Life Inside a Scrapbook Room: great start to the new year

what a wonderful month january has been!! i sure hope the new year is off to a great start for all of you!! i have gotten so much accomplished this month and am so happy with my progress! i started reading the 'happiness project' and what a fabulous book! i took gretchen's advice for january and started cleaning out everything!! basically taking the approach of... if i was moving would i want this in my new house?! as january is coming to a close... i am almost finished with my reorganization... i have a couple of closets left that i hope to tackle on monday... i made a new years resolution to throw out something that we do not need/want every trash day (tuesday and friday) until all is cleaned out! and take what is good to purple heart. i have stuck to it and have come to look forward to the ritual each trash day! love seeing the progress!! i have had fun doing a few design projects around the that i have been wanting to do... which include rearranging a few pieces of furniture and doing a bit of decorating!

along with cleaning and re-organizing i have started several projects and am most happy to report that i am loving all of them along with keeping up with all of them (pictures next week) and enjoying the process of each one. i have started 'project life' with becky higgins, 'one little word' with ali edwards, '52 inspirations' at oscraps, 'monthly photo swap' with simply kelly designs, i have a few classes that i am taking at jessica sprague - art journaling - and a few more coming up - poster design & one on one, i have signed up for cathy zielske's - type class, and i have finally made the decision/commitment to take liz lamoreux's class - create space. this year is a big year for me... i turn the big 50! over the past few years i have made a real conscious effort to cut out the 'yuck' in my life and to really listen and give my life to God's hands. this year my 'one little word' is 'relinquish'... and i don't think that i have ever had a word speak to me the way this one is... it truly is living on my heart!

to top off the month of january... i have had the most wonderful visitors in my house!! from new friends, old friends to re-connecting with friends!! i just so love the way company brings the house to life and new memories are made! after years of exchanging phone calls, a plethora of emails and chatting on facebook... i finally met my sweet dear friend, lori smith, and her family face to face. it was so wonderful to finally meet her family and put real faces to the stories that she had been sharing with me over the years. with in the same week my dear high school friends, debbie slater wyant and martha garcia harkins, along with myself, hosted a 32nd bellaire band and twirler reunion at my house for those who live in the general vicinity, on saturday the 14th. it sure was wonderful to see everyone. some I had not seen in 32 - 33 years. the night was topped off with a good ole girls sleep over with becky cunningham klemm and debbie slater wyant. just like ole times!!

sharing a few pictures with you from this months events!! thanks so much for stopping by and i hope you all have a wonderful day!!

smith family visit...