Tasha's Challenge

My nine year old cousin Tasha set me a scrapbooking challenge, and here is the result.
The criteria was:
* 5 circles
* 3 pink flowers
* Black handwriting
* Letter/ word stickers
* Photos that include me, Tasha, Erin, Royce or Ziggy
* Ribbon, either green, pink or black
* The colours green, pink or blue in the background
Thanks Tasha! I had a lot of fun putting it together.

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Yep I've been scrapping again! Not even a sore mouth can slow me down! This first page is from the scrapping day we had in Sydney last month.
Ziggy's First Birthday
My Nan
Heidi tree climbing
Kaityln & Jhorjie at Bounce & Slide

Meagan dressing up
Dominic in Dad's high chair. How cute is the giraffe? I just love it!
My boss Keira at her farewell dinner
My bud Amy & I. We will still be best friends, even now that she's in Townsville. She's only been gone a week, but I miss her so much already.
Just Be. The best advice I could give myself.

Did I Really Get My Wisdom Teeth Taken Out Yesterday?

Cause it sure doesn't feel like it! I feel fine. I'm not sore at all. The only time I get a bit of pain is when I eat and when I blow my nose or yawn too big. Apart from that I'm fine. I feel great! I did the grocery shopping this morning & then walked the dog and have been doing some scrapping since then. So it's just like a normal day for me. You seriously wouldn't think I've had my wisdom teeth taken out at all! But they're gone now. It's all over & i feel fine, so praise the Lord! Thankyou to everyone that has been praying for me & sending me encouraging messages.

In other news I've just found out that my good friend Jess' boyfriend and his little brother were in a car accident. Rob had a successful wrist operation & is still in hospital with a neck brace, but is doing well & should be able to go home soon. But his brother James had a few more complications, and is flat on his back and awaiting neurosurgery on his vertebrae in two weeks time. He isn't allowed to move his arms or legs. So please be in prayer for these guys & their family.

I'm sore but I'm still scrapping (& singing!)

I had my wisdom teeth taken out this morning. It went really well. My appointment was at 9 and I was home by 10. He was only going to take out the two on my right side & then I was going to see him again next week to get the two on the left taken out. But the first two came out so quickly & easily that we decided to do them all today. And I am so glad because now it is all over & done with. And I'm feeling quite ok at the moment. Feeling a bit sore, but the anaesthetic hasn't worn off yet, so I'm sure that soon I'll probably be feeling a lot sorer. But anyway, I'm taking things easy. But that doesn't mean I'm doing nothing. I'm sitting here scrapping. And I have cds playing and keep singing along with them, even thought I probably shouldn't. But I can't help it- I start singing without even realising it!

Beautiful People part 3

My Family

My Workmates. I am blessed to work with some truly lovely people.
My Aunty Cathy- who I don't really see as an Aunty, I see her as a friend. One of my fav people to scrap with.
The Lucas Clan- such a crazy mob, but I wouldn't want them to be any other way! I love them all so much.
My Grandparents. I'm not real happy with how this page turned out, but really it's all about the words. It's all about how I love my Grandparents and how much they mean to me.
Charlie. He was like a Poppy to me. My Poppy died when I was a baby, so I didn't get to know him. But Charlie, who was Nan's good friend, was so much like a Poppy to me. He was definitely part of the family. He came to all family functions, and we would visit him and Nan on the weekends. He was such a special person to me. He didn't replace Poppy, and in no way diminishes the important place Poppy has in my heart, but it was just really special to me that there was still a Poppy figure in my life.

Stop Scrapping Start Socialising

I had an appointment with my psychologist yesterday and at one point we were talking about how I have replaced my social life with scrapbooking. I have social anxiety & instead of trying to work through it I have given in completely and spend all my spare time at home scrapbooking. Many people have commented that I am a scrapping machine, but the truth is, I'm just lonely. I want to be out there hanging out with people & meeting new people, but I find that all really hard, so I just give in to my fears & anxiety. And now I've gotten to a point with my scrapbooking where I feel I need to be constantly scrapbooking. If I'm at home & I'm not scrapping I feel lazy. If I don't complete at least 5 or 6 pages a day I feel like a failure. And my psychologist pointed out to me how unhelpful this all is. Scrapbooking is not going to fill my need for friendship, and hiding away each weekend is just going to pull me further into depression.
So, I'm not saying that I'm going to give up scrapping. My psychologist also pointed out that it's great that I have a hobby that I love & am so passionate about, but she's helped me see that it has taken over my life, but is not fulfilling all my needs. So I'm going to try to spend more of my free time hanging out with friends & meeting new people. It's not going to be easy, I've already been seeing my psychologist for over a year, & though I can see that I've come a long way, I still get caught up in my social anxiety.
Scrapbooking is important because it is a way to remember & honour those special people & moments in my life, so I'm definitely going to keep at it, I just don't want to be so caught up in scrapping all weekend, or feeling that I need to complete a certain number of pages or trying to do one whole album in a weekend. Now that is going to be hard, seeing as I am going to a 10 hour scrapping day tomorrow! Last time I finished 10 pages, whereas most people did 3 or 4, and that is because I didn't spend any time socialising. I just sat down and scrapped. So this time I am going to try to be less caught up in trying to make heaps of layouts, and spend more time chatting & appreciating the lovely ladies I will be scrapping with.
Thankyou for taking the time to read this rather long post, I just really needed to jot all this down & let it all out.