My boys.
Feeling a bit fragile today. Tired and worn out. Nathaniel has been unable to take naps anywhere but on me while feeding and that’s not really sustainable considering I will start working in four weeks. So I decided to work with him on sleeping in his crib. It’s a tough tough thing for me. All the leaning over and kissing and hugging and love means my back is breaking with pain, my head is splitting in half and I feel broken inside. I know this is the journey we must take but I wish I were on the other side of it already.
I’ve been working on my next Big Picture Scrapbooking class. It’s a workshop coming in December and I want to get all the materials ready by the end of the month so I am spending all my free moments on it. Here’s a sneak of my project:
Working on this project really inspired me to look at my life, set some goals and feel excited.
And today’s Nathaniel shots. He’s been chewing on his fingers so much. Yet no teeth at all so I wonder why he chews so much.
Hope your day is better than mine.
Today’s download is a small stamp. It looks like this:
You can download it here: polka dot stamp download.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
Just a few of Nathaniel today. I have too many photos to process. Always like that when we come back from vacation; too much catching up to do.
Nathaniel and I started working on sleeping. I’ve been putting him in his bed for his naps. It’s painful for both of us and my back might end up breaking but I have 4 weeks before I am going back to work and he needs to be a better and a happier sleeper so for the next month, he’s my number one priority. Nothing else matters as much.
Today, my class started at Big Picture Scrapbooking. I adore teaching this class.
Today’s download is an overlay for 4×6 photos that makes the edge look like it’s inked. It looks like this:
Here’s a sample.
You can download it here: inked edge overlay download.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
Today’s download is an overlay. It looks like this:
Here’s an example:
You can download it here: loved cherished overlay download.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
I love him.
We’re back from the beautiful Cayucos. I am in a funk. Not sure why. Too much time to think and not nearly enough time to do. Maybe that’s why….
Today’s download is another tag. It looks like this:
Like last time, the gray is just to show you the white inked edges. The PNG doesn’t have the gray part.
You can download it here: crumpled tag download.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
More from beautiful Cayucos.
And today’s Nathaniel.
There are some vacations where you go sightseeing and others where you go on adventures. And then there are vacations where we just sit in the hotel, relax, play, watch movies we’ve seen before, feel no obligations whatsoever, go take walks, and just enjoy each other’s company. This has been one of those.
I had a long list of things I wanted to get done. None got done. Yet, I have no regrets. I enjoyed basking in the light of my family.
Today’s download is an inked overlay. It looks like this:
You can download it here: inked overlay download.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
Today’s download is a tag. It looks like this:
Here’s an example:
You can download it here: you are the light of my life overlay.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
Catalyst seventy-five is up: What’s the hardest decision you ever made?
Karen says:
I’ve written about Teach For America before and I will be writing about it again. This is one of the few things in my life where I still need a lot of personal therapy. It’s unfinished for me. I haven’t made my peace with it yet. I am closer than I’ve been but not there yet.
I used a digital page for this because I don’t have any good photos from that time in my life. I used this photo of me and my students but blurred out their faces. Thank you for your patience with me as I work my way through this.
Journaling Reads:
i wish i could say that i feel 100% confident it was the right thing to do. that i don’t regret a moment of it. yet, here we are, six years later, and i am still unsure. i am still sad and it is still by far the hardest decision i ever made.
i have never ever quit anything in my life.
ever.
i try hard to think things thoroughly before i commit to them, and once i do, i don’t walk away. i see it through. all the way. it’s not a competition. it’s not about looking good. it’s just about integrity. i believe in seeing things through.
so, while i know deep down that i had no other choice, i still regret quitting teach for america. in my thirty-four years, i have never made a decision that was harder.
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monthly projects from previous years
some of my previous projects
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