"scrap for a cure LO Challenge" part 2

and, this is my very latest layout. i've definitely gone full circle and see a LOT of black cardstock in my future. this layout makes me very happy to stare at :-))

"scrap for a cure LO Challenge" part 1

here is my first layout

confession...

i'm so bored... i have a confession to make: my mom took my daughter to canada for TWO WEEKS to visit my sister (who has a 6 year old son). they left on monday.

on the one hand, i was soooo excited to have some ALONE time. time to just veg out after work. but we MISS HER so much!! i knew that we would miss her, but i'm soooo NOT getting anything done. i'm just laying around and it's not enjoyable at all. i don't even thinking about scrapping until late in the evening AFTER she would be asleep anyway.

on the other hand, it's friday and tomorrow will be the first day in a LOOOOONG time that i'm able to do whatever. but what will i do?

{sigh}

i know a lot of moms say that they just couldn't (wouldn't) go without their child for as long as that, but i'm tired and my mom and daughter are very close, and maybe i needed this time to really "get" that the exhaustion that goes along with parenting is worth it...

i'm bored.

still no update on my secret news. blaaahhhhh

cha CHING! life on the rock...

dag, this place is expensive! not a day goes by that these words don't enter my head. but i also never miss a day realising how blessed i am to have been born here - cuz i sure as sh!t couldn't afford to visit!!!!

for example: on any given day a one bedroom apt is listed at 2grand. if you find a 1500 dollar one, you grab it up and consider yourself lucky. it's more likely that you MAY find a 1500 dollar STUDIO. and i know for a fact that some of these young moms are taking home 300 a WEEK working in retail (for example)!! you do the math. where are they living???!! at home with mom...

well, i live at home too - but that's becuz i LUV my momma :-))

actually, it's quite common for families to stay together in some form or the other - and that's only if you're lucky. if you don't have that familial structure, you will likely find yourself working from paycheck to paycheck with an underlying sense of hopelessness. i see this too often. particularly when there are kids involved and weekend trips to the east coast are replaced by childcare fees. (New York: i'll be back!!)

don't get me wrong: i LOVE this island!

Top Secret

i haven't posted lately because there is soooo much happening in my life and it's mostly TOP SECRET!!! not really a secret, but too exciting to risk jinxing :-))

in other news: my dear daughter is going to Canada with my mother tomorrow for TWO WEEKS!!! yes, she is only 2 years old and no, i'm not an unfit mother! i know i'm going to miss her and if it were up to me my mom would only be going to a week or less, but it is what it is. my sister and 6 year old nephew live in canada and they're going for a visit. if my mom didn't take her, my sister wouldn't see my daughter for a couple of years. and my nephew is coming to Bermuda this summer. so we have that covered too...

i'm excited to have all of this spare time on my hands. let's see if i use it for good or evil :-)

i'll be back. hopefully i'll be able to reveal good news about my life!

That's my GIRL!

Her daddy gave her an egg and slice of buttered raisin bread. She ate the egg like it was going out of style, but decided that she just wanted the butter and raisins off of the bread :-) I couldn't believe it. I turned to see her licking the butter off of the bread!! She didn't even flinch while i snapped a few photos. That's my girl ;-)

Happy Father's Day Lionel

mommies united!

i was TRYING to go into a few stores earlier today and my 2yo dd stopped in the middle of Gibbons Company and screeched to the top of her lungs. so i say "come on, let's go to the toy section" and this got her moving again.

as we started walking, i muttered "i'm a hostage" and a nearby lady at a cash register said "we all are"

i feel so lonely as a mom sometimes and not sure that i'm doing the right things. and this just made me really feel like i was soooo not alone :-) it just made me feel good and i don't even know why!

just sharing...

day 1 - workout fever

yeah right @ "workout fever". i'm trying to drum up some hype in my own head LOL. well, i DID cycle to work today. that was 10 miles. and i haven't pigged out (YET - the night is still young). and for the record, i rode to and from work on two different days last week, but i wasn't eating well. so, last week doesn't count.

goals:
1. cycle to or from work at least 3 times a week.
2. keep the house stocked with good and healthy foods to eat
3. pack lunch
4. lift my little weights at home

that should keep me busy...

just titles

i'm starting to grow wary of lo's with just a title. seems like something is missing. what is the story behind the pic? that said, the lo that i've done of my nephew that simply says "star qualiity" pretty much says all that i know about the pics. i don't know the story behind the pics. i just came across my sister's picture stash and stole some.

although i will definitely head away from the "just a title" concept, sometimes it's enough to have rescued the pictures from their photo envelope dungeon.

i'm baaaaack!!!

and don't think that i was gone so long because i don't love you! i had to force myself on sunday to not keep posting new topics, and here it is TUESDAY before my next post. now that's restraint for you :-))

now, i've been analysising my new obsession with scrapbooking. i've decided to focus more on journaling so that when i'm gone and buried my great-grands can have a laugh.

i'm a little concerned that i'm going to be doing album after album until they pile up and i can't remember the story behind the picture :-( well, it beats the pictures being stuck on the computer and never seeing the light of day!

A wedding album for friends - the 1st few pages

if this slideshow is a tiny little box, refresh the page. i don't know why it does that...

I've given in...

and decided to start a blog. It's really to chronical what i'm up to today and any future plans.

I'm in Bermuda and "Chained To The Rock" is actually a very interesting book on the history of slavery in Bermuda. I've had the book for maybe 15 years and frequently flip through it as a reference or just to remind me of something or the other. It was written by Cyril Packwood and I'll link to amazon.com once I figure out how to do that...

Yup, I'm chained to the rock by choice now. It's a beautiful place to visit AND live :-))