Currently - April

Currently I'm...

- getting ready to go to Disney with my hubby, parents, and brother

- applying Sunless Tanner and loving it

- wishing July would hurry up and get here so I could start using my Happy Planner :)

- checking out books from the library

- hoping that Joe and I can go camping every month

- practicing my yoga routine - I'm going to start teaching a weekly class in May

- diffusing a new oil called Highest Potential that totally keeps me focused

What are you up to?

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Book Report Layout

I read 24 books in 2015 and have been waiting to do a layout all year!

I used some Project Life cards and scrap 6x6 papers to create a layered look behind my journaling card. And you now I had to use my favorite gold Thickers.

These labels are from a 2014 (?) Studio Calico kit and as soon as I saw them, I know they were destined for this layout. 

I wrote out all the books I read on each label and then adhered them all over the bottom half of the page.

I found some Studio Calico and Heidi Swapp chipboard embellishments to fill up little spots.

Have you ever documented your reading list?

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February Project Life Part 1

February's Project Life is going to be in 2 parts - one is the daily stuff in February and part 2 will be our trip to Las Vegas. I know that will be at least a full spread and maybe a couple of 12x12s! We shall see!

I used a mix of Studio Calico kits to make these pages. I even used the back of a couple of cards from January's pages.

I just love this sticker!

I used insert F for this page - lots of 3x4 cards are so fun!

I got some of Amy Tangerine's letter stickers and the green coordinated perfectly with this spread. "50" stands for Super Bowl 50 since I don't have any football embellishments.

This card is from last June's Studio Calico kit. I think it was for Father's Day (D is for Dad) but I reworked that a little bit :)

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March Book Report

I'm making some progress towards my goal of reading 30 books in 2016!

First up was Among The Ten Thousand Things by Julia Pierpont. It is her debut novel and it's about a family falling apart in New York. It was a good book, but maybe not quite as riveting as the reviews made it out to be ;)

Next I started How To Be Here: Creating a Life Worth Living by Rob Bell. Rob is a preacher that has a podcast (The Robcast) and he is AMAZING to listen to. His book is written much like how he speaks on the podcast. I'm taking this book slow and trying to think about the chapters instead of finishing them quickly.

On March 31 (hey, it counts!) I started The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. It's the kind of book I love - lots of characters and how their lives are woven together. So far, so good!

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January Project Life

I got motivated and started Project Life :) I love this style of memory keeping! In 2015 I did a mix of monthly spreads and 12x12's. I'm sticking with that style again for 2016.

I bought a few Documenter kits from Studio Calico when they were on sale. I got the January 2016 kit and used it for this month. I added in just a couple of cards from past kits to complete the spread.

Had to include my One Little Word, even though I'm not participating in Ali's class this year. I never seem to keep up with the mini album I started for my OLW. This year I have a little journal I'm writing entries in (1 or 2 entries per month).

These little day of the week embellishments were included in the kit and I tried hard to use them all up.

Found this little mushroom wood veneer and it's the perfect embellishment for journaling about finding a little fairy door on a tree when we were hiking.

I cut apart a 12x12 pocket page to create this insert about 2 trips we took this month.

Weekend trip to Gatlinburg:

Are you doing Project Life this year? Which format?

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Currently - March

I've been too busy this month, which means little time for blogging! Currently I'm...

- not scrapbooking :( Boo! I have ideas for a couple of pages and if I'm doing Project Life this year, I better hop to it.

- attending a local fair as a vendor. I talked to lots of people about essential oils, answered questions, and spread the word!

- starting to think about our trip to Disney next month!
- figuring out Etsy

- trying to keep the house straightened up. My craft room is a bit of a disaster :/

- celebrating mine and Joe's 5th anniversary. We went to Gatlinburg and had dinner at the Peddler Steakhouse. 

- enjoying the beginning results of my new skincare. I started using the Soothe regimen from Rodan + Fields and it's already taking away a lot of my facial redness. I even went makeup free one day!

- volunteering at the hospital. Love driving the cart when the weather is nice!

- finding new podcasts to entertain me on my drive to and from work

What have you been up to lately?

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February Book Report

Still loving reading... but only finished a couple in February. That brings me up to 6 this year - my goal is 30!

First up was State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. It's a fictional book about studying people in the Amazon rain forest and developing a drug that could change how infertility is treated. I loved the characters and it was easy to get sucked in. I definitely want to read more of her books!

Second was Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. It's about a woman who becomes a caretaker for a terminally ill man. It was very good, but I had a hard time buying in all the way. I read reviews where people were sobbing at the end of the book, but I didn't connect to the characters that much.

Read anything good lately?

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