Welcome to November!!

Happy November!! Hard to believe that Christmas is only one month away. I'm not one who gets everything ready right after Hallowe'en, I'm more of a second week of December kinda girl, lol. A lot of that has to do with the fact we buy a real tree every year and I just don't get into in until I have my tree.

The beginning of November also brings with it DSD!! Yep, Nov. 7 is the big day......shop until you drop. I of course will be in the arena but will be scouting around for goodies before I leave and once I get home. I know my fave places will have things going on and sales but can't wait to see what else will be out there.

I have a freebie for you today as well. This minikit was made for the Scrap Idol grab bag over at Sunshine Studio last month but I thought I would post it here for anyone who would like it. I'm not sure if I'll have anything new as this month is very busy with hockey. It could end up being templates or just my portions of the WG collabs. As always you can click on the image or down below to download.

Download: Comfort
I decorated my blog again, this time using Irene Alexeeva's Whisper Blog couture. I do not CT for her in case anyone is wondering, just love her artistry.

Have a good one!!

Happy Thanksgiving and a little Reflection

Just want to wish my fellow Canadians a belated Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all enjoyed time with family and friends and filling up on all the delicious food that comes with holidays.

Mine was uneventful.........we were in the arena on Sunday so we missed the family dinner at my brother's house :(. Although after hockey I packed B~man and his friend up and we headed over so they could have one final swim for the season (my brother cranked the heater up) before the pool was closed. It was very pretty as you saw the steam rise from the water and he had the blue lights turned on. It was cold outside so I watched from the window, not sitting out there, lol. My mom took pity on us and we had a turkey dinner on Monday at their house. Just a small turkey breast and of course the trimmings. It was the four of us, my parents, B~man and I but a wonderful time and I got my turkey.

So here comes the reflection part and if I babble just skip down as I do have a minikit for you, lol. As I look back over the past year and all the changes that have happened in my life I wonder if I'm further ahead, stuck in a rut or where exactly do I fit in as far as plans go. If I think real hard I can see gains but also see setbacks. It seems that once I think things are settled something comes along and unsettles them. Now I'm not complaining (maybe I am a little) but I think, no I know I'm ready for things to even out. Things have been very up and down since 2006.........yep the year the big 'C' entered my life, but I'm really hoping and feeling that 2010 will be the year things finally turn the corner for me. I can feel little things that give me that indication. B~man is very settled and happy, I renewed the lease on my condo for another year, my health is good as in no sign of the big 'C' returning (risk has gone down substantially as I hit my 3 year mark)..........so it's there I know the silver lining is just hovering above me. I need one more thing to materialize and I know I'm on the road to truly leaving the old life behind and settling into my new one.
Now to bore you with another reflection. This past year has also shown me hurt in a people sense. In terms of when you realize a person really isn't who you thought they were. I've always been a pretty good judge of character and am also very perceptive but I guess standing back and looking from the outside as opposed to the inside I saw. It's disheartening but I will chalk it up to another life experience and not let it affect things I enjoy or who I am as a person.

Scrapping News!! Ok here is where I dish on the little happenings of where I like to hang out.
Scrap Orchard--a huge product retirement sale. It stared on Sunday but is running until Wednesday. I scored some great items and plan on shopping again....gotta check the ole PayPal balance first though, lol.

Sunshine Studio Scraps--in the midst of their CT call. The hopefuls are uploading some wonderful layouts. Will be fun to see who joins the team

The DigiChick--have a wonderful workshop to help you with journaling. I don't think it's too late to sign up and I'm seriously considering it but time for me right now is something I don't have a lot of.

Now on to a little something for you. This is my portion of the Wonder Girls Collab Reflections. If you picked it up then you already have this, if you didn't, well here is my portion of the collab. Hope you like it. Just click on the image or down below for your link.

Download: Reflections

Have a good one!!

Freebie template plus a blog train Orchard style

I know, I know, I actually have 1 person who follows my blog and I can't get my butt in gear to come and update it. I would say that one of my goals is to keep this updated but that won't happen. I have so much going on that I would only end up disappointing myself and obsessing over this as well, lol.

If you take a peek I did finally update my slide and have my March layouts posted :) almost in time to start Aprils!

I am so itching for the warmer weather. Tired of pulling out the winter coat and the like. Although I have gained a bunch of weight and am depressed just thinking of my spring and summer clothes.......................I would say chocolate would cure those feelings but I think that's what got me into this mess to begin with, lol.

The warmer weather means I can open that fancy little moon roof in my "Beaner". What's that you say? What the heck is a Beaner? Well it's the name of my Jeep, as my license plate letters are 'BENR' and I made the comment of "Beaner" and it just stuck. Instead of saying 'get in the jeep' I say 'go jump into Beaner.' Strange I know but that's me :D

Scrapping News!!

Wow do I have some news for you!! The Orchard girls have done it again. Not only do they have awesome goodies for you every Friday with their Fresh Fruit but from March 17-19 some of them are having a BOGO sale!!!! That's Buy One Get One Free for 2 days! It gets better...........can you handle it? There is going to be a special blog train of a few of the designers where you can pick up pieces of a wonderful kit. I saw the preview and can't wait to hop on the train and snag it for myself. Here's a sneak peek though.........

The blog train should start at 12:00 CST Monday (not sure what the time difference with me is, lol) so you may want to hop on over and get started.

I'll get you started with the links for 2 of the blogs and then just follow along.

Pineapple Plantation Designs

Ziggle Scraps

Hmmm, what else do I have to share? Oh yeah, I have a freebie for you too!! Thanks for reading all that, but I did hook you up with a great deal and the way to a great free kit so it was worth it.

Download here