quote of the day

"The great stumbling block of the creative mind is the awareness of self from the perspective of others. Self awareness isn’t the enemy... but rather the overemphasis regarding what others think of us. When we think too much about the opinions of others, we are letting them edit a book God has written." -Donald Miller

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I think this might be my biggest hurdle.  the thing holding me back from success, from achieving my goals....depending on the opinions of others to give me self-worth.  i have thought many times about my limiting fear of failure... but perhaps i have an even more debilitating fear of success. 

just some thoughts from the day...

music lover

I find myself completely and unabashedly inspired by music.  im always humming something, or have a song stuck in my head.  music seeps into my pictures and my words.  and lately i've been on the hunt for new or "re"newed music.  here are some of my favorites.

first of all is the amazingly talented and delicately sweet Amy Seeley.  her voice is like smooth caramel and lace.  i adore her.  i have been a fan of hers for awhile now, and am soooo excited to really submerge myself into her new album:  Plum Coulee.  find all the details about it HERE.
but i want to share a video of her singing.  i would love to hear her live one day...


next i was to share a dilectible duo called First Aid Kit.  they are two girls from Sweeden whose voices melt together like magic.  i wish i could find someone to sing with like this.  i've been a fan of theirs for about a year, but just saw this video of theirs that was posted a couple months ago.  visually stunning and unique.  its called: Ghost Town.



and now that i have shared my music inspiration the sun is shining through the fog outside my window.  though i cannot feel the warmth, it is touching my heart. 

my gypsy heart

its monday again, and that means i have another page from the gorgeous WONDER kit from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out.  in doing my searching on this theme i thought about the difference between the word "wonder" and "wander" and was intrigued by home my life embraced both concepts.  and that thought process turned into this page. 

my journaling says:  this gypsy heart of mine yearns to wander...yearns to wonder at the world around me.  i am constantly seeking, always learning and ever on this journey of self-discovery.  

i simply adored the combination of colors in this kit.  the purple and peacock blue together made me swoon.  and flowers and snowflakes together??  who would of thought!!  but this kit works so well together. 

eager to get your hands on it too??  find and purchase your own kit HERE. 
and we have lots of fun things happening over at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out this month, including the announcement of next term's design team.  come join us and take a peek at the new designers. 

WONDER revealed

can you believe its December 1st today??  i sure can't.  i was not nearly through taking pictures in the leaves... oh well.  the month has passed and here we are.
the first means kit reveal time from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out.  this month's theme:  WONDER.  this kit is full of old Hollywood, delicate snowflakes, the perfect teal color and unique bling.  its going to be a fun month sharing what i've created with this gorgeously lush kit.

 here is my first page of the month:  "wonder years"

my journaling says:  i am young.  i am newly married.  i don't have kids yet. i am discovering who i am. i am embracing my creative side.  someday all these things will be drastically changed.  so i will cherish these days while they are here.  making memories.

is this month your turn to purchase and create with one the stunning kits from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out??  head on over to our site to check out all the details.  and join our heart-centered community.  we'd love to have you!

NOVEMBER 2010:  this month winter arrived and brought with it many adventures, our pipes froze and then burst, chris got stuck in his garbage truck, i bought peppermint creamer for my coffee and drank a lot of it, i took pictures of marta for her website, i scrapbooked a ton and felt a renewed sense of creativity, i was inspired and supported by many lovely muses, i did a lot of ASL interpreting, i started working on my medical transcription coursework again, i set new goals, i had my pictures taken by marta, began work on my website, ate a lot of homemade caramel corn, lost and found our poor little puppy (what a story!!), took notes on a talk about the strength of vulnerability, shared a part of my heart on my scrapbook pages, took a walk in the leaves before they were covered with snow, got a new phone, shared what ACCEPTANCE means to me, re-found a favorite artist, had our meeting canceled cuz of the snow, woke up screaming from a horrible nightmare, enjoyed a lovely visit with my mum, took 4 more self-portraits and wrote a couple poems, had a couple pages featured at Cartwheels in my Mind, so tons of hand stitching on my December kit from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out, planned a weekend getaway, got excited for new music coming out, watched some cute movies, had photoshop elements crash on me and got awesome technical support from Erin of MCP actions, shot my first session in all manual, had my yearly egg-nog milkshake from McDonalds, played Phase 10 dice with chris, laughed sooo hard at damnyouautocorrect.com, got a new stove, listened to chris say funny things in his sleep, got super fast internet thanks to my DROIDx and tethering it to my computer, made breakfast with chris and dreamed of tousled hair. it was a good month.