It’s Been Crazy Around Here!

October 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

This week I have been so unbelievably swamped – I seriously feel like I’m drowning.

I joined Stroller Strides last week, which is kicking my ass! I love it, though, because I’m able to spend time on myself, plus I am able to spend time each day with the girls at the park and on various activities after class. This week we went to the Pumpkin Patch!

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I have so many Scentsy orders coming in for the holidays, that I can barely keep up. I’m also in the middle of hosting a Buddy Drive to benefit the children at a couple of Los Angeles Women’s Shelters. If you are interested in donating to this great cause, you can do so here. You can also keep up to date with information here.

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I also am finishing up a few final orders and giveaways from my shop – which, of course, I regretfully had to close in order to put my deserving family first. But, I’m honoring all giveaways as promised!

Speaking of giveaways: the winner of the Starbucks Gift Card is:

Tiffany J.

 

Congrats girlie! You’ve got a couple of days to claim your prize, either through Facebook, email, or blog comment here. Otherwise, a new winner will be chosen!

So, with all of the craziness that I’ve got going on all of a sudden, I may be MIA from the blog here and there for the next couple of weeks while I get myself caught up.

Never fear, though. My weekly Style Report for Sugar and Dots will be going as planned, as well as the weekly Handmade Happy Hour link-up!

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Plus, look for an awesome giveaway (for something that is very near and dear to my heart) coming at the end of the month!

Thanks for sticking with me through all my craziness!! :-)

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Family First

September 6, 2012 by 4 Comments

For the past month or so, I’ve really been struggling with finding the time to spend with my family. I love my hubby and my girls with all my heart, and I feel like I’m missing out on so many things!

What is taking up so much of my time? My Handmade Parties to Go shop. I’ve been very blessed with the amount of orders and custom requests that I have received, and am thankful for the additional income that it has brought in. However, I seriously underestimated the amount of time it would require.

I feel like I eat, breathe, and sleep party supplies. I wake up thinking about parties, and I go to bed thinking about parties. I spend more time on the computer and at my desk creating and getting orders together, than I do with my kids and my hubby. My parenting is lacking, and my housekeeping is lacking.

That is so backwards from what my life should be. I should be embracing the time that I get to spend at home with my girls (even though I don’t think I’m really cut out for this job). I should be spending  more time cuddling on the couch with my hubby, especially since he’s hardly ever home.

And so, I’ve decided to stop making my party supplies. It totally sucks, because I feel like a failure – and I HATE admitting to failure. But, I guess I shouldn’t look at it that way…I should look at in in the sense that I’m choosing to put my family first and foremost. Because they are what truly matters.

Don’t worry, though. Just because I’m closing up the party shop doesn’t mean that I won’t still be around! I will still be right here, on this little blog of mine. I may add some random items to my shop (because I’m such a random person, that would totally make sense, right?!) at some point. You just never know…

I am going to continue working on my Scentsy,  Grace Adele, and Velata business, too! I have such a passion for this company, and it’s a great way for me to get out, meet people, and have fun – based on MY schedule! (Shameless plug: If you haven’t checked out my sites, please do so! You can visit here, here, and here. Oh, and you can also keep up with my personal specials here.)

And, the most exciting thing coming up? I am partnering with Kimmie over at Sugar and Dots beginning this week. I already do a weekly recap of her segment “What I Whipped Up Wednesday“, and now I will be working with her every Friday to bring you tons of style tips and trends! I know, you’re probably wondering how I have anything to say about style, considering I spend my days in yoga pants. But, I really DO know fashion! Check out her blog tomorrow for my intro post. You won’t want to miss it!

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me on my journey here in California, including with my blog and my shop! I truly appreciate you!

 

 

P.S. I will still be finishing up any outstanding orders that I have received either in my shop or through giveaways, so don’t worry! :-)

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:Pinterest Inspired: Fourth Of July Dessert

July 4, 2012 by 2 Comments

Today we are celebrating the Fourth of July in California for the first time. Thankfully, we were invited over to the hubby’s boss’ house (and they have an AWESOME pool!), so at least we don’t have to spend our day all by ourselves.

I was asked to bring dessert, (which is probably my most favorite thing to bring to a party), so I looked through the ideas I had pinned to my Fourth of July board on Pinterest.

I came across some cute fruit and brownie skewers, which you can see here. However, I didn’t feel like baking anything so I decided to recreate this super cute idea.

My version:

What did you bring to your Fourth of July bash?

Happy Wednesday and Happy Fourth of July!

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