March Madness Week 1

This is my layout for March Madness week 1.*

It's based on a sketch challenge. I'm still not quite sure if I like it. I think it's a little cramped-I'm not used to putting so many things on a layout.

One thing I really like about it is that it's my first process layout. Usually I just sit down, maybe with an idea in my head, and create a layout. I didn't feel like scrapping this week, but I knew that I wanted to get this layout done tonight. So Tuesday, I told myself that I had to pick a theme, Wednesday I would pick the papers, and Thursday I would do the layout. I figured breaking it down would make it seem like less work. Tuesday I decided to do the layout on my roommate Beth's birthday a couple of weeks ago. Wednesday I chose this cute paper from SEI. Then I saw the 7Gypsies tag and the ribbon. Next came the Scenic Route chipboard letters, which were followed by the American Crafts felt flowers. Just when I thought I'd picked out all the embellies, I remembered that I had brackets to match the flowers. I could not resist starting to put the layout together. This morning I woke up and knew that I had to put ric rac at the bottom of the tag. When I got home tonight, I added the pictures and a few more embellies.

Overall, I'm thrilled with the process, I'm just not so sure about the result. I'm so happy that I used my stash. I've never done a layout with a mini picture before. I think I'm going to do it again- I love the look. I'm also happy that I reached (at least once) the point in my scrapping abilities where I just "know" when something needs to be added. To channel Ali Edwards, that's so cool.

*For those of you who don't know, I hate the idea that someone would put my picture on the Internet without my permission. Therefore, I try to extend the same courtesy to others, so I block out the faces of people in my layouts. If you want to see the layout without the blurred faces, just leave me a comment or email me.

Now This Just Isn't Fair!

Dizzy yesterday, head pounding today. Now really, this just plain isn't fair! (As though life has to be fair) Ok, my head is not actually pounding YET, but my vision is completely blurred, which is always the first step to a migraine. I only feel like this at home. Maybe my apt is making me sick. Hmmm. I'm so sick of complaining and being in pain. I want to feel better and get my life back together NOW.

On a happy note, the people at the post office were super sweet to me today. I was trying to find one of those large (10x10x8) Priority mail boxes to send a bunch of stuff to my brother, but they did not have any. It was the second post office I went to that were out of them. Why the run on boxes that size? Besides the box problem, the stuff I wanted to send was fairly heavy, and I was worried it was going to cost a fortune to mail. The person working at the post office found a box behind the counter for me (for free) and weighed everything before I packaged it up so I would know how much it would cost. She even gave me an ordering form so that I could get the boxes I want delivered to my apt. She was so helpful and friendly that it's making me smile even now.

Hello

Hi to any sneaky people who might be reading this :)

I'd wanted to write more, but I'm really dizzy, so I better go rest (after I check the aforementioned board for a little March Madness).

Small Update

I know you, dear reader, have been wondering where I am. Ok fine, my only reader is me, but that is beside the point. I've been dying to put together one of those posts like the amazing scrapbook blogs I read every day- a cute layout or altered project and a little bit about my process. I still plan to do that. I hurt my back at the end of January, and it's really hard for me to sit at my desk and thus scrapbook. Therefore, my cute, brilliant scrapbook-related posts will just have to wait.

I've been going to physical therapy twice a week. I guess it's good in that it holds me accountable, but I feel like I would get the same out of it if my physical therapist just emailed me the exercises. It also makes me feel very behind on pop culture. Once we get started, he asks me if I watched American Idol or the Oscars or whatever popular tv show was on the night before. Inevitably, the answer is no. I don't really like tv. I'd rather spend my invalidness making up new words like invalidness and reading or surfing the web. In case you're wondering, we talk about the Sox instead, which suites me just fine.

1st Spring Training game started 40 min ago :) It feels like spring already.

Good thing because I think I left my winter jacket at the chiropractor's office. Today was my first appointment. I didn't know my back could pop like that. She says my back is still swollen, so I need to keep icing it for the next couple of days. I hope between that and the physical therapy I start feeling like myself again.

That's all for now dear reader. Goodnight!

Productive Day

Ok, so maybe I didn't have the most exciting weekend on record. Although Alison giving out her business card was amusing, but that's a story for another time. My back is still hurting, but I'm sick of laying around babying it. I decided against spending the day scrapbooking, which would have been a lot of fun, but would have hurt my back. Instead, I did a bunch of those little things that I've been rewriting on my to-do list every week- back up computer files, fill out FASFA, organize paperwork, etc. It feels good to finally cross those things off and know that they won't appear on my to-do list next week. Now if only I get around to ordering all my Christmas pictures, I'll be really happy...