Wednesday Whispers!

So, real life has invaded my peaceful and productive mode!   Do you find this, or is it just my brain, or my life maybe?  I am super productive in the things I WANT to do for a while, like the last couple weeks have been, and then WHAM! Real life kicks in and I find I have to spend my time on things I probably should have been keeping up with on my "vacation".

This morning I got up and realized that I still have a huge stack of mail and bills on the table from the last couple weeks that I really needed to deal with (it's done!  Yea me!)  And I have a couple projects that I have parts and pieces for all over the house.  (I'm getting to those next!)  And housework!  Do we really have to go there?   OK- I did acknowledge that last night after work and cleaned my kitchen and a bathroom.  And laundry is caught up!  But, I really should do some things like vacuum and dust.  Yuck!  OK,OK .... I'll vacuum before work!  You can hold me accountable!  ha ha

My planner definitely needs some revision to hold me more in check.  I need to do "must do"s and "want to do"s at the same time.  I was watching a planner video on YOU TUBE last night, and the gal who did it said that she listed her top 3 every day.  Hhmmmm ....I think that is interesting.  A good concept and who can't do 3 things a day?  Right?  So, starting today (for tomorrow) I am going to try 3 things. It's getting the right 3 things done that might be a problem for me.

Speaking of planners.  I want to pass on a little tip.  I got a wedding invitation the other day.  The wedding is in May, but I needed to get the reception card back this week, so I was dealing with it.  (remember, I went through my mail pile! ) So, I filled out the reception card, stamped it and put it in the outgoing mail pile ready to stop by the post office.  Now I have a wedding invitation for MAY! I have a horrible memory and there are directions to the reception on the invitation.  How will I ever keep track of that?!  My CTMH planner to the rescue!  I flipped to the May monthly calendar, and wrote the times and event in.

And if you know me, you know I like to write in pencil in my planner, so it's not very dark.  So, now I have the event in my monthly page, what about those directions?  

I didn't want to write them on the daily page, where would I put my "to do" list?  So, I took a 4X6 notecard, decorated the edges with WASHI TAPE (this will help holes not to rip too) and wrote the directions on there.  They are saved, when I need to get to the locations, I can take notecard out of my planner easily to refer to, and, the invitation is in my ephemera box for 2016 do I can scrap it when the time comes!  Win Win!  

And my weekly pages for this week ... pretty plain. 

Sunday morning is my day to plan, usually with no time constraints, but last Sunday I had my CLUB in the afternoon, so my time had to be 'well spent' instead of 'at my leisure'!  I basically got written down a few of the things I wanted to accomplish this week and that's it.  Since then I have done a bit of stamping and updating of 'things to do' but - this week is going to be a wash in the decorating dept. ha ha! 

I took the pictures before I checked my lists for today, and I actually have quite a few of those things done and checked off right now.  Maybe that will calm down the anxiety in my brain! Before I took the time to check the 'plan' I was feeling quite tense and out of control. I love having things written down!  

Well, now that we've had our little visit, I better get going on my "3" lists and checking off a few more things today before work.  See you soon, and spend some time crafting today, even if its only in your dreams!  :-)    connie

Working Wednesday!

Good Morning.  Well, it's the second post of the new year.  I can see how this could work if my life keeps going the way it is.  I have accomplished so much in the last 12 days, I am amazed!

Today, I woke up, not with a list of things to do on my mind, but with thoughts of my oldest son.  He is 26 today.  How did that happen?  He is older than me.  Is that possible?  I only feel 16 most days.  My body tells me different.  And so do the books of memories I have to look through and laugh, and cry and  .... remember.  How does one  and not have their heart burst with love?  I just don't know.  Some days, like today, I think of my children and I feel like my heart will explode with pride and awe.  How did I raise such amazing men?  I am so proud of them.  What a legacy I get to leave.

So, now that I am all teary ... let me share with you what I have been working on for the last few days.  First off, my planner pages for this week.

OK,  so no matter what I do today, these will not open upside right.  Sorry about that.  I just wanted to show you a couple things.  I am using my WASHI TAPE!  I have a HUGE collection and I just don't use it enough, so I dug it out and plan on using it on every page.  The SHOE washi is showing a shopping day with my daughter in love.  My granddaughter is in need of some bigger sleepers, she is growing like a weed.   

The ARROW washi tape is pointing to a very important day.  CTMH club day.  We get to get together and play on Sunday!  YEAH!!  I am so looking forward to starting this year off.  We have a lot to talk about and plan for the upcoming year.  

The BLACK washi going vertically is separating my 'normal chores' from the special things I want to get done.  like prepping my upstairs bathroom for painting and taking my daughter in love to much for her birthday.  

The SINGLE CAMERA  from my camera washi, just draws attention to a few things I would like to pick up this week.  The stamp I used here is one of the CTMH roller stamps.  How fun is the font on this stamp?? I need socks for work instead of my athletic socks.  I know its a silly thing, but If i don't write it down ....   

So, I also find that I have some 'running lists' random thoughts, long term goals, etc.  I have added 2 decorated note cards in my planner.  I just move then from week to week, and when they get full, I'll make another one. So many things I want to do.  It is just overwhelming. 

This morning, my goal was to finish the HALLOWEEN paper pack from CTMH that we worked on in Oct. or Sept.?  I don't remember.  But, I knew what picture I wanted for the left page and had to wait for the right page.  My kids spent Halloween in Denver, so I wasn't actually there to see Miss Z's costume, but weren't they cute??  And the super close up of Miss Z is one of my favorites!  I love the little pout and the drool on her lips.  Could just be the photographer in me.  I love the details.  

We made both of these pages in Club, and I will be putting these in Will and Laura's book.  I am only going to do a 1 page layout for my book.  Maybe face it with pictures I made at the ZOMBIE WALK in downtown Rapid City.  Some gross pictures, let me tell you.  

I thought you might like to see what I've been up to today, so there you are.  Now, I am off to work on Christmas pages.  I want to get those don this week too.   

Keep scrapping'  

Connie