Documenting | A Day in the Life
On Wednesday, I joined Ali Edwards and loads of scrappers in "A Day in the Life." Put simply, you take note and take pictures of the things that happen that day from sun up to lights out. It so...
View ArticleThe Year of online classes
When 2012 rolled around, Studio Calico rolled out online classes. So far, I've signed up for photo-a-day with Nicole Samuels, stretch your kit with Amy Tan, and happy little moments with Maggie Holmes....
View ArticleValentine's Day
I used to be one of those people...you know the kind... the one who disdained Valentine's Day as just another Hallmark holiday highly marketed by Madison Avenue. Some may think it stemmed from...
View ArticleProject Life Year 38 | Weeks 7-10
Another epic Project Life Year 38 post. I had intended on posting weeks 7 and 8 last weekend, but I wasn't home long enough to get pictures taken and uploaded. The late nights and busy days started on...
View ArticleProject Life Year 38 | Weeks 11 and 12
I've shocked myself immensely by the fact that I've kept up with Project Life for 12 weeks now. THREE WHOLE MONTHS. My life may not be exciting, but in a few years it will be fun to look back on this...
View ArticleProject Life Year 38 | Weeks 13-15
These epic posts are getting to be a habit. Everything and nothing has been going on. Make sense?? If it doesn't, I don't know how to explain it.So, let's catch up with project life, shall we?? You'll...
View ArticleArticle 6
The craziness of working on Saturdays has begun again! Another round of teaching classes to foster parents and childcare workers.Studio Calico started offering online classes this year. So far, I've...
View ArticleOn vacation
After 24 hours of traveling...flying and layovers, Auntie Margaret, Mom and I made it to Minnesota in one piece. Something has to be said for the stellar service we received because of wheelchair...
View ArticleOld Friends
This is the part of vacation that I love...meeting up with old friends. Yesterday I had lunch with an old college friend and her kids at Islands at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu. We haven't seen each...
View Articleit's been one monkey wrench after another
So, the last time I blogged, I was relaxing in sunny Honolulu on vacation. I went back to work the morning we arrived and life has been non-stop since then. Before I left on vacation, I had been...
View ArticleCalm status
My trip to Jacksonville was seriously L.O.N.G. I was useless for the first few hours I was there...comatose on the bed. I'm lucky I remembered to take off my shoes. There was nothing much to do in...
View ArticleTwo Years
Two years ago today, I began working at Guam CEDDERS. I traded my classroom teacher job for an office job. Say what?? If you had asked my friends if I would ever leave teaching two years ago, they...
View ArticleA whole month went by...so this post is EPIC
A whole month went by and not one post made it to the blog. The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year...a flurry of activity. I have a whole 4x6 album dedicated to the first 25 days in December so I...
View ArticleFont frenzy
I downloaded iFont Maker on my iPad today. I first heard about it through Elsie Larsen and Amy Tan. I dowloaded their fonts and forgot all about it. But, today...today I was looking for something in...
View Articlebest friends
It has been an emotional week for me. It started last Sunday and continues to linger. You see, I said good-bye to one of my best friends in person on Sunday and in Facebook private messages on...
View Articlebrushing off the cobwebs....
Many cobwebs have grown over this blog. My last post talked about my best friend deploying and that brought a bit of sadness. I haven't talked to her since our last lunch and I get these sporadic...
View ArticleAdventure
About a month ago, my boss asked if I had anything scheduled for the week of August 12. The answer was no and I somehow got included in presenting a a conference in Pohnpei, one of the Federated Sates...
View ArticleGetting back into the swing of things Part 1
I've been a busy bee. But, if you ask me what I've been doing, I would probably leave out a lot of information. September passed me by and I can't for the life of me recall what I did without...
View ArticleCrickets
Nothing but crickets and cobwebs around these parts. I never did finish my posts about my vacation and catching up with friends AND rest. I left for my conference with terrible pain in my left shoulder...
View ArticleCatching up...
Has it really been NINE months since I last posted? After Thanksgiving came the craziness called December and the dawn of my 40th year of life.Yes...I turned forty in December. sigh For three days...
View ArticleTo Be a Better Blogger
If I got paid based on the number of times I blogged, I'd never see a dime. Then again, if I did get paid to blog, I'd probably do it more often. Funny how one can be motivated by the promise of a...
View ArticleNo, There's Nothing Wrong with Me
As I sat at our dining table this morning passing time before I had to leave for work, I perused Facebook on my iPhone. I scrolled and scrolled looking for things of interest and found...
View ArticleDreams
It's another Monday morning at the office. I'm usually not a doom and gloom "It's Monday" kind of person. But, I slept fitfully last night. I fell asleep at 10pm, just like every other night. The only...
View ArticleFour Years
On Saturday, November 29th, I celebrated my fourth anniversary working with Guam CEDDERS. To say I've been busy is an understatement. When January 1 rolled around, my status with the United Mileage...
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