Yesterday, I went outside of my comfort zone, and went to work out with two mommies from school. I’ve had a gym membership since at least April, and I’ve never gone. Every time I said I was going to go, I had an excuse as to why I couldn’t.
Last week, John asked me about the membership. He asked if maybe I shouldn’t give it up since I didn’t go. I told him I really wanted to go. So, when one of the mommies asked me to go to the gym with her today, I said yes. I told John I really didn’t want to go. But, part of the reason why I didn’t go was because I had no one to go with. If I didn’t go with someone who asked me, I had absolutely no excuse to keep my membership.
So, I went. I walked very slowly on the treadmill, but I did do the gentle hills. I was really worried that my belly button was going to start hurting, because I am still sore after the appendectomy. But, I didn’t hurt at all, and I was proud that I went, and I tried.
On the way back, my friend asked if I wanted to get a Starbucks. I said, I don’t drink coffee, but I love the tea. So we walked in. I went to order, and immediately saw Sean’s favorite treat, the gluten free rice krispy treat. I told the barista that I was getting it for my kid. He said, “yeah, sure.” I said, “no really, it’s his favorite treat, and he is gluten free. He is going camping this weekend and it will be nice for him to have a special desert while all the other boys are having smores.” I paid, and then he started writing my name. I said “oh you got my name from my card” and he showed me the cup. I was speechless.
Imagine my surprise. He wrote “Good Mommy.”
I had to make a layout. I mean really, how many times does someone go out of their way to tell you that you are doing a good job being a mommy. My husband does, and I appreciate it. But, when a random stranger says it, you feel amazing.
Now, I’ve been hording Shimelle‘s first line. I just loved the pinks and the golds and how understated it was. It’s been just sitting there, waiting for the right subject. Here it is, a dark, passion tea lemonade, no sweetener. Just the right color drink to complement the paper. I was feeling like I needed a bit of help, so I went to her blog to find a bit of inspiration… And there it was, in an old sketch and featured guest designer… I loved what Mendi did, and I said, I’ve got this.
First off, I offset it. I’m not much for center justified lately. I was going to use the pink polka dot for the background… Unfortunately, there was a problem with a line I made to frame things that I just hated, so I made two cuts, found some kraft, and was immediately happy again. Then I used a banner for my title, over the picture. This was because I offset the images/cardstock, and it needed something to help with the huge expanse of white space. The Freckled Fawn heart me wood veneer covered a nice hole where I tried to sew on the picture unsuccessfully. For my title, I used cheap Target letters and thickers, of course. Finally, a little tag at the upper right hand corner gave me the visual triangle I was looking for…
What amazes me is that there were so many crazy oopses I made while making this LO. But as Julie Fei-Fan Balzer always says, there are no mistakes in crafting. Tonight, I know that is true.
Tell me about your happy accidents, I’d love to hear about them.
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