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This is what my desk looks like after I complete a project. I am amazed that I can work on a 6 inch square area. Random crap strewn everywhere. I just have to straighten it up and throw out the trash. It reminds me of my life right now. I'm in a little funk but I will get out of it soon if it kills me. No, I am not PMSy.

I finished these Easter treats for my church choir. Homemade candy wrappers. Another easy project that I found here and tweaked a little. Gotta love Youtube! :)

I am trying very hard to be positive about today but the world just isn't cooperating.

I had a breakfast date with my husband today before Junior had to be picked up from the airport. We are trying very hard not to eat out because it's much cheaper to stay home and make our food, but we had a coupon for $10 off. Who can pass up a coupon, right?

I ordered hash browns, I get seasoned potatoes. I ordered coffee cake, they forget to bring it out. They bring out coffee cake, it's not the flavor they first offered me. The whole bottle of Tabasco sauce pours out and drowns my eggs. The most exciting part- I find a brown HAIR on my food. Clearly not mine or my husband's.

I could forgive the restaurant's other sins, but the hair is unacceptable. At least it wasn't curly.

It's no secret that I have been one big ball of stress lately. All because of work. It has consumed my life in every way. I cannot leave work at work because work follows me home. I am on call during the week and everything seems to be an emergency. I try to make everyone at work happy- the doctors, the nurses, the patients, and families. But I forget about myself. I keep it all to myself because I don't want to rehash my frustrations at home with my husband and my stepson. They shouldn't have to hear about it. The more I squash my feelings, the more it is apparent that I am unhappy. At home I am quiet and pensive. Not my usual sarcastic self.

My husband keeps reassuring me that he is here for me like I should be for him. I should be able to to let it all out. I am letting work consume me. Work is work is work. Things might never change at my workplace. But I have to change the way I think about it. Nothing has to be perfect. Deadlines can sometimes be missed. I don't have to volunteer for so many projects. I cannot take the staff's discontent so personally. I must learn to say no. I must do this for my own sanity.

So, we decided to try something new. Every night I get home, I must speak about my day- the good AND the bad. So far, it's working. I am feeling less stressed. My husband is my sounding board and I know that I always have his unending support.

I have not been in touch with my feelings lately. I stopped eating right. I have not been on a treadmill in weeks. I have neglected blogging. I have not scrapbooked. I have not picked up a photo in a long time. I have to reevaluate the choices I am making. Maybe this weekend, I will scrapbook it all away. Or maybe I could spend that time taking advantage of my very agreeable husband. Ha!

Junior is spending the week at his mom's house for Spring Break and it is vewy, vewy quiet here. I can walk around in my underwear again. I guess I could walk around in my underwear when the boy is here, but I am sure I would see Child Protective Services at my doorstep and I would traumatize the child for the rest of his life. No math or biology homework for a week. I thought I was done with Algebra but lately it's returned like an old, stalker boyfriend. There is more food in the house. This boy eats and eats and eats some more. I don't know where it all goes. I relish the privacy again, but I miss the child.  The dishes are piling up and the dog poop has become petrified in the backyard. Is it wrong that those will be waiting for him when he gets home? :)

I am working on these little pillow boxes for my staff for Easter. I used the Cricut Wedding cartridge, transparencies, and paper scraps. Very fun and easy to make.
 
Supplies:
Acetate (I could fit 4 of the pillow boxes on 1 transparency)
Cricut Wedding cartridge set at 4 inches
Stemma paper scraps
Stampin' Up! scallop oval punch
Stampin' Up! oval punch
Stampin' Up! Bashful Blue ink pad
Fiskars crimper for the paper grass

I got rear ended on the way to work yesterday morning. I was exiting off the freeway and yielded to oncoming traffic. Unfortunately, the car behind me did not. My car's fender is pushed in and I can't pop open my trunk. My neck is a bit sore but I am ok.

I have never been in an accident where I was the driver and I wasn't exactly sure what to do. The person who hit me did not want me to call the police and report it. He wanted to fix it himself. I called 911 anyway. He was at fault and was cited.

Even though my boss gave me strict instructions to take care of myself and go home, I went to work and did an evaluation. I had planned a staff meeting but had to cancel. I had banana bread for the staff stuck in the trunk and I was going to feed it to them if it killed me. So I asked one of my coworkers to crawl in the backseat and grab the 2 loaves.

My husband made me go to the ER. I already have a herniated disk. I did not need another injury. My boss called the ER and I was seen, given pain medication, watched some Oprah, and had a CT scan- all done in 1.5 hours. They say the pain in my neck will get worse in the next couple of days so I guess I am ready for anything with Flexaril and Lortab.

I think God is telling me something. This accident was a smack in the face. I need to slow down a little bit. I need to take time for myself and I need to destress more. I just have to remember not to go all "Anna Nicole" on my husband with all those prescriptions.

Meet my new favorite toy, the Scotch ATG 714 tape gun. I bought this here for about $47.50. Yes, I know. Pretty steep, huh? But for the price of this baby and the refills (each roll has 36 yards of strong adhesive), I could stop buying the little glue dispensers that run about $3-6 each and continue buying refills for $1.25 each. I bought 24 rolls of 36 yard acid free adhesive for about $30 here. As much as I use glue, this was well worth it! Anyone else love this tape gun?

I was astounded about the number of people wearing green today. I completely forgot it was St. Patrick's Day. If I was still in 3rd grade, I'm sure I would have been pinched, but as an adult everyone just asked me where my green was. My husband says I am exempt from wearing green since he has red hair and he has lucky charms. I guess I am a leprechaun by injection. Ha!

I have not been in a scrappy mood lately. I've been having fun making cards and completing little projects here and there.

I finished this project using a template I found on Papertrey Ink. It is adorable and very easy to make. I always need thank you cards and wanted to display them in a cute way at work. This is perfect for A2 cards or whatever your heart desires. I made each file folder separately and then placed them all in a tray. I even used the scraps to make some cards.

Supplies:
Filed With Flair Timeless Templates from Papertrey Ink
American Crafts patterned cardstock
DCWV pink, yellow, brown cardstock
Stampin' Up! scallop circle
Stampin' Up! letter stamps
Stampin' Up! Pink Passion ink pad
Fiskars border punch
ribbon unknown

Made these cute little nugget purses yesterday. It holds 1 Hershey's Chocolate Nugget and they are so easy to make. It literally took 2 minutes for each purse and I used my scraps. I found the instructions here.