goal list

hubby & i were talking the other day & he pointed out how incredibly busy we both are.

i was thinking about everything i do already, as i worked on a list of goals for this year, and had a hard time thinking of achievable goals to fit into my already jam packed schedule. here's some of the stuff i do:

- work at a full time job
- work part time at my friend's shop
- maintain & am trying to grow my side business, tama press
- am taking online courses in graphic design

in addition to regular house chores (laundry, dishes, etc), hubby & i have a huge responsibility to take care of our pups and spend time with each other!

i created an "everything" list that contains everything i want to accomplish this year, ranging from cleaning out the closet to setting up a facebook page for tama press. there are a zillion things on the list & it keeps growing...but it felt like a bit of the weight was lifted off my shoulders as i wrote things down. i tried to break projects up into smaller, manageable pieces too, which will help me feel like i'm getting something done, even if it's a little part of the whole project. now that we are almost 3 weeks into the new year, is everyone working towards your goals? or have you already crossed a couple off your list?

weekend

got a lot done this weekend - glued lots of book covers and finished cutting all the book board & paper for the rest of the books. also cut down & packaged christine's notecards and mailed her package off this morning! i have 66 books made, 26 books in progress, and another 48 to glue. and one more weekend before the show. eek! i'll get everything done....just gotta keep my nose to the grindstone.

hubby & i also did a bit of decorating for halloween! this is the first year we will be giving out candy. i love that he is so excited about decorating for holidays & starting up festive traditions :) we put up a little trick or treat banner in one window & some lights in another:


you like the sweet ripped up blinds? that was a gift from vito a while back...but it actually makes the halloween stuff look better, don't you think? haha

still haven't decided on costumes yet. we don't want to be those people that dress up their dogs...yet we almost bought a hot dog costume for mia. it was actually pretty funny...but would also last for maybe .2 seconds.

i'm on day 6 of my experiment....and so far so good! starting my day off a bit earlier is having positive results. i'm more relaxed and my attitude seems more optimistic. when i got up this morning, the pups didn't even want to get up...they actually stayed on the bed and snoozed! hopefully i can continue this momentum...

how old are you?

over the weekend, i went to a trade show (for work) with my friend jamie. we paid for the tickets and walked over to the entrance of the show, where a lady was taking tickets & handing out fliers for a giveaway of some kind.

"may i have your tickets?" (we hand them over)

she hands us our fliers...then abruptly stops me and asks "are you over 18?"

uuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

i was speechless so jamie answered for me "yes she's 28."

the lady answers "oh okay, because you have to be over 18 to win the prize."

well, i haven't been mistaken as an 18 year old in quite some time. so apparently i'm aging quite well :)

that evening my mom said that sometimes i look a lot younger when i don't have makeup on. i pointed out that i was wearing makeup.

i'll enjoy this while it lasts! good thing my hubby wasn't there...he looks even younger than me!!

good stuff coming this week...stay tuned.

deer in headlights

do you ever feel so overwhelmed that you're like a deer stuck in someone's headlights? frozen in a panic, knowing you need to move, but you just can't.

well that's how i feel.

i have approximately five million things on my to do list and am so overloaded that i don't know where to start. then instead of doing something, i procrastinate.

anyone else do that? know how that feels? advice/support?

*sigh*