Speed Scrap

I've been busy this past week. More on that later. Just a quick post tonight.

We made it out for my birthday dinner. It was a bit disappointing as far as the food goes, but we had a nice time as a family anyway.

I managed to make it home in time for a speed scrap, so I grabbed the picture of Megan that I took tonight. She is such a model lately, just posing all the time. And her outfit tonight made the picture that much better.

Credits: Kit Cherry Sugar Sunshine by Girl Friday Studio, Alpha by Delicious Scraps, Date by Britt-ish Designs.

Today I also started the P90X workouts.  90 days of hard-core workouts.  I could use a good butt-kicking, so I'm hoping I'll be able to stick with it!  Mark is doing it, too, but I'm not sure we'll work out at the same time very often.  We did both start today, so at least our schedules will be the same when we do manage to find time to do it together.

Getting started with P365

I find it really hard to begin new things. I like to research, plan, and research some more.

I decided to try Project 365 this year - taking a picture every day to document our lives. And practice photography skills. So taking pictures is fairly easy, but deciding how to scrap them is harder. I managed to get the first page done, but I've already rethought the style several times. Feels like I'm having to choose the whole design of the album - too much pressure. So, we'll just take it from here and see what happens next. Easy, right?


Credits - kit Beautiful by Delicious Scraps, font Pea Minna http://www.kevinandamanda.com/

Digi-Scrap!

I'm trying to get into digital scrapbooking. I find that I'm more into shopping for digital supplies, though, and don't take much time to do any scrapping!

But I managed to do a page the other day (with a new kit!). It was for a template challenge to try to win another kit that I like. So we'll see...



Credits:  Made with Rex and Tinkerbell by Flergs.  Template provided by Tiffany at A Scrap Away.

I tend to do very linear layouts when left to my own devices.  And without much adornment.  So using templates like this is fun for me - forces me to use elements outside of my comfort zone.  I just wish I had more time to work on things like this!

My focus...

I don't remember what I was reading.  Something a few weeks ago.  They asked what we wanted to focus on during 2010.  Not like a resolution, necessarily, but just a focus.  They asked if there was a specific word that came to mind.  I think whoever was writing may have said "Simplicity" as their word.

Well, nothing came to mind at the time, but just this past weekend, the word "Purity" has really been in my head.  That's when I remembered what I had read and decided that was to be my focus.

I feel like I have gotten off-track in that area.  Things that really should bother me as a child of God don't bother me as much as they used to - crude jokes, cursing, stuff like that.  And I WANT them to bother me like they used to.  I feel like I'm conforming too much to this world and not standing out as different.

Romans 12:2 (NIV):  "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Phillipians 4 was really speaking to me on Sunday, and especially this verse - Phil. 4:8 (NIV):  "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."

I need to shift my thoughts back to being closer to God's thoughts.  And be offended by the things that would offend God.  That is the kind of example I want to be to my children.

So hungry...

Today is day one of "eating right".  Or "the diet", but I really don't want to think of it that way.  Yes, of course I'm trying to lose weight.  But I really need to get past thinking "I'm on a diet" (which tends to make me feel deprived) vs. "I'm NOT on a diet" (which results in eating all kinds of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods).  I just need to work on convincing myself of the "right" way to eat.  So, that's goal number one right now.

I'm also starting another round of Bill Phillips' (Body 4 Life) Transformation Challenge.  I really enjoyed the experience last year.  He firmly believes that lasting change doesn't come from the outside, but rather from changing/understanding the thoughts and feelings behind our actions to produce an outer change.  The Challenge is 18 weeks long, so mine will go until May 17.  I'll try to post some of my challenge tasks here throughout, if I decide that I feel comfortable enough with them.

I'm off to a late hockey game tonight.  Which will result in staying up way too late and do nothing to help my attitude tomorrow morning.  But at least it's exercise!

In the beginning...

I have finally decided to start a blog.  Lots of things going on that I might want to have documented:  changes I'm trying to work through, trying to take a picture a day, digital scrapping, etc.  Plus, just the opportunity to write about the daily happenings of life.  It's theraputic. 

I read others' blogs and think their lives sound so interesting.  I doubt mine is, but maybe I'll find something different when I try to document it.  We'll see...