Calendars

I am working on a calendar for our family. Its been a very long process trying to find photos for our whole family but I have finally accomplished the feature.

Here is one of the photos I made for our January pictures. I actually took an event that we had last year and made that my background, then all the little pics around are family members who have birthdays that month. I am making them big enough for a 12x12 calendar, for my mom and then I am making some desk top ones for my sisters. I also highlighted the squares of the birthdays, put their names in them. I included anniversaries as well, and made those square a different color.

Hopefully you all are getting your holiday projects started or completed!

Another Day at Work

I just love fall days and Sunday!
Today I got up at 5:30 and started doing the work I was so far behind. Before I knew it the morning had gone and I was working on afternoon!
I have accomplished a ton today, but there is still a ton more to accomplish. I finally got the Design Team pages finished and published and I am working on organizing the files of both Accents 2 Scrapbooking and The Scrapbook City
We are trying to revamp the whole thing by redoing the Web sites and getting a lot of different products in. Which means a ton of work once again. Its worth it.
Tomorrow I am meeting with some printers on getting our own line of papers going. I am not sure that is going to happen real soon, but who knows. Now that will be FUN! Getting our own line of products to travel all over the country promoting.
I like working in that direction much better!
Sunday is soon to end and I have yet to get away from the computer. I am about to though, to have a cup of decaf coffee and maybe even a little snack!

Have a great week everyone!

Change

Congrats to our new pres. I am so ready for change. I myself wasn't sure which way to vote and I really wasn't right up until I was in the voting booth and made my choice!
Both candidates would have brought change to our economy, but in different ways.
Being from Michigan we so need some help. As I sit at football games and go into our small community. I hear the fear from the people. So many are out of jobs and more jobs are closing. We have people who really don't know how to pay their taxes, have no medical insurance and don't have a clue how they are going to pay for gas or food. I even know people who can't answer their phones because all they have on the other end are bill collectors. Not that they aren't paying what they can but they are paying what they want. I see that the utility companies have no problem sending their people to attatch those yellow notes on your front door telling you they are shutting you off and then charging you for sending out their man! Michigan is bad! I know other places are also, but this state is falling hard! People are trying to move out, leaving behind their homes. Others can't leave but need to.
As I look around I know we are lucky as a family. I know that although the struggle is there for us we are much more forturnate than others.
I am hoping for change to help the folks out there that are crippled by the job industry and have children to feed and keep in clothing. I am so hoping our newly appointed president does keep some of his campaign promises and go forth with great strength to stand beside us and get all of us back to where we are.
I so hope we get relief not only for Michigan but for the rest of the country. President Elect Obama has a lot of work ahead and I wish him the best with his new job!

Scrapbooking Retreat

I am considering taking KayDee Designs to a new level and holding a Scrapbooking retreat this next year!

It definately will be on Lake Huron. My plan is to bring the store to the retreat with a few of our classes, along with perhaps a stamping instructor and a few other classes given by others interested in doing it.

I am taking interested interested parties to get a count to see how big of a space I would need to rent for a weekend retreat.

If you are interested in attending or doing a becoming a instructor for a couple classes let me know and I will keep a running list of those interested.

send them to me druggles@airadvantage.net
I am considering making it a Scrap Boot Camp! To scrap, learn, eat and be merry!

Debbie

Morning Everyone!

I have lost one more pound this week. I went in thinking I would gain as my week wasn't exactly weight loss friendly but instead I was pleasantly surprised to lose 1 lb. Doesn't sound like a lot and yes in the past I have lost 3 sometimes 4 lbs in one week, but the plan is for 1/2 to 1 lb a week. So with a total of 9 lbs lost I feel so much better. I feel finally in control and that I can actually do this. Still have a ways to go but at least I can see progress.

I have accumulated so many great recipes and this weekend I am going to do what I do best and scrap them up for my recipe scrap book. I can't wait to get started making a book that I know will hold a bunch of great recipes. I plan on sharing a few with all of you so hold on and they will be yours! Its great to be able to put weight loss and scrapbooking together.

Happy Halloween to everyone! I will be passing out my little bags of popcorn on my front porch! Pictures of the event will follow!

Weight is disappearing

Ok so its happening and I can't even believe it. I have been at weight watchers for a total of 9 weeks and have lost 8 lbs. Doesn't sound like a tremendous amount but it really is. I am finally seeing the scales actually go down and not up. I feel more confident that I can actually lose weight and not bounce back. I definately think the support and the scale helps me out. Don't think its not a up hill battle, because it is. I actually have gained weight a couple of times and still I am ahead of the 1/2-1 lb a week that WW preaches.
I feel like I am finally in control and I really can't tell you how much 8 lbs makes a difference on how you feel! Finally I am not fitting myself into my clothes, but my clothes are fitting me!

So this week my challenge for myself is to start getting into more excercise and trying to incorporate it more on a daily basis instead. Good habits never die, but its just hard getting into the routine of them.

Have a great one this week!

Debbie

Whats happening!

Well I definately have realized that I have let myself go for quite some time. I got sick of putting on clothes looking in the mirror to see that I needed to take them off before my butt busted out of the backend of them. I realized that every morning my bed would be filled with clothes that I tried on and left just to find a pair of paints that fit or a shirt that the buttons would button.
I gave up! I realized that I have a problem, but it wasn't with food it was with me. I just made it about the food!

Maybe you realize this yourself. You gain weight, you lose self respect. Heck you don't care if you go out of the house or have friends. Basically you care about sitting on the couch, getting through the day and being dispappointed that you have absolutely nothing that you can wear that looks good on you.

My secret! About a month ago, I joined W.W. I was sure it wouldn't work, but I needed to get some education. In one month I have lost 6 lbs without feeling hungry, excercising and now I am totally pumped. This week I am going back to walking. (something I did everyday before) I actually realized my weight gain began when my sister left me for the other side of the state. She and I use to walk, and do things together and when she left me, it was like I lost myself to the other side of the state as well. Anyway I have friends that are like sisters and I will always have her, but I need to get myself back to being me! So I take off every morning, just before the sun comes up, and I walk. In 3 days I am up to a mile and I am determined to get back to my 3 or 4 miles I use to walk. I think the weigh ins and the education keep me motivated and I find the scale is my friend and not my enemy. I know that I can do this now and I know that the 6 lbs that I have lost will never be back!

For anyone out there trying. Keep trying and remember you are worth it!