Getting my MoJo back

I've been so busy with moving into the new house and trying to get unpacked, putting the other house up for rent and just taking care of life in general, I haven''t done as much crafting as I would have wished.
But now I'm trying to get together at least 10 items together and start selling on Etsy. I've been selling on ebay for quite awhile, and I'll still continue with items that don't fall into the Etsy guidelines.
I would really like to make a little money each month to contribute to the household.
When I stop and really focus on it, I have so many wonderful items in my head, they just seem to get covered up with all the other day-to-day stuff. So I guess for March, I will try to focus on the creative spirit inside me more and do things that bring that spirit to life.

GO SPIRIT!!!!

Happy Birthday Dane

It's been four years from this:


To this:

Our little man is growing up. We will have a birthday dinner for him tonight when Daddy gets off from work. I can't wait for him to open his presents. I really think he'll like all his toys. And I've been working on getting his room together. I still have a few things to do (paint the trim and get some organizers for his stuff) but it should be ready by the end of the month.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANE

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day. I hope you have a wonderful time today, even if you don't have a "Valentine" to spoil you. Spoil yourself! You are worth it!

Where there is great love, There are always miracles.
-Willa Cather

Goal Journal-January

Here are the January pages from my goal journal.The first page is a recap of what I've done to achieve my goals from December. What kind of steps I've taken. The second page is a list of new goals for January. I originally was just going to add 5 new ones each month, but since starting this I've discovered so many little projects that are unfinished, I think I'll go for 10 each month. Anywhere between 5-10 new gaols each month.

I've completed 3 so far. I completed the cross-stitch piece '"The Kiss" (but in the moving, my iron has been thrown in a box & I can't iron it out :0( I registered with Do Not Call.org. And we now own a rental property! We finally got our old house rented out.
I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do to reward myself for things accomplished. I was thinking maybe $2 per goal, so for every 5 I'd get $10-or should each goal be $5 so for every 2 goals I'd get $10? I don't know. I hate to make it monetary I just don't know what else to do. And I've got a list of things I want-Books (I have a whole List of Books) music and movies. Hummm, I'll really have to think about this. Anyone has suggestions? :0)

Crusade #4

Michelle at Green Pepper Press host Crusades and I've always wanted to do them, but well, I just haven't. Well, I did it! Her theme was "Rock Star Moment". What is a Rock Star Moment? It doesn't have to mean literally being a rock star, or meeting a rock star, does it? It can be defined any number of ways but mostly it means feeling like a STAR. A shining star. The spotlight might not be on you - but something that happens to you, you experience a moment that is significant to you.
I thought about this and couldn't think of anything and then it hit me. My wedding day! I remember being nervous and excited at the same time. I just couldn't believe that I was marrying Charlie Leaver!!!. Some one whom I'd know for a long time, but had just never thought that the two of us would be together. And then on our wedding day, everything was just so wonderful. My mother-in-law let us have the wedding in her back yard. And she had spent so much time making everything look wonderful. Then my best friend Kimberly came over early to help me with my make-up and hair. My sister-in-law did all the flowers for the wedding including my bouquet. Tracy, my best friend since 6th grade took all of our pictures. My parents where there the whole time helping with anything that needed it. My daughter-in-law and cousin were the maid of honor and best man. Everyone made me feel so special that day. And to top it off, Charlie & I got married on my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary. I'm so glad that they were there to celebrate that day with me.


I had been wanting to make a collage of the two of us from the wedding for awhile, and now was the perfect time! The gold sparkly leaves are from my bouquet along with the white ribbon. I had saved my flowers but they just didn't look good. So I bought silk ones to replace them with. The banner along the top says "Always & Forever". I was going to put the glass back in place, but there wasn't enough space. After removing the glass, I think I like how the flowers fall out from the edges.