Currently...

Watching: We finally finished Atlantis. A bit disappointed with the ending. Clearly they did not know they were getting canceled. And not super happy with the love triangle set-up crap.

Reading: I finally got to rereading The Magician King by Lev Grossman. Happy to remember that this one moves a lot faster than the first book in the series.

Listening: I've got up with One Bad Mother, so it's back to listening to past episodes of Elise Gets Crafty.

Making: This week is Week in the Life for me. I'm mainly focused on taking pictures, but I have started laying out my album here and there...

Feeling: I overdid it this past weekend, Monday, and Tuesday. I'm paying for it now... So sore and tired.

Planning: Still working on our summer activities plan.

Loving: Park playdates have been great lately. Especially love the splash pads.

Desktop Thursday #10

Spending part of the day sorting my retiring and current stamp sets for the upcoming annual catalog. Plus, prepping for stamp club tonight.

Pic of the Week #3

Picnic lunch at the playground on an almost 90 degree day!

Pic of the Week #2

The Russian River in Guerneville. Our vacation spot this past weekend.

Vacation

Heading off to a weekend retreat with some of my mom friends and then off to Indiana for a few weeks. I'll still be posting here, but my entries will be lighter than usual. I'll be back to normal in April.

Desktop Thursday #9

Not a huge mess, but definitely not a clean desktop right now. I've got some of my new stamps sets hanging out as well as part of my birthday gift from a good friend: SNAIL!!!

Currently...

Watching: Obsessed with The Bachelor right now. Watching it on free Hulu, so I'm a week behind. Trying to avoid any spoilers for the current week.

Reading: Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs. Finishing out the Miss Peregrine trilogy finally. The library had it on the Lucky Day shelf so I grabbed it quickly!

Listening: J downloaded the Hamilton soundtrack and it's still on repeat...

Making: The design team admins put up the schedule for March and April. My goal is to finish out my cards for those two months before leaving for Indiana on the 16th.

Feeling: There's some big news brewing in our household. I'll let you know once everything is set, but I'm super excited.

Planning: The retreat is happening in two weeks. I'm finalizing the last little details and shopping for food.

Loving: Grabbed some awesome ginger beer at the store last week. Now I am obsessed with it.

Pic of the Week #1

Cutest pic of Arthur at the park. This was before he had see one hour crying breakdown. We got a few minutes of fun in...

Currently...

Watching: Lots of light-hearted fare over here. Specifically, we've been binging Galavant and Telenovela. They are so cheesy, but I love them!

Reading: The Great Influenza by John Barry. Nonfiction about The Spanish Flu. I'm 120 pages in and it's just getting good. Barry is no Erik Larson, but I'm still exciting to dig in further.

Listening: Lots and lots of podcast episodes. I've completely caught up with One Bad Mother and The Simple Show. I'm close to being caught up with Happier. And I've listened to a few You are Not So Smart episodes. Plus, I've downloaded Gilmore Guys because so many people have raved about it! Hoping to start that one soon.

Making: I always make a few surprise gifts for the retreat attendees. I grabbed an interested idea from Pinterest and ran with it. May not be the best considering the amount of time I'm spending on seven of these, but I still enjoy the process.

Feeling: We finally had our social committee prep meeting today (scheduled last Thursday, Arthur was puking, so no go). The social is Saturday and I was feeling the pressure to get everything set. We had a very productive meeting and I'm feeling a lot less stressed now. This thing might just happen!

Planning: I'm feeling less stressed about the social, but we still have a short list of to-dos.

Loving: Really been craving iced tea this week. So good!

2016 Goals and Resolutions

Let's take a look back at 2015's goals and resolutions and my progress:

1. Get crafting classes up and running — I ran my first successful stamp club through the summer and fall. I loved it!
2. Shop from my stash — I did a decent job shopping from my stash this past year!
3. Participate in card making challenges — I participated in a few here and there. Decent progress on this one.
4. Keep up with my 2015 Project Life albums — I finally updated the twins scrapbooks to the present day. And Arthur and the family album are to present day.
5. Make gifts monthly — Totally failed at this goal.
6. Branch out with new styles, technology, and products — I stretched myself to learn some new techniques and branch out with my style.
7. Fully organize my new craft space — Success!
8. Make at least 50 Pinterest inspired crafts — I probably didn't make 50 non-card crafts, but I did make a fair amount.
9. Plan Arthur’s 2nd birthday party during the summer — Done! And it was a success!
10. Create a play area with crafty elements — I didn't really make much for the play area, but it was organized and changed when needed.

Now on to 2016's goals and resolutions:

1. Keep up with Stamp Club and card classes -- I'm going to attempt to start another stamp club round in January. Hoping to keep it moving. Also need to focus on a variety of class offerings to hopefully gain some more customers.
2. Complete another Week in the Life album -- I love doing it in August 2015. I hope to complete one in 2016 either as a separate album or included in my regular PL album.
3. Drop my Messy Box subscription, sign up for a planner kit subscription -- I've enjoyed getting the Messy Box kit this past year, but I don't seem to use as much of the products as i would like. My subscription is up in March. I'm going to drop that one and subscribe to something more Planner specific. Still deciding which one to subscribe to...
4. Ban on buying PL cards (core kits, mini kits, partials, or theme kits) -- I have so many! I do not need any more!
5. Curate my crafty Pinterest boards -- They are getting a bit out of hand. I need to do some curating, crafting, and deleting.
6. Make 150 different cards -- I did a great job in 2015 making different designed cards. Now I want to continue the trend.
7. Continue my 2016 PL albums -- Still in love with PL style scrapbooking. Hope to continue staying current in 2016.