Note to Self – Week 23

This week’s page was a One Little Word lesson. This month is about messages to myself. Where I am now. What I am.

It’s quite shiny:

Note to self: i am both succeeding and struggling and a continuos work in progress. Nothing is ever perfect. Each things takes work and time which means that time and effort cannot go towards something else. You get to choose. Choose wisely. And pay attention to the choices. And also remember that each phase will pass. Be gentle with yourself.

Note to Self is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.

June 9, 2015 | Mixed Media, Note to Self, OLW 2014, One Little Word | Leave a comment

Remember This – Week 46

For the life of me, I couldn’t get a good shot of this page. This month’s assignment was to write a letter to myself on my word. I painted my whole cardstock with lots and lots of color. Then I painted the middle white. Then I made some lines using the side of a palette knife and then journaled on it.

I am not a fan of the black lines but I do love all the color on the edges and in the lettering. You win some, you lose some.

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

December 23, 2014 | OLW 2014, Remember This | Leave a comment

Remember This – Week 45

The One Little Word assignment for September was creating a short manifesto and writing the real story on how I am doing with my word.

My manifesto was: Yes, I Can.

It’s never failed to give me strength.

And I journaled about how I always keep trying. I believe in the power of trying.

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

December 16, 2014 | OLW 2014, Remember This | Leave a comment

Remember This – Week 44

This month’s OLW assignment is a simple one visually. But I still wanted to record it so here we are. It’s song lyrics. See if you can figure out a theme.

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

December 9, 2014 | OLW 2014, Remember This | Leave a comment

Remember This – Week 43

July was another two-pager. The assignment was to pick three things: One self care item, one thing to celebrate, and one thing to give.

I chose to celebrate doing 10K steps each day and to eat salads each day for lunch as my self-care. For giving, I decided to use the two big trips we took to see family.

Here’s the front:

And the back:

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

December 2, 2014 | OLW 2014, Remember This | Leave a comment

Remember This – Week 42

Continuing with the One Little Word 2014 assignments. This one is a two page spread. On the left is a large shot of me and the journaling is about one thing I’d like to improve this month.

The right side is a series of photos from the first half of the year. Photos that make me happy.

Love seeing these even now.

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

November 25, 2014 | OLW 2014, Remember This | 2 comments

Remember This – Week 41

Before the year is out, I wanted to make sure to share some of my One Little Word assignments from this past year. Here is the one from all the way back to March. This assignment was to do a vision board. We had a similar one last year and I used Pinterest back then to create my own and I loved the results, so when we had it again this year, I decided to do it exactly the same way.

I just love the way these turn out and I print them out to glue them into my notebooks and I also make them the background of my computers. And then when the year turns over and I make a new one, the old one becomes a screen saver.

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

November 18, 2014 | OLW 2014, Remember This | 4 comments

Remember This – Week 34

My July My Mind’s Eye assignment is also May’s One Little Word assignment. I decided to take the wonderful little MME cards and then use their embellishment packs to add a layer and then I painted a bunch on each and then I stamped a bunch.

And a little more paint.

And finally I wrote my journaling and this is what I ended up with.

All the journaling is about what I am thinking about and trying at this moment.

Still can’t get enough of that Gold.

Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.

August 26, 2014 | Mixed Media, My Mind's Eye, OLW 2014, Remember This | Leave a comment

One Little Word – 2014 – January and February

I am taking Ali Edwards’ One Little Word class for the third year in a row this year. I love this class and it helps me stay connected to my word.

Occasionally, I will try to share my assignments and some thoughts here. Mostly to keep a record of them.

This year started with a cover page of my word, a photo of me, and the definition of my word. I used a bird from Maya Road because I decided birds are my symbols this year. I have a sense that they are good at listening.

The back has some thoughts on why I chose my word and a quote with my word that resonates with me. I added a little paint because it felt happier.

The next page is a lot of thoughts on how i want the word to be in my life and what i want to do more/less of and what i am most worried of and what i am excited about.

And the back is my intentions for the year. I specifically called out health as I want to be healthier this year than I’ve been in 2013. The other categories I used were my core desires I’ve talked about before.

That was it for January. A lot of writing, thinking and planning.

For February, we did actions. What are some actions I want to take this year. I spent a long time avoiding this one. I think because January (and some of February) was really rough on me so I created my cards with white cardstock and some washi tape. Some stitching, too. And I sat on them for a long while.

When I finally did them, a lot of them came from my intentions from January.

The eight I have so far are:
– Create a morning and evening ritual.
– Spend time in nature every week.
– Get in the photos regularly.
– Show up (I want to be more engaged, choose to participate.)
– Choose Nourished over Full
– Heal (Choose to let go. Release and embrace the light.)
– Declutter (Clean up one corner each week.)
– Reach out (and connect with the people I care about.)

Even though I struggle with having my handwriting on these, I decided part of making peace with who I am is making peace with my handwriting, so I am letting them be.

April 24, 2014 | OLW 2014 | Leave a comment