I'm a lucky lady!

To have such sweet gentlemen in my life...indeed.

photos taken at Lego Land in California. December 2012

And BFF! I think he is kind of, sort of getting used to how often I pull out my silly camera. It didn't hurt that this represented an amaze-balls symphony date...and we did look pretty spiffy!

photo taken at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. February 2013.

I have NOT been inspired to create anything scrapbooking related lately. I ordered some photos from Prinstagram, but even those aren't doing it. My printer has been kind of an a-hole lately, and the colour is really weird and wrong, so I can't print photos (reliably) at home. And when I ordered some online, I learned that the place I used to use all the time doesn't do one-hour pick up anymore. So I am super behind on Project Life, and just not feeling like I care enough to get caught up.

That's not to say I haven't been busy creating...

(I'm a little bit obsessed...practice makes perfect, and this needs to be perfect...)

And I am behind on blogging as well. As I write this I only have two posts in the queue. That's not how I like to roll! Get moving lady!

later loves

Update: I don't know why, but I changed one little print setting and it's working now! And I did some Project Life last night...wowee wow wow.

Inspired to Blog?!

I sat down at the computer the other night and tried to blog...because I had to! Y'see, I don't just create and sustain "not ladylike". I also maintain the blogs for Treasured Memories. And I was getting behind (far far behind) on my posts for them.

And then I texted BFF, and talked about how I was trying to fight my way through this writer's block (and he said "well, as long as you make it out alive" hardy har har). And then I texted back something about my stupid mouse not making it out alive. And to make a long story a little less long, I think I did it! Get out of my blog-writer's block that is!

And it was damn hard! I haven't actually wanted to do much in the way of create lately. My Project Life album took a (much deserved) break last week, and will probably continue on hiatus this week. And coming home after sitting in front of a computer all day with the prospect of spending another hour on it before bed was not appealing.

It's actually amazing how much living you can fit in to your life when you don't have to worry about blogging about it!

So I got some personal posts set up, and some TM ones scheduled as well. I'm still behind, but only "far" (and not "far far"!). And you can expect more posts from me than the "few and far between" ones that have been happening lately.

But it's not like I haven't been creating anything...

later loves

30 Days...

I noticed a simple button on a couple of blogs lately. "30 Days of Lists" & "I am a Lister" caught my eye because, well, I am a lister! So I clicked on through and I re-discovered the wonderful world of 30 Days of Lists. I remember stumbling across this blog years ago (well, maybe only last year), and being intrigued and inspired by the idea.

Everybody makes lists. Why not make them purposeful, and thoughtful? Use these daily reminders and doodles as a diary of sorts; a scrapbook to document your life in the items and icons that you encounter and think about everyday.

And while I wasn't late to the party, I am resistant to taking any more online "classes" thanks to the burns I have received in the past. Even if this class consists solely of prompts and message boards, that is too much (public) commitment for this little commitment-phobe.

And so I devised my own "30 Days Of" project. And I am 6 days in, and still enjoying it. Still loving it and the simple moment of peace and clarity that it offers me everyday.

You see, my "30 Days Of" is all about faces.....

Every night I take a moment for myself and sketch a face. It most certainly does not have to be perfect, or even approaching perfection. I am already confident drawing faces, so this is just practice. Just for fun.

I have already learned a lot about how I approach drawing faces. And I've identified areas I need to improve upon. I am trying to be intentional and serious about some of the things that I do. Blogging, art-making, scrapbooking. All of these things that I enjoy are becoming stale for me. I am hoping that taking a deeper interest in creating the best things I can, and working on improving myself will help bring the butterflies back, so-to-speak!

This is all going right into my everyday Moleskine. Along with all my notes, and other doodles (hello Tardis!), and reminders, and wishes, and "Deep Thoughts", and lists.

later loves