A good week!!

I finally started a job. Hadn't worked in a year and it was driving me nuts. I hated not having extra spending money just to buy things, I didn't go without but there are things a girl just wants! And i was bored. My house was spotless and I never created so much in my life, but there were days I just felt...well worthless.
NOT anymore. I enjoyed my first week and while I know NO job is always great, I hope I can deal with the bad and remember it is a great job and I can deal with it. The people are great and its a paycheck, a good one and I have room to succeed.
Now, I am exhausted haha, really around 6 I am pooped. To think about cleaning at all M-F just doesn't happen so I spend hours on Sunday doing it and not sure I want to spend every Sunday dusting, sweeping, and mopping. I think about hiring a cleaning person but it is hard to justify it. Maybe, one day, we'll see.

Sassy Lil Sketches - last 2 cards!!!

I got scrappy today!!! I loved Sassy Lil Sketches month long card sketch challenges. I did them all. Helped to remind me that Cherie posted a TGIF crop challenge over on the freak to get them done! I LOVE this blue card lots. Used my cricut Cuttin Up cart for the alphas and blue crochet trim from the Freak kit.

http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/2010/10/card-crazy-sketch-4.html

This card was inspired by the colors in the pp. I found that two of the pins wheels in this months Freak kit matched very well so I trimmed them down added a dot of stickles to them and I think the card turned out super.

http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/2010/10/card-crazy-sketch-3.html

Retro scrapping

1978 - I think in Bell, CA. Not sure about that kitten, I don't remember one.

These two double layouts are of photos a neighbor in Bell took of me. I did these four LOs and then did a frame framed LO and altered it for my Mom. She loved it.

Easter at Grammas in Downey, 1977 I think or 78.

Grammas house again, that gate is the neighbors, what a great guy he was, Mr. Don. Late 70s.

These are of me as a kiddo. Late 70s. Did most of them for challenges on a few of my favorite site.

Only 5 more days till I start my job. I cannot wait. I got the final emails this week so it IS set in stone!!!

Another Sassy Lil Sketch CARD

http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-14th-card-reveal.html

This weeks Sassy Lil Sketch card is adorable. I kept mine simple but think its cute.

I have had that metal flowered button for a long time and was glad I finally used it. Another card for the Childrens Home.

ScrapFit card sketch

Yet another site I LOVE to be challenged at. This is a Color Me Happy challenge to use lime green, purple, black and orange. Alecia did a wonderful sample and all the others are super too. I choose to do a card. Another card for the Children's Home here in my town.

Did this this morning and find it pretty darn cool!!!

Its mostly cardstock with the Orange being a pp from a halloween pack. Scrapfreak twine from a kit and some buttons. The Alphas are white vinyl thickers that I outlined in purple stickles then filled it in with black. Different, not sure i LOVE it but its cute.

http://scrapfit.blogspot.com/2010/10/color-me-happy.html

I said LONG weekend of scrapping :)

I did more cards!! These are a fewdeploys next year as well as some for the hubby when he random ones for my collection. I used some Freak kit stuff, some Round Robin box stuff and did alot of stitching thanks to Jamie's inspiring cards!!!

Long weekend scrappy mojo

I had lots of Mojo this week. We did a round robin box on the freak and I got the box this Saturday. It was chalk full of things. I got some great ribbon, chipboard, diecuts, flowers and other goodies. This helped in my card making this weekend. Sassy Lil' Sketches card sketch for this week is this cute flower card (MME pp) with embellies from the freak kit.

Achieve - 2010

SOOO at the beginning of this year I made this. It hangs on the wall in my scrappy room. it has a little pocket with a card in it. It is numbered to 10. HOWEVER there were truly only THREE things i really wanted to ACHIEVE this year, BIG things.

1- New job

2- Lose weight

3-obtain my BA

Cross off 1 and 3! I got 1 in June (not looking forward to student loan payments next month) and I will start 3 on the 25th.

NOW there is #2. Sigh. I have tried, hard. I have failed, easily. I am still going to try though. I have just over 2 months and even to be LOSING it will be great.

I am keeping this WORD art on my wall for the next year. I would like to add 3 more BIG things to it for this year. It helps that i think so darn cute :)

Another Sassy Lil Sketch layout

These ladies are amazing!! Have you seen their blog? Just in case you haven't, go here....

http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/

So I did some scrapping today and used SLS's weekly sketch. It is a picture of me when I was a kiddo, 197? !!!

Here is a card I made from the wonderful card sketch that is at Sassy Lil' Sketches

http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/2010/10/card-crazy-sketch-1.html

Its simple but I love the fall pp I used and the stamps!!!

I made it for someone special and it will go postal this morning!!!

Good things DO come to those who wait

and I waited for what seemed forever but I finally got the job offer and my tentative start date is the 25th and I cannot wait!
I cannot wait to start paying for My car, taking over some of the bills from the DH and having spending money for when I just want to spend it!

Along with this came two of the three things I really wanted to achieve this year, even hung it on my wall. I got my degree (in June) and now the job. Now my goal is to lose 30 pounds before the end of the year. It will be tough but I have got to do it.

So the next two weeks I plan to work on my baby album, since I will still have too much time on my hands for a few weeks!!!

Happy day to you too!!!

More scrappy ness

I didnt get to go to the retreat this weekend and am BUMMED about it but that is ok. Next time. I did some scrapping here at home. Here are a few pictures from my sons CAP activities. I LOVE scrapping these can I can play with more mature colors and keep it fun.

I did a few cards too and LOVE the happy birthday one the best!!!!