab/project-life/">project life</a>.<br /><br />***<br /><br />my studio calico february kits sat untouched for a bit. i did use bits and pieces on my PL spreads, but for the most part i was looking for some mojo to come my way. i knew i wanted to use a picture of aiden. i knew i wanted to cut something out with my cameo, but it took a while to figure out how i wanted it all to look.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiybGwfV4VOqFqwHwvbRiJqp1RRscPzjhAvaumdkk_1u2rISfaXHNx8db3WShcnLWlQuYIIbpH0RZDB0bjhdbusvKPOGLQyhvQR8VvL10rQJB6JaLFkX9aILaTJCnEOB8lW9Jt/s1600/IMG_3497.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiybGwfV4VOqFqwHwvbRiJqp1RRscPzjhAvaumdkk_1u2rISfaXHNx8db3WShcnLWlQuYIIbpH0RZDB0bjhdbusvKPOGLQyhvQR8VvL10rQJB6JaLFkX9aILaTJCnEOB8lW9Jt/s320/IMG_3497.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718487183148053858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">using the blackout font, i put this sc paper on the mat and went to town. i printed out a picture of aiden with my pivi printer and the layout came together. i used some classic calico and warm calico to make the splatters.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9sUUxWnlaQNi9KDA0wFnwpOhw0k6MHsRG-Y0TwHrzjsHQBb6nBS1Gwbq9SXRbONLAz6H_1NL6Oj4aZE6UFbaXgPK1lRDfQ7b4XGW1CE_czkewZYDp3qudgb4tqZkVhr9pPEF/s1600/IMG_3496.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9sUUxWnlaQNi9KDA0wFnwpOhw0k6MHsRG-Y0TwHrzjsHQBb6nBS1Gwbq9SXRbONLAz6H_1NL6Oj4aZE6UFbaXgPK1lRDfQ7b4XGW1CE_czkewZYDp3qudgb4tqZkVhr9pPEF/s320/IMG_3496.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718487188698715234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">my godsister had worn a dress with a similar print to one of the february papers so i used a picture of her and one of her sister to make this layout. i made pinwheel flowers with that printed paper and some dear lizzy epoxy stickers. i also used the whole package of sequins!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXvLUxFTvV_pXjfuBd0p1TlGpCQui0wlg-Ilo1myBA70XCvk9TZTUpk2Xr_vma0cA5uRUrkKjwy3jEyxnqwP1CtQ_EtVG2yAT0vT6dp8z2xzulrjKM7vlxuWXFzr0AROzcn4H/s1600/IMG_3494.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXvLUxFTvV_pXjfuBd0p1TlGpCQui0wlg-Ilo1myBA70XCvk9TZTUpk2Xr_vma0cA5uRUrkKjwy3jEyxnqwP1CtQ_EtVG2yAT0vT6dp8z2xzulrjKM7vlxuWXFzr0AROzcn4H/s320/IMG_3494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718487193136618578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">my march kit came this week. <a href="http://kinseygirl.typepad.com/">kinsey wilson </a>had posted her silhouette triangle cut file on her blog and i wanted to use it on a layout. i also used the stamps from the illustrated and narrative add ons.</span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-12479699305844863352012-02-26T13:37:00.004+10:002012-02-26T14:10:12.531+10:00Project Life Year 38 | Weeks 7-10<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgnMdwlqM7Anzg_gMHweIc6Qv-W-Y65pnnGj3t38UaHz9HPPCEsWs7mMH1VRFKjEWjHqbgOFfVjEVr3zwWhftsFlDYo9i0Esym32_EYA5kUTzCFeeH1mTHvzBaF8EKVMpdS_9/s1600/projectlife38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgnMdwlqM7Anzg_gMHweIc6Qv-W-Y65pnnGj3t38UaHz9HPPCEsWs7mMH1VRFKjEWjHqbgOFfVjEVr3zwWhftsFlDYo9i0Esym32_EYA5kUTzCFeeH1mTHvzBaF8EKVMpdS_9/s320/projectlife38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713283708006346146" border="0" /></a>Another epic Project Life Year 38 post. I had intended on posting weeks 7 and 8 last weekend, but I wasn't home long enough to get pictures taken and uploaded. The late nights and busy days started on Wednesday and ended on Sunday night. Five days of getting home late (or not at all as was the case on Thursday). I spent the beginning of this week feeling a little hung over...and I wasn't even drunk!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Week 7...<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vZQ2Vs34dIYUJTMpx-w8DZYDl6GpMKQgW92xYGG8QXmTFF7Gw1W7OWkw8RxIvRhQ0urIseQgCed2cfnZeIBzdJ3mpOGY-j_LezwuyjnfLRZ70iGgryu9uMO-Zc5_Ih2GHQ6n/s1600/week8.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vZQ2Vs34dIYUJTMpx-w8DZYDl6GpMKQgW92xYGG8QXmTFF7Gw1W7OWkw8RxIvRhQ0urIseQgCed2cfnZeIBzdJ3mpOGY-j_LezwuyjnfLRZ70iGgryu9uMO-Zc5_Ih2GHQ6n/s320/week8.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713284748171652418" border="0" /></a>A successful parent training in one of the southern communities. Evan's 1st birthday and meeting my god sisters for the first time. Setting the calendar from February through August at work. Used my silhouette cameo to cut "Celebrate Life", "Celebrate this" and the circles cutout.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAXUG2Mce8eABmCFgbEB2Gs7ZhbPtnocj10zo9zeqhqqz5D7jpJURf-w5XdNNgBK_EORR5eTxnDr91X202gL5wABcqhfFyn-vMIQ2WXu3H8HUZC7au9BMkq1iPfTJthddhkU2/s1600/week7.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAXUG2Mce8eABmCFgbEB2Gs7ZhbPtnocj10zo9zeqhqqz5D7jpJURf-w5XdNNgBK_EORR5eTxnDr91X202gL5wABcqhfFyn-vMIQ2WXu3H8HUZC7au9BMkq1iPfTJthddhkU2/s320/week7.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713284742810008626" border="0" /></a>An Erica Hernandez freebie file for the February calendar. Ali Edwards digi brushes and stamps.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Week 8...<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7FhcY3I8CpDnlvEFa3cUuNXq3GRC-inoEE5qDSge1XV1MWFlmosvae6bEw-3VciDAW8dqwUqMZpdIgddRFrzekO-o9XqLfigPi8BWoV8w6cbjukHXpWx6dAl2o-0EoJqaUyo/s1600/week7.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7FhcY3I8CpDnlvEFa3cUuNXq3GRC-inoEE5qDSge1XV1MWFlmosvae6bEw-3VciDAW8dqwUqMZpdIgddRFrzekO-o9XqLfigPi8BWoV8w6cbjukHXpWx6dAl2o-0EoJqaUyo/s320/week7.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713284746504610850" border="0" /></a>Dinner and dessert with Anita. Made diaper tryke #1 for Tam's baby shower later in the week. My to do list. Ali Edwards digi brushes and stamps, Studio Calico Number border stamp.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje14rPVAb1Zm-k4-8mFL05mA_uHsj7g-c9A5UZZ2tSSbrSVnupUaXdYF005cgSezwlb3bD_YD0-FrYBHYSBiYwegcevyNa5XhFfnLcgj7flGp7QxOH7EE2YZ_5JtxH5w_gC-Nv/s1600/week8.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje14rPVAb1Zm-k4-8mFL05mA_uHsj7g-c9A5UZZ2tSSbrSVnupUaXdYF005cgSezwlb3bD_YD0-FrYBHYSBiYwegcevyNa5XhFfnLcgj7flGp7QxOH7EE2YZ_5JtxH5w_gC-Nv/s320/week8.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713284751813429202" border="0" /></a>My washi tape order (10 rolls!). My first visit to Spinn N Play. A pictureless Thursday. The BEST donuts around. Silhouette cameo cutout.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Week 9...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWd_WiVFrLYeLldERLgTeuPSOJFAVFkc9Z8phe5jOafi7s6ymjEDQgujXV37cS5cFOXIHbbXTP7O_xob-_gxnuVCgUJibCFamDU6sdse8ngwdVq2MGpmopvttOhvWGBYd6lJM/s1600/week9.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWd_WiVFrLYeLldERLgTeuPSOJFAVFkc9Z8phe5jOafi7s6ymjEDQgujXV37cS5cFOXIHbbXTP7O_xob-_gxnuVCgUJibCFamDU6sdse8ngwdVq2MGpmopvttOhvWGBYd6lJM/s320/week9.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713287353512645122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Grocery shopping and dinner with Friends on a Saturday. Lazy Sunday and my view on the way to KFC.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IcX6Iiy8hQHNLOZBY-H2U_RPTv0Kva3uI7EIef162zokvmZuPNGF7HWdKCO7m17SMvgk_gAMnyI-c71cf7JxwOBamTglAo77mmoolV-3Ym983uKwA-9AHAuJP9LC4kmj8ZhS/s1600/week9.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IcX6Iiy8hQHNLOZBY-H2U_RPTv0Kva3uI7EIef162zokvmZuPNGF7HWdKCO7m17SMvgk_gAMnyI-c71cf7JxwOBamTglAo77mmoolV-3Ym983uKwA-9AHAuJP9LC4kmj8ZhS/s320/week9.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713287356997809442" border="0" /></a><br />Weights at the gym...being a wuss. Valentine's day and my Studio Calico February kit. Driving home from work close to 8:00pm...more than 12 hours after I left home in the morning. The night that never ended...and a day that began with new life. Happy Birthday, Aiden Seth! Auntie Vera LOVES you! His birth story isn't something I want to share with the world since it's not my story to tell so it's inside the birth stats folder (cut that with my silhouette). Printables from <a href="http://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/project-life-free-printables/">here</a> and<a href="http://vegasnarcissist.blogspot.com/2012/02/freebie-friday-free-project-life.html"> here</a>. I used a sketch pen with my silhouette to write the birth stats.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Week 10...<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZiKK67qSBmLb4uFSmdaUVfKdfjBz4mpqbBhsagefBzryCxq5-mDLmKSOEy1lwedN8dkgbdWMhC3q6A8Ta99GKvIZtdKJgX8kYqwkXFvssglbamX8KG5TY0RVtksv1dmAFmh3/s1600/week10.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZiKK67qSBmLb4uFSmdaUVfKdfjBz4mpqbBhsagefBzryCxq5-mDLmKSOEy1lwedN8dkgbdWMhC3q6A8Ta99GKvIZtdKJgX8kYqwkXFvssglbamX8KG5TY0RVtksv1dmAFmh3/s320/week10.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713287362272856626" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Academy songfest. Parish picnic. Dinner at Teena's. Apple turnovers from Napoleon's Bakery in Honolulu. Printables from <a href="http://vegasnarcissist.blogspot.com/2012/02/freebie-friday-free-project-life.html">here</a>, <a href="http://misstiina.com/blog/more-live-free-love-life-free-printable-download-too/">here</a> and <a href="http://evakipler.com/?p=4104">here</a>. I realized after I took the picture that I forgot the date range card. Will put that in later.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWys9cio7WlLQZsoGuVnNq2FkoMbdzHRqHRvJoiNz0S-votLMXLeQ8z_42OSAuc27IhOUSDzPF5vvfB-QFTcuEGIWU8qnNTOzhHyUh_gBs681svE_SjV1FPBHa9yN5nEAeTIXz/s1600/week10.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWys9cio7WlLQZsoGuVnNq2FkoMbdzHRqHRvJoiNz0S-votLMXLeQ8z_42OSAuc27IhOUSDzPF5vvfB-QFTcuEGIWU8qnNTOzhHyUh_gBs681svE_SjV1FPBHa9yN5nEAeTIXz/s320/week10.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713287366108512386" border="0" /></a><br />A self portrait of me for the month. Three of my co-workers decided to be funny and block my car in. A shocking front page (for our family at least). Diaper tryke #2 for Aiden Seth! I used my February Studio Calico kit as well as the Project Life "Epic" and "Awesome" that they had and sold out of in record time. Also used a few Amy Tangerine stickers, an old Jillibean Soup arrow, a silhouette cameo cut out and Studio Calico Bull's eye stamp from January.<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-52799636873340050972012-02-14T19:51:00.002+10:002012-02-14T20:04:18.897+10:00Valentine's Day<span style="font-family: courier new;">I used to be one of those people...you know the kind... the one who disdained Valentine's Day as just another Hallmark holiday highly marketed by Madison Avenue. Some may think it stemmed from bitterness. The bitter taste of not having a significant other with whom to celebrate the day. <span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe so...</span> But, maybe I just didn't get why it took a certain day of the year for significant others to remember to lavish love on their loved one. Shouldn't love be celebrated <span style="font-style: italic;">every</span> day?<br /><br />As an elementary school teacher, I've been the recipient of many a Valentine. From tear apart cards to well thought out letters to pieces of candy to full on large boxes of that sugary concoction, I've gotten it all. I would don black on February 14 and carry on with my day as if it was just any other day. Until one year...<br /><br />I was teaching 4th grade at the time. February 14 dawned just like any other day, only I made a conscious effort to remember to wear <span style="font-style: italic;">black</span>. I got the bags full of candy and cards. My family loved holidays like this. But that one year, I got a card from my friend who worked across the hall. Ironically, it was a Hallmark card. Inside contained a lovely sentiment as well as a handwritten note. Basically, my friend told me that Valentine's Day wasn't just for couples. It was also a day to celebrate the love we have for our family and friends. Finally, someone had the guts to tell me to look at it from a different perspective.<br /><br />Today, I made the conscious effort to wear red. And, when I received an email from a co-worker that someone was wearing black because he didn't have a valentine, it was my turn to share those words of wisdom.<br /><br />I searched on pinterest for valentine printables and wrote a nice note to my co-worker. While I don't know just how much my words sunk in, at least I got a smile at him. And, before anyone else suggests (someone already beat you to the punch), he's way too young for me<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>!<br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day!<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-65763149538441400712012-02-12T14:06:00.004+10:002012-02-12T14:18:01.515+10:00The Year of online classes<span style="font-family:courier new;">When 2012 rolled around, Studio Calico rolled out online classes. So far, I've signed up for photo-a-day with Nicole Samuels, stretch your kit with Amy Tan, and happy little moments with Maggie Holmes. Nic's class is a year-long class and works perfectly with Project Life-Year 38. Amy's class runs for the month of February and teaches us how to stretch our kits using only the main kit. I combined my main and add-ons when I got my January box, so I'm using all of them. I wasn't going to sign up for Maggie's class, but Valerie posted pictures of her class kit and I was hooked.<br /><br />Aside Studio Calico's classes, I signed up for 2 classes with Big Picture Classes. I am again attempting to complete One Little Word with Ali Edwards. I also signed up for Move More, Eat Well with Cathy Zielske. I will complete those class assignments before the month is up.<br /><br />The beauty of online classes is that I don't have to be dressed and sitting at a desk to complete the lessons. I can be in my pjs or in bed and still get stuff done. It's refreshing to be on the other side of the desk...not being the one teaching. Of course, this is all fun stuff, but I do learn a lot in the process.<br /><br />Here's a layout for the first Stretch Your Kit challenge. The challenge was to use a mask on your layout. I cut "enjoy this moment" with my silhouette cameo and used it as a mask with Mister Huey's classic calico.<br /><br />I met my god sisters/cousins for the first time last weekend. They were living in Colorado and moved home a few months ago. While this island is small, it's still very easy to not see people you know often. I've blocked out their faces for privacy purposes.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiuXnTeegSuIksiTmSPE_6U1Kh_oVNQvVTd8hyphenhyphenLBuS8kUPpFUr7N3DyJTSiTK2hVlQf2VYzxcUk-8Ji1OcM_3b8aBlaHtp85x1cW2XwZCO2kcezANFVS6_wGI-aRO6i7MfzkU/s1600/IMG_3273.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiuXnTeegSuIksiTmSPE_6U1Kh_oVNQvVTd8hyphenhyphenLBuS8kUPpFUr7N3DyJTSiTK2hVlQf2VYzxcUk-8Ji1OcM_3b8aBlaHtp85x1cW2XwZCO2kcezANFVS6_wGI-aRO6i7MfzkU/s320/IMG_3273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708096162830732418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Have a great Sunday!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887102.post-76907982623199630732012-02-11T13:12:00.007+10:002012-02-11T13:54:59.831+10:00Documenting | A Day in the LifeOn Wednesday, I joined <a href="http://aliedwards.com/">Ali Edwards </a>and loads of scrappers in "A Day in the Life." Put simply, you take note and take pictures of the things that happen that day from sun up to lights out. It so happened that I took the day off to be at my mom's oral surgery.<br /><br />I decided to use an Amy Tangerine Day Book from her inagural line. I had intended to use this particular one on something else, but suffice it to say it wasn't worth the beauty that is this book so I had to do some covering up.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Front cover:</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ1pVAnjgffDFyDh2z1bN9ynCGjtC954y1HBRruOCKkBbejP6x2PbzCEN2z_JggT6xOvlbFUc1VhL_jpvhvLnvF1I1M0OiRx-7KQN0NnMYTDCE0pvaz66Ci4zuhmgleeVrx3I/s1600/IMG_3254.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ1pVAnjgffDFyDh2z1bN9ynCGjtC954y1HBRruOCKkBbejP6x2PbzCEN2z_JggT6xOvlbFUc1VhL_jpvhvLnvF1I1M0OiRx-7KQN0NnMYTDCE0pvaz66Ci4zuhmgleeVrx3I/s320/IMG_3254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707711627761929970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Without the overlay. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajr4c5BvzessFkesJGqh4r3caGEZ4tZ6Q51NFUu1dpwc3NrKlhDpNYAbEtrIfOg-uhWikhwtqviJlzL0WEUXDHFzYXcvoIIgzPr12CjsK_uIkloeeByu0KBIJ2Bjg0eMkDbVU/s1600/IMG_3255.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajr4c5BvzessFkesJGqh4r3caGEZ4tZ6Q51NFUu1dpwc3NrKlhDpNYAbEtrIfOg-uhWikhwtqviJlzL0WEUXDHFzYXcvoIIgzPr12CjsK_uIkloeeByu0KBIJ2Bjg0eMkDbVU/s320/IMG_3255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707711638949915890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I misted the cover with Studio Calico Mister Huey's in Barnwood and cut the "Wednesday" word with my Silhouette Cameo. I used Ranger distress ink in Tea Dye on the outline.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgagRwQXwnNFefY0tKveU1cbh1Wuxh2UTT897y7dqo1kZ_TIBGJbuFi100yHHmOFIgO-BkbFeoSpONXlWD5ET1mr1S2SdXCVf6kykMCkCogL7B8sFlswH5f9fn9oI-ocAYYO9/s1600/IMG_3256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgagRwQXwnNFefY0tKveU1cbh1Wuxh2UTT897y7dqo1kZ_TIBGJbuFi100yHHmOFIgO-BkbFeoSpONXlWD5ET1mr1S2SdXCVf6kykMCkCogL7B8sFlswH5f9fn9oI-ocAYYO9/s320/IMG_3256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707713835323727538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Some cover up here... used both sets of the Amy Tangerine washi tapes and the gray asterisk washi tape from an old Studio Calico kit.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghONrJtigwt37iDAAPtB5zpDp1Mw7QVcOfV3CRVMkIvtREu7A56VlNLwZulMEjyTLnkysWVlYpRFqXrr0t-Re_Jtck5nqXwE5yN_YegYd-pad2q93Jn3CL0oBAHxmwx5SjK4Oo/s1600/IMG_3257.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghONrJtigwt37iDAAPtB5zpDp1Mw7QVcOfV3CRVMkIvtREu7A56VlNLwZulMEjyTLnkysWVlYpRFqXrr0t-Re_Jtck5nqXwE5yN_YegYd-pad2q93Jn3CL0oBAHxmwx5SjK4Oo/s320/IMG_3257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707713841947995298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Ali shared a freebie file on Wednesday. I used the Silhouette cameo to cut it and used more Amy Tangerine washi tapes.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOoGzQU56Mni23CFjpCitfEZ75Zi8xZF6M0ouj8JGxWx5aGMRamy2ZYuF6s2QfuMAoYaA-gJ8atliRIL_9W1pNhPJDF4_Kwbsfmf68bt3aUHRkkqEgdpCfMv70VxUGDQZ7iLL/s1600/IMG_3258.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOoGzQU56Mni23CFjpCitfEZ75Zi8xZF6M0ouj8JGxWx5aGMRamy2ZYuF6s2QfuMAoYaA-gJ8atliRIL_9W1pNhPJDF4_Kwbsfmf68bt3aUHRkkqEgdpCfMv70VxUGDQZ7iLL/s320/IMG_3258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707713844265898834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Used some Amy Tangerine Bits and remarks stickers. I also found old Jillibean Soup arrows and used one here.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxK36yFl4PNNFw6tmEFAEoqfElLbzT950a94rrShFzD2kqvJKwdWO83lnDeMzqnbxC8RczZTE2l3MUVXsP-njo1e4jfSAKIz66MshOsamL5pOhcYiApCbrfX263_TJI9j0xE8R/s1600/IMG_3259.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxK36yFl4PNNFw6tmEFAEoqfElLbzT950a94rrShFzD2kqvJKwdWO83lnDeMzqnbxC8RczZTE2l3MUVXsP-njo1e4jfSAKIz66MshOsamL5pOhcYiApCbrfX263_TJI9j0xE8R/s320/IMG_3259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707713856481676594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Not exactly the breakfast of champions, but I was still half asleep since I was dressed AND ready to go right around the time I usually get out of bed.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwPCnuK1H9mFGGWYSi8fDNPW48JjC6osG5QZmXUv9zJ5akdEtOBhq7dlQvzoMBf8WfVR9zgxzBmTosa4xCCswNRtCL7KiW70-Nx6Zlw7YmyOqhE92Nmta6zRZRzD8CxpaZvrt/s1600/IMG_3260.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwPCnuK1H9mFGGWYSi8fDNPW48JjC6osG5QZmXUv9zJ5akdEtOBhq7dlQvzoMBf8WfVR9zgxzBmTosa4xCCswNRtCL7KiW70-Nx6Zlw7YmyOqhE92Nmta6zRZRzD8CxpaZvrt/s320/IMG_3260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707713855345242434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">More paper surgery here...<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn1WAcCzc0HR4UiBqp8hm8FgrSl6-t6vfm9PPvXRCVWhHgIeftHRE605v9U0dd8PYmz4xJ2svTVIYZHZS7yCQUJClar9h0N40HeX9OyfB0OYRo7aC-yTth-F4XF5BojNy_NWu/s1600/IMG_3261.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn1WAcCzc0HR4UiBqp8hm8FgrSl6-t6vfm9PPvXRCVWhHgIeftHRE605v9U0dd8PYmz4xJ2svTVIYZHZS7yCQUJClar9h0N40HeX9OyfB0OYRo7aC-yTth-F4XF5BojNy_NWu/s320/IMG_3261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707715465110218962" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYIrhf26N_q0ZzSHDVyw4NWvBjezvruLBSzo4KHIhU-1s6Suc1vZSGly_ZEPbHlL1mGafGpBVj95wetSBoZ1s6GmDb5SLxpz89Opa8HCuCv5Pe6pqVV2QT20Gs5wtCynXpClN/s1600/IMG_3262.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYIrhf26N_q0ZzSHDVyw4NWvBjezvruLBSzo4KHIhU-1s6Suc1vZSGly_ZEPbHlL1mGafGpBVj95wetSBoZ1s6GmDb5SLxpz89Opa8HCuCv5Pe6pqVV2QT20Gs5wtCynXpClN/s320/IMG_3262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707715470006940322" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY6sRkQGxochRz1UxDKu0TIz4-LtTCGFVvzHM31EliLaBVvumZe2rb6VLrgtq2CikivBWGV-MTQrqQCZx55BJ46uSpXcRfA1yID7PMKWkBqbMkeDmk7JNDMlMlCtgS0-UPgAs/s1600/IMG_3263.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY6sRkQGxochRz1UxDKu0TIz4-LtTCGFVvzHM31EliLaBVvumZe2rb6VLrgtq2CikivBWGV-MTQrqQCZx55BJ46uSpXcRfA1yID7PMKWkBqbMkeDmk7JNDMlMlCtgS0-UPgAs/s320/IMG_3263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707715473667906690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgmVz486GvOCqzLYg6AhRUAOQf2tzy62INU0WJYXzGiXFPmmxm68YdgKXboxXKe-1UcwxLkTqOQIbOD6MHGbuMcXmgfz1mAPIaqcXRed8gLxnXB73pLOH9I3bFfU8eLhOBB0Q/s1600/IMG_3264.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgmVz486GvOCqzLYg6AhRUAOQf2tzy62INU0WJYXzGiXFPmmxm68YdgKXboxXKe-1UcwxLkTqOQIbOD6MHGbuMcXmgfz1mAPIaqcXRed8gLxnXB73pLOH9I3bFfU8eLhOBB0Q/s320/IMG_3264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707715477685652258" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMq6C1VBTerWOeZJMK13gBSwTtsmi6wTjyoGx8xa6Xae3f4WxgpVVGwOnCPvnvjP1AFd6yZrO3Tadm0vwr5QtvU8vJAwoJ5SbCTDTieF4SKKAch7ACyi8c5erkQ80SZMGKSLz/s1600/IMG_3265.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMq6C1VBTerWOeZJMK13gBSwTtsmi6wTjyoGx8xa6Xae3f4WxgpVVGwOnCPvnvjP1AFd6yZrO3Tadm0vwr5QtvU8vJAwoJ5SbCTDTieF4SKKAch7ACyi8c5erkQ80SZMGKSLz/s320/IMG_3265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707711626981207442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I printed a copy of the documentation sheets Ali shared last year for "A Week in the Life" and cut it apart to put into the book. I also used some silhouette cuts to dress up the front of the envelope in the middle of the book.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnLPwfhbiovTb7947x7YjG1lrIFhHWFaXOaZ0D6CFFvmXaPvOOdiQGEiOBF61af-8G4wrU13Q9709o213XEZpiQgoGoB-onUTLIGRn80-NgRlyPKYOn16lAFs3YItKDJOJHkt/s1600/IMG_3266.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnLPwfhbiovTb7947x7YjG1lrIFhHWFaXOaZ0D6CFFvmXaPvOOdiQGEiOBF61af-8G4wrU13Q9709o213XEZpiQgoGoB-onUTLIGRn80-NgRlyPKYOn16lAFs3YItKDJOJHkt/s320/IMG_3266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707715483078169506" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P3DDSSGaZSTZYNPIyDaiKxppGRjRbS8A83x_DYXxeBnW7Mubf86fPMc52IyzzmyU02gDdZ9BSWYmioolLDTMSMxGpvlg3ZcE0aksLmFKo8itzjfd_QFuFia8PnApHkYfYiP3/s1600/IMG_3267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P3DDSSGaZSTZYNPIyDaiKxppGRjRbS8A83x_DYXxeBnW7Mubf86fPMc52IyzzmyU02gDdZ9BSWYmioolLDTMSMxGpvlg3ZcE0aksLmFKo8itzjfd_QFuFia8PnApHkYfYiP3/s320/IMG_3267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707719159364094002" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcGohW6KAuguBc0HwbGg0Xci-zgYoMhJh3QRsS8bEhvSSfu4ECXLtEbflSJd0HfQ7foaVmHOBdn6C6rgbtCK48vzOhrkST_oQMxlkJS7GAifz5-dGeDRC-iRgLsiIlyct7pHn/s1600/IMG_3268.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcGohW6KAuguBc0HwbGg0Xci-zgYoMhJh3QRsS8bEhvSSfu4ECXLtEbflSJd0HfQ7foaVmHOBdn6C6rgbtCK48vzOhrkST_oQMxlkJS7GAifz5-dGeDRC-iRgLsiIlyct7pHn/s320/IMG_3268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707719154674376738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">No pictures for the hours between 12 and 4 pm... I did nothing productive.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYc5xrVnv1eSazSZGznpv9hYkkykdOQvt_1VfpohnGzyMu82fjWIEWkx-RYf1xsbVflKm8-wB_5m2O2zDEFMoZQm5Gmxb4pmziaeGjES-mnIESQpq3-A56OrTp00Y-WRLsK3U8/s1600/IMG_3269.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYc5xrVnv1eSazSZGznpv9hYkkykdOQvt_1VfpohnGzyMu82fjWIEWkx-RYf1xsbVflKm8-wB_5m2O2zDEFMoZQm5Gmxb4pmziaeGjES-mnIESQpq3-A56OrTp00Y-WRLsK3U8/s320/IMG_3269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707719148277924818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">At the gym...waiting for Body Combat to begin!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvsk7UtOLGElSN0fQnRnTOLSB-kw1rvO7wB1uD9NjUvWXpXmSpCUX-mqou36mIvggtJwnalJZEBZO-OL1M10u4Wt8T2UmQ2e7SKT4VpsadwGbJL9tpEdnIWVelTMn1iA6U-vZ/s1600/IMG_3270.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvsk7UtOLGElSN0fQnRnTOLSB-kw1rvO7wB1uD9NjUvWXpXmSpCUX-mqou36mIvggtJwnalJZEBZO-OL1M10u4Wt8T2UmQ2e7SKT4VpsadwGbJL9tpEdnIWVelTMn1iA6U-vZ/s320/IMG_3270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707719145117250658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I re-colored and printed a Life Stacks digital brush by Ali and put it in my book.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aE9KFEg8KSUCP5IJIx6xPIH8m8YO_eQPzyd8-u0gjyhwXvuIA7rweuPAi1AW9s605B_p3FBe8YA5w0xorLahUbNi3S2KYAxCH5NWm-bcQsH9T1D836Zi73mmNmOmRbPPILKj/s1600/IMG_3271.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aE9KFEg8KSUCP5IJIx6xPIH8m8YO_eQPzyd8-u0gjyhwXvuIA7rweuPAi1AW9s605B_p3FBe8YA5w0xorLahUbNi3S2KYAxCH5NWm-bcQsH9T1D836Zi73mmNmOmRbPPILKj/s320/IMG_3271.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707711620821238594" border="0" /></a>That's all folks!<br /><br />Thank you, Ali, for sharing your great ideas with us. It helps me document my life...how ever boring (or not) it may be.<br /><br />In other news...<br /></span> </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfixGc2mUl7GAJHXJRpN_vLQfd0h_fFt1w7IXwdGAI6H-hglC9zZsIDk1y-8ZWT3jhlfklz-_YiV0mElSrdHqLPuB7h51wCh6lKnjaYKQGr_B1iy_ii_aXmqhV_bxTPK3E8i4/s1600/IMG_3253.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfixGc2mUl7GAJHXJRpN_vLQfd0h_fFt1w7IXwdGAI6H-hglC9zZsIDk1y-8ZWT3jhlfklz-_YiV0mElSrdHqLPuB7h51wCh6lKnjaYKQGr_B1iy_ii_aXmqhV_bxTPK3E8i4/s320/IMG_3253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707711631185831522" border="0" /></a><br />My cousin Jamie and her two children are heading back to Sydney, Australia after having been here for two months. I made this card using the January Studio Calico "County Fair" kit. The airplane was cut using an Amy Tangerine shape on my silhouette cameo. I also cut the words "see ya!" with the cameo and used the negative as a mask. Cloud stamps came from an old Studio Calico kit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0