Swimming here in UTAH!

Swimming here in Utah! Well okay...just swimming trying to keep my head above water with everything that is going on.

This past weekend Robert's sister and her family came to visit. Between the two of us we had 5 kids ages 7-3. It was so nice getting together and just letting the kids play and have a great time together.  Robert and all of them went snowboarding and skiing for two days and the kids got a chance to play at Jump Around Utah. 

Speaking of Jump Around Utah, we ran a special with Living Social, and it has propelled us to the next level. now we are making some adjustments so that we are staffed correctly.  Making sure kids are picked up on time from school, and activities are still being resumed as normal.  It has been Crazy busy but a good busy.

I feel truly blessed.  I have been playing with my Cricut Expression and Teresa Collins Designs paper.

I wish I could show you the projects but I will be able to show them one day.  I am just grateful for the wonderful opportunities that I have been given the last couple of months.  Just feeling blessed.

So this is the cause of some sleepless nights and just doing things to stay ahead. So I feel like I am swimming trying to keep my head above water.  I know I will need to take a break soon.  But for now...I just have to do it and keep going!

This week we have more guests coming in visiting from Chicago. I have more deadlines to meet and keep up with my daily activities with the kids and the house work.  If I work it correctly it will all be okay...but no slacking is allowed.  SO wish me luck!!  Off to conquer another crazy week.

Hopefully I will be able to share something with everyone soon. Thanks for listening to my random blathering.

Swimming here in UTAH!

Swimming here in Utah! Well okay...just swimming trying to keep my head above water with everything that is going on.

This past weekend Robert's sister and her family came to visit. Between the two of us we had 5 kids ages 7-3. It was so nice getting together and just letting the kids play and have a great time together.  Robert and all of them went snowboarding and skiing for two days and the kids got a chance to play at Jump Around Utah. 

Speaking of Jump Around Utah, we ran a special with Living Social, and it has propelled us to the next level. now we are making some adjustments so that we are staffed correctly.  Making sure kids are picked up on time from school, and activities are still being resumed as normal.  It has been Crazy busy but a good busy.

I feel truly blessed.  I have been playing with my Cricut Expression and Teresa Collins Designs paper.

I wish I could show you the projects but I will be able to show them one day.  I am just grateful for the wonderful opportunities that I have been given the last couple of months.  Just feeling blessed.

So this is the cause of some sleepless nights and just doing things to stay ahead. So I feel like I am swimming trying to keep my head above water.  I know I will need to take a break soon.  But for now...I just have to do it and keep going!

This week we have more guests coming in visiting from Chicago. I have more deadlines to meet and keep up with my daily activities with the kids and the house work.  If I work it correctly it will all be okay...but no slacking is allowed.  SO wish me luck!!  Off to conquer another crazy week.

Hopefully I will be able to share something with everyone soon. Thanks for listening to my random blathering.

I am around...Links galore!

Crazy busy here with: This

But I have great news!  I love getting to know people and how they create...If you love finding out about more check: THIS

And... Last but not least!  A friend of mine opened up: THIS

Okay.. THat was fun! Talk to you soon.

I am around...Links galore!

Crazy busy here with: This

But I have great news!  I love getting to know people and how they create...If you love finding out about more check: THIS

And... Last but not least!  A friend of mine opened up: THIS

Okay.. THat was fun! Talk to you soon.

Life is a balancing act

Image from Google Images.

Everyone has obligations to their family, friends and work. So what makes me any different than anyone else? I feel a bit overwhelmed. I LOVE being busy, but lately, for some reason, I am a little off balanced. I feel like I am trying to balance too much right now. Julie described it as one of those people that spins the plates on the long thin sticks? TOTALLY.. I am a plate spinner! This is how I feel. At any moment, my plates are going to come crashing down.

So today, I am going to let it go. I can only do what I can do.  I have to let it go and accept that I am one person, and I cannot do it all. Even though we all want to be a super mom, I need to accept that I am only human.

Image from Google Images.

I have been making little mistakes here and there. Forgetting things and being easily distracted.  However, TODAY... I will concentrate on doing one thing at a time.  I will continue to write my list and to follow up and keep checking on my list. Set my priorities and balance only one plate at a time.  If I do just one thing at a time, I will get more things completed and not with so many mistakes.  We all go through these phases, and we get through them.

All this is happening because of crazy events that have happened in the last couple of days.  A particular situation I am talking about happened Thursday morning.  It started off just like any other morning but then chaos.  Let me just say that Thursday morning events made me stop and think...a major reality check.  It was a scary morning, and everything is good now but the cause of the event has now taken an  effect on my life.  Because of Thursday morning, I was confronted by an angry woman who is channeling her anger to the people around her because she does not know what to do herself, I feel sorry for the people that this is all happening to and at that moment I was filled with rage and resentful. UGHH...really?  Why was I feeling so much anger?  However, when I sit now and talk about Thursday, I am filled with intense disappointment with this individual.

However, there is nothing I can do to change what happened on Thursday morning, and I cannot  change or control how people react, but what I can do is control how I feel and act.  I accept that we are all human and we all make mistakes. We learn from our mistakes, and we grow.

On the brighter side of the story. Due to the events on Thursday morning, I feel like I have a better relationship with my neighbors, and I am truly grateful for my family and friends. I feel blessed with the happenings in my  life, and I have more to celebrate vs. being ashamed.


Today I accept hat I have not been on top of my game the last couple of days. However, TODAY is the day I obligate to get better.  I CAN DO IT!  Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.  I feel better. Hope you have a great week.  Until next time!  Have a good one!

Life is a balancing act

Image from Google Images.

Everyone has obligations to their family, friends and work. So what makes me any different than anyone else? I feel a bit overwhelmed. I LOVE being busy, but lately, for some reason, I am a little off balanced. I feel like I am trying to balance too much right now. Julie described it as one of those people that spins the plates on the long thin sticks? TOTALLY.. I am a plate spinner! This is how I feel. At any moment, my plates are going to come crashing down.

So today, I am going to let it go. I can only do what I can do.  I have to let it go and accept that I am one person, and I cannot do it all. Even though we all want to be a super mom, I need to accept that I am only human.

Image from Google Images.

I have been making little mistakes here and there. Forgetting things and being easily distracted.  However, TODAY... I will concentrate on doing one thing at a time.  I will continue to write my list and to follow up and keep checking on my list. Set my priorities and balance only one plate at a time.  If I do just one thing at a time, I will get more things completed and not with so many mistakes.  We all go through these phases, and we get through them.

All this is happening because of crazy events that have happened in the last couple of days.  A particular situation I am talking about happened Thursday morning.  It started off just like any other morning but then chaos.  Let me just say that Thursday morning events made me stop and think...a major reality check.  It was a scary morning, and everything is good now but the cause of the event has now taken an  effect on my life.  Because of Thursday morning, I was confronted by an angry woman who is channeling her anger to the people around her because she does not know what to do herself, I feel sorry for the people that this is all happening to and at that moment I was filled with rage and resentful. UGHH...really?  Why was I feeling so much anger?  However, when I sit now and talk about Thursday, I am filled with intense disappointment with this individual.

However, there is nothing I can do to change what happened on Thursday morning, and I cannot  change or control how people react, but what I can do is control how I feel and act.  I accept that we are all human and we all make mistakes. We learn from our mistakes, and we grow.

On the brighter side of the story. Due to the events on Thursday morning, I feel like I have a better relationship with my neighbors, and I am truly grateful for my family and friends. I feel blessed with the happenings in my  life, and I have more to celebrate vs. being ashamed.


Today I accept hat I have not been on top of my game the last couple of days. However, TODAY is the day I obligate to get better.  I CAN DO IT!  Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.  I feel better. Hope you have a great week.  Until next time!  Have a good one!

Save the Date...and the process

I have been working on my brother's save the dates for his wedding. It is a process that I really enjoy.
I like the way they turned out.  The little card on the bottom is a magnet. How cool is that?

Everyone laughs at my little process that I do when I do invitations and cards in bulk.  It is a step for everything.  At one point, I even had my neighbor help me tie the ribbon in a knot and add them to the magnets. However, I got them done and the save the dates are sent to my brother.


I am so excited that they decided to have the wedding here in Salt Lake City.  My brother and his fiance live in Washington DC.  Her brother lives near Provo and I live in Salt Lake City, we both have children and to ensure that we are able to attend, they are bringing the wedding to us here in Salt Lake City. We are truly blessed they are so thoughtful with everything in regards to the wedding.  Love my little brother and my future sister-in-law.  With the wedding here, it makes it easier for my parents to fly from the Philippines, so they have a place to stay without having to get a hotel.  My parents will get here a month before the wedding, so they can adjust to the time difference and enjoy the wedding.  I love it when my parents come to visit.  We don't get to see them much, and I cherish the time they are able to spend time with their grandchildren. 

Now for the random thoughts:

• I wish I could share more on what I have been working on but soon I will be able to post some goodies.
• Check out the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog.  The mini album I created for CHA is posted with instructions and everything!!!
• Martha - you are my winner from my last post... Do you mind sending me your address at sesilc@gmail.com?
• Teresa Collins will be on HSN again on March 14th.  If you missed out on the Stampmaker mark your calendars, you don't want to miss this deal again.  I have my Stampmaker and I love all the stamps I have created with my machine.  THIS IS A MUST HAVE TOOL. 

Okay...till next time!  Hope you have a creative touch!

Save the Date...and the process

I have been working on my brother's save the dates for his wedding. It is a process that I really enjoy.
I like the way they turned out.  The little card on the bottom is a magnet. How cool is that?

Everyone laughs at my little process that I do when I do invitations and cards in bulk.  It is a step for everything.  At one point, I even had my neighbor help me tie the ribbon in a knot and add them to the magnets. However, I got them done and the save the dates are sent to my brother.


I am so excited that they decided to have the wedding here in Salt Lake City.  My brother and his fiance live in Washington DC.  Her brother lives near Provo and I live in Salt Lake City, we both have children and to ensure that we are able to attend, they are bringing the wedding to us here in Salt Lake City. We are truly blessed they are so thoughtful with everything in regards to the wedding.  Love my little brother and my future sister-in-law.  With the wedding here, it makes it easier for my parents to fly from the Philippines, so they have a place to stay without having to get a hotel.  My parents will get here a month before the wedding, so they can adjust to the time difference and enjoy the wedding.  I love it when my parents come to visit.  We don't get to see them much, and I cherish the time they are able to spend time with their grandchildren. 

Now for the random thoughts:

• I wish I could share more on what I have been working on but soon I will be able to post some goodies.
• Check out the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog.  The mini album I created for CHA is posted with instructions and everything!!!
• Martha - you are my winner from my last post... Do you mind sending me your address at sesilc@gmail.com?
• Teresa Collins will be on HSN again on March 14th.  If you missed out on the Stampmaker mark your calendars, you don't want to miss this deal again.  I have my Stampmaker and I love all the stamps I have created with my machine.  THIS IS A MUST HAVE TOOL. 

Okay...till next time!  Hope you have a creative touch!