Victim de la Mode!

Or something like that lol.

Just recently I got the urge to really get up and make something.  To be perfectly honest, it has been a while since I have been hit this hard with a need to create.  The craziest part is that what I have the urge to do is totally left field of my current work.

By that I mean it isn't as playful and colorful, but I still really like what I'm doing :)

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Now, I just need to get my thoughts organized with my schedule and I'll be in the house!!

Because I don't want to run into my usual problem of falling behind and than not being able to get things accomplished in a reasonable time frame.

First Newsletter!

both; text-align: left;"> In my last post about creating a newsletter had me thinking of ways to engage my audience.  So, after crawling the etsy forums I came across this great post about House shows and Virtual Parties!

Well, to say the least I was impressed but still unable to do either for different reasons, BUT low and behold a door opened !  Now, I can have virtual parties and private sales!  I'm so excited :D

This is how my first newsletter looked...

Needless to say this gave me a good reason to make a newsletter and I'm happy about it too :)

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She's One!! And, a Giveaway :)

My little daughter pumpkin is officially one today!  I am so happy :D  I just can't believe it has been a year since she was born!

We plan of throwing a her a little party on the third so everyone will be back in town after thanksgiving :)

One of the main things that concerns me is that I haven't really documented anything for my daughter as she has gotten older.  I want to have the memories, but I can't seem to find the time (or energy) to put anything together.

So, when MyMemories contacted me about a digital scrapbook I was ecstatic!  I was able to simple choose a theme and the pictures that I wanted and they were aromatically entered into the pages :D  You can also work from scratch, but that feature wasn't for me lol

And, let me just be the first to say that I can't stand scrapbooking because it is just so tedious and time consuming!  But, this was easy fast and simple :D

I plan to have the album completed before her birthday party so that I can give everyone a CD.  I'm going to add some of the videos that I recorded of her, which is awesome!

And, here is the BEST PART!  One of my awesome readers will have the chance to win this sweet digital scrapbooking software :D

Take a look at the video below to see all that My Memories Suite can do :D

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Here Are the Rules:

Leave a comment how you would use My Memories Suite.

Like My Memories Suite on Facebook

Follow the My Memories Suite on Blog

**Please leave a separate comment for each thing you do**

And, if you can't wait you can use the coupon code: STMMMS34412 for $10 OFF My Memories Suite V3

I will be choosing the winner on November 29, 2011!

Fear Filled Ambitions

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Often in everyday life as well in my business endeavors I want SO MUCH but can only imagine so little.  Almost everyday at least twice a day I have a great idea, but before the day is out I find every reason under the sun why it just can't happen.
Either I don't have the time, funds, following or expertise...blah blah BLAH!

On the other side of the spectrium if everything is "okay" I stand around waiting for the right persons approval (whoever that is) and when it doesn't come or any one person tells me I can't do it or that it isn't a good idea, I throw it out.

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Sadly it doesn't take much to demotivate an idea for many of us, because we are always working with fear filled ambitions.
Fear that it won't work, that the idea will be rejected, fear that our idea will take off!!

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Sometimes you have to get yourself to a point where you have to say enough is enough!!!
I'm no longer going to use my excuses as a crutch to stand on, because at the end of the day I have to live my life and live with my choices.

So don't fall victim to your fears and insecurities, break out of the box that says you can't do it!

Sure, it will take planning and maybe more time than you anticipated, but in the end you will be that much happier you went ahead and went after your great idea, project or whatever it is you want to do :)

Thanks for reading, hope to read your comments soon!!  :D

Getting Excited For Thanksgiving!!

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I am super pumped to get to the yummies!!  This will be the first year that I actually contribute a dish to the thanksgiving feast with the family, so I am extra EXTRA antsy to get to work!  I am not too sure on what I will be making but, rest assured that it will be DELICIOUS :D

Another thing to be happy about this coming thanks giving is, that I have so much to be thankful for.

That is basically what has been on my mind today so, thanks for reading :)

Discover: Milk~fly

When I was younger I love LOVED to play with fake food!  I would dream up all kinds of outrageously spectacular occasions with my sister and we would have a blast :D
My memories of having a tea party or pretending to cater a masquerade ball are cherished moments, and that is something that I would like to share with my own daughter.  I really want to grow her imagination and since of adventure!

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A little while back I found this great shop called Milk~fly that sells amazing (and very realistic) felt foods!  I ADORE everything they sell there :)  It is me getting super-duper excited for when my daughter gets older and can play with toys like that!

Strawberry Cheesecake Slice

Cheese Platter

Banana Cream Pie

P.S. Someone gifted me a whole heap of clothes!! I'm super happy and feeling blessed :D

Thanks for reading :)

Shop Talk: The Newsletter

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I'm at a loss.
My website features a newsletter sign-up, and since it has been there I have 2 subscribers + 14 family members that I signed up against their will, so they could forward some to their friends.  With that in mind I have found myself at a cross-roads, I'm somewhat feeling like, what's the point??

Plus, every time I sit down to really make a newsletter I am a complete blank slate!  Should I make a newsletter plan, should I have planned campaigns only??  I suppose I need to find some purpose and function before I run with the seemingly great idea...
I just don't want people to be signed-up and than one day out of the blue they get a newsletter and it's been so long that they don't even remember subscribing!

I suppose this must have just been a rant to myself more than anything.  I need to get up and get moving!