A Day In My Life

It's Been Busy!

Seems as though since I wrote that last post, life has gone at warp speed! 

Sunday Scott and I went with Lauren and Mario house/apartment looking.  Today they heard that they will be renting the house that they hoped for.  They will be renting half this house...it has a great deal of history behind it and I will share it when I get my hands on it!

I am happy for them...I am sad for me.  I love having my girl in the house, but I do understand there comes a time when they need to fly!  She is a lucky kid to know that she is always welcome here, and we are lucky to know that she wanted to stay close by us:)

Scott had his MRI today.  We have no results yet, ofcourse... But we will and then we will continue to move forward for him and his health.  Nate loaded the MRI disc onto the computer and showed us the pictures...his comments:  ..."This is his brain, I think" "and this is his head and his back" Hmmmm he could be a dr with all that knowledge:) Just sayin' Nate!

Me?  I have so many creative ideas in my head it is about ready to bust!  Unfortuneatly my energy is low due to some fibromyalgia flares happening right now.  It is frustrating, but I do know it will get a bit better in a few days.  I have dealt with daily pain since 1998, it's been worse...it's been better...so I am appreciative of it that it is not as severe as it was years ago (though anyone with fibromyalgia knows, it never goes completely away:() 

I am off to get some rest!  Have a great Thursday tomorrow!

Thought I would share one of my new items that I will be carrying in my etsy shop www.alldressedupcouture.etsy.com

Dancingly, Denise

Healthy

I have found it interesting that the word I chose to spend time with this year is HEALTHY you can read the first post about it here:     A Day In My Life: Happy New Year!

Healthy really is hitting me on the head.  I often wonder why I don't learn "lessons" easily, why is it, when there is a door to walk through I have to be PUSHED through it, instead of trusting and walking through?

The word HEALTHY kept coming back over and over again...and now here I am it is August and I have fullfilled some of my "healthy goals" remember they weren't just about Physical health, I included, mental, spiritual,house and business along with physical.  Some of the goals I have had are complete (having my eyes checked and getting new glasses...seeing to Lauren's wisdom teeth)

Some goals are still pending, but going well (sorting through the house and decluttering...growing my business)

and then, well there are somethings that cropped up that I just didn't expect.  Last week I spent everyday seeing some type of Dr.  The Dr that found my Barrett's Esophagus, my regular Dr about my cholesterol, and an ultrasound on my leg to be sure I didn't have a blood clot.  My foot is swelling constantly and there seems no reason for it, the good news is there was no blood clot.

There are some things I know...that I need to work harder on in the next half of this year.  My diet, it is one of the only ways to keep the Barrett's esophagus from turning to cancer (other than surgery)...taking the medicines and supplements I need to be taking for both the Barrett's and the cholesterol...drinking WATER (if one more person tells me I need to drink water I will probably scream) and figure out what the heck is going on with my foot so I can walk again for exercise.

I know I am rambling on this Sunday morning, the spelling is correct and the grammar is horrible, BUT isn't it ironic that HEALTHY is my word for the year?

Hmmmmmmm...

and by the way...all kinds of new products happening over at www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities

Dancingly Denise

The " Great Big Huge" Mess is now CONTROLLED and a TUTU

well...atleast somewhat.  Sorry I haven't been back here, Ihave had a stomach flu to rival no other.  It truly put me in bed for Monday and Tuesday and then Wednesday I woke up with a sinus infection.  It is now Saturday and though I feel better, i don't feel great, and my poor Nate has a sore throat and cough!  UGH

BUT, Thursday and Friday I did work in the mess and I do feel good about where I have ended up.  Now, I took these pictures BEFORE I added back in the bins of things that still need to be gone through and put away or gotten rid of.  AND I am not showing you the big pile of boxes in the dining room of memorabilia from the last 20 years.  My plan is to whittle it down to HALF of what is there.  I can do it!

BUT, I do now have a working room.  It isn't perfect, it isn't magazine ready and I still need to work on it DAILY, but here goes...remember this is what it looked like at the beginning of January:

 
 
 and now I will take you around the room:

Mouse making, Fairy Jar creating and what not area:

 

Tools such as Sizzix machine, cricut, dies, punches, etc:

 
Sewing supplies (I have more, gotta decide how to "handle it"), cardstock etc:

 
My scrapbooking supplies...organized photos in boxes on the top and yes it bothers me that not all the boxes are blue and green! My small collection of MRS. FIELDS tins, cuz that is who I am!, My kitty on the now clean work table! and you can see a bag of fairy wings in the corner:

 
The iris cart wall...all those draws need to be cleaned out and purged!  One thing at a time. and my Fur Friends go their bed back by the window:

 
The last wall:
 
and a view looking in the door:

 
The stuff under the work table?  That is the bins of stuff that need to be gone through and taken care of or said good bye too!

I am not done yet, but I will tell you it was nice to have a space to make a mess yesterday while I made this:

 

It was a tutu I had from my dance studio days.  It was too stained to sell at OLD THINGS...soooo I stained it up some more.  Sewed it to a padded hanger that i tea stainned, addd some flowers and a tag and now it is a Primitive/Vintage?Shabby Chic wall hanging.  It could be hung in a nursery, on a little girls wall, in your house...you get the idea:)  It is now up on my Etsy at www.dancinglydenise.etsy.com.  I have a pink one and a blue one in the works today.  Not quite so primitive looking, but they are coming out beautiful! (I think).

Well folks, don't forget to check and see if you are the winner of the GiveAway...I will give her a week to respond, and then draw a new winner if I need to!

have a great Saturday and share with us how you organize your projects!

Dancingly, Denise

HEALTHY

January was a great start to using and being my word of the year HEALTHY!  At the risk of sharing to much info...

I had a

yearly physical

rectal examine

mammogram

teeth cleaning

and I have lost 6 pounds!

So, I am now onto FEBRUARY and need to have an eye exam this month...a cavity filled...and a cholesterol check.  I wasn't kidding when I said HEALTHY is where I am headed this year!

Don't forget to sign up for my give away of a MICE WITH A MESSAGE.  Just comment on this:

 A Day In My Life: GIVEAWAY!  Tell us a goal you have for the year...or a word you have chosen to stick with you throughout the year.

I am laying low right now, not much computer time as I am working in my BLack Hole...uhm I mean ARTstudio.  I am taking before and after pictures so stay tuned!  I need to get it done as I have several rather large orders to fill and I need space to do it.

For now, I am off to take my Mother In Law to the Drs...and hoping to beat the snow home.  Yup, MORE snow coming our way here in Maine:(

Take good care

Dancingly, Denise

Regrouping

 

That is sort of what I feel like today.  I am not much of a screamer...BUT I am thinking about it.  Oh there is really nothing wrong, just feeling like life is going at the speed of light and I simply can't catch up.  As in any family, we have difficulties, some cause pain and sadness, some are just everyday ughs.

I have been too busy...I am not used to working a full day out of the home and coming home and trying to keep up with the schedules of all in the house.  I worked at Silkweeds Thursday Friday and Saturday.  I have today off and will work again tomorrow.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Silkweeds and it has been a nice change of pace...BUT  i feel as though I have failed miserably at "keeping up".

Ah...today I went and got groceries, finished paying bills and have started a load of laundry.  I have yet to take care of the groceries, but will in just a few minutes.  Then, well the dishes and the floors are gonna wait. 

I am taking about 2 hours and just sitting and REGROUPING...it is very hard to be HEALTHY if I don't have a plan...a flexible plan.  What will I do to regroup?  Well, I am going to write some list and maybe watch a little TWO and A Half Men...yup you got me right!  I am going to stare at the tv and watch a sitcom.  Hey it makes me laugh, and gives me time to rethink , regroup and refresh!

Tonight I am going to go listen to my son's band.  They are playing at a benefit for a woman in town who has had a stroke.

 

Before I leave...just a couple of things...first thanks for reading this rambling message...I will let you know how the regroup goes:)

Second...remember these:

 
A woman on Etsy has featured them in her Treasury...click on this link:

Thankful Thanksgiving by teriannknapp on Etsy

How cool is that?  Good things are happening!

By the way, I NEED to talk about perfectionism (you might have caught on to that)...so stay tuned for THAT:)

Have a great Sunday

Dancingly, Denise

To Be Honest

I am NOT going to be honest with you:)

 
 part of using my 2011 word HEALTHY...is the weighty side of things.  and though i admire people who can announce to the world what they weigh...I am NOT going to tell you how much I weigh.  Suffice it to say, I weigh plenty!

As so many New Years, I am choosing my food wisely right now and trying to be active as part of the year of HEALTHY.  What I am focusing on though is that HEALTHY is not just about weight.  That is important, as many of you know my cholesterol is up, my fibromyalgia is bothering me and my asthma is wacky...all things that feel better when I exercise and lose weight.  So, yeas it IS important...but it is not my only focus.  I really am trying to be well-rounded (no pun intended), focusing on pieces of HEALTHY that will make a whole.

Biggest Loser is on tonight and that always helps my motivation (however on the other station, at the same time is the new dance show:(

I have had a good, focused day...and some fun with my teenage boy and his pal, as we laughed all the way home from guitar lessons.  It has been a busy day, I spent a good part of it putting tutu's, fairy wings and princess crowns up on Etsy...you can read about it here: www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities and you can see all the new tutus and such at www.dancinglydenise.etsy.com

Here is a sneak peek:

 
Have a great rest of your Tuesday!

Dancingly, Denise

The Ultimate Blog Challenge

I am doing the blog challenge again.

31 blog posts in 31 days.  It is a tad bit of pressure, as I think I have to come up with really interesting stuff to say.  BUT I am going to try to put my perfectionism aside and just go for it.  I did it a few months ago and absolutely loved the results...so here goes!

I wanted to spend a little more time talking about my GOALS (resolutions) and my word for 2011...HEALTHY.  I think what I want to do is go monthly with goals...setting a new set at the beginning of each month, all ofcourse having to do with my word HEALTHY.  I am hoping this will be the way to keep the word and the goals fresh in my mind.  For instance...I REALLY want to finish cleaning out the garage, BUT this is def. not the time of year, in Maine, to be doing that.  Sooo I will focus on other things...just off the top of my head:

HEALTHY for January:

Physically (Body) having my yearly physical (all set up and ready to do)

                                      take care of this sinus infection

                                       Continue with WW and see some results (already lost 2.6 pounds this year)

                                     Use my walking tape 5 days a week

                                      eye check up for me and for Lauren

Physically (House)as many of you know, I am a packrat, not a hoarder mind you.  My house is relatively clean...but very cluttered and so it is with that STILL being a problem that I continue on my quest to DECLUTTER!  This months room will be my ARTstudio.  And by the way, this fits in with the financially healthy as it will help with my business!

Financially  I set up a budget a few months ago and it has sort of been hit or miss.  I am ready to put it to use again and have already started with Scott's first pay check of the year.  My motto...Bills first Fun after!

Mentally and Spritiually  These ones I really had to think about.  BUT I believe it has to do with my reading and writing.  I LOVE to do both, but they kind of get misplaced when life gets busy.  I think they go hand and hand for me.  Sooooo my goal for this month is to make up a reading list for the year (to add to or delete from as I need).  I like to ready smutty Nora Roberts books, as much as I like to read self help books, so the list will be varied and I will share it here .

Business  as many of you know I am trying to grow a small business www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities  and at www.dancinglydenise.etsy.com  I need to make a goal about this each month if I am to make it work.  This months goals are to:

1. put on etsy any of the remaining fairy jars, purses and tutus that I have in stock

2. work on two new items (purses and mittens)

3. organize and declutter my ARTstudio:)

So, as you can see...the month will be busy.  Some things will get done, others might not...but the goal is to work towards HEALTHY.

Join the journey.  Tell me something about your new years goals or resolutions?  Did you make any?

Dancingly, Denise

 

Happy New Year!

 It's that time of year again, when I make all kinds of LIFE GOALS (resolutions)...and like  most years I have done it again.

Today I want to share my One Little Word 2011 | Ali Edwards for the year.  Each year I choose a word that may help me focus on goals throughout the year.  My word for 2010 was CREATE and it really helped me refocus after the appendicitis problems I had in March!

This year my word is HEALTHY.  The darn word is so obvious...It kept showing up in the last few weeks, and I kept trying to find a different, more "fancy" word.  BUT there is was HEALTHY.  I have plans to be healthy in several areas.  Physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and financially to name a few.

How am I going to achive this?  Hmmm...I hate to state the obvious, but I have to because I need to hear it over and over again... ONE DAY AT A TIME.  I will share my ideas a long the way and hope that you will share yours with me and my other readers.

A long the way, I want to continue to build my business www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalitiesand I hope you will join me.  In the next week I will be adding more items to my etsy shop www.dancinglydenise.etsy.com fairy jars,tutus and purses.

I will also be doing a giveaway over at www.dancinglydenise.typepad.com/mepursenalities for a "MICE WITH A MESSAGE" my mice carry a message and the one I will be giving away will be personalized to fit the winners word of the year or One Little Word.  Keep checking back for that as I will announce it in the next few days.

 

Beyond that...we had a great New Years Eve, staying in with the kids watching movies and eating Chinese food!  I will share pictures of that tomorrow.

I want to go back to an old post from last year that includes the goals I had for 2010 and see how far I got with my goals so i will share that soon too.

HEALTHY is how I want my 2011 to go.  2010 started out with bronchitis, walking pneumonia,colitis and appendicitis (and that was just ME).  I really want to explore healthy ways to do all kinds of things this year.  Right now, I unfortunately have bronchitis...BUT I am slowing down, trying to take care of it and myself. and THAT is already different from last year!

I can't wait to show you some of my art projects I have planned, as well as other projects.

Stay tuned for a great 2011!

Happy New Year and thanks for reading...

Dancingly, Denise