Sharing Our Spoons and Dad's Day

This is my first week of sharing my "spoons".  I wanted to focus on doing something fun for this the first time and I'm not listing all 5 categories like the other spoon sharers are doing.  Way too much work for me! LOL!

Something fun: Take time to treat yourself – maybe a pedicure or Starbucks (if you don’t typically splurge for specialty coffee)

What I did was hit 2 tag sales!  That's total fun for me.  And I scored a couple of cool things too:

OK - so I didn't really need another printer's tray, but this one was in such good condition and such a pretty light brown color.  I thought the flower frog was cute, too.

So building on this weekly list, this week I'm going to make an effort to be outside early in the morning each day.  I think it would be a great way to start the day ... and I think this would fit this category:

Mental/Emotional: take a day to be alone, write a letter, paint, etc

I posted a project up on the Mercantile Blog yesterday ...

A hybrid project that turned out so adorable - love it when my computer makes cute things like this!  Look here to see the whole thing!

digital supplies:

Printed Tickets Expressions

Printed Tickets Stars and Stats

Printed Tickets Boy and Girl Icons

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Lullabies, Butterflies, and the New Renter

What a spring it's been!

I've gone off to sleep every night in March and April with a sweet lullaby from hundreds of these guys:

I've already seen more butterflies in May than I have all last year:

and the terracotta walled, dirt floored apartment that went unrented last year ... has a RENTER!

meet Toad:

Quite a spring so far!

{photo brush: JBS Frame Rub-Ons}

S.O.S. and Mercantile May

Living with a Lovely Life Challenge has had me searching for others with similar challenges who are living their life positively.  I stumbled upon this blog: anewkindofnormal.com .  The byline on her blog had me hooked: "Choosing Hope in Spite of Chronic Illness" .

Jamee has started a weekly link-up post entitled: Sharing our Spoons -  aptly abbreviated S.O.S.   She's urging those with chronic illnesses to take make some healthy decisions and link up to her weekly Tuesday post:

1. Physical: could be weight loss or exercise related or it could be goals like eating more veggies or cutting soda
2. Mental/Emotional: take a day to be alone, write a letter, paint, etc
3. Spiritual: start a new devotional book, commit a certain amount of time a day for prayer/meditation
4. Something fun: Take time to treat yourself – maybe a pedicure or Starbucks (if you don’t typically splurge for specialty coffee)
5. BONUS: One thing to get you out of your comfort zone a week – try something new, sign up for a class you maybe have been putting off.

If you're wondering what living with a chronic illness has to do with spoons, read this here.  One of the best explanations of living with a chronic illness.

I love making connections - either on-line or irl - and this is a great way to do so.  I'm picking something ... number 4 .... something fun ... to focus on this week ... !

And speaking of FUN ... the Mercantile May Papercrafting Kit and Add-Ons are nearly sold out.  How I LOVED the paper in the Papercrafting Kit!  My projects this month:

A little mini in a box using much of the Antiquarian Kit in honor of my flower girl way back when:

    

A sweet fairy cut from the vintage sheet music cover and embellished:

Did I say the Papercrafting Kit papers were gorgeous?  This layout uses 2 of them:

And a layout of dear niece ... more lovely paper and Artisan Add-On goodies too:

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