…all those holiday goodies didn’t come with a get out of jail free pass and yes, your jeans are really that tight.
…the mega millions did not land in your lap despite dishing out $10 for lottery tickets. You must return to work, you’re not retired, not rich and too proud to mooch off anyone. Well not really too proud, if anyone is offering.
…it takes a minimum of 30 minutes to drive to the train station and that’s when the stars align and the traffic fairies bestow favor; the 2 week stretch of “10 minutes from home to train” is officially over. Please refer to point #1 if you’re thinking of running for the train.
…the automatic garage door opener is not going magically heal itself no matter how many times you hit the reset button or punch in the double secret code. It’s time to call the repairman.
…the gas fireplace is not going to magically heal itself no matter how many times you click on the remote starter. It’s time to call the repairman.
…the bedroom closet is not going to magically straighten itself. EVER!
… you live in the Midwest. It’s January. 2 weeks from now you’ll consider 28 degrees balmy. Stop whining.
It’s always a bit of a challenge for me to snap back from the holidays; to focus, get motivated and move back into a normal pace; “normal” being a slightly less frantic pace than the Holiday pace I started on Black Friday. It’s all a frenzied go, go, go up until the evening of the 24th. A frenzied pace all of my own doing as my family is so happy to point out. So true and all the more reason I find it hard to start the New Year with a bang because when the action stops late evening on the 24th I’m ready to just lounge, eat, sleep and check out. Even my work week is a breeze; little traffic, no lines, no phone calls; I get things done in a Zen state of calm. Sometimes I think it’d be nice to remain in that Zen state but in the long run it wouldn’t work for me. I like the hustle and need the pressure. I’m very much like Calvin on the comic I have hanging in my office.
Hobbs: Do you have an idea for your project yet?
Calvin: No, I’m waiting for inspiration. You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
Hobbs: What mood is that?
Calvin: Last-minute panic.
And last minute panic is the state I'll soon be entering because there is lots of scrapping to be done. We're a bit behind. Okay more than just a bit. And no matter what your thoughts are on being behind in scrapping my philosophy is pages are meant to be shared and viewed ... and not 3 years after the photos were taken. Now I just have to put that in action. Ha! So I will leave you with a recent layout of my niece who is totally adorable.
Lots of border punches on this layout. Santa is from the Jolly Holiday cartridge and I finally managed to score some Martha Stewart dollies. Paper is K&Company Let it Snow, which I picked up as an impulse and almost returned. The operative word being "almost". I'm so glad I didn't because the papers worked so well with the photos. So I continue to add to my ever growing and already huge stash of Christmas papers. And while often times less is more, that doesn't hold true for scrapping supplies when more is...well, fabulous.
