Snapshots of Life This Week.

+ experimental cooking on the grill this summer
+ visiting a local farm
+ saying hello to the baby cows
+ my alter ego, entomology photographer
+ sweet colorway design assistant

Snapshots of Life this Week

+ early morning playtime
+ sweet gift from a little flower fairy
+ powwow in the pool
+ day lilly in the garden
+ so proud of making a parfait almost entirely by herself
+ sun freckles

Busy Bee & a Sale.

I feel as busy as a bee sometimes. I don't know if it's because I need to work on staying focused and time management, or if it's just because I actually am busy as a bee.

The first week of October we were blessed with a timeshare to vacation in Atlantic City. I had never been there before, and I'm not a big beach bum, but during the off season Atlantic City is just dreamy! The weather was wonderful, the water warm enough to paddle around in, and there was plenty of fun things to keep the family busy for the whole week (even if most of us did come down with a nasty cold). It was nice to get away from my daily responsibilites for a little bit. 

As it turned out, our vacation ended with a bang, as the family van quit on us when we were five minutes away from home. Really, if it had to happen it couldn't have happened at a better time or place, so we're thankful for that! We're still in the process of figuring out how we're going to get ourselves into another used vehicle. To help us along a bit I'm offering 15% off your total purchase in my shop through October 19th with coupon code "BUYAVAN". Treat yourself, or start your Christmas shopping a little early! A big thank-you to everyone who has participated in the sale so far!

Goals for the Coming Year.

 ::calendars by 1canoe2::

Never, in all my life, have I sat down and actually written a list of New Year's resolutions for myself. This year however I thought it would do me some good to set a list of my goals down on paper so that I can watch throughout the year as they get crossed off. I love that feeling. So, here they are, my goals for 2011.

1. brainstorm creative ways to market to my target audience   

2. buy new eyeglasses (haven't been able to see well with mine for about 5 years now)

3. create lots of fun memories and new traditions with our little family

4. figure out awesome new packaging for my products

5. lean more on Jesus for contentment

6. paint our downstairs living space (really excited about this one!)

7. get more involved with blogging

8. figure out my mailing list

9. continue purging our storage spaces

10. work on being able to focus and exercise better time management

What resolutions or goals have you set for yourself this year?