My phone will give off a warning signal whenever the weather is about to get bad. Beeeeeep! Warning! Blizzard conditions - starting tomorrow late at night. Ever notice - how all bad weather always starts late at night? Of course, after that first warning, the very next day, I go into a mild frenzy. Quick! … Continue reading Let It Snow and Let It Go
At first I was offended when my trainer said to fire myself. "Fire myself?," I thought, "How rude, how pretentious, how condescending... Why would I want to do that? What does that even mean? Fire myself?" I had been a bit snippy and not wanting to put full effort into my work out. And maybe, … Continue reading I Fired Myself Today (but not in a bad way)
I wasn't quite sure how it was going to turn out - but much to my amazement, it turned out awesome. I used the Speedball Fabric Ink on The Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go - Chalk Couture transfer and I have to say - I love - love - LOVE it!!!! Living in … Continue reading Chalking Time with Positively Debbie (Let’s Make a T-Shirt!)
My goal is to get out to you one Chalk Couture blog and one Stampin Up blog a week... but since this week is already in the middle of its days - I'm going to combine it. Yesterday, I received the new January Paper Pumpkin. Looks like it is going to be fun. I'm not … Continue reading Crafting Time with Positively Debbie
A few months ago, I decided to become an Independent Chalk Couture Designer. I have absolutely loved it. The art work that one can do with this product is absolutely phenomenal. The sky is the limit with this company. Since it is a new company, which began in July, there will always be room for … Continue reading Let’s Chalk
Like now - I had this blog almost finished and all of a sudden - POOF!!!! It disappeared into the virtual atmosphere... Grrrrrrrr... oh well - maybe the rewrite will turn out better than the first version. Now some people would wonder why I wasn't super stressed during the Christmas season? I guess, because Christmas … Continue reading Finding Calm When I Am Super Stressed
Last year I read the book, The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. She talked about writing her 12 Commandments to help her on her journey to find happiness. She described her commandments as "overarching principles by which to live her life and not just average resolutions to help her form a new habit." I like … Continue reading The 12 Commandments of Debbie – Revisited and Revised for 2018
Hard to believe another Christmas has come and gone and the New Year of 2018 is upon us!! I am excited for what this New Year has to bring. Last year, I really dived into focusing on my One Little Word for the Year (alieedwards.com). My word was Focus... and I really learned a lot … Continue reading On Happiness and Planners
December 1st - the first day when the Christmas season officially starts here in this household. Up til now it has been the Holiday season but December 1st brings the beginning of the Christmas season. We kick off the Christmas season on the first with my middle child's birthday and prepping to put up the … Continue reading Making Glitter Ornaments
Welcome my friend Helen, as she guest blogs for me, for my emotional eating series. I think she covers the struggles of emotional eating really well in her blog post and I love her poem at the end. You can visit her blog at http://helenspointstoponder.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-struggle-is-real.html What an honor to be asked to share a guest … Continue reading Guest Blog: The Struggle Is Real
