3 days in a row!!!

I have been on my treadmill for 3 days in a row!! I really hope I can keep this up!! I have walked an average of 1.43 km a day and and average of 20 minutes a day. I almost gave in to not doing it tonight, but Adam and I got watching this program on TV about a guy who was over 600 pounds and now weighs just over 200. He did it through eating right and working out. I told my self if he can do it so can I. Thankfully I don't have THAT much to lose, but I have at least 100 pounds to lose. I gotta get this body moving and eating better. I have even gotten Adam interested in getting on the treadmill. I think we should give ourselves a treat every week and go swimming or rock climbing or something fun, but also exercise!! I can't wait for someone to see me and tell me they think I have lost weight. That is the best motivation ever!! It is one thing to know you have lost a few pounds, but so amazing when other people start noticing it!! Well, here's to the next 3 days on the treadmill.
I will take some pictures this weekend of my latest pages and get them posted, I promise!!!

What will the next 8 weeks hold?

Chris has just driven away to attend his second year of his parts apprenticeship in Fairview. I have so many plans of what I would like to accomplish in the next 8 weeks. I remember from the last time he went to school I hoped to get so many things done. Cleaning, organizing, scrapbooking, etc. I didn't get much done at all. I am hoping that maybe because of the time of year, we will be inside more and that will help me get more done. We'll see. Some of the things I would like to accomplish are:

1. Organizing (always something I hope for)
2. Cleaning and keeping things clean
3. Scrapbooking/cardmaking
4. Christmas gifts (hoping to make most of them)
5. Try to use my treadmill everyday after school. (Gotta get my body moving)
6. Eat healthier (more time to focus on what I should be eating)
7. Beginning a new routine. If I can do these things, I should hopefully have a good start keeping up a better routine in my day to day life.

That doesn't sound like much does it? Ha, who am I kidding?! I am going to need some divine intervention to pull this off. So, if you have read this post, PLEASE, shoot me a comment and ask how I am doing with my list and keep me honest. I am hoping to be posting some weight loss, and some changes to my daily life.

Halloween is coming!

I don't think I have ever been this excited about Halloween since I was a kid. I have been madly making Halloween cards and do-dads, and have a tonne of stuff to make favors for Adam's class. I got a great idea from Papertrey Ink. I was going to add the link, but do you think I can find the original project? So, they are sugar cookies, with icing or white chocolate on half and then dipped in Halloween sprinkles. They look so nice. I thought I would include some of the projects I have been working on as well in this post.

I spent this weekend at a crop in town put on by one of the local scrapbooking stores. I had a great time (of course, given the girls I was with) and got 14 pages completed. I don't think I have ever gotten that much done. I was just hummin' along. I was amazed that I ONLY scrapbooked. No cards, and no frames. Once I photgraph them I will start adding them on upcoming posts, so stop by often as I should have a bunch of new posts coming in the near future.

Chris is leaving for school in a week, so things are going to be pretty busy around here for the next few days. It is also his birthday this Friday, so I need to make a card, a cake and go shopping for his birthday. Lots going on here lately, so, I will try to post again this week, but expect more the week after for sure!!!

Take care, keep creating!

Adrienne

Happy Thanksgiving!

No pictures to go along with my post today. We had our turkey dinner yesterday, just the three of us. It was great to have a nice dinner together without having to be a good hostess. Don't get me wrong, I love having company. It was nice to not have to worry about everything being just so. I spent the day getting the turkey ready for the oven, working on a halloween craft in my room, and then getting everything else ready when the bird was almost done. What a great day! Super relaxing. I should finish the Halloween craft today, so I will post again either later or tomorrow. Hope you are all enjoying your Turkey Day!!!

Take care,
Adrienne

There's something in the air!

Living in Northern Alberta, you come to expect a few things. A bustling oil industry, strong winds blowing across the prairies, and snow in October. We got our first snow yesterday. Yikes, not cool. It didn't last long, it was all melted by the afternoon. Today, we got hit a little harder. It was, to say the least, chilly and windy. Touque and gloves weather. Not too happy, but what can you do? So, I have been in the mood for some Halloween crafts. I made the 'bats on wire' do-dad last week and the card yesterday. After looking on the blogs of the Papertrey design team, I decided I needed to glitz things up a little. I had so much fun making it and putting on the glitter. Need to go make some more. The other day, when Nadia was leaving after our WCMD festivities, the air smelled so wonderful. I remember saying that it smelled like fall, and more specifically, if smelled like Halloweem. I was possitive that I could smell Jack-o-lanterns out on people's steps with candles burning inside of them. I guess that's where the whole Halloween crafting started for me. It got me thinking of Halloween and wanting to make a few things for it. So, I hope you enjoy these latest projects.

Don't forget to keep creating!

Adrienne

More World Card Making Day!

Here are some pictures of the cards I made yesterday! And the yummy pizza. The pizza, by the way, Teri said is even better than the one you get from Earl's!! Yay me!

It was a success!!

World Cardmaking Day has come and gone, and we had a great time! I had Nadia and Teri over to celebrate this wonderful day with me! We spend the day making cards, eating homemade California Shrimp Pizza, laughing and having tons of fun!! I hope all of you out there had a great day as well!

Don't forget to create everyday!

Adrienne

World Card Making Day!!

It's world Cardmaking Day!!! (tomorrow) I have been making cards for about the last
7 or 8 years. I started out with my friend, Nadia. We shared a lot of supplies and wow, those cards were something else. Just like anything you do, your taste, style and ability changes with time. We were so proud of our cards. We used to make each one of our Christmas cards different. So, we were coming up with 20+ designs! YIKES. Needless to say, we now come up with a few designs we love and then mass produce them. Much easier! In celebration of this day, I have invited
Nadia, along with another amazing friend, Teri to join me and we can spend the day doing cards. Hopefully all you other bloggers and cardmakers out there are doing something with your friends who also share this passion!! Hopefully, we will get the chance to take some pictures while we are doing what we love tomorrow, and I will post them!

Happy Crafting!!
Adrienne