| I have always wondered how they fold those fancy napkins. It just makes the table look so nice. Well, thanks to the good people at eFavormart, I can share with you several different ways to fold napkins to suit whatever event you are putting together. This first one is titled "Sincere Heart". |
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I have decided to take a new direction with my blog. Through the years I have found many decorating, recycling, recipes, make-up, nails, and hair tips. Some I have discovered on my own, others have been shared with me. So I am going to share them here. So my first share comes from one of the places I get supplies from. This is how to tie a bow. I could never get my bows to turn out right. It seems so simple and as smart as I usually am, if feel kind of silly for not figuring this one out on my own!
So it is November here in the Ohio Valley and the weather is starting to change. I definitely feel the difference this year in comparison to years past. Today I feel like I am 80 years old. My knees are aching, the arthritis in my hands is flaring up and my muscles are fatiguing quickly. I know stress has a lot to do with it, especially coupled with the falling thermometer. Usually I felt much better this time of year due to the cooler temps…but father time is taking a toll and this year it is actually bothering me. I'd still rather snuggle up on the couch with a soft warm blanket as opposed to sipping an iced tea while sweating just sitting on the porch…but my bod is starting to disagree with me.
one by one…but I just can't help thinking about everything else that I have/want to do. Sometimes the list goes on so long that I forget what's on it. I am constantly reminded of the tasks that lay ahead of me…they are all around me, all the time. I never get to escape or have 'down time'. And even if I do, I can't help feeling I am wasting time and I should be productive. This all make me feel quite defeated most of the time. I keep saying to myself; "as soon as I get this done…." but there is always more sneaking on the back of the list all the time. Then there is the list of 'hobbies' or other projects that do not impact anything, they are just out there in limbo, and are things I'd really like to do, but I just don't think I will ever get the time. Maybe someday it will get easier and I will have the time. Hopefully, I will still have the desire and ability.
So I was running through my mind all day yesterday what she could wear. I remembered she had a floral type dress and I make flowery crowns so I figured she could wear something "60ish". Then I remembered some of the pieces she had and figured she could go with the 80's as well. So, late last night I put together a tutu type skirt that would match leg warmers and a lace shirt she has. So this morning I let her choose. And of course I could have saved time, energy and resources because she picked the 60's. Kids.
So been thinking about all the things on my plate right now and realized I'd love to be able to clone myself like in the movie Multiplicity. The only stipulation I would want is that when whatever you needed the clone or clones for is completed, you can absorb the clones' memories. That way you can still experience it all in the end. Not that I would want them for a long period of time…just long enough to get myself caught up to where I want to be. One to do all the housework and household tasks, one to have fun and enjoy my family and one to do the JLO Specialties thing. Unfortunately, this is reality and as I am typing this, the dishes are not getting washed and the laundry isn't being put away. It is nice to think about. Maybe I will go to sleep and wake up and everything would be as I'd like it to be….at least I can dream that :)
So I was thinking, I have been involved in quite a few weddings, some simple…some extravagant. Maybe part of me did miss the bells and whistles that our ceremony was lacking. I know the bigger part is that it feeds my creative needs and poses challenges. It forces me to learn things I never knew I wanted to know. Now if I can just make a name for myself…patience is not my best quality anymore…especially in our inst-o-matic world.
Many times throughout my life I have been heard saying, "why doesn't anything ever go right or as planned?" This has been true so many times it's sad. My 'BFF' never understood until she had a string of not so good luck. She then said she felt really sorry for me. It applies to the simplest of things to my life's biggest moments. Like during my wedding when my minister asked my husband if he'd take (insert my maid of honor's name) to be his wife or planning my pregnancy so my daughter would be born in October and she came in August, to doing laundry yesterday. I knew this was a very light week so I waited until 8:00pm to start (and would finish this morning). The first load at the end of the spin cycle put the washer off balance (not even sure why). But it happens from time to time. So when that was done, I moved that load on to the dryer and started the next load. Before I went to bed I went to move them on again. As I approach the machines in my basement I notice the small puddle under the washer (is not the first time this happened). So my reaction…great. It is still usable, as long as the puddle stays small.
It was a tough decision, trying to start my own on-line shop. Of course, like most things, my bright idea did not come at a good time in my life. Not an opportune time to be investing/tying up money. But just like getting a dog or having kids…is there ever a really good time? Or like home improvements…when you have the time, you don't have the money….when you have the money, you don't have the time. I decided to go for it. Has been like going back to school and getting a crash course. I have always thought of myself as relatively computer savvy…but this adventure has shown me I am a little more out of touch with today's technologies than I realized. Luckily, everything comes with fairly in-depth instructions nowadays and a lot of trial and error.
Some days are so hard to keep everything balanced. Especially coming into this time of year. There are never enough hours in the day and not enough energy to get it all done. I frequently feel that I didn't get anything done. Here it is, 2:20pm on a Tuesday, and I am out of steam. My daughter (or the Kid) gets home in a little over an hour, but the day has me spent already and I need to recharge. Oh…just an FYI…About 13 years ago, I was diagnosed with arthritis and bulged disk in my lower back and fibromyalgia. I was treated for fibro with medications for 5 years until I became pregnant. During those 5 years, I did not feel all that much better and the medications I was on caused me to gain a serious amount of weight. Which was even worse because about 5 years before I was diagnosed I worked really hard to lose weight and succeeded. For the last 8 years I have 'self medicated' with OTC's. Ironically, I feel slightly better most day and I have not gained any more than 5 pounds in the 8 years. But today, today I feel sluggish, stiff, grumpy. No matter what I accomplish in a day, I always want to get more done.
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