Sunday, November 6, 2016

Hello November!

I'm excited to welcome in November as I'm looking forward to an upcoming vacation and the holiday season! October was a great month as I continued to pursue my 2016 goals (MOVE, LEARN, TEACH, SCRAP, CLEAN) . . . with varying degrees of success.

MOVE - My exercise was somewhat minimal for the month, however I got in lots of activity while teaching, rearranging furniture, and moving books and games as we set up the front room. I also got out for a FUN adventure - I spent a beautiful sunshiny day at the Dallas Arboretum with my friend Thayer and her kids (who were on fall break). 


LEARN - Thayer and I also met up to attend an Illuminated Journaling Workshop in Dallas. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Jann Gray and trying a new technique (blending colored pencils with mineral spirits) and a new product (One and Done Line Art Transfer Sheets) to illustrate Psalm103.


TEACH - I began the month teaching a class at Scrappin' Goodtime, and ended the month with three classes at Personal Scrapbook. I have to admit that I get lots of INSPIRATION while preparing, teaching, and interacting with participants during these workshops and events. 


I'm taking a little break from teaching as I plan new classes for the coming year. I'll be hosting a retreat at Scrappin' Goodtime the first full weekend of the new year, and have several other classes in the works.


SCRAP- In the midst of creating 35+ layouts for the custom wedding scrapbook-for-hire projects I've undertaken, I found time to create two layouts for our 2016 chronological album.



That second layout was inspired by the October sketch on the Stuck?!Sketches blog, although I altered it quite a bit as I wanted to include more photos and journaling.


CLEAN - I did not have a chance to paint Grandma's sewing table, but the front room is almost completely set-up and rearranged. I'm especially excited about the new open shelves we purchased to hold our game collection, children's/YA books, and the record and cassette tape players. I'll finish filling these shelves up this month.


Did you accomplish your goals for October? What are your plans for November?

6 comments:

  1. Great to listen to your upbeat voice inbetween the lines - you've clearly had a very good month! Always nice to be learning something new, too, as well as teaching others. Wishing you lots of happy times on holiday ...

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  2. It sounds like you need a little break, and a vacation is also in order! I'll be anxious to hear where you and Robbie are off to this time!

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  3. It still sounds like you accomplished quite a lot this month. I can't wait to see the finished living room!

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  4. Oh a break/vacation to look forward to, which means more scrap pages to share. Happy week ahead.

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  5. A holiday to look forward to! Hurray! October sounds as if it was a happy month for you...and I'm wishing more of the same for you in November

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  6. It sounds like both a fun and productive month for you. I love seeing your Bible journaling artwork.

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