And I still haven’t finished these kits!  Am I the only one this happens to?  I have 60-80% of FIVE kits sitting here, staring at me, begging me to finish them up and get them into the stores already!   What do I do?  It’s not like anything from kit A matches kit B, so combination [...]

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I often have a problem with birthdays, holidays, special occasions – it’s hard for me to find the right gift. You know that saying, “It’s the thought that counts”? Not my motto at all. I really want people to enjoy the gifts they receive from me. Here lately I’ve been using (overusing?) the concept of [...]

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Here in Virginia we have a lot of old farms and estates. I worked in real estate and estate management before the accident, and as a result had the opportunity to see lots of very beautiful, very historic homes. My last boss managed a horse farm for a fairly wealthy gentleman; they were always on [...]

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I’m trying to finish several kits today (I can’t seem to commit to one project at a time!), but I wanted to post a couple of notes about things going on in stores this weekend.  Over at Scraphead this is Triple Play Weekend, which means that each CHALLENGE layout posted in the gallery earns triple [...]

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The current state of the real estate market has really thrown a wrench into my plans. Since it looks like we won’t be selling this house (or building the new one) anytime in the immediate future, I decided to give the first floor a little makeover. (Yes, Chad’s thrilled.) I think, short of building a [...]

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I think a big draw for a lot of people to many blogs is our urge to be social. It is for me, anyway. When I first started scrapping last year, I was fascinated by the ease with which everyone shared, and I mean SHARED. I’ve never been comfortable enough with most people to just put [...]

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Pave the road to Hell, or so I’m told.  Personally, I think that’s bunk.  My good intentions certainly never did more harm than my crappy ones, I can tell you that much! Had a completely different post written and ready to publish.  Then I read it (I do that from time to time).  What a [...]

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It’s driving me crazy.  My external hard drive married to my husband’s computer (what an unholy union THAT is!) has enabled me to get some work done, but not enough.  How can I possibly be so undisciplined that a little thing like using a different computer totally disrupts my concentration?  It’s the wireless card, sure enough; [...]

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People utilize the internet for a variety of things, with research being one of the primary ways they do. When you need information, let your fingers do the walking, over that keyboard, until you’ve found what you need. One very useful thing I’ve discovered is that with so many sites offering opportunities to bloggers for [...]

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My mind really does spin almost out of control sometimes. I was just thinking about how rotten things were around the time of my accident; I was out of work (with no real possibility of ever going back), the kids were so young, and Chad really was a wreck. I’d always thought there would be [...]

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