It was about time...

to post a picture of myself on my blog.

I didn't have any decent pictures, so I had my good friend, Kim take some of me last Sunday. She did some creative photo editing (removed the extra large bags under my eyes) and sent me a few. I'll be getting the rest on Saturday.

I personally thing she did a awesome job! Thanks Kimmie! You're the bestest!

On another note, there are only two more sleeps until CKC!!! I'm so excited! I went to the bank today to get my shopping money. I know it's going to be a blast hanging out with Kim, Tina, Deanna and Jen -- and whoever else we 'bump' into while we are there.

It's Spring!

I think it's finally here! Spring!

I spent the whole day outside yesterday weeding my 'garden'. I put 'garden' in quotes, because it's not much of one. I'm not a gardener. I can't tell a flower from a weed. I basically go through and toss out anything I don't like and leave what I do like. I'll be glad when it's done tho!

The forecast for the Niagara Region looks good for this week. High 20's for tomorrow and Thursday! I should have booked this week as vacation!

Creatively, I havn't done much. I have this 1200 piece puzzle I've been busy working on. I'm anxious to get it finished because I need the space for other stuff!

I have 2 circle journals to finish up and get mailed out and I also need to alter my letter for the Nook.

Tonight I'm going to a Ninabrook class at the Nook. It's a wedding theme, which I'm really looking forward to. I'm hoping it will motivate me to get started on my wedding album.

Well, I guess I should go back to pretending to work... ;-)

Admitting Defeat....

before it's even over.

I can stop shopping for a month, no problem, but this losing weight business is TOUGH!

Especially when you have the crappy week that I had last week and will most likely have this week, too. I just eat when I'm stressed. Or drink. Or both. Ok -- both!

I weighed in this morning and I'm 2.5 lbs. I'm going the wrong direction.

Guess I'm going to have to try harder at sticking with the program this week!

Time for a Name Change...

Since my April challenge is over, it was time to change the title of my blog, so it's now 'Janice's Ramblings'.

I'll have to get my friend Kim to take some decent pics of me that I can upload. And maybe one day I'll even load up some pictures of projects that I've completed.

Of course that assumes I complete anything, any time soon!

It's Over!!!!

My April challenge is officially over!!!!

I'm so excited to be able to go scrapbook shopping again!

However, I'm going to try and be good and not get too carried away!

I even managed to trim down some of my 'wish list' items.

I'm going shopping with Kimmie and Holly on Sunday. I'm really looking forward to that!

Thanks again to everyone who supported through this challenge! I couldn't have made it without you!!

Just ONE more sleep!!!

And I will have successfully completed my April Challenge!

Wow! I've even amazed myself. I'm not sure that I thought I could do it, but I did!

Everybody at the Scrapping Nook forum were great and very supportive. Even Kimmie who kept sending my links of some great LSS sales!

Thanks to everyone who sent me RAKs throughout the month to keep me on target! You are all amazing people and I'm so glad to have you as friends!

Now...what to buy at the Nook tomorrow....???

I'm almost there!!!

Only 4 more sleeps and then I can shop again!!!!

Yesterday I stopped at the Nook to pick up my MR pre-order. There was a lot of new stuff out on the table that still needed to be priced and put out. Tara made a comment to me about how hard it must be to see all that stuff and not be able to buy anything.

Normally that would be the case, but as it turns out, probably 90% of what was on the table -- I already had!! There were a couple of things I had my eye on tho and I'm hoping those things will still be around after the PJ crop this weekend.