Don't ya just hate those blah Mondays??? I had such a big weekend... Zumba, new hairdo and Dancing With the Stars Saturday night. Had a blast, very upscale. My friend Cherae won and she was so awesome!
Sunday, I spent catching up on stuff.. washing clothes, dishes etc and watching my soaps! Dad wanted me to go fishing but I said no way. Had enough of that last week. I was freezing out on that darn boat. Now... maybe if I had a little brandy.
Today, its back to the same ole same ole. Last week it was around 65-70 degrees, today its around 45-50, not that I'm complaining that's pretty good for here this time of year. Leaves are really coming down today. I hate to see it getting cold. I can't afford heat this year, don't know what I'm going to do. Buy long johns I guess.
Long day at work, 8:30am - 10pm. I did get out for a bit this afternoon. It was a little cool but nice out. Freeze warnings tonight, yuk! Time to get my flannels out!
:)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Just Chillin Out & Thinkin
I've been kinda laying low since the holidays. Still on an odd schedule for work. I am about to take some time off to go to the beach on a scrapbooking weekend on Presidents Day Weekend. I'm looking forward to that althouggh I'm not as excited as I usually am.
Not sure why exactly, just that my pennies are tight and I can't get some of the supplies I need in time. A little bummed about that. Never the less it will be wonderful to get away from work a few days and get out of dodge, lol!
In one of the Scrapbooking groups I frequent on the net some of the girls started a 12 on 12 scrapbook challenge. I've decided to join in, just wish I had started in January. I will start next week! All I need to do is take 12 pictures on the twelfth day of each month and scrapbook them.
Considering that I guess I had better tidy up my house, lol. Need to do that anyway because Dad will be taking care of the kitties while I'm away. He never complains about my dirty house but I know he would feel better if it were clean.
I don't know what the big deal about housekeeping is anyways. Yeah, I understand about germs and dustmites. Trust me its not that bad! A few dishes in the sink or an unmade bed is not going to stop the world. Know what I mean? Eventually the bed will get made, now it might be made right before I get in it tonight but it will get made.
I am glad today is Thurs. The boss has been on the warpath all week, just one more day and then its the weekend for me. I've been working later than usual so have been sleeping in during the mornings some. I'm behind on most of my normal chores.
When I get back from vacation I should be able to get back to a normal routine. Thank goodness!
Not sure why exactly, just that my pennies are tight and I can't get some of the supplies I need in time. A little bummed about that. Never the less it will be wonderful to get away from work a few days and get out of dodge, lol!
In one of the Scrapbooking groups I frequent on the net some of the girls started a 12 on 12 scrapbook challenge. I've decided to join in, just wish I had started in January. I will start next week! All I need to do is take 12 pictures on the twelfth day of each month and scrapbook them.
Considering that I guess I had better tidy up my house, lol. Need to do that anyway because Dad will be taking care of the kitties while I'm away. He never complains about my dirty house but I know he would feel better if it were clean.
I don't know what the big deal about housekeeping is anyways. Yeah, I understand about germs and dustmites. Trust me its not that bad! A few dishes in the sink or an unmade bed is not going to stop the world. Know what I mean? Eventually the bed will get made, now it might be made right before I get in it tonight but it will get made.
I am glad today is Thurs. The boss has been on the warpath all week, just one more day and then its the weekend for me. I've been working later than usual so have been sleeping in during the mornings some. I'm behind on most of my normal chores.
When I get back from vacation I should be able to get back to a normal routine. Thank goodness!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Musings of a layout I didn't like...
Now I know I said I wasn't going to purchase any new scrapbook supplies this year unless I really needed it. I was speaking mainly about the "basic" supplies as in tape runners, albums, paper, stickers and other embellishment type things. Seems I have now every color brad or eyelet ever made, a whole drawer full of Jollees and Jolee type embellishments and paper well.
Good grief I don't even want to think about the amount of paper I have in my stash! Can one have to much paper???? All I know is I never seem to have exactly what I want when I sit down to scrapbooking. Like just yesterday, I decided I would "pre-make" a layout for some Fall pictures of trees and leaves. I also decided I was going to use my new Cricut. Good so far....
Other than the cartridges that came with my machine I purchases Doodlecharms which has some great leaves, acorns and that "bushel basket" I've been longing for.I got my papers out. I've been using CM's Gazebo palette for my 2007 album. I cut lots of leaves out with coordinating cardstock. I cut the title "Autumn Colors" out with my George cartridge in black.
Down in the bottom left corner of the left side page I placed my bushel basket full of leaves and a few leaves on the ground, along with the acorns. I scattered a few leaves across the top of the 2 page spread and then I was going to put the title across the top of the leaves. Sounds ok so far, huh? Looked like crap to me, lol I did all this watching a movie "Harts War". An hour and a half and I don't like it. It looks to plain or something or maybe its the background I chose which is sort of a peachy/apricot color. Now I know I could have gotten my crimper out and my punches and quickly punched lots of leaves. Maybe I would have liked it better. Maybe I could add a few brads here and there to gussy it up a bit,dunno Do you guys ever get "stuck" like that? Seems to happen to me more than I care to admit, lol. What do you do? Do you go ahead and create the layout knowing you don't particularly care for it or do you rip it all apart until you get that "perfect" design. I know the layout will be fine as it is but these are my photos in my album on my creation. hmmmm This is the very thing that inhibits myscrapbooking progress.
Then again I'm thinking $'s, Cricut machine, Doodlecharms cartridge, paper, Xyron, paper and my time. $250 would you guess???
*pouts* just not fair
Good grief I don't even want to think about the amount of paper I have in my stash! Can one have to much paper???? All I know is I never seem to have exactly what I want when I sit down to scrapbooking. Like just yesterday, I decided I would "pre-make" a layout for some Fall pictures of trees and leaves. I also decided I was going to use my new Cricut. Good so far....
Other than the cartridges that came with my machine I purchases Doodlecharms which has some great leaves, acorns and that "bushel basket" I've been longing for.I got my papers out. I've been using CM's Gazebo palette for my 2007 album. I cut lots of leaves out with coordinating cardstock. I cut the title "Autumn Colors" out with my George cartridge in black.
Down in the bottom left corner of the left side page I placed my bushel basket full of leaves and a few leaves on the ground, along with the acorns. I scattered a few leaves across the top of the 2 page spread and then I was going to put the title across the top of the leaves. Sounds ok so far, huh? Looked like crap to me, lol I did all this watching a movie "Harts War". An hour and a half and I don't like it. It looks to plain or something or maybe its the background I chose which is sort of a peachy/apricot color. Now I know I could have gotten my crimper out and my punches and quickly punched lots of leaves. Maybe I would have liked it better. Maybe I could add a few brads here and there to gussy it up a bit,dunno Do you guys ever get "stuck" like that? Seems to happen to me more than I care to admit, lol. What do you do? Do you go ahead and create the layout knowing you don't particularly care for it or do you rip it all apart until you get that "perfect" design. I know the layout will be fine as it is but these are my photos in my album on my creation. hmmmm This is the very thing that inhibits myscrapbooking progress.
Then again I'm thinking $'s, Cricut machine, Doodlecharms cartridge, paper, Xyron, paper and my time. $250 would you guess???
*pouts* just not fair
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