Ready for a Change...

I look happy here right?

I am happy...

There are many things that help bring me to true happiness...

fullness...

peace!

I want to share those things with you...

This handsome man:

 

Our awesome kiddoes:

Our sweet pups:

Our family:

Faith:

 Creating:

Being in nature...

Good friends:

 Connecting with other creatives:

Music:

(so love this song - enjoy!!)

Yoga:

 Running:

Helping others:

Dancing:

Being Grateful:

Celebrating other's gifts, talents, successes:

I am sure I am leaving a few things out but the gist is...

there are many things that can fill my life with greatness...

leaving no room for the things that make me crazy!!

There is no room for...

comparing...

competing...

looking for what is wrong with me or any given situation...

trying to newt-ify the penguins around me...

(thank you Katie and Gay Hendricks)

expecting rather than giving...

trying to be someone I am not...

or wishing I was more like someone else...

or jealous of someone's talents...

or pining for ther people's approval or to be part of the in crowd.

Life is just too beautiful for setting yourself up for failure!!!

 

 So with that being said...

I am shutting off comments...

I am going to post away without a schedule or any commitment...

just for fun and when I feel like it...

going to stay away from facebook for a while...

I will still post links to blog posts and post photos and new product updates...

but I am not going to check in all the time to see how many likes I have...

or to see who approves...

or to comment back...

because I LOVE Star Hitched Wagon and the products I create...
and I love to share our life, my crazy lists and likes...

Nothing will change that...

I know you do to...

that's why you are here and there!!!

Thank you!!

You are celebrated!

 

I need all the time, that I spend checking in to see if

my traffic is high, if my stats are good, if my posts or photos are liked,

for all the beauty makers in life!!

I know you understand!!!

If you need to get ahold of me email is open!!! 

And I always love to hear from you...

Now go celebrate your beautiful life!!

Hello Monday

It's been a while...but what the heck I will jump in...for today anyways.

Hello Sunshine...you are needed and most appreciated!

Hello Music...thank you for your constant companionship...for keeping me focused.

Hello Scrappy Time...really enjoying creating for Feeling Scrappy's Scrapapalooza 9...without it I would be creativity-less.

Hello Gratitude Journal...so THANKFUL I have sooo much to be THANKFUL for.

Hello My Yoga Online...thank you for keeping me bendy.

Hello 2013's Word...

Truth...

took awhile to decide...

not completely ready to let go of 2012's word of Real...

Truth will be a continuation...

the next step.

As always a big thank you to Lisa for the great idea of Hello Monday!

Thankful For...

Feeling Scrappy?

Well hello there!!

Want to invite all you scrapbookers

(or all of you who have been thinking about becoming scrapbookers)

to join us over at Feeling Scrappy for Sketchapalooza 9!!!

 

Jayne puts on a really fantastic class!!!

I promise you won't be disappointed.

AND...if you register by the end of today you are automatically entered

for a chance to win one heck of a giveaway! 

Come check it out!! 

 Class starts Monday!
http://feelingscrappyclasses.blogspot.com/2012/11/sketchapalooza-9-january-7th.html

What can you expect from Sketchapalooza 9?

• A full four weeks of class running from January 7th to February 4th
• Detailed sketches made exclusively for you by our designers
• 20 total sketches - 16 single page and 4 double page (5 per week!)
• Digital templates provided for each sketch in PS/PSE and SBC!!
• Tips and tid-bits to keep your creative juices flowing
• Fabulous creative examples for each sketch by our talented designers
• A private class forum with lots of support and friendly conversation
• A gallery filled with layout examples
• Self-paced class - do as much or as little as you like
• A PDF file including all the sketches from the class for you to keep for future reference
• Prizes - who doesn't love a chance to win?
• Plus a few surprises :)

The cost for this month long class is only $25.00.

What a FANTASTIC value!!

 

I know you are already thinking I am in...

but how about a couple of the sample pages I have created 

for previous Sketchapalooza classes?

 

 Sketch by Jayne Jones layout by me!

This was from  Sketchapalooza 8.

Sketch and sample by ME.

This was from Sketchapalooza 7.

See fun stuff!!!

I'd love to scrapbook with you so come join in the fun!

See you at Feeling Scrappy!

Happy 2013

I want to wish you ALL 

a very very Happy New Year!

I pray it brings us all

Awe

Bravery

Contentment

Discovery

Enthusiasm

Faith

Greatness

Health

Integrity

Joy

Kindness

Love

Movement

Networking

Optimal Living

Peace

Quiet

Respect

Success

Thankfulness

Use

Victories

Wealth

X-citement

Yippees

Zeal

Clever, huh?

My 2013 Alphabet of Dreams.

Truly, have a beautiful 2013!

2012 Highlights

Before we enter 2013 I have to go back over some of the things that stand out.

Reminds me of the tremendous blessings we have been given.

Also reminds me of where I want to go in the year to come.

 

January

Moved my studio to the main floor of our house!

 Best decision!

Love my studio!

February

   State hockey tournaments for the boys.

March

Took the kids to a Canucks game in Denver!

Such fun!

April

Brought our little Gregor home!!

 Such a sweet sweet addition to our family!

Despite what Steve thinks!

Easter!

May

Macey came home from college for her summer break.

 The five of us made a Huge Chinese dinner!  Great fun!  And delish!

June

Ran my first Marathon.

The Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon!

Camping in the Big Horns!  LOVE camping!

Angela's Shower in Miles City

 and karaoke and dancing like nobody's business!!!

July

 

 Awesome hike at Bud Love

The fam came over and we took a camping trip in the Big Horns.

 The kids and I took a road trip to see my sister Jamie in Sand Point, Idaho.

 Awesome trip...

One of the most GORGEOUS drives...

from Missoula to Sand Point!

 We were all truly in awe of Nature's Beauty!

First wholesale order for Star Hitched Wagon.

 Took an awesome jewelry class from Deryn Mentock.

August

First art festival of the year for Star Hitched Wagon.

Big West in Sheridan is always a terrific weekend!

Mom and Dad came to help out as well as Auntie Carol. 

Their help is HUGE!!!  And it's so fun to have them there along with me.

Another huge highlight Bob and Jo drove down from Denver to suprise me!

Awesome treat!

Really great weekend!

September

Angela and Jono's gorgeous Big Sky wedding.

 A wonderfully fun weekend with family in a truly gorgeous location!

 The kids and I also went on our first zip line!

Born in a Barn Sale in Sheridan...Shelley and Jill put on a fabulous show!

October

Steve and Bob ran Le Grizz in Hungry Horse, MT.

Jo and I went along as the support team!  What a great trip!

LOVE western Montana!

November

Thanksgiving!

 Meg's 21st Birthday.

 (cake made by Jodi)

December

Star Hitched Wagon did the Horseshoe Holiday Market in Denver.

An awesome show!

Steve and the boys and Bob and Jo helped out soooo much.  

Had to be completely unloaded, set up and ready for customers in less that 90 minutes!

We did it thanks to EVERYONE'S help!

Jo and I sold the day away and got to interact with some really awesome customers!

 

Moved Macey back home...so excited she will be starting school at MSU in the fall!

 Christmas!

Goodbye 2012...

 It's that last day of 2012.

So I decide to go back to my goals post from January 2012

just to see how I progressed.

How I did...

So let's see...

1.  Working towards a life I love?

This will be a forever work in progress.

I had many steps forward and, of course, many steps back.

But I continue to head in the right direction.

 One thing is for certain...

I am blessed!

Tremendously blessed!

I love my life!

2.  Create more often?

Paint?

Get Messy?

Sew?

Play with clay?

Sadly no on ALL of these...

The desire is still present.

So these will roll over to 2013's list of things to enjoy!

3.  Get my business up and running full steam ahead?

My labels were finally finished!

They took much much longer that I would have ever expected!!

A sweet angel stepped forward and offered her help

in finishing them up when my designer check out.

They are gorgeous and my new brand looks so strong!

I created jewelry I love!

Did three AWESOME shows!

Two awesome open houses!

Three new wholesale accounts!

 Advertised in FOLK magazine.

It was a good start...excited to see where 2013 takes Star Hitched Wagon.

 
4.  Judge less - love more?

Tried...

Something that will need to be worked at

on a daily basis.

5.  Kick my ego to the curb?

Good days and bad days. 

6.  Get real - see the truth - be true?

 

 Again...

good days and bad days.

Really liked that I had this to focus on. 

Was a useful tool in many situations...

snapped me back to reality.

7.  Make friends?

:(

I need to really work on putting myself out there.

 Over the year I realized just how bad I am about keeping the walls up.

Accepted that I am responsible for how this one turns out.

Also...something very important that I MUST mention.

I am BLESSED with a very awesome large family!

 So this means I have many BEST friends!

8.  Yoga, running, walking, lifting or elliptical every single day of the week??

Ha ha...

Not even close.

Plenty of those things existed.

Not even close to every day of the week.

9.  Run a marathon?

YES!!!!

 And it was awesome!

10.  Yell less?

Probably not.

11. Be happy, smile and laugh and sing and dance?  ALOT?

Not as much as I should of.

12.  Scrapbook?

Yes!

Week in the Life?

One Little Word?

Project Life?

NOPE!

13.  Dream big and work hard to achieve?
Huge dreams.

Worked hard but could have worked harder.

14.  Blog?

Boy...not much at all.

So there ya have it.

Me checking in on myself to see how I did.

It was a good year.

I could do better.

Many discoveries have been made...

Excited about 2013 

 and the many chances given to live in the moment.

Thinking about my goals...
more about how I want to feel...
Not so many to do lists...
but definitely will make a Bucket List.

So how did you do?
I'd love to hear!