Vacation Over

Well, we've returned from vacation, and I have a list of things to do longer than my arm. =) First on my agenda (after work of course) is to go over to Scrap Tales in Brighton, MI. They're closing and I want to give them a fairwell and take advantage of the 40% closing sale!

Must make dinner, I believe the hub requested Steak

Then, I need to fix my home PC. I've either been posting from my work computer on lunch, or my laptop. I really, really, really miss my PC, and I now have the disc to fix the poor confused hard drive.

List of other things to accomplish:

• Clean my craft area, then organize


• Organize and get rid of clothes that I'll never fit into again


• make jewelry


• order bird toy pieces (to make bird toys, yay! Neo has a thing for these cheap )


• Start reading the book of Hebrews and work on my bible study lesson from The Shelter of God's Promises, by Sheila Walsh. We're working on The Promise of Hope this week, which is a big one for me. I should also go to Fowlerville UB's website and listen to the last two sermons I missed!


• Love on my Husband


• Sleep!!!


• Scrapbook


• Order more prints (I get a million e-mails on what mail order service is offering free/low price prints)


• go to the fowlerville fair and take night pictures of the rides =)

Vay-cay-shun

I am sooooo ready for vacay. We are vacating the premises and shunning everyone for 9 days. Nine blissful, glorious days in Pentwater, Michigan. Lake Michigan is so darn pretty I can't stand it. =)

I will be taking many, many pictures with the new camera (guess it's not really THAT new anymore?) and spending a little time with my mom's metal detector. She hasn't used it in some time, and I figured if we get it fired up, she may take it with her when she's away in August.

I'll have to post some of my latest scrapbooking before we run away.

Stress Be Gone!

I have been super stressed out lately, and nothing seems to help...

Of course, then I think about it and realize, I haven't had more than five minutes to try and do anything about the stress.

My husband is being highly unsympathetic, because he thinks I don't work as hard as him, and I don't work as many hours as he does. He doesn't understand what I have to be stressed out about.

I don't have any one thing that is stressing me out, but it is a big pile of little things that have made an immovable object in my mind.

I think maybe the stress has hit a fever pitch because I've been doing so many after work and Saturday activities, and because we have a week long vacation coming up. Also, we didn't take a Monday and go to Cedar Point like we usually do. I haven't had the refresh button clicked in a while, so I think it's just wearing on me.

I've also been thinking a lot about scrapbooking, of course, because I have no time to do so. (Unless I cut out a few hours of sleep and scrap in the middle of the night... LOL)

This weekend there will be a lot going on, a murder mystery dinner, the Howell Balloonfest, and tonight is the last night of Vacation Bible School.

I've been a crew leader all week at VBS, and was blessed to have between 5 and 8 girls every night so far. They are between the ages of 4 and 8, and they are all pretty bright. The only problem is I'm not used to so many little faces eagerly awaiting my instruction. It's kind of scary and humbling, especially when they seem to have a better relationship with God than myself. I feel almost like they should be leading, and I should be following, but God knew this is exactly what I needed, and why he urged me to sign up to help with VBS. I checked the "help as needed" box and guess what? Crew Leader it was!

I will definately have to take some time and scrap/reflect over this week and all I've learned with and from the girls. I hope that tonight I'm blessed with even more girls, and that they are eager to continue their journey with Christ. (I just pray for strength and patience with so many little girls around!)

I also want to take the opportunity to thank whomever is reading this, you are loved by whatever higher power you believe in. (I believe we all believe in the same God, we just call him different names)

Thankful and Reflective

I am just so thankful for this amazing weather. It has been a very, very hard winter for me, and all this sun and warm weather is just filling me back up. There was a nasty storm very early this morning, but no harm no foul, the sun is bright this afternoon.

I have been saying a prayer of thanks almost every time I go outside, that's how grateful I am.

I think I ate my way through the last two or three months to keep myself going, and it is not pretty. Almost nothing I own fits, and if it does, it looks like crap.

I'm telling you this in hopes that if you're going through something similar, you won't feel alone.

I was very lonely in my pity party, and I pushed my husband away a little. It was very wrong of me, but I couldn't help myself. Now that the weather is looking up, I've exercised a little, and I'm eating less. I've pulled my husband closer and hope that I can keep it up.

Don't ever let dark and cold get the best of you, it will turn you into a person you don't like very much. Not only did I gain a lot of weight, I broke out with zits from eating too many unhealthy foods. I've been feeling very ugly and unproductive.

On a different note, my quilt top is almost done from the shop hop in Feb, I've been posting pics on my facebook and flickr. I may be starting a civil war reproduction, depending on my finances in July. It's another hop, with four stores this time instead of 6.

I'm also trying to use up some of my jewelry supplies, and selling off unused scrapbook supplies on Yardsellr.

May: Scrapbooking Month!

In celebration of Scrapbooking Month, Close To My Heart is not only cutting the price of becoming a consultant in half, but they are giving away extra product, made specially for Scrapbooking Month!

For more information, visit Melissa Burch.

Jobby Job Job Tips

Write a resume, even if you think you don't need one.

Dress decently, even if you are just asking around for applications.

Don't apply for jobs you don't want.

When a prospective employer asks you what type of work you're looking for, don't tell them anything. They know for a fact you are lying. There is SOMETHING you are not willing to do.

Be Polite! You never know who you future supervisor is.**

**Story on this: My friend's desk used to be outside her boss's office. Everyone assumed she was the secretary, and usually ignored her, or treated her very rudely. As soon as they either left, or were let into the inner office, she would e-mail/call her boss and let her know what this person is like.

Always be on your best behavior inside, and outside a prospective employer's office.*

*Story on this: We had someone that was not only late for orientation, he also didn't bring his paperwork. He had been referred by someone we trusted, so we were going to give him a second chance UNTIL. UNTIL... He went out in the hallway and started swearing loudly. NO JOKE! Swearing loudly in the hallway between our office and the doctor's office next door. We were so shocked we called our contact that referred him and they appologized profusely and told us they'd let him know he wasn't being considered.

Big Fat Bowl of Stupid-O's

So I must have eaten by bowl of Stupid-O's this morning... Some towels were put through the wash about a week ago. My husband did not tell me they were in there, nor did he change them out into the dryer. A few days go by, and I'm wondering what that smell is... Another day or two goes by and now the smell is unbearable. I finally realize I should look in the washer, and there is a load of towels, getting mustier by the minute. I wash them again. They still smell. Roomie washes them again, then pops them into the dryer when they're done. I just opened the dryer, and not only did they still smell, they didn't dry all the way last night. Okay, here it comes... I spray some febreeze in the friggin dryer. Why? I have no clue!!! I then proceed to turn the dryer on. After about two minutes, I realize what I have just done, and stop the dryer, then search the back of the Febreeze bottle to see if it is flammable... Now my dryer smells like singed flowers. Ugh.