I DID IT!!

Well, I made my 10% weight loss goal!! I am 22 lbs. lighter than I was in January!! Yea!!

Things have been so different for me this year, getting my priorities in order.

I have career that I love. Just to say the word career is cool. It's always been a job before. I love working at the library, and I am almost finished with grad school. December graduation baby!!

I'm scrapbooking again, getting published and participating on design teams. I love being involved in an art that I can call my own. So long have I searched for an out for my creativity, and scrapbooking is it.

I'm losing weight, learning to be healthy. I think before I eat, make better decisions, and most importantly, I don't deprive myself of the things I love!! LOVE ICE CREAM!!

I feel that everything is coming together, so that when my husband and I are together again, we can start a family, the one we have been so close to having before.

So, YEA to my 10% lost!! Onto the next 20 lbs.!!

Ya Ya's challenge

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Here are a couple of layouts that I did for a challenge at Tallyscrapper. The challenge was issued by a member there, Ya Ya Princess, and she posted a sketch on her blog.

July 2007 Basic Grey Sketch Challenge

I'm going to try this every month, posting the BG sketch link and encourage you to link your layout to my blog! I want to see what wonderful creations you come up with! And besides, we all need a little inspiration now and again, and that is what this newsletter is all about!

July 2007 Basic Grey Newsletter

Basic Grey Website - to sign up for the newsletter

Here is my layout:

Clubhouse Kudos!!

I joined a message board called the Scrapbooker's Club House! Uploaded some layouts last week and one of them was given a kudos for the day. They spotlight it in their forum and encourage others to view it and comment on it! Here is the link to my Kudos!!

Trip to D.C.

Here are some layouts of my trip to Washington, D.C. last month.

Newest Design Team Member

I was asked to be on a design team the other day! They have a great site, with a lot to look at in the gallery, and a lot of nice people to chat with. Check out their website for more! Just look for Lady Jessica (me), and MadStrawberry (Barb), over there!!

I've been tagged...

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not really.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Today when the nurse almost wouldn't give me a cup to pee in. I had to go and I wasn't gonna waste this opportunity!!
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Don't do lunch meat very often.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? does the dog and husband count?
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I'm kind of bossy, so maybe.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? yes
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NO!!!!!!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? I eat Chex all the time, but I LOVE Capt'n Crunch!
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Not really
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? Superman
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? it's different for everyone
15. RED OR PINK? Red
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my weight
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my hubby who is in D.C.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Doesn't matter
19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? green pajamas and no shoes
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? blueberries and bananas mushed up
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? the sound of my typing
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? cerulean blue
23. FAVOURITE SMELLS? fabric softener
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Penny
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes...of course!
26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Ice skating, gymnastics, and baseball
27. HAIR COLOUR? brown
28. EYE COLOUR? Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope
30. FAVOURITE FOOD? Italian and mom's cooking
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Lords of Dogtown
33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Green
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses
36. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? no idea
37. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? We'll find out!
38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Just finished Patricia Briggs "Blood Bound"
39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Road Runner
40. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Prince & Me: the Royal Wedding
41. FAVOURITE SOUND? Rain
42. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Rolling Stones
43. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Czech Republic
44. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Scrapbooking
45. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Kalamazoo, MI
46. WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU LIKE? Teleport! No traffic!!

So, who will do this? Barbara? Any of the Tallygals?? Post here if you have!!