Her Smile

If you're my friend on my personal Facebook you probably saw that I posted a picture of me and my older sister on Sunday during our visit. I keep finding myself going back and looking at the picture and all I can do is smile.

She looks so healthy and so happy; it reminds me of her beautiful spirit that was missing for so long.

My oldest sister and I have never been the best of sisters, in fact we fought a lot growing up, and once we grew up and moved out my parents house, we could only stand each other for so long. I knew she loved me and I loved her too but there was always that weird relationship between us.

It wasn't until a few years ago when she found herself in horrible situations that we bonded and we were able to relate in a lot of ways. Just recently we have really started to build a bond and a relationship that is near to my heart.

Going to see her on Sunday's is something that I look forward to and helps both of us get through our week. For her, having someone visit her in rehab is a very special occasion and helps remind her that she has a support team rooting for her. 

I know there is still a long road ahead and a lot of relationships she still needs to fix, but to see her smile the way she does and to hear her talk the way she does, I know the road isn't that long anymore.

Wordless Wednesday - Scentsy Spring Sprint

This weekend I got to meet the owners of Scentsy! Orville grew up in the same town I did, remembers my family and rode the bus with my mom. So cool!

Positive Thinking

                                          Source: amytangerine.blogspot.com via Abby on Pinterest

The Date

The countdown officially starts, as of right now, this second there are 491 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes until I become The Mrs. and I can not wait!

We had a few dates picked out but once we sat down with the owner of our venue (which we put a deposit on) we finally decided on June 15th 2013. We wanted a Spring/Summer wedding, but we didn't want it to be too hot and we didn't want a high chance of rain. We though June was perfect, and The Mr. liked the fact that it was right in the middle of the year and right in the middle of month, easier for him to remember; he's such a man!

I love seeing our to do list get smaller, even if its little things like picking a date. We have also found our photographer and engagement pictures are in the works.

I love this wedding planning stuff!

Who's up for a challenge?

Last year I ran across Crystal Wilkerson 2011 planner on Pinterest and I fell in love. It was late 2011 and I didn't have a chance to put it together so I stalked followed her on Facebook and watched and prayed for a 2012 planner. Sure enough, in late December she released the amazing 2012 planner and I bought it as soon as I got the email.

I went out to Staples, bought out all my supplies and put the planner together in hopes to be more organized this year. So far, I've used it here and there, not as much as I would like though, but I'm hoping to change that!

She's starting her first Thirty Day 2012 Planner Challenge in February and I'm excited to really put my planner to use! I'm always up for a good challenge and I'm always looking for a way to improve, I really can not wait!

When you buy her 2012 planner you also get "The Thirty Day Gratitude Challenge" for free; this includes 30 quotes with 30 journaling prompts. I have yet to print mine out and start using it, but I have enjoyed reading the quotes and leaning on them when I need a little pick-me-up! I'll probably use the quotes on my blog more then I will to journal, but either way, I love them.

I'm a sucker for a good planner and I love that I can customize this one to myself and make it about improving me. I hope she makes planners for years and years to come!

What inspires you?

I read a lot of blogs and through that I have networked with a lot of different people. A few of them have become great friends that I hope to actually meet someday but that's a whole different story. With all the blogs that I read, I have found that they are very similar, a few being giveaway blogs and the majority of them are women blogging about their daily life. All of the woman are so creative, so great with their words and almost all of them take amazing pictures.

Everyday I make time to check in on my reading list and catch up on blogs, and most the time I walk away feeling inspired or feel like I have learned something through them. Other days, I walk away feeling bad about myself. I want to be that creative, I want to learn to take pictures like that and I want to inspire everyone with my words. When I start to feel like that, I shut my computer and walk away and try to do something productive.

I dream of the day where I'll have hundreds of blog followers, and I blog about the project I just finished with amazing pictures, and I inspire someone to create something of their own.

I dream of the day where I'll blog about my family and post cute pictures of my children.

I dream of the day where I can share my knowledge about designing and coding blogs with my readers and I can post tutorials and they learn something from me.

As I walk away from the computer I realize that all these blogs inspire me to be creative and I've learned so much from them. They don't even know it but these woman have given me so many different ideas; from cooking/baking to home decor, to how to organize my life better.

Through them, I believe I'm a better person. I wish I could thank them.

What blogs inspire you to be a better person? Where do you get your creative ideas from?

Wordless Wednesday - Tea Time!

My favorite time of the day is tea time, iced tea or hot tea...I'll take it!