Monday, January 16, 2012

Soul Spilling (& a freebie)

I almost forgot what a computer is over the holidays.  We went from Michigan to Arizona so we could spend some time with my husband's family...and we even hit New Mexico to visit some of mine.  It was a whirlwind trip, but so worth it.  I really have the coolest family and family-in-law on the planet.  I've also got some super fantastic friends.  It was lovely getting to see Jessica during our time in AZ.  I wish each of you could do a shoot with her or take one of her workshops just for the chance to spend some time with her.  She's that cool.  Feeling rather blessed...and also a little lazy.  I brought my laptop, but didn't touch it once.  Not even a peek.  It was lovely!  Since I've been home, I've been trying to slowly ease myself back into cyber world.  But not very hard, if I'm being totally honest.  :)

2011 was all about acceptance for me.  I didn't particularly intend that, but it just happened that way.  I feel like I learned so much about accepting myself- the good and the bad, and just being cool with that.  I hope to be a better person in the future, but today I am rather hopelessly flawed...and I'm okay with that...mostly.  Ha!  It takes practice.  This year I am going to try my best to simplify.  I've already put some of my big plans on hold so that I can make my life a bit easier and spend that much more time with my little girls while they are still little.  I love Shabby Blogs, but the majority of my heart will forever be with my family.  I hope you understand!  I'll still be releasing new goodies and posting here, but it just won't ever be at the expense of my family.  Not that it ever was.  It's just so easy to get sucked into Cyberspace.  Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest...all of it.  Even just having an iphone makes me feel like I am plugged in 24/7.  I don't like that.  My life is here...in my own home...with my own family...in my own mind and heart and hands.  Everything else can wait.  Simple as that.

Speaking of my own family, I snapped a few pictures of my dear in-laws during our trip and these particular shots inspired me to create a little goody for you...


Aren't they the cutest?!!  And I love these frames because they are neutral so they go with everything.  Just click on the png image below for the full-sized version and save it to your computer.  Can't wait to see how you use these!


Sorry for the soul-spilling, but as long as I'm sharing, I just want to say thank you to each of you who follow this blog and our website.  Your support and friendship means so much to us.  We truly thank you for being such amazing fans and friends.
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22 comments:

  2. Thanks! These are lovely and your pictures are great.

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  3. Awww love the frames - thank you!

    Jen x
    http://kitsch-n-sync.blogspot.com/

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  4. Lovely, i hope i manage to embed them in my new post. thanks a lot for sharing :)

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  6. I love this blog!!!!!

    thank you!!!

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  7. Hey, umm, quick question. When I put one of your amazing blog backgrounds on my blog, it doesn't show the sidebar. It's like it covers it, or something. Am I doing something wrong?

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  8. i LOVE this site!! I've now fixed up my site quite a bit thanks to you ladies :]

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  10. hi there..i just wanna say i heart ur bcground designs sooo much n i've been using it for my blog since i found ur awesome blog here. tq so much 4 d hardwork n keep up yo! hehe

    http://sizzlingsuzai.blogspot.com

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  11. I just discovered this special place!!!
    I need to update 1 of my blogs and here it all is just waiting for me!!!!
    Thanks!
    Love the frames!!

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  12. Thank you for all of the hard work you ladies put in to make this blog. You ladies always inspire me to keep blogging. You are appreciated!
    "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."

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  13. hi thanx very much i used your blog to set up my blog but i m just not so very IT literate i do know internet and surfing but when it comes to technical stuff like adding facebook button on side bar or make a grab button on side bar i feel so bad and frustrated that i can do it thats y i m sending u msg that pls help me with getting buttons plssssssssssss
    http://shazsewing.blogspot.com/

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  14. It's pretty, welcome back home! Family is really precious as that. Thanks for still spending time for making goodies for us.

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  15. congrats, u got the prettiest design!:))thank you!

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  16. Thank you for all of your hard work in making designs for us to use. I love your site :) I was wondering if you took your site down? I was visiting my own blog, which has one of your backgrounds in it, and the background didn't load. I then tried going to your website, and it too didn't load. Just wanted to let you know in case it was not intentional.

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  17. Was lovely to discover your blog. Thank you very much for all the conveniences you teach us.Warm greetings

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  18. I love that I found y'all! My blog looks so much better after using your designs. It's inspired me to put even more thought into my photography for my cloth diapers and make them even more "chic"! Merci!

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  19. thx you so much for sharing this things!

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  21. Glad to know I'm not the only one feeling this way. I think my problem is that I create my own stress! I write a 'to do' list in my head and then if those things don't get done, I punish myself. Glad you had a nice trip with your fam and could put it all behind ya for a little while. :)

    Ashley

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