Project 365 [One photo a day for an entire year.]

So, I have heard about this for awhile now & I totally was into it the moment I found out what it was!

*For those of you who don't know what project 365 is, well read on!
Project 365 is when you take a photo [of anything] everyday for a year!*

Why do it? OMG, it's totally fun! Imagine being able to document a whole year with the fun pictures you took! Time moves so surprisingly fast, this is a wonderful way to remember the little or big things you did on certain days! @ the end of the year, make a beautiful book to show to friends & family! I'm so totally excited & I would have started sooner, but I wanted to be able to do the whole year & not just a few months, although I did do one last year for the month of December! So if you love this idea & haven't started your own project 365, let's start together!! Well, my blogger's Thanks for stopping by & God Bless!!!

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A Look Back & A New Beginning.

So, we're a couple of days away from the big day, New Year's Eve!!!! I wanted to share a few things that have been going through my mind the past couple of days. First off, I'd like to say, how very excited I am about the up coming year! I have such strong feelings about what I think may happen in 2010! I see my family blossoming into something wonderful! I see myself growing & learning a lot! I see my idea of my company taking off & I see Nick excelling in all he does! This just has to be our year! I think we all want it to be so bad that we might just fool our selves to actually making it happen!
This last year has been such a crazy one, some things I never thought would happen. We started out this year, on such a bad note, Nick & I separated & I was just lost. Alex & I were all over the place. In March, Nick & I reconciled, but we were living apart & it was just really tough. Things started looking up in june, when Nick got a wonderful job! We saved up & got our own place & August 7th moved in!! I never thought that day would come, after more than two years of moving from one place to another. It is the most memorable time this year & I owe it to my faith in the Lord. With out him, I don't know where I'd be. Since that august day, things continue to be tough, but just having our own place, our own home, is sooooo humble to me. I love that it's just me & my family. I think people take advantage of the little things, until you don't have it. Simple things like cleaning the house, were things I loved doing when we moved here! I take pride in my home that I share with my family. I hope I never forget what it's like to not have it.
This next year I didn't make resolutions, I made goals. Goals I want to reach. I want all our dreams to come true this year! They just have to! I know we deserve it. I hope we work hard to make it happen too! I think a new life style is in order, I want us as a family to do more things together & just take full advantage of the daylight & the occasional moonlight too!
My prayer for the new year is Peace, Love, Happiness, An open mind, Strength, Passion, Heart, Gratitude, & Each other<3
This year we said bye bye to diaper's, we came HOME, we cried, we struggled, we fought, we loved, we prayed, we lost, we laughed, & we stayed together. I'm sad to see it go, but I'm so ready to take on 2010! Thank you for coming back & letting me share with you all the things that make me who I am, I hope you continue to come back & see what happens this new year with me! Have a safe & Happy New Year!!!!! Here's a couple LO's I did as a look back on 2009! God Bless xoxo!

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Bah Humbug.......Just kidding!

Woo Hoo, there is about 27 hours left til Christmas Eve & I'm so excited!!!! I think I'm looking forward the most to Alex opening up her gift's!! I love Christmas it's my favorite holiday! There's just something warm about it! I think it's just being with family!
This year is not what I expected, we are (like every year) so burnt out of money, that we can't make it to my mom's. I'm so sad, it's just not Christmas if I'm not with them. But we just don't have the money & I didn't get at least the kids as we usually do, so I'm a bit embarrassed as well. Nick's mom is giving him gas money so he can go to her house, but I'm just not in the mood. I am majorly debating whether or not I want to go, which means I would be alone for Christmas. I'm so bummed. I don't want to miss Christmas, but this year and many past years have been so hard for us & we get a lot of help from Nick's mom & Grandma, which the rest of his family isn't thrilled about, so being around them, I just feel embarrassed & looked down on. So, yeah, I don't know what I'm going to do yet.
On a more up lifting, holiday spirit note, I'm so Psyched it's almost Christmas, I know I said that but I wanted to say it again!!! Tonight we got in the car & drove around to see the Christmas lights which I love because it's fun! Nick got home super cranky, not so fun, but he managed to hide it for about 10 minutes!! Well, that's about it, If you have any advice on what I should do for Christmas, leave me a comment, I'd love to hear!! I hope your Holidays are amazing and that you spend quality time with those near & dear to your heart. Be Thankful for all that you have & remember that it can be taken away from you at any moment. Love bigger, hug tighter, & cherish every moment! Thanks for stopping by, God Bless! Oh & don't forget JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!!!

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Today.

I'm sitting on my couch, all my windows are open, there's a beautiful breeze & I'm all good! Today I woke up & I was a little bummed because my back is killing me(I have scoliosis), but I got over it as I always do & went to start my day with Alexandra!
For some crazy reason I had a spurt of energy & actually enjoyed cleaning house today!........Weird?! LOL, in all seriousness, I thought alot about what I wrote yesterday & I really think I can do it, I just need to take one day @ a time. Minute by minute if I have to!
Last night I thought about how we all rush to get the day over or the week, & we miss so much. I thought "why on earth are we rushing?" I plan on slowing down a few times a day(Ha, that's a stretch!) & just live in the moment! For the most part I try. I'll spend some quality time with Alex or Nick, put a LO together....whatever feels good! All I know is @ the end my life I want to remember all the little things that filled up my life & made me happy! <3 I know it's easy to write it, but as of today I want this! I want to be happy and be glad to be me! I hope you slow down today & go for a walk with the family after dinner, read the kid's a bedtime story, share your day @ the dinner table, or just tell someone you love them! Hope you day is awesome & thanks for stopping by, God Bless!


Credits for LO:Paislee Press & Taylor Made Designs- Est.
Paislee Press- tutti frutti
Paislee Press & Leora Sanford- in good company

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No Mas!!!

Or "no more" as we say in English! I have had it about to here(Hand held WAY above my head) with drama! We all have it, we all hate it, so why not banish it out of our life's forever......sounds hard right? um, YEAH!!!! Some things you just can't control, but we all have common sense & I plan on using mine this coming year! 2010, it's right around the corner & it just has to be great!!!
Nick & I were talking this morning & I sat there & told him, "Gosh, I really don't like that things are so tough so close the the end of the year, because it just makes you want to crawl in bed for the whole upcoming year." Uugg!
I have really really (REALLY) been unmotivated since I quit my job back in 2007. It just totally took away my sense of being able to be a contributing part of my family(financially) & I've regretted it ever since. Why not go back? I tried, they denied me because of my attendance. Ok, yeah I missed some work, I also had a new born @ home, Nick was working days as I worked nights & I was completely exhausted working 9pm-5am, an idea I thought was good, when I left the 12 hour shift I had before, thought it would give me more sleep, hahaha, soooo wrong. The real reason why I had to quit though, was because they wanted to cut the 3rd shift & only have two, which meant I had to get someone to watch Alex who was under a year, I just couldn't do it.
Well, this year I'm thinking a job is in order. Nick has that interview on the 18th(also his b-day) & I'm really hoping he gets it. It would be so great! sigh.
I just want to live a happy life, don't we all?!! Nothing extravagant, I just want to be able to do things & not feel guilty about the bill later! I still want to design & I plan on getting my copyrights in January or February, so as long as everything goes well. We'll see.
So join me in a DRAMA FREE year & let's do it together!<3
I know it will change our lives & I know we are all capable of having full control of our lives. So dream big, cut out the drama & those who carry it on their shoulders, have faith, love, & be happy!!! Thanks for stopping by, & always God Bless!

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Feebie Alert!

Hey! So there's this designer & I love her stuff! She has some great freebies often on her blog! Her name is Jaime Choi! So I thought I'd give you guys her link, if your interested!

Here it is: http://threepaperpeonies.blogspot.com/

I made my header with some of her stuff, cute huh?! As well as the layout I put @ the top of this post! Well, I adore her stuff & swipe up whatever I can from her, lol! So, check her blog out & get inspired by her layouts too! Great stuff! Thanks for stopping by, always God Bless!

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New digs...

I finally got around to making my blog home feeling like Christmas, yay! I can't believe how fast this year has gone, especially since we moved! Crazy! Well, thanks for stopping by and checking out my new digs! God bless.

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frustrated.

Gosh, I find myself getting more & more frustrated with this whole designing thing. One minute I'm super stoked & the next I'm having second thought's. I cannot tell you enough how frustrating it is! I want this so bad, I've said it a million times & I'll keep saying it!
I'm so intrigued by other designer's, I find myself repeatedly just looking @ their designs, wondering if I'll find something that will help me out! As if it's waiting there for me to find it, right?! LOL! I don't know if I am simply not giving it enough time or if I'm being lazy or something else, but I hope I figure it out soon! I am just going to keep looking for tutorials and practice, practice, practice!
On a lighter side, I think I have my name and a catchy saying to go along with it! I really need to focus on my logo @ least! & I really need to get a copyright so I can at least start out by giving out some freebies! Next year, I plan on really figuring this whole thing out & coming up with a decision on whether or not I will be going back to school. Most of the designers I have talk to, are self taught, only one did go to school for digital design, but even then she made it seem like it wasn't a big deal.
With that, I'm off to bed, ir I could stop stressing about all this for a minute! If you stop by my blog & like what you read, follow me! Thanks for stopping by & God Bless!<3

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