Thimble Blossom's Late Bloomer

As if the name of this quilt doesn't fit my life completely...the colors sure do. I found this quilt, but done in the Moda's Blush layer cake. OMGosh I <33333333 it!! Turquoise and pink are so me. At first I wanted to make a King size, but I think I'll be happier (financially & patiently) with this as a throw. Of course I couldn't be content with that so... with a little extra yardage PILLOWCASES!!!
Yes, I know I'm demented but that's why you love me!

big goals and lil goals

So, I did my New Years Eve thing. I cried over the last year and just how crappy it's been, but I smiled about the things that have turned out okay. It was healing and refreshing; and then it was time to look toward the new year.

I'm not a person who thinks New Years Day is a clean slate. To me it isn't; I have the same life and the same problems. However, I think it is a physical reminder of sorts of starting over or doing better. A day to put your best foot forward.

I chose not to. Instead I buried myself among my clippings, quotes, notebooks, journals, and really old family videos. I read my weight journal from 10 years ago...a weight I have now come back too *sigh*, and watched in the videos how my weight (and outlook on life) progressed. When I was happy I looked better, carried myself upright, and was more active; when life sucked I slouched, wore sweats, and just kinda bummed around. My outside reflected my inside and it showed for everyone to see.

I wrote a list of the things I need to work on everyday: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, and Nutritional. Under each I have a list of activities that I can do once a day. I want to be me again. Whole, healthy, and strong in all the ways I need to.

I can do this.

For the girl

My duck-billed platypus

As anyone knows, I'm not a Oprah watcher. I'm not into talk shows or soaps. Just not my thing, unless it has something to pertain to me. Last week was a show on child predators. Yeah, I watched that one. This is from one on Warrior Mothers. Jenny McCarthy has a son with autism and her boyfriend, Jim Carrey, wrote a chapter in her book. This is a segment of what he said that just left me in tears.

Jim says women should keep in mind what they do want—not what they don't want—from a partner. "If you go around saying, It's impossible. No one will ever love me. A good man is hard to find, then you're saying to the universe that you don't believe in abundance," he says. "This universe that created the stars, galaxies, Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and the duck-billed platypus is quite capable of finding someone for you that has the capacity to love you, no matter what your situation is."If you convince yourself that you deserve to be loved,"Jim says "it can—and will—happen."

Wednesday

Okay so after saying I hadn't updated in my email, I thought I should. LOL It's been a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious of a long day. (yeah, and I even spelled it right too!)
This is the bed I picked up for Chrystal. Like it? It's unfinished wood, but I like it. The bunk beds I want to get next are the same look.
<3 Melissa

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