kapachino

I’m home today with a surprise fever baby (boo!), but before we head into the holiday weekend I wanted to give you an update on my December daily album. It’s coming along! This is from last week, and I will do one more update after Christmas. Have a great weekend everyone! I, unfortunately, am so not prepared for Christmas yet. I still have a bunch of cleaning, shopping, and wrapping to do. Good thing I don’t mind the hustle and bustle. :)  

I’ve been doing Project Life since February of this year and I can honestly say that it’s been one of the most rewarding, fun, and satisfying endeavors. The idea of scrapbooking and memory-keeping is one that I’ve been interested in for a long time, and when I had a baby that feeling went into overdrive. The problem was that traditional methods didn’t appeal to me. On one hand the blank slate of a 12×12 page was overwhelming, and on the other a regular photo book didn’t seem like enough – I wanted to be a little more hands-on, but it had to be simple and structured. Project Life has worked for me. It’s the first real scrapbook I’ve ever kept…
Continue Reading »

I am nowhere near an expert on this subject and am only just beginning to learn about it. But I’m a big fan of natural health products, it’s something that is very interesting to me, and a few people have asked me about it, so this is just some background and my limited experience. *** Last year I got together with my good friend Karlene who I hadn’t seen in awhile. She had been a teacher for many years, but she told me that she was planning on quitting her job at the end of the school year and building a business selling essential oils for Young Living. She in no way was trying to sell me anything, she was…
Continue Reading »

Time // 12:30 p.m. Place // on break at work Eating // a cheese ball and crackers, cupcake, random other snacks that patients have brought us, chicken parmesan for lunch provided by a drug rep Drinking // water Watching // carolers pass through the clinic and getting that warm fuzzy feeling Reading // The Passage by Justin Cronin for book club; still in the middle of Moby-Dick too Wanting // a color printer at home Thinking // about all the goals and plans I want to make for the new year Creating // December daily pages Hoping // that Meredith starts sleeping later in the mornings instead of waking up with me at 4:30 Needing // to finish Christmas shopping, more quick weeknight meal ideas Anticipating // hosting Christmas at our…
Continue Reading »

Finally, I’m all caught up with sharing these spreads! My goal is to wrap up 2012 on time so I can spend all my energy focusing on moving forward. I love my album, but it is my first try and I view it as practice. I think next year’s is going to be easier and better. :) Awful photos today, sorry about that. My camera died and I had to use my phone. Anyway, here we have the second half of November, including Thanksgiving. The top right quote card is again from the Project Life freebies page. A couple random photos, David’s “meal planning” post-it note, and some talk about work because it’s been crazy there lately. I love how…
Continue Reading »