page from Jan. Creating KeepsakesHave you ever seen the sometimes cool-sometimes dorky monthly highlight in Glamour magazine called, "Hey, It's Okay." It sparked an idea for a scrapbook page where I filled thought bubbles with "It's okay..." statements. There's no doubt in my mind that you are like me and we tend to be hard on ourselves with everything we are balancing in life. That's why I am asking, no pleading, to be a little more easy on yourself. Take a break on me. hmmmm, that doesn't really work. Try this... how about some free stuff-that's way better than my virtual pep talk. :)
First up, my favorite art journal etsy shops-Evalicious! I love checking out her shop and seeing what delicious treasures Eve has cooking up. Right now she has put together some rad Coptic Journal kits and yummy embellishments that she wants to giveaway to one of you. Sweet! I also just noticed that she added some of her Everyday art journal kits similar to the cool Christmas one she had... they seriously sell like hot cakes!
the owl book is showing what the finished kit looks like but not included in kit.Next, there's the glorious Elle's Studio! You must check out the cool stuff that Elle designs. They are super easy to incorporate into scrapbook pages and projects. I recently made a mini with some of her adorable tags that I will be sharing asap. (asap meaning 'as soon as I get off my tush and finish it.') I love her date tags, calendar tags, stamps... I could go on and on. It's a rainbow of goodness I tell ya!
To be entered to win one of the prizes it is quite simple. Leave a comment with an "It's okay..." statement that relates to you. You can be serious, funny, witty whatevs... just do it & really mean it, or at least pretend just for me.Supplies:
AC: thought bubble paper, circle rubons, pen
Sassafras: bottom border, patterned paper
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It's okay that my kids drive me crazy every now and then...right??
It's OK...to say "NO" to your kids when they beg for sleepover friends and you know that you are just too tired to handle it tonight. Hmmm. Sounds like I just had that conversation with my daughter, doesn't it? Please tell me it is OK to be a "mean" mom sometimes?
in the mist of getting ready for work in the mornings, i find myself sitting on the bed and staring at nothing in particular and a thought (with no relation to anything) pops into my head and i just sit and wonder or i'll stare at the wall or something that catches my eye and IT'S OKAY.
It's ok to not share Ben & Jerry's ice cream with little ones...their taste buds aren't developed enough!
It's okay... to skip running tonight because I'm totally caught up in making magnets.
it's ok for me to be a little obsessed with raising my twins, reading books and striving to be the best I can be, even if it drives my hubby crazy.
It's okay to talk to my man for three hours on the phone when we are four hours away.
its okay that I paid money we really don't have to spare to a creditor for a bill that we did not own just because I don't want it to go against my credit in case my baby ever needs something in the future...
It's OK to schedule some girl time and go out without feeling guilty.
I'm a stay at home mom who every now and then misses the social aspects of work.
It's ok not to worry about the little things, really, it's ok!!
its ok to tell your kids to get themselves a Capri Sun from the fridge because you don't want to clean up the mess they will inevitably make pouring themselves something more sustainable.
It's okay to run 1.5 miles and then eat 3 cookies. They balance each other out don't they?
it's okay to cry
it's okay to be sad - and show it
It's ok that I don't floss - I am NOT going to feel guilty about this!
It's okay that there are some days that I stay in my PJs all day and do absolutely nothing!
It's okay to walk away and leave the buggy while you and your screaming toddler leave the store and head for the car.
It's okay to tell your child it's not safe to lick the bowl after you make a cake, but secretly save it for yourself for later :)
It's okay that I should be sleeping but instead I am still awake at 10:45 PM and reading your blog!!
it's okay to dream about going away on vacation without the kids ;)
It's ok to ignore every phone call all day once in a while.
It's ok that my upstairs is a disaster when I have company downstairs.
it's ok...to not be in style with the rest of the world....just do what I like...doesn't matter what the rest of the world thinks!!! just LOVE your blog, Elizabeth!! Thanks for all your inspiration!
-ElisabethC
It's okay to leave ALL household chores and instead rock my newborn for hours
It's ok that I worry about my baby girl *all* the time, even though the doctor says I'm having a "great pregnancy".
it's okay if i love to wear my basketball shorts some days, ALL day long, just because they are comfy.
It is ok that I spend half the day gooing and gaaing at my bubba because the dishes and washing and ironing etc etc etc.... will all be there tomorrow but tomorrow she will be one day older.
It's okay if I have way more ideas for scrapbook pages than I will ever use on actual pages. If I keep looking, I will find inspiration again, and again, and again, and again. And maybe I will actually get an album finished if I try more of the ideas!
it's o.k. to let the kids stay in their pj's all day and then have chocolate chip pancakes for dinner :)
What a wonderful idea for a scrapbook page! Can't wait to get started on it! . . . .
It's okay to wait until tomorrow (3days in a row) to pull all the weeds out of the vegetable garden! :)
It's Okay to wish all other comments away so you can win!!
It's okay...to take a brak from the business of life now and then and enjoy a little blog time.
It's ok to stay up late on the weekends to scrapbook & then sleep in the next day. I wouldn't get any scrapbooking done otherwise!
Amy
Neenah, WI
It's okay to relax and take some time for myself once and a while...don't feel guilty, it will make me a better Mom and wife!
It's okay to sleep in on the weekends and let Dad be in charge of breakfast and kids. I handle it 5 days a week and deserve the break. ~Erika
Its okay to spend 2.5 hours searching for treasures in the Goodwill store and only come out with a four dollar purchase.
Vanessa M.
It's okay if I quickly turn of the computer and pretend I'm doing something else to busy myself when I hear footsteps coming down the hallway!
It's okay...when the dishes are piled up in the sink, the laundry needs to be washed, the bathroom is messy and all you wanna do is scrapbook!
It's okay that even though I already have a million (slightly exaggerated) pieces of scrapbook paper - I still go to the store to buy the pretty new paper that I have just the right project for (did I mention I have yet to make the project).
It's okay to make a big bowl of butter cream frosting and just eat it....with no cookies or cake!
It's ok that I don't like work and would rather be at home even though the economy stinks and I have a great job.
It's okay to....talk to my big sister while I'm on the potty. My kiddos don't follow me in there as often as they used to :)
It's OK to stay up late watching TV in bed with your fav ice cream!...after all the kids don't have school in the am......
It's okay....to be a DORK....
Sometimes I act like a huge dork... and I don't even know it...
And what's better my guy thinks it cute....
its okay if that they closed the office, everything will be ok and i will find another job
its okay :)
It's ok to not have the house perfect all the time. To just let it all go and play with my little ones. This is a hard one for me cause I'm very anal about the house, but it's so worth it and I don't want to miss all these fun opertunities with my girls.
You have great stuff to win, thanks for the chance
It's okay to have confidence in what you do. It helps you grow and get better.
It's okay if I sometimes put the triplets to bed extra-early so that I can have some quiet time to myself... Sometimes I just need that extra hour or so... And they don't seem to notice much! :)
It's OK if I get lost even WITH GPS!!!!
Oooh thanks Liz I feel so much better now!
It's OK not to want to move, although all the arguments to move make perfect sense!
It's okay if I sit on the couch reading blogs instead of cleaning my house!
It's okay.......Just to be me!! and being okay is perfect to me...!
It's okay ... to have another glass of red wine and chocolate once the kids have gone to sleep! Donna W
It's okay if the list of scrapbook blogs in my favorites keeps growing!
It's okay if the living room is a bit messy with all the kids toys everywhere.
It's okay if I name inanimate objects. For example, my iPod's name is Edward, and I have a mini stapler named Skylar. :)
foureyedgirl85 AT gMail dOT cOM
It's ok that my comment if # 657, I still love this blog and have a small chance of winning. lol
its ok to call it a 2 starbucks day... sometimes the little kick gets me to the end!!
It's ok to dance around the house to music only you like when everyone else is gone. (sometimes in just underwear!) :)
Its ok to be a mom who works full time...
but still tear up every once in a while when I drive away from dropping them off at my mom's.
It's okay... if my husband and I keep eating a dozen Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies at 11 o'clock at night even after the E. Coli recall. Right?
It's okay to just put my feet up and relax once in a while! Lol! Guilt free!
It's okay to be different and stand up for what you believe no matter what.
Thanks for the giveaway.
It's OK that I prefer to read your blogs through e-mail on my Bberry cause I'm trying not to play on the computer ALL day, and that I don't always comment...but enjoy you and your endless talent just the same!!!
It's okay when I hoard my scrap supplies... they make me feel happier, but feel bad at the same tiem... haha!
Oh wow - what a stunning idea ... going to save this to my to-do-LO's for my Book of Me ... Great idea - thanks for sharing ...
It's ok ... to just be me - even when little old me is not so perfect and can be grouchy and snappy sometimes ... I like me so there ... tee hee ...
Love, Tracy G
It's okay to not know where everything is or to know the answer to every question that is asked of you.
It is also okay to have conversations with complete strangers in the checkout line, there is always something to learn and possibly someone to cheer.
it's okay to cry just about anything! because more often than not, it's just the best outlet ever :)
Its okay to be yourself!!!!!!!
and that includes scrapbooking constantly and eating lotz of chocolate!!!!
jess xoxo
p.s. great givaway!!
It's okay to hit the snooze button a few times in the morning....that's why they put it there. :) Thanks for this great giveaway! It was fun to see everyone's it's okay's!
it's ok to admit that there are times when we would need someone to hold our hand. it's ok to admit that you're weak and scared at times.
It's OKAY to escape to the bathroom for a 5 minute mini vacation to clear your head from sweet little voices whining :)
It's okay if I stay up until 2 in the morning playing on the computer!!!!! Even if my husband does think I need to be awake when he leaves. :)
It's okay if sometimes on my day off I take my son to daycare anyway. Gotta have some me time every now and then!!
Hi Lizzy,
You're my favorite!! :)
Anyways I just wanted to say for me it is ok to stay up all night and sleep all day. This works since I am a RN on the night shift....
Thanks for the chance to win...
Weslie Tait
weslie13@yahoo.com
It's okay when I don't lose weight at my weekly weigh in. Sometimes you just have one of those weeks... I am just really happy that I didn't gain anything!
It's ok NOT to get angry when you've been abandoned while pregnant... Whatever everyone else thinks, I know it will just be a waste of energy, much needed for other things!
It's ok that i have a book addiction--enough books to last a year...but still accumulate more.
it's OK to eat my ice cream before my dinner. At least that is what I tell myself!!!
Jen T.
it's okay if i wind up with two boys in our bed by the morning!
lepf@comcast.net
lorraine
It's okay that some times I just want to be Kimberly. Not Mommy. Not someone's wife. Just me.
It's Okay to take the kids to the beach & let the housework wait another day!
it's okay to let the baby cry for 1 extra minute while you lay in bed...sometimes it works and the baby falls back asleep!
korey ferland
korey.ferland@gmail.com
It's ok to eat that 2nd slice of heavenly dessert because I'm deliriously happy...I just found out I'm pregnant!!!
A blessing we've waited patiently for...
It's okay if little guy goes to bed without a bath so mommy can have some "re-charge the batteries" time.
Thanks for the great heads up on fun places to find new projects :)
Its okay to miss my deployed husband ever minute of every day...
It's okay that I went out to see a friend last night and was not home to tuck my kids in. They were with daddy and I seriously needed a break and to see my friend!
It's ok not to leave the house at all for an entire day!
Thanks for the giveaway. :) Jenn A.
it's okay for me to... let my kids eat dessert for dinner sometimes ;)
Thanks for the chance to win, Liz!
It's okay that sometimes I start falling asleep while reading my kids a book and my words start getting jumbled and my son has to keep waking me to finish the book.
JoAn
It's ok if in my free time I scrapbook and spend time with my grown daughter. The house cleaning will never be done anyway!
It's okay to exercise and THEN eat a piece of cake. It all evens out, right?
It's ok to let my four year old watch "one more" cartoon while I catch up on blogs and emails while having "one more" cup of coffee every now and then. :)
Melissa
OKC, OK :)
It's okay to eat chocolate in the middle of the day ;)
Its okay that sometimes I let my two boy watch tv in my bed in the morning so I can shut my eyes for 10 more minutes.
It's okay...to eat ice cream for breakfast! YUMMY!!!
it's okay to want to run and hide from my two year old twin boys...I mean really, they can take care of themselves for a couple hours, right?
It's okay to eat pizza for breakfast.
It's okay to want more time for myself even though there are things that need to be done around the house.
It's okay if I sometimes spend too much time online looking for scrapbook product giveaways! (Hee, hee!)
It's okay if I sometimes spend too much time online looking for scrapbook product giveaways! (Hee, hee!)
It's okay that my boys are entertaining my baby, while I finish curling my hair, before I go get her out of her crib.
It's okay to put my scrappy to-do list aside and play with my kids. My scrappy projects are always going to be there...my kids are going to grow up way too fast!
It's okay to put my scrappy to-do list aside and play with my kids. My scrappy projects are always going to be there...my boys are going to grow up way too fast!
It is totally okay for me to do the best I can do at whatever I do rather than trying to perfect everything (Im trying!)
Hey, it's okay if you want all the scrapbooking supplies that you could possibly stuff into your scrapbook room.
Crossing my fingers!! :-)
it's okay to fall asleep on the couch when your 3 kids are watching tom and jerry. (especially when sick and 8 months pregnant)
It's ok to indulge in that chocolate cake if you pair it with a diet Coke...or a salad :) Thanks for the giveaway! Great stuff!!!
Its okay if I don't miss my kids while they are in school. I get more done then!
It's okay to hide the "good" chocolate bars from your kids and sneak a piece now and then!!!
It's okay to fall asleep on the couch with a spoon of peanut butter in your hand. Yes, it does go right up the cheek. (What happened to little bit last night.)
lexsmama@gmail.com
It's OK that my staff doesn't have the same work ethic and "drive" that I do. The work will get done anyway--
it's okay... to sneak away with all the coins in the house to buy some starbucks, so your husband doesn't know, so you don't break the budget... sometimes you just need a pick me up =)
It's okay to take time to enjoy the day and something you have a passion for and not worry about all the "work" that you could be doing.
It's okay if I stay in bed for 5 more mins. when I hear the baby playing in her crib... :)
It's okay if I don't answer the phone when I look at the caller ID because I am in the middle of doing something...
It's okay that my kids are the ones screaming in the airplane and earning dirty looks from everyone within a mile radius.
it's ok to be reading blogs instead of doing the laundry!
It's okay if I snuggle with baby Camp an extra hour in the mornings! We both love to sleep in!
It's okay...to eat Nutella straight from the jar with only a spoon!
It's OK to read almost all these comments, to laugh loudly and see my friend face, thinking I'm crazy..... While I'm "WORKING"!!! shhhhhhh ;)
It's okay if I leave dirty dishes on the counter sometimes.
its okay to go out to dinner on days when you need a little quiet time. :)
.. it's okay if i want more from life even though i am truly blessed.
it's okay... if I can't keep my house clean on a regular basis, if I can't figure out this whole "meal planning" thing, if I can't seem to eat as healthy as I want to. Life is too short for it not to be okay! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Its ok to stay in my pjs all day long (or at least until the kids and hubby come home!)
Its Okay... That I let my unfolded laundry pile up on the couch while I sit at my craft table and CREATE!
It's okay if my kids watch a few more minutes of tv so I can finish up my scrapbooking layout.
It's ok to cry when I remember the dancing date my dad took me on when I was twelve.
It's okay to have 462 projects started all around you but none of them finished. LOL
Corinna
It's OK if the whole days dishes aren't washed until 10 pm, especially when the grandkids are visiting.
It's okay...to just sit & hold my baby. She's growing too fast, anyway!
It's ok if I let my kids cover my driveway and themselves with chalk pictures and chalk dust -- it washes and they have fun.
it's okay to read a book instead of the laundry. that felt so good!
anna
I love your page! It's fantastic!
It's OK if sometimes I spend all day home doing "nothing"!
It's okay to have homemade cherry pie for breakfast once in a while. Becca :)
It's okay to sneak an afternoon sweet treat while the kids are playing and ca';t see me...or share it with them!
It's ok to sneak all the popcorn flavored jelly bellys while your husband is away at work...no matter what he says... :)
It's OK to be called a goody two shoes if you really are. What is so wrong about being happy and trying to be as good as you can be?
Stop making it sound like a dirty word when you call me that.
It's okay to have a Snickers and Dr. Pepper for breakfast on occasion :)
It's OK to be off of work all week and not do a darn thing around the house and sleep in until 9:00. It really is OK.
It's okay...to be looking at your blog instead of some of things like housework, cooking supper, etc.etc. :)
Kim Smith
It's ok to be an overprotective mom! I have felt guilty so many times for feeling TOO overprotective but at the end of the day it is just means I am a good mom...or atleast I like to think that! :-)
to clean out my husbands side of the closet to make more room for my shoes!
It's okay if the kids and I stay in our PJ until after nap time, lounging and eating popcorn!
It's okay that I am crying as much as my daughter is in a bid to train her to sleep!
Its okay if, Grace has a doughnut for breakfast once in a while.
It's okay if every day I don't want to get in my car and drive to work! {sigh}
It's okay to eat 2 cupcakes for breakfast..right?
It's okay that I have 3 knitting projects started and even more sewing projects started.
It's okay to make mistakes, life isn't meant to be perfect & neither am I :)
Its ok if sometimes the kids eat toasted sandwiches for dinner & its ok if sometimes I need to eat some chocolate!!!
thanks for the giveaway & inspiration, LOVE IT.
It's okay to take time to myself and not feel guilty. This mama needs to feed her inner self to be the best that I can be.
it's OK to still have a christmas snow globe on your dining room table "waiting to be put away"!
It's ok to take things slow and not rush into things.
It's ok that I don't have a child yet even though I want one really badly.
It's ok that I read blogs more than classic novels.
It's ok that I think chocolate is sometimes a perfectly ok breakfast...
Just to name a few! :)
it is ok to let the kids watch tv until they fell asleep
That paper gets piled on the table sometimes!
It's OK that I eat 2 yes two desserts in a day and don't tell anyone because.................nobody saw me eat the first one!!!! ;)
It's okay to chill out with the baby and the boy in our pjs, watching movies - even on a sunny day. :)
It's OK to have a lazy, no-work day at home!
it's ok to not make dinner sometimes and not feel guilty!
It's ok to sometimes just do NOTHING!!!
It's okay that I COMPLETELY neglected my child for ONE FULL WEEK while I read the ENTIRE Twilight series; I'm not proud, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT! = )
it's ok...to take a nap in the middle of the day..or the end of the day...what am i saying...it's ok to take a nap anytime of day! :)
It's okay...to not always have a plan. Go with the flow. Be flexible. Sometimes life's more fun that way.
It's ok if I am not perfect- afterall no one is!
Love this giveaway! It's okay that I just came home from a long day of work and ate a piece of apple pie before making dinner! It sure tasted good. :)
Still trying to learn it is okay that I am not perfect. That's a hard one for me!
it's okay to eat a chocolate cupcake for breakfast... and lunch... and dinner!
Here are a couple I plan on using on my scraplifted layout!
It's ok if sometimes I feel just like an "ordinary" person...God will and is using me in His way.
It's ok if I let my girls wear their princess costumes and dress-up shoes to the market...(gotta pick your battles) and people actually get a kick out of it!
its ok that i used one of my sick days to spend some quality time with my 3 year old... it was good for both of us :)
It's OK that I have enough shoes that everyone in my daughter's class could have a pair and there would still be a lot leftover. It doesn't matter that I wear the same 5 pais of shoes everyday, the other shoes are too pretty to ruin :)
It's okay to totally slack off at work and read scrapbook blogs every now and then.
It's OK that half of the year has passed... I will continue to enjoy life and not worry so much about the "to do lists"!
It's ok to take a day off from work and go scalloping! It'll be a great experience for the kids and nice to spend some quality time with my girls!
It's ok to cry once in a while when needed.....it helps a lot!!
Cindy D
it's okay that i made mistakes today, there's always tomorrow.
It's okay that my stuff isn't as good as what I see online...it's my art and it's okay
Its okay to walk up to the nurses station when your father in law is dying of cancer and is tied to a bed like an animal confused and moaning in pain and yell at the top of your lungs to page the doctor again (for the third time in 90 minutes) Its okay to be their advocate, to care for someone so deeply that you want them free of pain to die in peace. Its okay!
IT'S OKAY TO WANT TO LOVE AND BE LOVED. EVEN IF IT HAPPENS TO BE TO COMPLETE STRANGERS, THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO NEED IT THE MOST AND ARE THE MOST WILLING TO GIVE IT. :D
Its okay to hide my cinnamon bears from my kids and NOT share! Its only when they smell my breath that I'm in trouble :)
It's OK to stop, rest and not do anything for a moment.
It's okay that I didn't get the laundry folded and put away today. I had fun playing with my little boy at catching up on my tv shows on the dvr!
It's okay to...
throw a ball cap on your head instead of struggling with your hair (especially on a rainy day).
Congrats on your new piano--so, so jealous!! What a find!
It's ok to share a celebrity crush with your 14 year old sister when you are 29. p.s. It's Zac Efron.
It's okay that I am not as caught up on my scrapbooking as I'd like to be....I guess if I was done then what would I do?? :)
It's okay to spend a day however I want and not do chores around the house.
Susan C.
It's OK to just lay in bed and relax-even when your to do list is a mile long.
It's okay if the house is a mess- I'm going to play with the kids and clean some other time. They won't be little forever.
It's ok that my house is a mess because I'm busy playing with my family. :)
Its ok to leave the laundry on the couch for an extra day because The Mentalist was on. Life is short...enjoy it!
it's okay to be yourself! Just do it, it's the best!!
its okay to press snooze. over. and over.
it's okay I still have Christmas photocards still up in my kitchen in July. right?
it is okay....that I am twenty-nine and still have a blanket
it is okay ....right?
LOL
It's okay to still encourage a few of my daughter's mispronunciations that I just am not yet ready to let go of!!
It's okay to just close the door when my bathroom is dirty. (The guest bathroom is clean, though!)
It's okay to eat off paper plates sometimes so I don't have such a big pile of dishes in my sink!
It's okay... to leave the dishes a bit longer and build a giant fort!!!!
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