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    2018 Recap

    December 31, 2018 - By 

    Here we are at the end of 2018. Time to take a look back at the year and discover the highlights.

    Such as my word of the year…Discover

    Looking back I’d have to say that I made some discoveries along the way.

    I discovered a new type of journal keeping that gives me the freedom to do what I want. Not a rigid everyday, writing only journal.

    I discovered that I like like making videos of my creations. Not sure where this will go but it’s fun nonetheless.

    I discovered how much I love my job now in year 2 back to work. Developing relationships with those crazy kiddos whether they are “mine” or not has been amazing.

    Another big discovery was learning to let go of the things I can’t control. This is a work in progress…

    I discovered… I am strong, I’m funny, I am clever & creative and I am uniquely me.

    I am also a Norwegian from the Mid-west and those statements are as close to boasting about oneself as I dare tread.

    I thought I’d share a couple of collages of the important things of my year….from both my personal and artsy/crafsy sides.

    Events, travels, triumphs and good clean fun.

    So many crafts…so little time.

    Now I look forward to what 2019 has in store for me.  Stay tuned tomorrow for the reveal of my 2019 Word of the Year.

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    T Tuesday: December Daily in progress edition

    December 10, 2018 - By 

    Crazy!! We are 10 days into December already.  It’s been harder than I thought to keep up with journal writing each day.  I have been collecting things to add to my journal and keeping my thoughts organized though so when time allows I’m able to get it down on paper. 

    Here are just the first few pages.

    The craft sale at school was kind of a bust last week. There were meetings scheduled most days in that space both before and after school…prime shopping times. I spent more than I made. Such as this little mouse ornament.

    Isn’t he cute!?! When I saw him I knew I had to get him.

    And of course this mug!!!!

    You had me with pink. Then add the glitter and brown words. This is technically the second mug I have bought from her, then first one was a coaches gift for Mini-me volleyball banquet. My friend and co-worker does such a nice job with these custom mugs.

    On Friday last week I started to get another tickle in my throat. Yep…sick once again. This time I got it bad! I had to call in sick today. I’m not even sure I’ll be able to work tomorrow. I have no voice…barely a squeak at times. I still feel pretty cruddy.

    I think I got a little cocky thinking that I’d gotten this far into the year with just a mild sniffle here and there. I know better than to tempt fate like that again.

    While I sat huddled under my blanket in my favorite rocking recliner, I knit this cowl for my girl with the yarn I shared two weeks ago.

    I love the chunky yarn…such great texture.

    I’m about to go make another cup of tea and do a bit more snuggling under my quilt.

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?
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    T Tuesday: Christmas is coming edition

    December 3, 2018 - By 

    The countdown is on. Christmas will be here before we know it! AHHH! Who had all their shopping done? Nope, not me. And we have a couple birthdays on either side of Christmas too. WHEW…the pressure.

    In reality, I’m not super stressed at all. It all seems to work itself out. I do enjoy gift giving…just more the spontaneous gift giving than the obligatory. Such as I got a sweet gift from a coworker completely unexpectedly. I had complemented her a  her bag and she told me she’d picked it up in the dollar spot at Target( not affiliation). A couple days later she brought me my very own matching bag!

    I like to try to make some gifts…or make gifts for others to give. I was working on a new item I saw a while ago and have wanted to give a whirl. I got all my pieces cut and ready then ….

    this happened.

    Totally not getting anything done. That’s ok because I was still recovering from the weirdest illness I’ve had in recent years. Sore throat, stuff nose, icky tummy and wicked dizziness…like hardly able to walk dizzy. Mini-me got it first then me then Mr. G. Thankfully it only lasted a day.

    Back to the craftiness…

    I made microwave bowl cozies. No more burned fingers. They are microwavable, reversible, washable and downright handy.

    Our school is having another craft sale week long this year.  Its really fun to see what co-workers like to create in their leisure time.I brought some of my old etsy and craft sale stock as well as the new product that I’m trying out. Frankly I don’t care if the bowl cozies sell because I can give them as gifts.

    On other news…my December Daily is ready to go. I will share it in another post. I’m really excited about this project. I keep tucking bits of this and that away each day to slip into my journal. It will be super fun to look back on in the coming years. I still pull out the book I made from my calendar project of 2014.

    The cold weather has me sipping on tea everyday…both to keep the chill off and to sooth my sore throat.

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?