My Chaotic Realm

...at the end of the work tunnel... I think. At least I am only on the schedule for FOUR days this week.. hallelujah! So today is the day I get started on my "To Do List". It has been snowballing since having to pick up some days at work starting back on 5/2. On the "done" side is blogging, Mission Inspiration's & ATC Fun's challenges for May. Ah, and I am all caught up on Birthday cards for my art group & thank you cards for the local art group that through a Bday party last Friday for me. My actual birthday will be spent camping in the ALiner (its maiden voyage, no less). Left on that list? Making a book or journal. Scrap Our Stash's Monthly page sketch challenge. Working on my art window project. Return mail out to Cher & Brandy from Sendsomehting.net. Care package of randomness to Michaela. Getting my address corrected on my voter registration card so I can go to the poll nearest me. Getting my poor nail fixed after its traumatic remova...

...this beggar would ride. And, if wishes came true, I would not have worked too many days last week AND be looking at 5 more this week. ARGH. And, to top off an exhausting week, I have a wedding to go to. Were it just ANY wedding I would probably skip it. But this one is a friend that I cherish greatly. And so I will go. I will not stay for long but I will go. And I will NOT fall asleep during it.. I hope. LOL. I did fall asleep during the Shuckers baseball game... sigh. Too damn tired. Working on some art tiles. They are small, can be done assembly-line style and can wait long periods in between working on them. Just the thing for these first 3 weeks of May. So much for only working 3 days a week for the 5 weeks on the May schedule. And no progress on the window. Birthday night for my art group was last Friday and I got some wonderful and thoughtfully delightful gifts! Even a personalized T-shirt from Lisa, who knows my love of scrapbooking. Sweeter group of women you'll not f...

I am at work all day tomorrow and Sunday is also busy so let me go ahead and do my Monthly Accountability post now. Same MONTHLY GOALS: make a booklet or journal. 3 workouts/wk. ATC Challenge. Mission Inspiration journal challenge. Birthday card group. Blog once weekly. Start on one of the windows I reclaimed and turn it into something artistic. TieDye some scrubs. The Results are in.... 3 outta 5 done I made several small journals and took them as demos to Art Night. I DID NOT work out at least 3 times every week bc of work schedule and some health issues. I DID complete April's ATC Challenge. I DID complete April's Mission Inspiration Challenge (today, LOL) I DID make birthday cards for those that were due. I DID NOT blog all 4 weeks of April (this will be my 3rd post this month, not 4th...sigh) What ELSE did April include? Besides working 4 days a week instead of 3? I got to see an Opera (was a bucket list item)...Faust. WONDERFUL!! Loved It!! Playing in my pl...

Managed to get the work schedule posted for May (finally) and guess what? There are now 10 people on it!! So hopefully no more working 4 or 5 days a week. Yes, while the pay may be nicer than a 3 day week it takes its toll on the body & the spirit when I work too much. No art time makes me sad. No beach time, no Bud time... all of these snowball into a cranky chaotic mess! Not to mention I had to cram Monday & Tuesday workouts into one (done this morning) and STILL have to complete the workout for today. UGH. I have started on the 1st of my Mixed media Windows. It is cleaned up, sanded here and there (want to leave it distressed and aged looking) and the glass has been caulked back in. Keep in mind these windows are the original ones to our house and as such they are older than I am. Today is my day off and I am planning to do the Scrap Our Stash challenge today. Also on the horizon (hopefully today) is Mike Deakin's Mission Inspiration challenge for April. Saturd...

Started the week on Sunday with an orchestra seat for the final play of the 2016-2017 opera season in New Orleans. Faust. OMG! Was so enthralling I was not even aware of three hours passing. Worked again Monday & Tuesday. Today was a day off with only one errand to run. Took Midi to Dr Hunt since his mommy was working. WOW. Feel like a slacker or something. So I made a few exploding envelope cards for a some upcoming birthday people on my list. I worked on my room for a bit. I made all 3 meals for tomorrow and dinner for tonight. Did my laundry, worked out, took a shower... now going to go chill and catch up with the BF and see how our days compare. And walk the dogs. Saw a bald eagle on the Pass Pier last night on my way home but had no real camera... just crappy cell phone so no picture. I will leave you with one of the newest member of our little family.

But I will see them again soon because I am headed to go see Dad in a few days. Have to work Thursday through Saturday then heading out 2 OMG on Sunday morning. Got some pics during the kids visit so will get those printed today & packed. My plan is to scrap some of them on my previously made page kits while I visit with Dad. So...the book for my expecting teammate.. pics! Took me 3 days of work.. Friday I built the structure. Saturday I covered it with decorative papers & put a cover on it. Monday I made journalling tags for pockets & embellished it. Tomorrow I will deliver it.

I made a book.. yes... that is right. Took me into mid-March to get one started and it is for a co-worker, not to sell. But it is still a ook and that counts towards fulfilling my GOALS list. Pics when completed, I promise. Got an OHMYGODTHETHINGSSHEFITINTHATENVELOPE! mail bomb from Stacy from my SendSomething group. I will leave a pic here for you then off I go to see what Kids are up to. Jayce & NIkki arrived Saturday and we are out and about again today, Yesterday was NOLA per her request. Today is casinos & oysters per his request.