"Time Out of Mind" Lakehouse

I am all the way there!!!! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

A New Destiny Awakens: The Pearl Principle

With the recent turmoil on Wall Street and in corporate America; many of us may find ourselves facing with the reality of our troubled economy. And once that reality hits home it may leave you with one question... What am I going to do next?

The answer is: awake to my new destiny. If you are faced with the possibility of loosing your job do not worry because it could just be your opportunity for your new destiny to be awakened... In many ways I can see the similarities between what we are facing today with the making of a pearl.

The formation of a natural pearl is almost a miracle: a fragment of something that the oyster accidentally ingests gets embedded somehow on the inside of its shell and causes irration, and the oyster surrounds that something with countless layers of mother of pearl to produce a rare and precious jewel.

So while you are in the transformation process just relax because your pearl with soon come to pass.

I am Back.... Well I Never Really Left

Hello Bloggers!

I seems as if I have taken a break! I always promised myself that once I started blogging that I would keep it updated! If I have any lurkers that have noticed the lack of an entry, I would like to first start off by apologizing for not being here... But I have really never left... LOL!

I have several entries that I would like to post but I am experiencing a little technical difficulties when it comes to posting my personal pics!!! Can anyone help??? And yes, they are in jpeg...

Okay, on to the next item on the agenda... How many of you are excited about the upcoming election???? I saw the kids from the Ron Clark Academy performing live "You Can Vote However You Like," a parody to TI's "Whatever You Like," on cnn yesterday and it made my heart smile! It is my most ardent desire that whomever wins this election supports music education!

Here's the link
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/politics/2008/10/24/von.ga.kids.political.rap.cnn.html

Here's the link for the lyrics...
http://music.spreadit.org/you-can-vote-however-you-like-lyricsron-clark-academy/

Enjoy and remember that your vote is your voice!

Roses are Red... (It's the Little Things that Matter)

I have always been a multi-tasker... Back in August I planned a going away party, bridal shower and another event all in the same weekend.. I was sooo tired! Everything turned out beautiful, and I could not have been happier with the turnout of each event.

As I was leaving my last event... I had a special delivery with a little note attached thanking me for being a great person and always striving to make others dreams come true! It's the Little things that matter...coming to a layout soon!

Determined to be Disciplined...

If there were one area in my life that I needed to improve upon... I would definitely say that I need to be more disciplined... I know that it is the key to me fulfulling my destiny and ultimately my compelete happiness... Here is my plan of action for the areas in my life that I thought could use a little more disclipine.

* Spirtual-Dedicate time each day to develop my personal relationship with God.
* Financial- Cease buying things that I do not need. Create a budget and stick to it!
* Physical- Eat more veggies, drink more water, and excercise as soon as I am cleared by the doctor.
* Mental- Reward myself by doing something creative.
* Personal- Write...Write...and Write more!

There you have it! Disciplined, I am determined to be disciplined!

For the Love of the Crown...

I have competed in pageants every since I can remember... The earliest pageant that I can actually remember winning was when I was junior high... And then I caught it... What you ask??? The pageant fever!!!

I don't think that I loved the pageant (the competition aspect) more than I loved the crown... Now, don't get me wrong... I was never the type that wore my crown longer than it took for me to take a picture for the local paper... I never carried myself as if I was greater or any less than anyone else... I just had a true love for the crown...

Well, now many years later, I am still involved in almost every facet of pageantry. I produce, coach, and consult with promising pageanteers. I love what I do... But there is still something that brings me right back to the crown... What is that something you ask???? Royalty!!! I think that crowns and tiaras are sooo royal...

While surfing the web for some crown clipart, I found some wonderful sites and blogs concerning crowns.

First there is: http://gabrieladelworth-crownsandtiaras.blogspot.com/2008/10/crowns-and-tiaras-for-any-occasion.html



And then there is http://rosespetitemaison.blogspot.com/2008/01/crowns-tiaras-and-fences.html



Until next time...

Your Highness!

Be Creative in Your Holiday Giving

While I am stuck in the pink and green mode... I thought that I would go ahead and look at some pink and green wrapping for my Christmas tree this year. I know... I know... Thanksgiving isn't even here yet, but I am feeling a little jolly today! LOL!

I was talking with a friend the other day and we were discussing plans for the holidays... Well, what do you know we ended up talking about gift wrapping! So I began to surf the web and here is what I found!

How about a bright Christmas??? It works for me!!! I love it!


I also found a website that gives you step by step instructions on how to wrap a gift... I wish I had found this many years ago...

http://www.christmasmagazine.com/en/mc/wrapping02.asp

Our the state of our economy will probably effect how we will Christmas shop this year... As for me, my list has been shortened quite a bit! I am going to do more handmade crafts and give them away as gifts... I really like the following ideas..

Something for a teacher or friend...Bandages for the soul...


How about a belted onesie for the little one... Too cute! I {heart} this!


An expression album for the family...(To order one of these, please visit the scrapbookersbag.blogspot.com)




Well, that is all for now.... I will be assisting with the Miss Black and Gold Pageant tommorrow for the state of Alabama... In honor of the pageant, tommorrow's post will be all about crowns!