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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«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 915 of 915It's ok to sleep in in the summer and totally get your kids off schedule!!! Were doin it!!
Happy Summer to you!!
It's okay to have a really messy house when you have a 8 weeks old baby and a 4 year's old messy lady in the house. I'll try to get it cleaned up when the weather isn't so nice..
It's okay... if your kiddos make a complete disaster while baking or making- they are being creative and that's a part of the learning process!
It's OK to not only buy one candy bar but to buy TWO!
It's OK to go to bed before 11:00pm! It doesn't mean you are a woose. If you are tired or don't feel well be good to yourself and get some rest.
It's o.k. when I ask my husband to order dinner in because I've been working on a crafty project most of the afternoon and --- it's still not finished.
it's okay to punch your husband in the car when you want to kill him... "what? there was a slug bug!?"
It gets rid of the tension and no ones the wiser.
It is ok to choose to take time to put me first and have fun and and do housework later. It is ok to take chances to do things you are afraid of as you may never have the chance again. I volunteered to dance
in the water while a dolphin sang to me in an enclosed area during a cruise. It is ok to pursue your dreams at any age. fay
It's ok to lounge around the house in your PJ's all day long and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with your two year old son over, and over, and over again even if there is laundry to be folded and toilets to clean!
It's ok to skip a week cutting the grass. Even though all your neighbors cut theirs.
Jennifer C.
It's ok to skip a week cutting the grass. Even though all your neighbors cut theirs.
Jennifer C.
It's okay that I haven't started packing yet...there's 20 days till we're scheduled to close on our first house!
Ok, a couple of them:
It's ok to leave Spongebob on the Tv, so your baby doggy have company while you're out.
It's ok to snooze the alarm over and over and over...
It's ok to NEED that many Stickies and inks -nobody told Picasso that just one blue was enough!
It's ok to watch Sex & The City and secretly think that if they knew you (and were real), they'll totally take you shopping with them...
It's ok...to be perplexed at hubbyy's failure to understand that yes, you DO need that many handbags.
Take care Liz!
It's ok to let the house be a little messier during the summer in order to have more time to play with my kids :)
Its okay if I still want to read teenage love story books even though I am a grown woman. They make me feel happy.
It's OK that I cried after my attempt to save the baby robins that fell out of our backyard tree failed. I tried right?
It is okay to wear your jammies all day! I always feel more creative in them anyways!
it's okay that sometimes I have to give my children money for school dinners as I just didn't get a chance to make a pack up.
It's okay to dive in to my peanut butter m&ms every night after I put the kids to bed, just to realx and love life!
It's ok to say "no" sometimes - and feel good about it! ~ML
dmlcook(@)comcast(.)net
It's ok to take a breath and enjoy the moment, to slow things down and cherish your family.
It's Ok to say no to things - your child does not have to be busier than you!
(This is a reminder to me with all the summer playdates being lined up!)
Its okay that I went over my minutes on my cell phone because I was talking with my girlfriend while we watched TV. too bad my husband doesn't agree once he saw the bill
Bridget
It's okay to put my whiney 2-year-old in her crib with some books and toys while Mommy takes a short time out. :)
It's ok to stay in your jammies until YOU decide to get out of them for a day!!! We all need a jammie day!
It's ok to snack a lot while you are baking many nummies!
I thought of a few more...
It's okay to:
-sing along with the Backyardigans in the car... even when your kids aren't in the car...
-force your child to watch Charlie and Lola for the fabulous scrapbook ideas
-buy scrap supplies, read scrap magazines and blogs, order pictures, but not ACTUALLY scrap for a while...I've been on a "scrapcation"
-eat what your kids eat-It's summer!
It's okay that the dishes aren't always done and the laundry isn't always folded. Instead, I've been spending the past two weeks getting to know and meet the needs of my baby daughter (and sometimes catching a bit of sleep).
It's okay if I buy more fabric for more quilts even though I have enough in my stash to probably finish and coordinate about 20!!
Nicky from Canada
It's okay if I push scrapbooking down my family's throat. ~Sandra~
It's okay to be reading blogs right now instead of doing my work...at least for a few minutes. :)
It is okay to catch up on blogs intead of running off to fold that laundry!
It's ok that I ate whatever I wanted yesterday. It was Canada day and holidays don't count!
It's okay that I give my one-year-old candy for sitting in her carseat or stroller. Really. It saves so many tears! (And hopefully doesn't do too much harm to her teeth...)
It's okay that I don't live a money-rich life, don't own a car, haven't been on a vacation in many years etc. ... I have a little family that I love to bits and that I get to spend LOTS of time with so I am relationship-rich!
it's ok if i use my husband's brand new razor to shave my legs instead of changing my own blade.
Its okay to eat cookie dough from the freezer, you can't always diet! :)
It is OK to "encourage" your child to attend VBS so mom can have some alone time.
It's okay that my kids haven't had a bath in forever, they did play in the sprinklers the other day, so I think that counts for something.
It's OK to let the baby (or babies in my case)cry for a few minutes to use the bathroom and sneak in a small treat!
its okay to like ketchup on your scrambled eggs.
It's okay...
To not do what the baby book says.
I have tried to follow sleep training's, websites, advice from classes, etc. But I always felt like a failure when my baby Finn didn't what the book said {or I couldn't listen to him cry =( }.
Now I tell myself it's okay to follow my natural instincts. Baby and mommy are much happier!
Its okay if the house is a mess as long as were having FUN with the fam!!
It's ok to make mistakes
its okay to eat raw cookie dough by the spoonful. if it is not cooked it doesn't count as a whole cookie!
IT's OKay that I leave the bathroom dirty for a weekend to go play outside with my kids.....
It's OKay that I let my kids eat treats on special days instead of real food (for meals)...and it's okay that I put off laundry so long that I have to buy new socks for everyone....
It's okay if my daughter eats goldfish crackers for lunch sometimes!
its ok to reminisce about your young loves....
It's okay to have to be moving again, 3rd time in 9 months. That's life.
Stacey
It's OK to wear my favorite sundress three days in a row and hope nobody notices. :o)
it's okay that i continue to take and print pictures and haven't scrapbooked in months. i WILL catch up! : )
Hey it's ok ...
to have a pity party once in a while
it's OK if i eat a Pop Tart in front of my kids...and NOT share.
it's OK if i eat a Pop Tart in front of my kids...and NOT share.
It's OK to have raw cookie dough...just because...even if you studied microbiology in school...
KrisG
I okay if I spend way too much time reading blogs about people I don't even know
It's OKAY... to sleep in ONE day in 6 mos!! =) This NEVER happens for me!
It's okay to still enjoy Disney movies even though you are rapidly approaching 30. :)
It Okay when your having a bad day to eat almost a whole bag of Red Vines! Or even if your not having a bad day!
It's okay if I feel like staying in my pjs all day and ignore my phone ringing....pretend like it's just me in this big crazy world with nothing to worry about.
It's okay... to eat chocolate chip cookie dough before bed. I just did it. Now I'm full and ready to fall asleep. :o)
It's okay that I work in a secure cubicle job instead of something more whimsical and inspiring.
Not sure if I'm late getting this in, but...it's okay to eat a whole box of Reeces Pieces while enjoying movie-time at the theater with your hubby & sweet 5-year old daughter :-) Really. It's okay.
it's okay to stay up all night watching disney movies. really, it is.
it's okay to sit in the living room with alle the scrapping-things aroung you until 3 o'clock in the morning and to be tired in the morning because you created soooooo wonderful things :)
It's OK to be positive about being laid off of work. It's slowed our family down and enjoyed the time together
It's okay to not be able to do everything in one day.
-Heather G.
It's OK to stash my favorite cereal in my closet because my teenage boys eat the whole box in one sitting!
It's ok to eat cake for breakfast!
It's ok to have cupcakes for breakfast once in a while!
It's okay to throw on workout clothes to take your dd to the bus...then change back into your PJs once they are gone...no one needs to know you didn't really workout! :o)
Its ok to . . . get in the car and drive away when you are really mad. It is ok, isn't it??
It's ok to not cook dinner sometimes and it's ok to miss church.
Ok that's two but they're are where I'm at right now.
It's ok... that it's 11:58 am and i'm still in my pj's
:O)
It's okay to stay up much too late to read "Breaking Dawn".
It's okay to get all excited about playing board games with your kids, and okay to stop the game to take pictures of the baby trying to play!!!
It's OK if I am lonely even when I'm surrounded by people.
It's okay to ask for time to scrap. I need time to nurture myself and my creativity. Thanks for the chance at a giveaway.
It's okay that the fourth of July is my favorite holiday and that I am stuck working it for the 5th year in a row...okay, so not so much! But those of us who will be at work are definately making the most of it. Sparklers, watching the parade in shifts and BARBECUE BABY!!
It's okay to be an imperfect mommy, and raise imperfect kids. Through that imperfection comes perfection.
:)
It's okay to be an imperfect mommy, and raise imperfect kids. Through that imperfection comes perfection.
:)
It's okay to be an imperfect mommy, and raise imperfect kids. Through that imperfection comes perfection.
:)
It's okay to be an imperfect mommy, and raise imperfect kids. Through that imperfection comes perfection.
:)
It's okay to be totally freaked out by the future....
:-) Hope to win some great stuff in the NEAR future. :-)
It's okay if I'm starting to notice a few wrinkles...they are my character. And thank you for your okay's - cute page!
to buy a pound of see's chocolates all for yourself!
love your posts!
Its okay to go 'blank' for a few days or even weeks until you see, hear or feel an inspiration coming to get you back into the craftroom again:)! Its also okay to be glued to the laptop surfing craft sites to admire their creations whilst you are on a dry spell.
it's ok to love scrapping more than cleaning my house:)
Lori R
It's ok if you don't feel like "doing it" every night, as long as he keeps feeling "like doing it" every night. ;)
It's ok to not do housework and just sit and read a book and then just tell everyone that you did housework.
it's okay to be planning how you can scrap/decorate your new home than figure out how to organize the kitchen or what things you might need to furbish it... :)
It's okay to have OCD tendencies:)
it's ok when people aske me if im getting excited about my wedding in 2 months to answer 'not quite yet'.
It's Okay if I'm more over the moon than my boyfriend that we are expecting our first child together. Our due date is Dec. 24. SOOOOO over the moon.
Love the goodies. O.K. so here's my 'it's o.k.'
It's o.k. to scream. Really. Anyone would when being chased around the house by 3 boys holding a lizard!!!
Life is good. Dangerous, but good. LOL!!!!
It's okay if I watch a whole season of House the whole day and not cook for my family or do the laundry. =P
It's okay to let your sister-in-law have the last word and not correct her because she'll always be right :) Keep the sanity.
It's okay to NOT be perky in the morning!!
It's okay that I am not supermom. I try so hard to balance it all - I think about home when I am at work and work when I am at home. I have finally realized that work/life "balance" is not always 50/50 - the scales are forever rebalancing - sometimes work will take 70 percent and sometimes home will. It's all about saying to yourself "It will all be okay"!
It's okay to never get everything done in a day that you think you SHOULD. ;}
It's okay not to be perfect. That is my constant struggle.
:) Sharon in Wyoming
it's ok to eat two desserts in one night :)
It's ok to sing your favorite song REALLY loud in the shower - when you THINK no one can hear you. :)
It's ok to have leftovers two or three days in a row :)
It's okay.....that my bed never gets made; that renovations go on forever; that Glosette Raisins are a breakfast food; that I read blogs.
{hope you pick me -- crossing my fingers -- It's okay....that I neeeeeeed those Evalicious embellies!!!}
smiles,
j.
It's ok to do something for me sometimes... read that book I've meaning to read... all afternoon! Me being happyand healthy just means I have more energy for those around me!
Gaelle L.
It's okay to look forward to going into work in the morning when you've had a super rough night with the kids...it doesn't mean you don't love your kids!
its okay tha all my bra's have padding in them. it's cheaper than surgery and pain free!
It's ok....if I want to spend my only day off in my pj's vegging on the couch
donna
It's OK to surf my fav blogs everyday!!! :-)
Amy in CA
It's okay to wear slippers to pop over to the neighbours house
1st -
It's ok to be 4 years behind on your scrapbooks...it's about the journey not the destination!
2nd -
It's ok to be curvy! Nuff said.
:)
It's ok to not be perfect all the time and it's ok if others are not perfect, too.
It's ok to not be perfect!
Oh yum...love scrapbook cirlce and and evalicious...now will check out that awesome jewerly site. Thanks Lizzy.
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