It's Wednesday and I have been busy the past couple of days. I had to buy Zach a new bed since he had outgrown his twin bed. I can't believe he will be 15 in six days. He is "estimating" about 5' 10 now and his voice has changed. Who knew that buying a simple black bed would worry me? So many decisions... first the bed design, the bed size, quality and of course buying a mattress. I had no idea that mattresses can be more than a car. HA! I did not go with that option. The salesman gave me a nice chat to convince me that the mattress is the most important item you buy for your home. You use it more than your couch, chairs, etc. Anyway, I got a great mattress that I felt was not over the top expensive. Those situations stress me out a little. What do I know about mattresses? He compared them ALL for me. Fun times at RC Willey.
I started this morning by heading downtown to go here with some of my dearest friends-
There is nothing better than getting up at 5 am when the world is relatively quiet. I find so much peace in doing this. I even made it home in time to drive both of my boys carpools.
My mid-release Now & Then is keeping the office very busy. We hope to have all the new NOW & THEN into the warehouse by next Wednesday. I can't wait for the product to get in and create more. It's crazy how far in advance products are designed and created before anyone sees them.
I have been working from home the past two days to prepare for my visit to She Scrapbooks (next week), filming new show segments for My Craft Channel on Monday and well... another cool event that is in the works. I can't wait to share.
I find that as busy as my life is, I have to take it a little bit at a time. You know the saying...How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time... That is how I balance a large family, my company, traveling and designing. I have my moments but I have truly learned to "allow" others to help me be the best (fill in the blank) I can be. It's day by day and I love every minute of it. I am so passionate and love life and what I am doing. I try to surround myself around people and friends who are the same. I consider myself very lucky and blessed.
One thing that I do to help me is to journal and write down my thoughts. It is a constant quest to keep my memories preserved. I always has a journal and notebook in my bag. You never know when a memory needs to be written down. Inspiration hits at all times and all places. I also LOVE quotes that inspire me. I did a TC www.mycraftchannel.com show on how to make your own DIY refurbishing discount journals and notebooks with papers to create trendy, stylish and functional record keeping books.
Book purchased from Home Goods and covered with TC- Vintage Finds paper.
So love to make my own journal books from patterns that are more me in my style and design. They are super cute gifts too.
I have really rambled today. I do this when my mind is going in so many directions. I wanted to share this quote that I posted on my facebook page-www.facebook.com/tcdesigns
Looking forward to going out with my girlfriends tonight for dinner. We are going to a small Italian restaurant by City Creek (downtown SLC). A great way to end a busy day....
