It's Not You, It's Me

Something I never thought I would say, but I actually told this to a coworker today when she asked me out to lunch. I'm just in a MAJOR funk right now, I have no desire to do ANYTHING! My mojo is gone, I don't really want to shop or chat (which is a definite sign that something is off). I can't even explain it, nothing is wrong, I'm not upset about anything, stress at work is relatively low, the boys have been whiney lately but not much more than they usually are LOL, I can't figure out what is wrong, but I just feel irritated, distracted, thoughts racing, don't want to sleep, and I don't even want to go online, instead I just kind pace around the house until 1-2 a.m. when I force myself to go to bed. My friend at work suggested it may be because my obsession (my work at ACOT) is no more, so I don't have something that's always consuming my head and causing me to stress about. I'm the first to admit that I probably have some minor OCD, when I committ to something, I do it like 110% and it becomes a precious habit that is very hard to break. But now, I actually have free time and can't figure out how to fill it. Normally I would say, it's time to try for a couple of new CT's but at this point, I have no desire to scrap, so why would I do that! So if you see me around and I don't say hi, don't worry, it's not you, it's me. This will pass and hopefully soon!

Workin' It!

Well, June's arrived and that means I'm going to be ending a couple of my CT terms with Dani Mogstad and Traci Reed :( I can't believe how half a year has already come and gone! So I'm wrapping up commitments for them and then....I don't know what then LOL! I guess focus on my other teams, but truthfully between stepping down from my CT/Administration position at ACOT and then two of my busiest teams ending, I'm going to have some time on my hands LOL! Part of me wants to relax and enjoy the summer and then another part of me wants to jump in to some new teams. So we'll have to see. Here's what I've been working on...

Here's Dani's latest kit Heat Wave and my lift of Sari Underwood at SSD's Treat of the Month.


You can pick this kit up with purchase at Funky Playground Designs. I used it with Marcie Reckinger's Curled Photo Frame Pockets.


Here's Marcie's Curled Photo Pocket Edgers plus Michelle Underwood's Trendy.

A new look...

Well, it's been awhile since I've updated the blog, so it's time for a new look. I'm liking the new features of Blogger, it's made editing much easier and using less html code. So I've added new sources of inspiration, new favorite shops, and my new changes to my Creative Teams. I still need to figure out some type of header...that's always the hard part for me...what to do, what size to make, how to add it. Any suggestions LOL?

So far, the long weekend has been uneventful, the boys spent the night with Papa and Grandma, but Devlin still can't sleep over there, so he came home late. I'm really quite bored...not really in the mood to scrap, I'm wanting to save paypal money for the Shabby Princess sale and Little Dreamer Designs re-grand opening sale, so no shopping. Here's the most recent page I made yesterday with Rachael's " Flowers for Mom" template and Kristin's "The Good Life".

She's a weirdie!

In the words of Andy Rooney on "Night at the Museum", I guess I'm a weirdie. At least that's according to the new quiz I took that I found off SSD's Blog.

You Are 70% Weird

You're so weird, you think you're *totally* normal. Right? But you wig out even the biggest of circus freaks!

How Weird Are You?

Long time, no blog!!! But that's not really unusual for me, not much really happens here. My pic for American Idol won, woohooo!!! I thought Jordin was adorable since Day 1 and knew she had American Idol written all over here!

Hallie's now gone to spend the summer with her mom, so it's kind of peaceful around here. At least the peace you can get with two little boys under the age of 4. We don't have much planned this weekend, so maybe I can get some scrapping in!

I'm on a new team!!!! It's now official that I'm creating for Kristin Cronin-Barrow at Scrapbook Graphics!!! I met Kristin through the CT at ACOT and became wonderful friends with her. She's getting her groove back for designing and has a new collection called Shimmer. Check it out!



And last but certainly not least, if you haven't been over to ACOT, you should check out the new memorial kit from the ACOT Designers. Stephen, ACOT's wonderful technical support and the man who supported me 100% in bringing digital to ACOT, recently lost his newborn little daughter Arrayah Zoe. Have tissues handy as you read the tribute to her written by her mother here. In order to help the family with medical costs, the ACOT designers contributed to a memorial kit in Arrayah's honor: Angel Kisses.

B-A-N-A-N-A-S

Okay, when I heard that Gwen Stefani was going to be on the show, I was so excited to really see the American Idol contestents really be pushed outside of their box. It was kind of disappointing to see that they had an out by singing Sting, Donna Summer, etc. It seemed like those singers were right up the alley of some of the guys and Melinda and Lakeisha. I'm glad that Jordin and Chris Richardson took the risk and tried a No Doubt song. Sanjaya has GOT to go though, he looks like he knows he's a joke and he's not even trying. If he would put as much thought into his performance than his hair, maybe I would like him more, ugh! GO HOME!!!!!!

On the scrapping front, big sale hitting Dani's this weekend!!!! You'll have to come check it out at Design by Dani.

Are you a reader?

I saw this over at the SSD Blog and since I absolutely LOVE to read, I thought I would play along.

Amazon or brick and mortar?
It depends on the author, if it's my favorite authors, I will preorder at Amazon so I don't have to wait to go into town to purchase. But mostly I'm a brick and mortar girl. Nothing like a leisurely stroll through Barnes and Nobles!

Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? Author

Keep, throw away, or sell? I purchase a lot at the used bookstore, so I'm always trading them in!

Keep dust jacket or toss it? Keep

Read with dust jacket or remove it?
Off, the boys are obsessed with dust jackets and to keep them in good condition I have to hide them.

Short story or novel? Novels.

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? I haven't read either but I do like the Harry Potter movies.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? Both, just depends on what distracts me.

“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?
I really liked this response from the SSD post... “He noticed her from across the way”… lol!

Buy or Borrow? No one else really reads, so I buy new or used.

New or used? Either or

Buying choice: browsing

Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
Definitely tidy endings, guy and girl get together hopefully with some spice ;)

Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading?
My boys don't really let me read at home unless I lock the bathroom door LOL, so I do most of my reading over my lunch hour during the week.

Stand-alone or series? I do either.

Favorite series? Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum or Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake

Favorite children’s book? Amelia Bedelia and the Baby...as a child, I loved anything with babies!


Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? oh gee, no clue, maybe the Black Lace books. They're vanilla erotica from the UK.

Favorite books of all time?
oh wow, I read sooo much that I really don't have the time to develop a favorite. I read them once and then they're gone, but I'm really loving the Shopaholic series from Sophie Kinsella.

Least favorite book you finished last year? I'm pretty easy to please and don't really NOT like anything, but there's nothing worse than reading 200+ pages and nothing still hasn't happened.

What are you reading right now? I just finished "Shopaholic and Baby" and right now I'm reading "Honeymoon Suite" from Lynn Michael (absolutely lovin' her)

Lots of Scrappin' Going On!!!

I'm on a roll!!!! Thanks to a very understanding husband, one child being gone for the weekend, and the boys being on relatively good behavior, I've been able to get some scrapping done!!!

Here's layouts from Dani's new releases: Drama Queen and Stop in the Name of Digi (click links for complete credits).



A couple for Amy Teets and Traci Reed at ACOT: I Love You More and Love Man



And shocker of shockers...I did two just for fun! Baby It's Cold Outside (photoswap with Mountaineer) and Chicken Pox