Moving

I paid the deposit on my new place yesterday and I get to start moving stuff in the 21st and I have to be out of my old place by the 31st, so I started packing last night. I work best with music on and it has to be music that I know. I found the Disney station on Pandora and turned it up as loud as I could without disturbing my neighbors and danced and packed and cleaned.  I got quite the workout which just reminded me I needed to do that more often too.

I walked into my house last night and realized I have no idea where to start. I just started with basic house cleaning and if I ran across something I don't use I put it into a box. So today I am going to try to make a to-do list to follow in the evenings after work. That is when I have to do most of my packing because this weekend I have completely full and then I will have one weekend between now and the weekend I move the furniture to get packed.

I will get to take loads of small stuff before I have to move the big furniture so that will help. It is a very stressful time for me though and I am already wore out, so I need to find ways to relax and shut my brain off so I can get some sleep. So hopefully I will get to take pictures throughout the process, but I might forget.

Now I have to get my work done so I can search Pinterest for help!

Happy Thursday! It's almost Friday!

I Like to Move It

So, I am moving again. This will be the third time in two years. I am really ready to get settled somewhere, but moving that many times means I am becoming a pro. Well, this time I have Pinterest to help me even more. I have spent all my free time at work on Pinterest looking at moving and packing tips and when I get tired of those, I look at ways to rearrange furniture and decorate.

I have all the furniture I need, so I don't really have to buy anything new for this place so that will help. I am going through everything this week and be getting rid of a lot of  stuff I don't need or use anymore.

I have had so many offers to help me that I have actually had to turn down help! I am really blessed with amazing family and friends!!!

So every free evening this week will include: Trans-Siberian Orchestra or Disney music at full blast (don't judge! it's how I work best), multiple trips to Goodwill or friend's house with things I don't need (I give her things, she gives me diaper boxes to pack in. It's a beautiful relationship.), and lots of boxes and cleaning.

Happy Hump Day everyone!!!

P.S.  Just in case you are interested you check out my Pinterest here.  http://www.pinterest.com/ladybugrules/boards/

Finger Prints of God

I have loved this song since I first heard it.  It reminds everyone that while they may not be perfect, God made you and has His fingerprints all over you.

I love to listen to this song when I am hurting to renew my self confidence and to remind myself, even if no other human being loves (which is never true, I have amazing family and friends!) that God always loves me!

I always thought that this was a good song to play to those pre-teen and teen girls who get hurt by being compared to everyone else. Let them know that just because they don't look like everyone else doesn't mean that they are not special. Our girls need to hear some positive feedback about how they look and act. Encourage them to be themselves and be confident in their own abilities and don't compare their reflection to the photo shopped magazines!

Enjoy your Tuesday and Be Awesome!

Dealing with hurt

I have been hurt several times in life just like every one else has.  When I get hurt, I don't deal with it. I just bottle it up and it turns into bitterness and I explode on the people that I love. I also tend to shut people out and turn away from God and my devotions.

 Normally when I get hurt, it's because of s guy.  When it is a guy, I immediately look for a new guy or turn to an ex and try to get things started with them again.

This time I'm hurting I want to deal with it the right way. I am tired of going through this cycle of being hurt more because I didn't deal with the original problem.

So I have been looking up Scriptures to help, and the first one I found is Psalm 27. It talks about how God is my strong tower and how I should wait on Him to fulfill my needs and desires and be patient(which has never been my best quality anyway).

I have also decided that I'm not going to be looking for a new guy.  I am going to wait in God, and if He sends me a guy,  I will be grateful and if not, I will continue to to work on me and getting prepared for when the right one does come along.

                                             Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!

Picture Creations

So, I have quite a few little ones who are dear to my heart and I love to get pictures of them.  I don't like to lock those pictures away in an album, so I try to pick the best of the pictures and matte them so I can hang them and everyone can see them.  So I came home and put this together as soon as I got here. 

So these are my supplies and my cat being a photo hog.

I didn't get a picture of cutting the pieces out, but after I cut everything out I used modge podge to put everything on the canvas.

It is a bit wrinkly in this picture, but I managed to
smooth most of them out with a ruler.

And the final result.

I was originally going to use two pictures of sweet Alyssa, but I felt it made everything crowded so I found this quote and used it to fill in some space instead. And really, who doesn't love a good quote?  In this picture you can still see some of the Modge Podge, but it dried clear and you can't see it now. 

I really don't know where I am going to put this piece yet, and I might wait until I move to hang it anywhere. Hopefully, I am going to look at a place tomorrow and be moved and settled by November first.

Have a great day!

I Have Somebody With Me

We sang this hymn Sunday at church and it has kinda stuck with me.  I have been going (and honestly still am) through some really hard times lately with the possibility of losing my job through no fault of my own. And I actually woke up with this song on my mind this morning, and it hit me. Through all of my struggles and failures (because I have had a lot of those lately too), God is right beside me, loving me, even when I don't deserve it. I really don't feel like I deserve it right now, because I am trying to take everything into my own hands and fix it. I have been worrying and stressing and then turning to all the wrong sources of stress relief.  Last night, I worried myself until I was nauseous.  This in itself is a failure, because He says to cast your care upon Him.

Now the biggest of my troubles is my job and what would happen if I lost it, but it is not my only trouble.  I should be better off than I am with savings and things, but I have made some bad choices and I am not a money person, and I realize some of it is my fault, but I believe if I am actively trying to fix my mistakes and do better that God will help me.  Since I have had some warning of what might happen, I am looking for another full time job now. I am also looking to take on a part time job to help even if I don't lose my job.

Last night was not a good night, but this morning with that song on my mind I can calm down, look at things objectively and work on solving the problem. And I don't have to do this alone because "I have somebody with me all the way."

I believe

A blog I read on a daily basis listed what she believed in and then asked what you believe in soooo

I believe that I will be a runner one day.

I believe that  I can do anything in life I want to do.

I believe that is important to have good friends who you can count on for anything.

I believe no matter how hard I try, I will not be a morning person.

I believe in God and Jesus.

I believe in cookies for breakfast.

I believe in true love and that I will one day find it.

I believe in baseball.

I believe in music.

I believe in family.

I believe in soft sheets.

I believe in cuddles.

I believe in hope.

I believe in doing your best no matter what.

I believe in continual learning.

I believe in working hard.

I believe in coffee and tea.