Well I finally got some sleep.  I’ve been totally drained and that’s due to a lot of factors, but hopefully my recent successful night of sleep is a sign that things are going to get better.  I’ve been in a downward spiral of sorts for the last three weeks or so and I’ve gotten a whole lot of nothing done mainly because I just don’t have the motivation or energy to do anything.  Today is a new day… I slept from 8:30 last night to 3 this morning and I’m happy with that.  It’s progress. 

The best part is that I didn’t wake up with a migraine.  That is a major accomplishment itself.  I had tried to switch medications and in doing so I was going off my migraine preventative.  Uhh, that didn’t work out so well for me and really left me wondering how I managed before being on it.  The battle now is going to be getting it down my throat.  Yuck… it is some nasty stuff and I’ve had issues getting it down over the last several months.  Now it is going to be the daily challenge to find something that works and then get into that routine because I never want to relive the last three weeks.

At any rate, so I got up today and sat here prepping for cards while I listened to the rain fall.  Its been raining the last several hours and I really enjoy working with just the sound of the rain in the background.  It is so much more peaceful than the usual sounds around here…. “Mom, Shelby smashed my trains… Mom, Shelby won’t give me the car… Mom, Shelby took my crayon.”  Do you see where I’m going with this?  Dylan and Shelby go at it all day long and I’d go with the sound of rain any day over the bickering.  So now I’m another card down, only ten more to go.  At this rate I’ll be finished early and that alone makes me feel fabulous!! Later today I’ll post of photo of one of them so you will all get a sneak peek.

While I’m on the subject of cards I need to let all of you know that the Create Cards! class for September is full due to that I have opened another day.  The second class date is September 26th at 7pm.  Registration is open until the 20th so if you missed getting a seat the first time around here is your chance!  We are doing 12 Christmas/Holiday cards this time around, and as usual the cost is $20.00 with envelopes and your adhesive to use in class.  You can’t beat that!!

I got my picture taken this past weekend as I needed a head shot for my bio at MyCreativeClassroom.com.  I meet up with a local photography student, Erin Rosebrugh, at Metro Beach.  She did a great job and got a little more experience under her belt.  I’m glad we were both able to help each other out.  Of course I took Shelby along with me and she got this candid shot of the two of us.  I think it’s great, and one of the few photos I have where I’m in the photo so that makes it even better for me.

Enjoy your day… I’ll be back later with a photo of the card I mentioned… stay tuned.

~j