And now it's time for those new year's resolutions, right? I know a lot of people don't like making resolutions they'll never keep, but I don't mind that. I like to make the resolutions even though I know I won't be able to keep all of them. It gives me something to reflect on at the end of the year. So here are my resolutions for 2012:
1. Do more blogging! I think we're finally getting into a pretty good routine with our little one and I can feel my mojo on the way back. Plus, here I am today starting off the new year with a blog post. AND our sneak peeks start tomorrow for our January release so I'll be here all week. YAY!
2. Exercise! Isn't that on everyone's list? Jon and I were the predictable "end-of-the-year need to get in shape" shoppers yesterday and we went out in search of an elliptical machine. Getting to the gym just isn't possible these days! And I'm so excited that we got a steal of a deal and our new exercise equipment will be delivered next week!
3. Send more cards! I make a lot of cards throughout the year so it's a mystery to me why I find it so hard to get them in the mail. I've decorated and filled in one of the Perpetual Occasions calendars with every occasion from birthday to anniversary and I'm going to get those cards sent... YES I AM!
4. Take more photographs! I signed up for a photography class with Maggie Holmes and I'm looking forward to figuring out how to use my digital SLR. But that's only half the battle... I have to remember to bring my camera and actually take the pictures!
5. Start a scrapbook! For years I've been saying "I'll start scrapbooking once we have a baby".... well, now we have Madelyn and it's time to start scrapbooking before she graduates from high school and I wonder where the years went. I'm contemplating whether I should try Becky Higgins' Project Life or just do my own thing. Or maybe a combination of Project Life and my own thing. What do you think?
6. Win the best decorated nursery contest! OK... I know this isn't a resolution, but I had to throw it in here because I need your help to win! *grin* I entered Madelyn's nursery into a best-decorated contest on Facebook. All you have to do is CLICK HERE and then "Like" the photo of Madi's nursery to vote for us. We're about 40 votes from the lead right now. Crossing my fingers your vote will help push us over the top!
I might have gone a little crazy with Madi's room. You all know I have that 'creative gene' so when we found out we were having a girl my mind went wild with possibilities! Really it's my mom's fault for giving me the 'creative gene'. Can I blame her for the 'shopping gene' too? *wink* Jon was charged with painting the room and assembling the furniture and he did a great job! He even helped me apply the mural to the wall and painstakingly arrange each butterfly with precision. I'm sure he rolled his eyes at me about a million times throughout the process, but it was all worth it in the end. And now that we've welcomed Madelyn into our world I look back and giggle at my own obsession. You'll notice the diaper bag is carefully packed and ready on the floor next to the rocker. Well in today's reality, I'm lucky if I can find the diaper bag and even luckier if I open it to find diapers inside!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! May 2012 be a year of health and happiness! All the best to you and yours!
P.S. See you back here tomorrow morning for sneak peeks! :)
7 comments:
You have some great goals (resolutions)! I LOVE Madi's room! Soooo pretty - just what I would have wanted had I had the means to decorate my daughter's room when she was little. You did an EXCELLENT job! I'll be sure and vote for you! By the way, what are the Butterflies made out of? At first I thought they were vinyl but the wings are away from the wall... something I would love to do in my craft room. I'd love to know where to buy them or how to make them!
I have made numerous scrapbooks over the years. I had three 12x12 albums and two 8 1/2x11 albums at Jessica's funeral all about her and our family. It was so nice to have them out for people to look at... most people who knew her the last 1/2 of her life didn't know her the first 1/2 so they had never seen pictures of her at such a young age. I love and cherish these albums. I'm also working on my son's albums but don't feel the urgency that I felt with Jessica's. I always knew her scrapbooks would be a comfort to me and they are. I don't follow any outlines but I do like to get layout ideas from many sources. My advice is to do what you want and if Becky Higgin's books give you inspiration then use them but don't be bound by anything anyone says. I was a Creative Memories consultant for 7 years and taught scrapbooking classes. I always told my customers, "It's YOUR scrapbook - there is NO "wrong" way to do it." Just be sure and use acid-free, lignen-free products to ensure your hard work and money isn't going to waste.
Lastly, I need to send out more cards too! I don't know why it's so hard for me to get things into the mail either but that is one of my goals for this coming year too. Thank you for reminding me about the Perpetual Occasions calendars. I definitely need one of those for birthdays... and maybe another for anniversaries!
I look forward to your sneak peeks! I love your releases. So many goodness... so little time to play! LOL
Happy New Year to you and your family. I hope it brings laughter, joy and good health to you and yours.
Taylor, Madie's room is beautiful and I voted for it! I love the green walls!
As for scrapbooking - that's how I got into card making! I love beautiful layouts with lots of pictures and lots of journaling -- I'm with Ali Edwards on the importance of the story. I love my weekend crops where I just get away and scrapbook. Having said that, I'm starting PL this year. We are empty nesters now so our days are more ordinary -- less colorful than yours with Maddie (and her room around). PL will allow you to mark each week and you can always go back in and do larger LOs of events -- I'm still doing my kids' stuff -- just pulled out DD's first communion pics! Find your style and be happy!
No resolutions for me -- One Little Word -- Enough.
Happy New Year, Taylor! I hope Madelyn is feeling better soon! I am doing Project Life this year! I bought a kit from Amazon, but I'm also going to add my own touches. If you decide to dive in, we have a private group on Facebook of stampers that are also doing PL and we'd love for you to join us! It's strictly for encouragement and PL chats! You know a lot of the girls, so if you decide and want to be added to the group you can let me or Lori Craig know!!
Happy New Year Taylor! I hope you and your family have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012! Looking forward to working with you in the new year. Blessings to you all!
OMG that is the most beautiful nursery I have ever seen! I can't help with the facebook thing. (no facebook) Yeah, I know, get in the 20th century already! LOL.
Hugs....
Those are great resolutions Taylor and the nursery is just precious. I'm not a huge scrapbooker, but have come to like the We R Memory Keepers system at Archivers. I can create a 12x12 layout if I want to or just use the 4x6 photo inserts and create a small header. It's a nice solution that's helped me stay on top of my scrapbooking.
Your nursery is so adorable! I love the colors!
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