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Deadline 2 of 4 & The New Year …
I started the week off by meeting the (latest) new deadline for online work competencies. Which made the next two weeks mine! YAY! We had beautiful skies on Monday, along with some snow fall on Tuesday … I caught photos: [DH and] I gifted ourselves with an air fryer – so we spent much of …
Tinkering …
Cuz – I can. I’m on vacation. No – we’re not going anywhere. But I’m taking a much-needed break from (ER) work… We’ve had a beautiful SUN day. DH shared his plans to build a deck on the pond … My dad has a birthday coming up … 71 years young. So, I made a …
Ahead of the Game …
Haha! OK, kind of … for the moment! But, I’m on top of my post – so there’s that. News: We are officially EMPTY NESTERS. Baby boy moved into his apartment this week … Wow! 27 years of motherhood (including pregnancy) … DONE!!! [I know, it’s never done until I’m dead, but … STILL!] AND …
Another One?!?
Yep … I did it again. I bought another plotter. This one is the (Brother) Scan N Cut DX. It’s sole job (for me) is to cut out stamped/colored images. Now I don’t have to fussy cut, or buy dies, or fight with my Big Shot … I LOVE IT! So, we cut some images …
Minimal Adulting here …
I did some coloring this week. That led to organizing my available markers, deciding which colors/color-families I wanted to grow … A wee bit of online shopping … (Umm, Mother’s Day is coming …) More coloring and new stamps to color (I’m not too sure about that clown, but the witch and Frankie are pretty …
Aha! Success …
Sort-of … Well – not really … But, CLOSE ENOUGH! Today’s challenge was to bust out the Sizzix Eclips and figure out how to use it for electronically die cutting, for my next-level evolution as a stamping ‘card maker’. Challenge accepted! I hate the idea of paying $20-$30 for manual die cuts, and there are …
Ahhh …
RELIEF! Got through the annual tax date with our favorite accountant. We really cut it down to the wire this year, finishing our sorting and tallying for the 3 businesses/4 jobs just 2 short hours before our appointment (with a 45 minute drive to make!)! YIKES! After that painful deadline, I am so not ‘adulting’ …
Finally!
But – not what I’m supposed to be doing … Yeah, well – we’ll get to that.* I made cards. Bona fide, ready-for-giving greeting cards! And, I’m playing with up-next designs. I stumbled on some of my long-ago handmade paper (from 6 years ago!) – and decided it would be a great background for a …
And, back to reality …
Paradise was … well ~ PARADISE! A great sun-filled escape! We arrived back to find our homestead still standing, all two and four-legged family healthy. So, unpacked – but still sporting a bit of sunshine color, it’s time to get back into the grind. While I haven’t fired up my kilns yet, I do have …
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