
Saturday, 5 January 2008
Challenge #6

Submissions for the List Challenge
drive
tidy
cook
shop
stress out
instruct, moan, nag
care
create
breathe
worship & pray
dwell on things in the past
tidy
collect
forget
love
work
plan & schedule
complain
hurry and?or wait
sleep
regret and feel sorry for myself
correspond & keep in touch
take photos
try to “be there” for everyone
All I need to do.
Chill/ relax/ simplify
pray and worship
unconditionally love and accept
encourage others
breathe
exercise
love
reflect on all my blessings
scrapbook and journal
get enough sleep
Remember my list and choose differently.
Wednesday, 2 January 2008
Stella's Take
Changes:
1. Victoria started kindergarten
2. Stella had sinus surgery.
3. Christian got a new car (a Solstice)
Books I have read:
1. The entire Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
2. The History of Love by Nicole Krause
3. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Fave TV shows:
1. Big Brother
2. Top Chef
3. Dancing with the Stars
Fun things we have done:
1. Went to Disney World
2. Joined Girl Scouts
3. Had the family to our house for Thanksgiving
Fave Songs right now...
1. Love Man by Otis Redding
2. My Love by Justin Timberlake
3. Little Wonders by Rob Thomas
Most memorable Scandals of 2007
1. Britney Spears loses panties, hair, kids and presumably her mind.
2. Paris Hilton spends 23 days in jail.
3. Lindsay Lohan goes to rehab three times, gets busted for DUI twice, denies ownership of coke found in her pants.
Fave Movies
1. Ratatouille
2. Enchanted
3. 3oo
Funniest things Victoria said:
1. My snug a bug (her crocheted blanked) has purple pimples!
2. Don't messy with my bunny, Daddy...she knows karate.
3. The turkey goes...eehhh (making a funny face when her Daddy was teasing her about chasing a turkey for Thanksgiving and she was trying to say that the turkey is dead).
Tuesday, 1 January 2008
Nicole and Beverly's takes
The journaling reads as follows:
Random stuff that makes me happy: 1. A new box of pencil crayons 2. The beach 3. Poutine 4. Timmy's 5. Art 6. Johnny Depp movies 7. Cookbooks 8. Photography 9. Scrap supplies
Here is Beverly's Take:

Journaling Reads:
It's All Good
Dad visited in March & October - so good to see him
Jane was here in February & December
Auryn's school concert - his first - I cried! LOL
Auryn's Nativity - he's changed so much this year
Friendship: This has been such a tough year. I didn't appreciate how many good friends I had until the flowers and messages of support came flooding in to help me thru.
This Was Bad
Fire at the store
3 break-ins at the store
Moved to new premises twice
Dean went away
Websites crashed & the back-ups were faulty
Audrey died unexpectedly
Yes, You Did That
- Blogrolled at Decopatch USA
- Mastered the Zencart software
- Became a top 50 blogger
- Learnt to use PowerPoint & made my first presentation
- DT place at Journaling Junkie
- DT place at My Creative Classroom
- Sister of the Week at Sisterhood of Scrap
- Blogrolled at QKD bloggers club
Work
- Closed store Dec. 22nd
- Rebuilt online store
- Got my DT in place: June
- Went to trade show: Feb.
- Rusty Pickle event: April
- Did our first show: Sept.
What Next?
Start submitting my work to magazines again - I enjoyed that!
Keep searching for that elusive manufacturer DT place - I know it's out there.
Spend more time creating & less on planning/admin.
Build up my classes. Bigger numbers = I can carry on.
Build my Etsy shop. It's been empty too long!
On A Personal Note
Get the house in shape
Finances under control
Lose weight
More family time
Truce with Adam
Have more fun!!
These Things Will Change My Life ...
- I'm a FLY-baby
- Letting my brothers go
- Build bridges with A's family