The snow finally fell here in the midwest where normally we live hail and hardy year round, however, today my little one fights the flu. In between holding and comforting her, I am trying to get my 'to-it' together to start to scrap a few holiday projects.
I'm struggling this year with getting to my projects. Is it the cold that keeps me from getting to it? Or something else this year?
I've been reading holiday stories the past couple of days -- you know, the kind you need a tissue box for. I've been reading all the little sweet ones I used to read to my first and second graders too. I love stories about Christmas and giving and I was hoping the stories would take me to the mental space I need to get to but haven't yet.
I've had my tree up since the day after Thanksgiving. Usually that is a dedicated shopping day -- breakfast, lunch and shop 'till you drop. Not so much for the sales, but for the fun of opening up the holiday season out amongst the holiday-goers. Instead we put on Christmas CDs and made cocoa and tried to get into the spirit of things while decorating our home. It looks wonderful, but not.
I couldn't find the right lights for my yard this year. Last year I used some spiral trees and garland. While the lights work fine I didn't have the patience this year to untangle the ridiculously thin strings so the spirial could hang in its proper tree shape. I hate that it is dark in front of my house this year. There is something for me about the eery winter haze about the air and teeny lights about the neighborhood. I've never been able to describe the feeling that seems to draw me someplace unknown, yet familiar, as I look about between the cold air at the lights on the homes near mine. I want mine to have that same feel. I need to try a few other stores and see if there are some options I haven't considered yet.
Today is December 7th, the flu will pass before long and when it does I'll turn up the heat and get to work. A few good ol' Christmas stand-bys from the video cabinet and some hot Vanilla Creme and I'll be good to go for a long night of playing with my favorite stash of paper and embellishments. I hope!
I hope the holidays are full and enriching for those of you reading along here. I hope you return here again, and comment too, when your feel inclined. My goal is to make more posts in '06. Possibly even use this forum for some specials and a gallery from my scrap store.
Holiday wishes & blessings!
Joi/AKA Scrap-To-It!
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Friday, September 16, 2005
New to blogging
Since I am new to this whole blog deal I don't come here often to update. Also, as you can see from my tag-line that I don't often have my 'To-It!" therefore it is a hit and miss sort of thing. However, I wanted to put a few words here to cyber-paper or as I saw on another blog one day, 'talk more to myself.' LOL!!!
Summer is over and school is back in session. Home-school that is. I am schooling my 15 yo DS in the principal approach from the FACE curriculum. I love this. It gives me a chance to really effect an individual's point of view, teaching him to be truth based, to think deeper, to feel more intently, and all the while to become the scholar he wants to become. It is a process, not an event. I also home school my almost 4 yo dd. For sure this is miss more than hit. I'm fine with that. I don't force it on her as I have many opportunities during the day to work instruction in to our normal living.
Aside from school starting, so is the business back up after our summer break. I kind of closed my doors for a time while I went home to help family. Mom had surgery and I went home to be sure all was well and help with the recovery. It feels good to get back to scrapping and get Scrap-To-It! back on track again. It is for sure, my therapy in a life where it is mom and school, and then mom and kids, 7 days a week.
I love being a mom, don't get me wrong, however, I am not foolish enough to belive it is enough. When we are enriched, we can enrich others. I find that my work helps my children as well. Teaching my DS to work/run a business, teaching my DD to find her creative place. My DD loves to scrap, btw!
So Septermber is upon us, school and preparpations for events. Colors turn in the woods behind the house and colors turn here on the kitchen table as portfolios come to life.
What does September do for you?
Summer is over and school is back in session. Home-school that is. I am schooling my 15 yo DS in the principal approach from the FACE curriculum. I love this. It gives me a chance to really effect an individual's point of view, teaching him to be truth based, to think deeper, to feel more intently, and all the while to become the scholar he wants to become. It is a process, not an event. I also home school my almost 4 yo dd. For sure this is miss more than hit. I'm fine with that. I don't force it on her as I have many opportunities during the day to work instruction in to our normal living.
Aside from school starting, so is the business back up after our summer break. I kind of closed my doors for a time while I went home to help family. Mom had surgery and I went home to be sure all was well and help with the recovery. It feels good to get back to scrapping and get Scrap-To-It! back on track again. It is for sure, my therapy in a life where it is mom and school, and then mom and kids, 7 days a week.
I love being a mom, don't get me wrong, however, I am not foolish enough to belive it is enough. When we are enriched, we can enrich others. I find that my work helps my children as well. Teaching my DS to work/run a business, teaching my DD to find her creative place. My DD loves to scrap, btw!
So Septermber is upon us, school and preparpations for events. Colors turn in the woods behind the house and colors turn here on the kitchen table as portfolios come to life.
What does September do for you?
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
About Me
About Me -
Joi AKA Scrap-To-It!
Thanks for visiting my blog, "Round and Round With Scrap-To-It!." I am a home schooling mom/scrapbook business owner. My dream is to own retail storefront. For now I'm content to play school with my litle ones while I build my business at my local crops and events. Visit the store -- visit the blog and maybe we'll find our 'to-it's' together!
Joi AKA Scrap-To-It!
Thanks for visiting my blog, "Round and Round With Scrap-To-It!." I am a home schooling mom/scrapbook business owner. My dream is to own retail storefront. For now I'm content to play school with my litle ones while I build my business at my local crops and events. Visit the store -- visit the blog and maybe we'll find our 'to-it's' together!
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