Thomas chilling out during Curious George with his trusty “feathersword” – that’s what he calls a tissue he carries around all day. Until it rips ad then he is in search of a new one. We have been through so many tissues this way and find them all over the house. And, yes, we have tried to break the habit with substitute items (white handkerchiefs, a Feather duster) but no luck so far.
I already need a distration from the 1300 emails in my mailbox (and that’s no joke) so I thought I’d post a couple of new LOs with some fabulous Lauren goodies. She has some wonderful new ruled Alphas, Shapes and Big Ol’ Brackets that have so much texture and are just a little bit wonky – the way I like ’em. Also check out the new Country Club Reject papers. You can find them all in her OScraps store here.
Big day tomorrow – I have a doctor’s appointment and if all goes well I will find out whether I am carrying a he or a she. Let the naming wars begin. 🙂
Until next time
Nicole
Thomas and his toy of the moment – A Little People barn complete with a barn, animals and animal sounds. His favourite unofficial Xmas present and the best thing we have bought for him in a long time. Seriously – he has spent hours playing with this thing and it so much fun to observe his imagination in action.
First day of January. Photo taken outside local cafe “Muddy’s” after a family Brunch.
I want to post this on the first day of the year so have not had time to create a LO to make it all pretty. I was inspired by this post on Ali Edward’s blog to choose one word for 2008.
My word for this year is IMMERSION. I feel as though I spent a large part of 2007 being distracted and focusing on too many things at once. This year I want to make sure I immerse myself in what is most important at that very moment.
I think it’s going to be tough to live up to – I am expecting my second child in May, starting major renovations on our house in January and it looks like a busy year at work.
I am determined though to make sure that when I am with my family, I am really WITH my family. I am going to take more photos (OK that won’t be hard :)) and write down more observations about our everyday lives.
A few definitions of Immersion:
* state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption.
* concentrating on one course of instruction, subject, or project to the exclusion of all others
* complete attention; intense mental effort
So that’s it. Rather than a New Year’s resolution, I have a word. 🙂
One other thing I am going to try and do (and part of the whole immersion theme) is to take at least one photo each day. Not sure how that is going to go – especially in the middle of winter when my entire day before and after work is in darkness – but I am going to try. You can read more about Project 365 (the inspiration) here.
I did take a photo today but haven’t had a chance to get it off the computer yet. will probably post a few at a time rather than one a day.
Happy New Year everyone.
Nicole
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