Why Wait?

This was the message in Ali's Ezine this morning - Why wait. Since I first opened it this morning I have read it and reread it several times. It has been good for me. I am one of those people who saves things for those "special occasions" in my life…perfume, foods, butternut, scrapbooking stash. My list is endless!

Ali has reminded me that I shouldn't’t wait for that "special occasion", I should use it everyday, whenever I want to. And I am going to. Tonight I am going to cut up that butternut, roast it and enjoy it all to myself, then I am heading upstairs to use some of scrapbooking stash that seems to have been bought for looking at only purposes. Tomorrow I am pulling out that special perfume I have been saving and I am going to be spraying that all over….hmmm.

Something else that I got from her this morning was enjoying the moment right now. Not putting it off or hoping for something better - "Enjoying where you are on the way to where you are going", as Joyce often says. Thank you Ali for reminding me of these special things.

Here is my list of 100 things Life List that I am putting together and then as I work through them I will be crossing them off the list. I really enjoyed the process of putting this list together and although it is not yet complete I will be making a start on some of the items that are already on it.

100 Things Life List

Photograph a wedding
Sew a quilt
Have at least 1 child
Get married
Ride a horse
Walk along with Great Wall of China
Go on a cruise and stay in a cabin overlooking the ocean
Own our own home
Stand up for myself more often
Go to the Ballet
Get tickets for a Monster Jam
Make a homemade pizza
Find a cute tea pot and make a cup of tea from it 07.10.07
Get rid of the clutter in my house and in my life
Grow my hair to below my shoulders
Lose all my weight and get back to a healthy size
To be more honest with those around me
Finish my degree and become a chartered accountant
To pay off all of my debt
To go for some sort of dance class
To find a real true friend
Have a great garden with outdoor furniture for the summer
Visit Hooters and have some Chicken wings
Wear more skirts and dresses
To get all my visa and passport issues sorted
To get a British Passport
To grow a herb garden
Get onto a design team for scrapbooking
Go Camping again
Keep my car cleaner
Display more of my Art in our house
Go for a ride on the back of Stu's motorbike 14.10.07
Use up some of the Stuff that is laying around rather than buying more stuff
Save £1000 Safety net fund for emergencies
Redecorate our bedroom

Facing the Giants

Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may your love and your truth always protect me.
Psalm 40v11

Sunday afternoon i spent a few hours curled up in my favourite blanket watching a movie. I happened to pick up Facing the Giants from my parents before i left on Saturday night and I am so glad that i did. This movie touched me in so many ways - probably something more along the lines for my journal rather than my blog. If you get a chance to watch it then please do. There are also so many snippets of the film on YouTube that you can get a good idea what the film is about from there.

God Bless

A good weekend

This weekend has been jam packed full of so very much so before i get started let me just warn you that this is going to be a long one...lol

Friday afternoon i took my dad to the doctors for his eyes and after that we went to Starbucks and Borders for some much needed Coffee and Cake. Yum Yum. We got to spend some time together catching up on things.

Saturday i managed to get some scrapping done. This is my layout for this weeks Art Slam. Short , Sweet and to the point! Not much more I can say on this one.
Then i decided to try something a little different and i did "Daily Perfections" for this weeks OLW.

Saturday afternoon this little fella came for a visit while the boys worked on the cars. He kept me on my toes and boy oh boy did he have fun in my scrap room....nothing was safe! lol. How oh how could i possibly say No to those little eyes?

Once Ethan went back home i spent some time catching up with my magazines. I love the new Interweave Knits Magazine - so many projects are lined up out of this issue.Saturday night i made a start with the first sleeve for my baby Coat. I have now finished the back and both front sides. I love how it is coming together but i have decided to take a break from it for a week or two and so have cast on for the next project.......Minimalist Cardigan.So far the pattern is very simple and i can not wait to see the finished project.

Sunday lunch time I did this layout for the Pencillines Challenge #51.
I had so much fun with this one. The flower at the bottom left hand corner i made using one of the techniques on OLW and then i also got out my glitter and added some glittered edges to the flower. I used my white pen on the photo - love how that has come out. Did some free hand doodling and then the journaling. Such a fun and quick layout.

So much more to share but i think i will keep that for another day. Hope that you all have a fantastic week.....who would have thought it be October already!

Love

Girls are like apples on trees.

The best ones are at the top of the tree.

The boys don't want to reach for the good ones

because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt.

Instead, they get the rotten apples from the ground

that aren't as good,but easy.

So the apples up top think something is

wrong with them when in reality they're amazing.

They just have to wait for the right boy to come along,

the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top!

I got this little poem from a friend of mine yesterday and i wanted to share. Yesterday I received two little surprise emails from Stu. He had only gone onto my blog, found my wish list and purchased Green Gable and Forest Canopy Shawl for me......What a sweetie!

I'm so glad my man liked climbing trees :)

Love You Honey