I am so glad you popped by!
You know, I've been blogging for quite a little while now (since 2006...can that really be right?)and over that long length of time I've shared a whole lot about my not-so-ordinary life.
I've shared small successes, and big challenges, milestone moments, and yard-sale make-overs. Some of you have followed me through a divorce after three decades, a move, a job lay-off, more moves, and the births of six precious (and very nearly perfect!) grand-babes.
And I love you for that.
For reading my posts, week after week, and year after year, even as my posts were sometimes sporadic, and at the more recent stages during the past year and a half or so, where some posts were...well, mediocre at best, if the truth be told. For that, I feel an overwhelming need to apologize.
To ask for a do-over.
Another chance at a fresh start.
You see, as I looked back through the past year or so's posts, I saw my energy level drop. It's kind of funny - the more balance I found in my life, the less time and drive I had for my blog...that, and the fact that I was spread too thin with my creative time, being pulled between a booth space, paper crafting, my new website, and vintage prop shopping...my blog slowly but surely took a ride way, way in the back row of seats)
As I read back through my blog, I saw many of my posts becoming more a boring narrative of photos,very obviously (to me at least) thrown together in ten minutes (or less) instead of sharing of my personal thoughts. Some of them read like C+ level writing assignments, rather than a peek into my head and heart, and that is not what I want to portray here, or anywhere.
I want to be real, and genuine, and share my authentic self, always.
So....having taken a couple of weeks off from writing, (coupled with attending a pretty inspiring blog conference with my daughter during a portion of that time span) I am back, and I feel refreshed, newly inspired, and even excited (yes!) to be back.
Back in the zone.
My creative-high-on-life-thrilled-to-see-what-the-day-brings zone.
I've re-grouped and re-focused, and I am feeling full to the brim with new ideas that I am anxious to share!
(Who on earth knew that a mental two week break could work such wonders?)
Oh! Speaking of new ideas, I've created a happy little faux chalkboard banner as a friendship present for you!
Because...
You had me at hello.
(Punny, I know, but you like that about me, right?)
Print it, cut it out, punch some holes and weave a length of ribbon through it. Hang in your craft room, or your laundry room. String it up in your cubical at work, or tuck it in a card to a friend. It's yours to do with as you please.
(I backed mine with old book pages and then cut the book pages with my trusty pinking shears... I love it!)
Please click on these links to get your very own printable H-E-L-L-O Banner:
(One more thing....if you do take the banner, and you print it, would you be so kind as to share a photo with me of what you did with your banner? I would love to share some ideas here!)
Again, I want to say that I am so very happy that you popped by, and I hope you will continue to check in and see what new adventures will be happening here, in my not-so-ordinary life.
