Change is Good

I can't sit still for long and I've never been a status quo type person. If I'm unhappy with things, I have to problem-solve. I don't want to be a complainer, but a doer. It's not always easy being me. But then again, if it's easy, then I jump back out of that comfort zone anyway...

And the Winner Is...

Mary! From A Splendid Adventure !!!!! ~Lucky #17!

♥

Mia and I will get your Red Valentine push pin set out to you right away so you can have it in plenty of time for Valentine's Day, Mary! (Please send me your address in an email to thepaperpumpkin@aol.com) !!

Thank you followers! Thank you friends! Thank you again, Mary!

~Kathy

Oh Wintertime Sunshine...and Giveaway!

All is instantly better when the darkness and gray of this cold, cold winter give way

to Mr. Sun for the day. Ahhhhhhh
*****

And, followers, please remember to leave a comment on last weekend's post to win a thank you Valentine Present! Tonight's the drawing!! ~♥~ I'm so excited!

Music is so Inspiring

Some journaling to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen...

I had already loved, saved, and glued this beautiful old house into my art journal

because it warmed my soul...but then the song blared!

The words rang out and I had to write them down as I sang.

(I laugh because my graffiti looks like a second grade teacher's writing!!!♥ hahaha).

Hey, I'm just me.

May music ring out and fill your soul today, too.

~K

Hardworking Word...

So, my word for 2011 is "Stretch" and boy oh boy am I struggling!




I had to put Yoga on hold because my back just couldn't move properly when I asked it to. I've always been a very flexible person, but for some reason, for the past four months, I haven't been myself. That's probably one reason I chose the word Stretch in the first place (or it chose me). I felt compelled to get back my fitness and flexibility after a lengthy struggle with health in 2010.


Well, I'm in physical therapy and am working hard. But every day, I move like I am 85 years old. My Stretch-i-n-g only lasts hours, then I am back to square one. Like a tight rubberband.

I laugh when I look at this photo. I could do this move a few years ago, no problem.

Ugh.

I am trying really hard to ***s-t-r-e-t-c-h*** my ***p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e***.

Finished Calendar and GiveAway Reminder! Woot!

Snow Day today!

Surprisingly, the first one of this school year, despite a lot of bad weather for driving and seeing!



I think I forgot, in my excitement the other day, to show you my completed January Calendar:

And, please remember to leave a comment on my Valentine ♥ GiveAway!! Woo Hoo!

Gotta LOVE an unexpected Day Off!

What are you doing today?

Seriously, Can You See Why...

...I am wishing and hoping for a snow day tomorrow?!!

I want to stay home and play.

(Ellie thinks she is a cat-dog. This is lovingly referred to as her Pounce Dance).

We are all waiting and wondering: Will we really get 16 inches of snow in the next 24 hours??