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I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Crowd::stores
2. Hamburger:: helper
3. Choker:: necklace
4. Lights:: out
5. Tinsel:: town
6. Testament:: new
7. Best part of the day:: midnight
8. Election:: president
9. Clarinet:: music
10. Dead Sea:: scrolls

okay so I hate quizzes and rarely fill them out, but this one caught my eye. I found the results pretty funny since I thought I would score in the teens.

so take a break and take a quiz for a change! :)

You Are 26 Years Old

26 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

Thank you to all who left encouraging comments!! I really appreciate it.

Finally....
I told my boss on Tuesday that I was leaving and it was such a huge relief. Especially since that day had been really crazy. My boss upset me so much. She told the Human Resources dept. that I had forged her signature on my timesheet and that I had done this before!

I would never do this!! She didn't remember signing it and automatically comes with the thought that I am a forger!!!! She finally admitted that she may have signed it and forgotten. Unfortunately she has never cleared up the issue with HR and I am left wondering what I did to make her say such an awful thing. It bothers me that I am leaving with a reputation as a lier, but I decided that I am just going to move on and not let her upset me. I only have 2 more weeks to work for such a crazy person. Enough of her STRESS!!!

I heard back from one of the companies in Omaha and they set me up with an interview for the week after we arrive. Hopefully it will work out and I won't have to be without a job to long.

This is such a great opportunity and I am so excited to be moving to a new state and to be given a chance for a fresh start.

Yeah!!!

We have been approved!!!!

We finally have our own place to live!!
After three years of marriage
my husband and I are finally
moving into our own place.
Even though we are moving half
way across the states it is so
worth it.

Only three more weeks before
the big move.

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Heimlich:: maneuver
2. Gesture:: point
3. Party:: hardy
4. Cuddle:: bug
5. Room with a view:: my new townhouse
6. Sebastian:: Bach
7. Ooooh:: lala
8. Sigh:: ahh!
9. Two fish, three fish:: fish sticks
10. Cake or death:: cake

i really miss working on my art
journal and my mail art.
right now with the move and all
everything is having to be put on
hold. i watch others post their
art and i am inspired to create.
unfortunately, i am packing and
cleaning. i will keep a journal
and send out mail art while we
travel. i won't have all my
"stuff", but i will create
with what i find along the way.
i should just keep a plain art
journal for now and just resume
my art journal class once i get
settled in next month.

i am so overwhelmed!
we have to be moved by june 15th.
i need a job.
we have to pack everything while both still working here.
money is a frustrating issue.

aagghh!!

Omaha here we come!

i have taking interesting risks lately. i bought this adorable lunch box to carry my craft supplies in.


i looovvee it!!

you might be asking what is the risk?

well the risk would that people will be looking at me when i carry that bright orange box around and i hate to have people looking at me! i usually try to blend into the background because i am not happy with my appearance.

lately though i haven't cared as much. i cared my lunch box today and was proud of it!

what is happening to me? maybe working on my art journal is actually helping to be more open.

who'd a thunk it.

i finally completed my risks pages for my art journal.

Page 1:


Page 2:


my journaling deal with the risks that i can take both physically and emotionally. as in art i don't think i took to many risks with these pages.

It looks like I will be taking a huge risk soon. my husband's job is moving us to omaha, nebraska and we are to be there by june 15. we are moving so far away from my family and everything i have ever known, but it is a risk i am ready to take!!!

i joined weight watchers online program yesteday. i haven't told anyone. i have started and stopped diets before. i feel that people don't really believe me. my husband just thinks i am wasting money.

I'LL SHOW YOU!!!! :)

anyway i like that it is online and i don't have to go to the meetings plus it is less expensive.

i decided to join because i am tired of living fat and it doesn't help when your husband makes a comment on how i am still gaining weight (which i am not!). i have been holding steady at the same weight for awhile now unfortunately that is a rather large number!

i am tired of not having clothes to wear.
i am tired of having my co-workers give me funny looks and commenting on how i am working for the wrong program (california center for physical activity).

i have been dealing with the above issues for quite awhile so they aren't the real reason. i guess my aha! moment was yesterday when i was eating french fries and a coke for breakfast. i have a hard time sleeping and i get short breathed often. i am just tired of not living life to the fullest!

so here goes!!!!

oh should i state my starting weight?

okay so i am taking a risk and putting it out there.

5/12/05 starting weight 247.

i am so embarrassed

FINALLY!!!

I was able to complete my intro page. It isn't the best, but it is growing on me.

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Android:: robot
2. Revenge:: murder
3. Knight:: fighter
4. Stranded:: stuck
5. Weakness:: addiction
6. Greed:: corrupt
7. Walter:: man
8. Dense:: dumb
9. Sheep:: lamb
10. Propane:: fire

last entry i talked about art=freedom, today i am stuck. what happened to that freedom? i had finally started the journal for 1000_journals project and was feeling really good, but now i am stuck on my art journal. the art journal is much more personal and i keep wanting to censor myself. learning to just create and not worry about how it will turn out is something that i will be working on in this class. i did finish my cover which i am happy with. the scan doesn't do it justice because it has such a wonderful sparkley glow.



i am now off to get some paint and have another go at making my first page.

I absolutely adore this page I created in my journal for the 1000_journals project. I haven't painted in a long time. I felt like a kid dabbling in my watercolors. Well they were kids washable watercolors, but who cares! I really enjoyed working on this page. It is very simple compared to what I usually create.

i have found the holy grail which i call sparkle mod podge. i have been searching every where for this. when i would ask the store clerks they looked at me like i was crazy.

i love this stuff. i was already glitter crazy, but now i can extend it to even more projects.

today i created this card for my mother-in-law for mothers day. i was quite pleased with it because it is the first card that i truly took an idea from a magazine and made it my own. i just used the online project at paper craft magazine.

i didn't pay enough attention to the fact that the card is a 4 1/2" square so it came out much smaller than i thought. i am going to buy a coffee card and make a pocket for it inside the card.

today i did something that made me proud. i was in a craft store and i walked up to a stranger and started a conversation. i asked her questions on her organizational tools and she was very informative.

i never initiate conversations with random strangers. i was pleased that i took that step today.

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Texas:: ranch
2. Scholarship:: lucky
3. Runner-up:: 2nd place
4. Mustang Sally:: car
5. Jones:: smith
6. Hard to get:: all in the chase
7. Jewish:: holiday
8. Crew:: j
9. Cable:: internet
10. Assistant:: slave