Ok, Blogger....

Alright, so I still can't post pictures. And I was beginning to think I was just crazy. But tonight I saw that people had posted (on Sept. 10) that they couldn't post pictures. Blogger then responded that everything was fixed. Other people came back and said, nope, not fixed. And then the discussion was closed to new replies. Well, let me tell you, whomever may be listening, it is not fixed. At all! And I can't figure out how to fix it. I'm about to go on a hunt to find somebody to fix my blogger. ohh, getting annoyed here!

Check out the GCD blog!!

I'm loving the new line from GCD Studios! All the embellishments are to die for! And the papers are just gorgeous.Really, you must check it out!
www.gcdstudios.blogspot.com

On a side note, does everyone's posting section of their blog look different, or is it just mine?

Ugghhh

So, I think I'm dying from the sorta flu. Doesn't really feel like the flu, but something like it. Stomach ache, muscle ache, head ache....everything aches. And now that I've written ache so many times, I think I've spelled it wrong. I don't really care, though.
Here's the latest layout I've done from a sketch over at Let's Scrap.
Hmmm, well now there isn't a place for me to insert a picture. Have I gone nuts, or is Blogger messed up? I think I'm too tired to figure out the answer. I'll post it later.

Good Bad News

Bad News:
I ate a bowl of ice cream Friday night.
Good News:
It wasn't worth it. It didn't taste nearly as good as it did in my head. I learned my lesson. That one bowl will probably last me another month or so.

Speaking of eating things I shouldn't, tomorrow I'll be on week 3 of the Challenge! Whoo hoo! With only 3 Hershey's Kisses and one bowl of ice cream, I think I'm doing good. Other people may think differently, but considering what I started as - I'm doing great.

I've been trying to figure out what my next challenge will be. I'm going to take a few days off and then start another challenge again on October 1. I'm going to keep up the no desserts thing, though. Maybe give myself 2 desserts a month. But only if I REALLY need it and only half of what I used to eat. I thought I'd go with no eating after 7 pm, but now I'm leaning towards committing to at least 10 mins. of exercise everyday. Either walking or yoga. And again, I know 10 mins isn't anything to most people, but for me, it is. At least for now it is. And I know that there is no reason to try to commit to something that is too hard for me to accomplish. It'll just make me give up.This past January I did a boot camp, where we killed ourselves for a little over an hour each morning. I know I'll never do that every day. One month of eating only specific foods and getting up at 5am to work out was enough. I'm going for do-able. And for me, that is not do-able.

Going to try to work on my Challenge journal today, but doubt it will happen with two kiddos in the house. We'll see!

Oldies but Goodies

While trying to clean off some junk from my computer today I noticed some old layouts floating around. I decided to post some on here, then get them off the computer. Seems I'm taking up too much space. So, here goes a walk down memory lane!

This one was done over a year ago. I was trying to figure out my photo editing software (which stinks, by the way) and decided to have some fun with my pics.

This was the layout published in the Aug/Sept issue of Scrapbooks Etc. My first published layout! Whoo hoo! - And I don't even like the layout all that much.

This one was done about a month ago for a PageMaps/Lets Scrap challenge.

Hmm, probably done about a year ago. I just love her face in this one.

Ok, so this one isn't old at all. I did it yesterday. But my memory is shot, so yesterday seems like  a long time ago. Cute flowers, huh? Made them myself! :)

I know...

I know that no matter how many different settings I try, sometimes I just can't take a picture with good lighting. Esp. if it is inside.

I know that because I've made it ten days with no desserts, I can step it up a notch for the second half of my challenge. I will give up the one glass of sweet tea each day & I will no longer sneak a handfull of Froot Loops from my daughter's snack bowl.

I know myself. I know my sweet tooth and my will power. I know that if I had tried to give up all these sweets in the beginning, I would've become overwhelmed and given up.

I know that Happy Scrappin' Scrapbooking is the best place to place an order. I put in an order yesterday afternoon and after I clicked purchase, I realized I had somehow missed putting in my gift certificate. So, I emailed them and within 30 mins I had a respone and they fixed the problem for me. And then 30 mins. later I got an email saying my order had shipped. Love that place!

I know that the bangs that my daughter is for some crazy reason growing will eventually get long enough to pull back into a clip.

I know that eventually my daughter will stop pooping in her panties. I don't know when, but it will come......I hope....soon.

I know that as much as I feel like it, I'm not really going crazy.

I don't think......

Beautiful

Here's a quick layout I made last night. I punched butterflies, with my FAV Martha Stewart punch, from Basic Grey's Sultry line of papers. You can buy this fab set at Happy Scrappin Scrapbooking!

http://www.happyscrappinscrapbooking.com/bgcsul1198-p-basicgreysultry.html

Comments

If anyone knows why I can't comment on my blog (and a few others) and why some people can't comment on my blog, please let me know. I can write a comment, but then it says "comment as" and I click the little arrow & there are no options. Same way on some other people's blogs.
Be back later with new 21 Day pages.

Whew...Day 5

Ok, so I have to admit this. Thursday night at about 10 pm I ate three Hershey's Kisses. I wanted the entire bag, but I only ate three. And that's only about 65 calories. So not too bad. Last night Robert & I went to eat with friends ate the best place in town, Villa Montez, and I didn't order dessert. Heck, I didn't even eat my entire chimichanga. And boy was it good. So I made up for the three kisses.
On another note, I went to Wally World today and bought a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. LOVE IT! I am so using it on my 21 Day journal. It's my new theme!

What's the deal?

For some reason I can't comment on a comment that was left on my blog. So here's my answer -
My pages are just a regular 8 1/2 x 11 sheet cut in half - with a smidge taken off the top to make sure the pages turn easily in my binder. My binder is just the ugly plastic covered kind, though, so I have to figure out how to make that cute!
Thanks for the comments!
Off to take my little monster to her granny's house.

Still working....

Yep, still working on picking out a better background. I will figure it out....soon!
Anways, a couple of new things here - First off, here are two pages I've done for my 21 Day Challenge. Let me mention, the ink wasn't dry on my first page's edges, so I don't have the cute little circle paper clip on up at the top. It's cute and green...just imagine it there. I decided just to go with white pages to make things simple for me. I'm focusing on the challenge - not the details.
And, here's my take on the sketch for the week at Let's Scrap. They really do have great sketches and challenges over there. You should check them out!

Day 3!

Whoo Hoo! It's Day 3 of the 21 Day Challenge & I'm still going strong. When I first found the link to www.RhonnaDesigns.blogspot.com, I figured I'd put off starting for a day so I could weigh myself first thing in the morning. Then I realized I always had an excuse for waiting until tomorrow. So, no more. I started on the actual first day (Tuesday) and have decided that really, I don't care how much I weigh. Yes I want to get rid of a litte weight, but this challenge, for me is more about getting rid of the crazy sugar cravings I have all the time. I know if I can stop giving in to those, then I'll ultimately drop some weight. Which will, in turn, give me the motivation to start moving a little more, which will help me stop being so flabby. So instead of trying to tackle all things at once, which is what I've done (and failed at) in the past, I'm taking one step at a time. And I'm doing great! All I need to do now is to work on my Challenge journal. I've printed the quotes, now I just need to do something with them. I'll post my creation as soon as I can.
On a different note, this blog design is driving me crazy. I'm heading over to House of 3 to buy something cute.

21 Day Challenge

While blog hopping this morning, I ran across Rhonna Farrer's 21 Day Challenge (through Elizabeth Kartchner's blog). It's a great way of combining your goal setting with your craftiness. You set a goal and for 21 days (the time it takes to create a new habit) she provides you with a motivational quote to download, print out, carry around...anything you want to do with it. My goal,for my goal, is to print out the quote everyday and turn this whole challenge into an artsy mini journal/scrapbook. I need this to make myself accountable, and to make it more fun. My goal, by the way, is to get rid of my terrible eating habits. Donuts for breakfast and ice cream for supper is not the way to go.

Go check out her website and see if you'd like to join in!

http://www.rhonnadesigns.blogspot.com/

New Look

I got bored with the look of my blog, so I got the itch to change it. I forgot how much of a pain that can be. I can't find a layout that I just love & the one I did pick, I can't make all the little sections work. I mean, how big is my picture! And the little "about" button....why doesn't it work. I think it's time to just pay someone to make me something. Yep, that's what I'll do. Now, how do I find someone to do it?

Whew....

It's a little crazy around here, can you tell? :)

I just don't understand it. If Robert is home, Anna does great on the potty. If it is just the two of us, she'll look straight at me and tell me she doesn't have to go, then just pee on the floor. And if I try to put her on the potty when she doesn't want to go, she goes stiff as a board. Fun times at the Roycroft house!

At speech today, the therapist told me to keep track of how many words she says in a day. We got to around 30, not including the new words that she would repeat after us. We are making progress. It's crazy to think that 2 months ago she wasn't saying a thing. There's still an issue with leaving off the ends of words, but apparently that's pretty common with kids her age. So, we are actually not too far behind with her. Yay! Her therapist goes on maternity leave at the beginning of October, so we are going to put the speech lessons on hold while she is gone, then reevaluate her when the therapist comes back. Hopefully, her starting school will keep her speech progressing so we won't have to go back to speech.

Somehow between cleaning up the pee spots on the floor, I was able to get a layout done. It's for the weekly challenge over at Let's Scrap. I had to use lyrics as the title of my page. I chose the song "My Daughter" by Loudon Wainwright III. It's a great song that my husband and I fell in love with as soon as we heard it. And yes, I know, my picture is crooked. I gave up on trying to straighten it.