Okay, so I really am not a goal minded person. I am not an organized person. I am not a scheduled person, nor am I punctual. However, life changes! I am becoming three out of the four. . . with hopes to become punctual after everything settles down!
"Settles down?" you ask. Well, yes, after the major life changes happening in my little section of the world, life will settle down. My pursuit of happiness, my visions of happiness, and my life have lead me down an ever-changing path. This path is marked with many caution signs indicating how rough the road will be, but yet again, I do feel that this is the path to happiness. So, onto some goal making!!
1. Well, number one still has to be happiness, duh!
2. Finish the kitchen. So, I kind of have a disaster on my hands. I don't always make life-changing decisions at the best times in my life, to say the least! So, four bare walls (down to the studs), a half ripped out kitchen floor and the destiny of a new floor and kitchen cabinets are on the way, but don't forget the paint and all the fixings. (I think this will qualify for the next months worth of dirty jobs!)
3. Put the house on the market! Yes, you heard me correctly. I'd like to be moving out of this house by August of 11. Though this house holds MANY precious memories, I'd like to let it go, to open a new chapter in my life. This is the house my mother moved me into, but in spirit she's with me to move me into another one. And I'm ready for that!
4. Start up my workout routine again. What a slacker I've been! I can't believe it, I went from working out two to three days a week to nothin'! Although my weight loss is on a roll still, my muscle mass is deteriorating as we speak! So, I'd like to add some workouts to my life again. I can and will do this one!
5. I still have the goal of learning something new everyday. For the next few weeks and months, I am positive I will in many more areas of life than already anticipated.
So, here again, I have re-evaluated life and so begins another short story in the book of Missy!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
My Visions
So now that I've waited a day and thought about it, I guess I'll be okay if I expose my inner visions and feelings with you. I would if I saw you in person, so I guess it's okay if I do on the web! Here is the project I was working on over this past weekend. I'm not going to tell you much about it - so enjoy the pictures and the view of "My Vision."
Sunday, March 13, 2011
A vision of the future?
On Friday night, my husband enlightened me, and inspired me. He told me of a movie he watched called The Secret. After his summarizing, I came up with a million and one things I would like to have in life and envision myself doing or being. No, I have not watched the movie; however, I do intend to. My husband did question it's ethics based on my religious practices, and said that he believed that some could interpret this energy as God. So, as far as the movie - I'm not endorsing it, I'm not saying it's good, I'm not saying it follows my life philosophy. . .
BUT the story he told me gave me some true inspiration. Some crafting inspiration. So much, so that I dreamt Friday night and Saturday night of this project. Friday night I dreamt of the things I truly want in life; where I want to be, my goals, my desires, my needs and wants and prioritized them a little while sleeping. So, I had some ideas in my head. Just lucky enough, I had a crop this weekend supporting one of my favorite causes: the American Cancer Society. So, on Saturday, I did the pages I thought I needed to get done and started crafting on a book. I took three hours to make this beautiful book from scrap cardboard that comes with paper packs, album pages, and page protectors and cut it to the size I wanted it, found the paper I wanted to use, adhered it, sanded it and inked the edges. I even put hole punches in the sides to get set for the rings I was going to put in there. I was content with my project. It really is beautiful. Then it was time to go home for the night.
So, I go to bed Saturday night and again dream of my project. Turns out - my mind's eye had something totally different in store. Something bold, something striking and something very creative was necessary for this life changing vision book I was going to make. Yes, I had to put aside the ideas I had for my other book, consider selling it for some other person to enjoy. Sunday morning after signing at church, I had a mission of a new project. This new project involves BLACK, RED, WHITE & SILVER. It is striking. It is bold. It is creative. It fell into place so much easier than the last one. It is done in some ways, but needs some more visions in other ways, so it will be done in no time flat. I was considering sharing it with you, but will have to think on that some more. It's personal, and although there isn't anything on/in it that I wouldn't share with you, I'm not at the open-hearted stage to share it. So maybe tomorrow night! ;)
Whatever your thoughts will or will not be on my project, my true point is inspiration. I cannot believe how taken I was with this inspirational moment. I have been a very typical scrapper by doing only scrapbook pages and cards and rarely venturing out. I'll tell you that the last time I did something like this my life was in turmoil and I did a book of New Year's Resolutions. This book helped get me through what I was dealing with, and helped me see what I wanted in life. Again this book is helping me see what truly is important to myself. I am completely in awe of how this came about, turned out and what it means to me. I hope you will enjoy seeing it when I do decide to share it with you.
BUT the story he told me gave me some true inspiration. Some crafting inspiration. So much, so that I dreamt Friday night and Saturday night of this project. Friday night I dreamt of the things I truly want in life; where I want to be, my goals, my desires, my needs and wants and prioritized them a little while sleeping. So, I had some ideas in my head. Just lucky enough, I had a crop this weekend supporting one of my favorite causes: the American Cancer Society. So, on Saturday, I did the pages I thought I needed to get done and started crafting on a book. I took three hours to make this beautiful book from scrap cardboard that comes with paper packs, album pages, and page protectors and cut it to the size I wanted it, found the paper I wanted to use, adhered it, sanded it and inked the edges. I even put hole punches in the sides to get set for the rings I was going to put in there. I was content with my project. It really is beautiful. Then it was time to go home for the night.
So, I go to bed Saturday night and again dream of my project. Turns out - my mind's eye had something totally different in store. Something bold, something striking and something very creative was necessary for this life changing vision book I was going to make. Yes, I had to put aside the ideas I had for my other book, consider selling it for some other person to enjoy. Sunday morning after signing at church, I had a mission of a new project. This new project involves BLACK, RED, WHITE & SILVER. It is striking. It is bold. It is creative. It fell into place so much easier than the last one. It is done in some ways, but needs some more visions in other ways, so it will be done in no time flat. I was considering sharing it with you, but will have to think on that some more. It's personal, and although there isn't anything on/in it that I wouldn't share with you, I'm not at the open-hearted stage to share it. So maybe tomorrow night! ;)
Whatever your thoughts will or will not be on my project, my true point is inspiration. I cannot believe how taken I was with this inspirational moment. I have been a very typical scrapper by doing only scrapbook pages and cards and rarely venturing out. I'll tell you that the last time I did something like this my life was in turmoil and I did a book of New Year's Resolutions. This book helped get me through what I was dealing with, and helped me see what I wanted in life. Again this book is helping me see what truly is important to myself. I am completely in awe of how this came about, turned out and what it means to me. I hope you will enjoy seeing it when I do decide to share it with you.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
A weekend I enjoyed
Although there are many weekends I enjoy that include my family, this weekend did not. This weekend included some of my best girl friends. It included some time to rejuvenate. It included some good food. It included some great memories. It was a scrapbook weekend!! And I loved every minute of it! Most weekends, I end up leaving or getting distracted and not getting as much done as I'd like; however, this past weekend I went to at the end of January with Kristen was absolutely amazing.
There are a large group of girls who get together with Kristen, my Creative Memories Consultant, who rents a house on the lake for us to get together and be creative. Here are just a few of the memories we shared.
This is one of my friends, Laura. As you can tell by another of my friends pictured on the left - not many of us are wanting our picture to be taken. We are in the zone, and not looking our best. Although, my girl Laura, is looking wonderful while working hard.
So many times, people ask me what I bring to a weekend. I bring everything, including the kitchen sink. Because if I don't, I always want what I left at home!!! So, here's my work space from a distance. I have a lot of junk on the table - and there's some of Laura's and Kate's! Since we have so many people, I also bring my lights. I can't expect the CM consultant to have 2 lights for all 17 to 23 of us! 
And, I even use the shelves from the house we rented!! I like to make sure everything is organized, and believe it or not I like to make sure that things are about where they are when I'm scrapping at home. It makes it easier to find things, I don't have to think, "Now where did I put that THIS weekend?" So, on the shelf are the things I don't need at the moment, which include the completed parts of my album, the album pages and page protectors. I, sadly, even bring my mini shelves from home and put the little shoe boxes of things on them that are the same things I put on them at home. Organizing in children's shoe boxes is very easy. Each shoebox is large enough to put a few things in, but yet small enough to keep them from floating around and becoming a disaster. For instance, one box has my glitter containers, one box has my velum quotes, and one box has my heat embossing powders. Moving left to right (if facing the table) is my pages to do, the bag of letters and eyelets, markers, and can of necessities, tub of letter pages, carton of mat stacks, and then in the middle is my work space (with work in it at the time). I really try to utilize all of my space. 
I even use the floor space!! If I were sitting there, to my left is my three drawer cart, which fits under my scrap table. Then behind me is my big shot. In the black cart is various colors of cardstock. The shelves I had already mentioned includes a craft sewing machine, and an iHome on the top. You have to have your tunes, and a place to charge your iPod! It also has three "book" organizers of metals, buttons, and ribbons. On the bottom are clear "envelope" type folders that are 12x12 that hold random papers, tags and stickers. Those make organizing by theme or kit so easy!
This is one of my friends, Laura. As you can tell by another of my friends pictured on the left - not many of us are wanting our picture to be taken. We are in the zone, and not looking our best. Although, my girl Laura, is looking wonderful while working hard.
So many times, people ask me what I bring to a weekend. I bring everything, including the kitchen sink. Because if I don't, I always want what I left at home!!! So, here's my work space from a distance. I have a lot of junk on the table - and there's some of Laura's and Kate's! Since we have so many people, I also bring my lights. I can't expect the CM consultant to have 2 lights for all 17 to 23 of us! 
And, I even use the shelves from the house we rented!! I like to make sure everything is organized, and believe it or not I like to make sure that things are about where they are when I'm scrapping at home. It makes it easier to find things, I don't have to think, "Now where did I put that THIS weekend?" So, on the shelf are the things I don't need at the moment, which include the completed parts of my album, the album pages and page protectors. I, sadly, even bring my mini shelves from home and put the little shoe boxes of things on them that are the same things I put on them at home. Organizing in children's shoe boxes is very easy. Each shoebox is large enough to put a few things in, but yet small enough to keep them from floating around and becoming a disaster. For instance, one box has my glitter containers, one box has my velum quotes, and one box has my heat embossing powders. Moving left to right (if facing the table) is my pages to do, the bag of letters and eyelets, markers, and can of necessities, tub of letter pages, carton of mat stacks, and then in the middle is my work space (with work in it at the time). I really try to utilize all of my space. 
I even use the floor space!! If I were sitting there, to my left is my three drawer cart, which fits under my scrap table. Then behind me is my big shot. In the black cart is various colors of cardstock. The shelves I had already mentioned includes a craft sewing machine, and an iHome on the top. You have to have your tunes, and a place to charge your iPod! It also has three "book" organizers of metals, buttons, and ribbons. On the bottom are clear "envelope" type folders that are 12x12 that hold random papers, tags and stickers. Those make organizing by theme or kit so easy!What do you bring on your weekend crops? You'll have to let me know.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Life is a journal of memories!
When planning what to do for her gift, I was out shopping and found those composition notebooks for cheap. Not as cheap as the beginning of the school year - but cheap enough. I didn't have any idea what exactly I would do with them, but I knew I could manage to get something crafty done with them.
The paper I used was from an older retired Creative Memories pack that was the smaller than 12x12 size. In the power palettes they had, all of the paper was coordinating, so I chose the background paper, the mat stack pieces and then reduced the size of the layered mat to fit within the bottom mat. I stamped the "memories" in a color from Stampin' Up!. Then took the edges of the notebook and sanded them so nothing had a cut edges other than down the right side. After sanding, I used an ink pad to distress the notebook. Also, for the memories edges, they were distressed using Close To My Heart's edge distresser, and then inked to give it that aged look.
There's more coming - and I hope you enjoyed this project!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Life's Journey
As I haven't blogged in a long time, I guess I am re-evaluating that as well. Life has it's twists and turns. Thank God for that. You meet new people, change some preferences and learn about yourself. It keeps it interesting, you know? As I re-evaluate some things since I have started blogging, I've learned a little bit as well and thought I would share that with you.
1. My goal of weight loss is well on it's way. I've been happily working out anywhere from three to six times a week, and eating healthy. Although after this week's conference, where I was traveling for two days, I ate horrible and wouldn't be surprised that I gained some back. No worries though, I really enjoy working out and am looking forward to a workout in the morning, and falling back into the routine of eating well again.
2. I really wanted to blog a lot of my scrapbook stuff, and ended up blogging a lot more about cards more than my pages. So, we'll see how that goes. It isn't easy to just get the pictures of everything I do, or pick what I really want to focus on to blog about. Live and learn, and continue with goal making.
3. My goal of a dirty job for each day was truly aimed for the summer, and I think over the summer I did a decent job of it. Now for spring break (which I am eagerly anticipating) I will have to pull out my list of dirty jobs, again. I think now they are going to include putting new cabinets in the kitchen and washing some handprints off my walls. Some of those handprints, obviously made by the adults in this house, are ready to come off. The lower handprints on my walls really need to come off; however, the memory of them and cleaning them off is something I hope to treasure forever.
4. A scrapbook entitled, "A week in the life" has yet to become to anything. . . hmmm. This one is still on my mind and still a desire to get done.
5. Next there comes this thing. . . and this is what has been on my mind for a while. My word for the year. Well, my word for the year is happiness. I am a generally happy person but strive to make happiness the center of my being. Happiness for my self and my family. Happiness in the decisions I make. Happiness as a whole part of my life, not just a sometimes at home, and shown always in public. This theme for my year has become an obsession, and something I have been dwelling on. My desire to make happiness encompass all of the sections of my life and being.
6. I also have a goal to learn something new everyday. This goal, I think, should be important to everyone in the world. When you stop learning, you stop bettering yourself, you stop evolving, you stop growing, you stop, period. I honestly can name multiple things I have learned in the past few days, especially due to attending the most recent Minds In Motion conference. And, I don't limit learning just to knowledge of information, but include learning about people.
So as I re-evaluate where things are heading with this blog, I have also re-evaluated where things are going with my goals as well. Hang on for the ride, and I hope you enjoy what's to come!
1. My goal of weight loss is well on it's way. I've been happily working out anywhere from three to six times a week, and eating healthy. Although after this week's conference, where I was traveling for two days, I ate horrible and wouldn't be surprised that I gained some back. No worries though, I really enjoy working out and am looking forward to a workout in the morning, and falling back into the routine of eating well again.
2. I really wanted to blog a lot of my scrapbook stuff, and ended up blogging a lot more about cards more than my pages. So, we'll see how that goes. It isn't easy to just get the pictures of everything I do, or pick what I really want to focus on to blog about. Live and learn, and continue with goal making.
3. My goal of a dirty job for each day was truly aimed for the summer, and I think over the summer I did a decent job of it. Now for spring break (which I am eagerly anticipating) I will have to pull out my list of dirty jobs, again. I think now they are going to include putting new cabinets in the kitchen and washing some handprints off my walls. Some of those handprints, obviously made by the adults in this house, are ready to come off. The lower handprints on my walls really need to come off; however, the memory of them and cleaning them off is something I hope to treasure forever.
4. A scrapbook entitled, "A week in the life" has yet to become to anything. . . hmmm. This one is still on my mind and still a desire to get done.
5. Next there comes this thing. . . and this is what has been on my mind for a while. My word for the year. Well, my word for the year is happiness. I am a generally happy person but strive to make happiness the center of my being. Happiness for my self and my family. Happiness in the decisions I make. Happiness as a whole part of my life, not just a sometimes at home, and shown always in public. This theme for my year has become an obsession, and something I have been dwelling on. My desire to make happiness encompass all of the sections of my life and being.
6. I also have a goal to learn something new everyday. This goal, I think, should be important to everyone in the world. When you stop learning, you stop bettering yourself, you stop evolving, you stop growing, you stop, period. I honestly can name multiple things I have learned in the past few days, especially due to attending the most recent Minds In Motion conference. And, I don't limit learning just to knowledge of information, but include learning about people.
So as I re-evaluate where things are heading with this blog, I have also re-evaluated where things are going with my goals as well. Hang on for the ride, and I hope you enjoy what's to come!
Monday, November 8, 2010
veggie chips in my kitchen :)
This was an attempt to make veggie chips at my house one Saturday afternoon. I loved eating the fried zucchini and squash, but nothing came out quite like I wanted it too. Why am I posting this?? Well, honestly, I had so much fun this day trying these new ideas, and I really liked the pictures. I hope you enjoy my silliness as well!
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