New years resolutions, crafty and otherwise

Ok so it's that time if year, I have decided to make a list of specific goals to improve my life that are realistic and attainable.

1. First and foremost, without neglecting anything, I am going to focus on me
1. I am going to make conscience choices in my food. Starting with eating breakfast when I first wake up to stir up my metabolism. Drink Water. Get back to eating small meals every four hours (this change alone helped me lose 50 pounds before, I think I can do it again). 
2. I am going to exercise. I have been making excuses for too long. First it was, I am still recovering from having Nevin (she is one, I think that excuse flew the coop about 6 months ago). Then it was I am tired. Yes, I work all day and then have to care for my four children, but that will not change (unless I win the lotto) and exercise will help me be less tired. 
3. I am going to make sure that at least an hour during the work week I focus on making jewelry and one hour of taking pictures of my jewelry. Then I intend to spend two hours (give or take)  on the weekend, making jewelry and putting the pictures on the web. I really have to get my true passion back up and running. 
4. I am also tired of having heaps of laundry to do every weekend. I have a theory that if I washed, dried and folded a load every night, there would be less to do on the weekend and more time to spend with the kids or working on my jewelry (I just know I am going to get a "I told you that" from my mother). 
5. Clean house more. I am notorious for putting off cleaning till the dishes in the sink over take the kitchen. I hate doing dishes and have to stop doing this.
6. and last but not least. I have to quit smoking. Its killing me, and I know it and my kids are getting old enough to start questioning why I am smoking. For me, for them, for life, I have to. Not to mention, its too damn expensive. I have to accept that I am not a kid anymore and if I don't make this change it will end me. There I said it!

I think if I can follow these goals, I will be so much happier and productive. I think the fact that I am so inactive is over flowing into the rest of my life and causing me to be lazy. I figure if I put it on the blog, which I am going to update weekly from now on, then its out there, even if no one reads it. I know its there and I will be more successful if I spell it out plainly. I know these resolutions will change as they do, but there are certain ones that I will not change no matter how much I have to white knuckle it. I will let you know in a week how it goes, and hopefully have a new tutorial for who ever actually reads this. 

Breakfast with santa at Johnson elementary!

I got the opportunity  to do a small craft show at Johnson elementary. Great crowd, good holiday fun!

My version of the rick rack rose necklace.

I love pinterest, love, love love... I used to search, on my own, through blog after blog after blog for inspiration, now, thanks to pinterest, I can be lazy in my searches. I found this tutorial, have to check pinterest for the actual site, but it was making roses with rick rack. Love it, pretty and cheap. The rick rack I bought was on sale (BONUS), 12 ft for 99 cents, awesome! I think it came out pretty good. Can't wait to try more colors.

Scarves

Since moving to college station, I haven't noticed much difference in the weather. Like houston, its has just been plain hot. Until today, it finally got to a high  of maybe 62. This made me wish I had scarves (spelling?) But why buy scarves when you can make them. I have been wanting to make this "infinity scarf" for years, today I hour off my but and made one in about 5 minutes. Love me some quick craft projects.

 This looks like fun! I will try this someday!

http://resinobsessionblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/sea-glass-tutorial.html#links

Woo hoo Thank you android phone!

So I finally have an android phone and with this great blogger app, maybe I can keep up with my blog. I have been making jewelry but this makes it one stop publishing. I can take a picture with my phone and post immediately. For example  I made this a while back but couldn't find a camera!

Getting back to Work

Ok, I have realized I need to stop sleeping. I now have an 8-5 job that to be honest, I love. Its hectic and crazy but I love it. But thats is also part of the problem. I have two kids in school, a job and a house to keep in one piece. This is a problem only because I have begun to neglect my craft. I haven't really made any thing in a really long time. Not having time to work on my jewelry is making me upset to be honest. But I have several things working for me right now. Its labor day weekend and I have time to work. Plus a friend of mine wants to get into the world of craft fairs, so we are signing up for one in october. This is going to force me to get my butt in gear. Anyway, I am going to be working on a line. I have a few designs I have made over the years that are completely replicatable in different colors and beads. This is my focus right now. Plus I am going to be working with my resin, polymer clay, and silver clay. Below is a picture of what I am working on right now

I will finish this and more pieces this weekend. I will organize the stock I have and prepare for the show ahead.