Birthday Banners everywhere

This week has been birthday banner week. I have created a very cute Owl one and I just finished a Colts one. I am having so muvh fun right now. I mean I took my last final of the semester so I am a free woman at the moment and to top it off I feel very creative.

I have a big order that still needs to be completed just waiting on supplies and I just sent out a nice size order. Things are taking off in the right direction. I could not be happier. I don't even mind the rain at the moment.

Well folks Miss Natalie will be 14 on Sunday and I am kinda sad. My baby is no longer a baby and I feel like I have only a small amount of time before she is ready to spread her wings and fly. I am not ready for that but I will be strong when the time comes.

Did I tell you that she got her first babysitting job and she loved it. I am hoping there are more to come. It teaches her responsibility and I like that. I have lots to do before we head to the Bend on Friday so I better get off here and start.

TTFN :)

Easter

This year Easter is so blah. I am stuck here in Bloomington and working on top of it. We sure do miss our famliy. With that being said, I hope to say that I have finished two birthday banners I think they turned out awesome.

I am going to be offering party packages soon and let's hope this is what turns my hobby into a business. I love creating things that are cute and adorable. So why not try and making a living do so.

If you would like to see what I have created here is the link to my etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72778062/dinosaurs-dino-and-volcano-happy

I am always open to suggestions. Well I am going to get off for now and brainstorm some more.

It's Friday

Well it has been on of those long weeks and I have no reason why. There are only teo classes left in this semester thank goodness and I am still not sure if we are able to take summer classes yet. We won't find out until th 29th of April.

I week from Sunday my baby girl turns 14. Where has the time gone? My heart breaks a little when I think about how fast she has grown up. It feels like yesterday I was holding her tiny little body and falling in love with her for the first time. Seeing her first smile and hearing her first laugh. It is amazing the love you feel for your child. I love her more than words could ever express and I will miss the moments where she believes that mom can cure all.

She had her first babysitting job and she was nervous, excited and scared. It was so sweet. She did an awesome job and the little girl just loved Natalie. I am sure she will have more jobs to come this summer. Children are the essence of life that make the world go round.

Today and everyday I am thankful I was able to be a mother.

What a nice Sunday

Spent the day with the family at Spring Mill State Park. It was so beautiful. The village had period actors and all the building were open. I will post pics sometime this week. Well I am still waiting to see if IUB is going to offer summer aid. If they dont it means I have the summer off if they do I have some fun classes.

So many changes this year and yet there are many to come. I am so anixous and excited but at the same time scared. I know this is normal and I welcome all the new feelings the next 9 months are going to bring. I must remember to enjoy the next 9 months because once we move visiting fmaily will be very limited and my heart will ache at the thought but I know I need this move more than any other move we have made.

Why in the hell am I sitting here worrying about something that is so far away. I guess it is something I must do. I think that I am struggling with some unfinished business and in a way this helps to process.

Aww The Gloom

This weekend has been so gloomy so far. I really was hoping for a weekend of sunshine. I am currently working on adding more stuff to my etsy store so be sure to stop by and check it out. Lip Balm is on the agenda as well and let's hope it turns out great the first time around. That would be super awesome.

I have the biggest case of wind/chapped lips. My lips are so swollen not to mention sore beyond belief. This is the second time this has happened in about 3 weeks. It has been super windy here and I think allergies might be a factor as well. I hope they start to heal soon I look like I got botox injections in my lips and I feel stupid. Thank goodness I am not overly vain or I would not be able to get all the running I need do today.

Well the pictures should be done up loading so it is time to get back to work.

What to do on a rainy day

I have often pondered what is the best way to spend a rainy day. There are times I think wrapping myself in a blanket and reading the day aways sounds so blissful, but today is not one of those days. I am still full of energy from being out in the lovely sunshine yesterday so that leaves me feeling restless. I have many projects that need to be completed and yet I am not in the mood to do those either. So what is a girl to do.

I am hoping that leaving the apartment today for a short while will help. More to come later.

My Hubby's Bday

Today was my hubby's birthday and we had a lovely day. The weather was just awesome. We decided to take a drive and check out French Lick and well let's say it did not live up to all the hype. We just around and left within 5 minutes. All was not lost. We ended up going to Spring Mill State Park and had a wonderful afternoon. They have a pioneer village and it was lovely.

Tomorrow we are going out for lunch and strolling downtown for a bit here in Btown. Hopefully the weather will return to sunshine sometime in the weekend we would love to go to another park this weekend. Let's hope that the weather man is lying about it raining here for the next two days.

Well I am off to relax and sleep shortly after.

What another lovely day

Today was a nice day. The sun was shining and it was just lovely. I went out and about with my hubby and found some amazing deals on paper and cricut cartridges. I am very blessed to have a husband the supports my craftiness. He encourages me in everything I do.

I started making some monster die cuts and paper doll die cuts. I think they are turning out super cute. I am counting down the days until the semester is over. I have many ideas I would like to explore but I need to be focused on just that nothing else and with the US budget still up in the air for 2011 it does not look like we will be getting summer aid for classed which means I have plenty of time to focus on my Etsy business.

It is getting late and I still have to write a paper for tomorrows class thank goodness it is only a page or two pages long.

Loving this beautiful day

The breeze is gently blowing outside and the birds are chirping away. The warmth of the sun is filling the living and I cannot help but feel truly at peace. Many changes have taken place already this year and these changes are taking my small family in a new direction completely.

The excitement is almost to much to contain and the waiting is going to be nothing but pure torture. How do you make 9 months go by quickly at the same time enjoy all the moments you can with the ones you love. Is it even possible. I will soon be finding out. I started out on a path just under 3 years ago and now I am coming to realize that life is full of many paths and it is okay to travel many of them at the same time.

So the path I am going to continue down for now is being self employed. I am going to be successful before we get to Florida. I am creating new items for Etsy daily and I am getting at least 3 custom orders a week and that is awesome. I need to find the time to create the lip balm that I have been promising myself that I would. I have always been a crafty person and I have never thought of making a business out of items that I have until now. I have asked myself many times what took you so long you silly girl.

Sunny days always make feel amazing and I am going to soak in that sunshine so I can feel amazing all week. I hope life is treating you as well as its treating me.

Live in the moment.

Sometimes...

I often wonder why life gives you lemons sometimes. I mean when you are going down a perfectly smooth path why step on the slippery slope. I know I am not making much sense right now but I just need to clear my mind.

Since the government cannot pass a budget IU has decided not to honor Summer Pell Grant Funding for summer classes which means no classes. I was looking forward to classes and the extra money would have helped a lot this summer. With that said I have become creative and I am using craigslist and getting the final steps prepared for my lip blam launching very soon in hopes of making up the extra money we need to get to the fall.

I have a wonderful brother who seems to know exactly what to say and he has even stepped up to help out with somethings this way I can get everything I need and still in remain the black. In less then a month my beautiful daughter will be 14 and we are going back home for her to celebrate thanks to my brother. I honestly thought I had to cancel that trip and party idea but he is a wonderful person and now she will get what she needs.

If I had known IU was going to pull this crap I would have postponed this last Disney trip and saved the money hine sight is 20/20. Life moves on and we will manage. I really just needed to get that off my chest.

Lip Balm Today

Today is the day I am going to try my hand at making lip balm. I am so excited and I think my hubby might even help me. Which is so cool. I love it when he gets involved in my whacky ideas.

But first we must go to Michael's and the grocery store and a few more errands before we can get started and I think I might just stop at Panda Express for lunch. At least these are my plans so far. All of this before I have to be at work at 5pm.

Now I think I really need to get off this computer and start this wonderful day. The sun is shining and the birds are chirping. I really love my life.

Good TImes

There never seems to be enough family time. We went home this weekend and although we visited most of the family time went by way to quickly. On one hand it is good that time is flying by because we are super excited about moving but on the other hand family time is precious and I want those moments to last a little longer.

So you can guess that lip balm did not get made this weekend. I am really slacking on that front. Hopefully I will get that into full swing. Nothing to much is planned for this week other than work and class. I will be super glad when this semester is over. I am taking photography this summer and I am really excited. Well I suppose I should get something done before class at 2:30.

TaTa for Now