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... to...
My mind just went blank. I'm just so excited I'm the first one to comment. :) I'll be back when my brain starts working again. :)
It's okay that I open a bag of chocolate chips and dive in--sometimes just chocolate is what I need.
Amy Wright
Typed too slow...
It's okay to NOT be the first one in something. To be mediocre.:)
It's okay when you don't have a clue how to get your almost 4 year old to let you brush her teeth. We've tried it all. Everything's a fight right now. *sigh*
It's okay to...have a cupcake for breakfast!
it's okay that sometimes i just want to cry because i miss my girl soooo much! this august will be five years since her passing!
It's ok to NOT allow the clock to run your life sometimes. I have a hard time with that.
It's okay to not spend your whole life making sure your home is clean- it's the people in it who matter, right?
It's okay to scrapbook instead of doing the dishes. :)
It's okay to not be perfect and put-together all the time.
It's ok if I sometimes let the laundry pile up and refuse to do it until no one has anything to wear
It's ok that I watch Animaniacs to cheer myself up, even though I'm 21.
It's OK to stay up late to catch up on blogs.
It's OK to ask your daughter/son for a bit of their pizza/bread/drink/candy (after all - you bought it for them!).
Thanks for the guilt-free page! Great idea. :)
It's okay if you don't finish everything you set out to do.
Seems to be everyday these days but sometimes you have to fly by the seat of your pants ;)
It's ok to be secretly miserable at a miserable job because you need to pay the bills and provide benefits for your family.
It's okay to believe in fairies. I do.
to wear flip-flops all year long. even in the winter.
i live in az!
It's OK to say NO... sometimes you just gotta say no. I've really got to be ok with this. I can run myself ragged trying to do things or be places we just can't be... I'm slowly learning it's ok.
I'm sitting at my craft table with a layout in progress and it's looking pretty good...there's a cat sitting in the window in front of the craft table...the other cat wants to look out the window too... I realise all this one second too slow. The cat "unhappy dance" is now taking place on top of my layout...paper and tools flying about...my thought bubble says,It's ok that my cats don't like each other.They like me and I like them most of the time.
It wasn't funny then, ms.cheryl
It's ok...that I'm really scared to go to Africa even though I know it's what God wants me to do.
It's okay to be vulnerable...
It's okay for me (the mommy) to take a nap every once-in-a-while too. In fact, I recommend it!
it's okay that we're moving really, no REALLY soon, and i don't want to pack my scrapbook stuff until the very last minute!!
It's ok that there are more weeds than flowers in my flowerbed right now. It's too hot to weed. And the flowerbeds would look empty without them ;)
It's okay...to have a secret stash of chocolate and other assorted treats that only come out to play when the kids are in bed AND the hubby is out of town!
Its okay to fart in Target and blame it on your 5 year old when someone else comes down the same aisle. (That one was for you, Collin)
it's okay to be myself because I'm AWESOME!! :)
It's okay to put my ipod on and tune the whole world out when I'm decorating cakes....it's okay to have no interuptions! Really.
It's okay to eat that last cookie and still dunk it in milk!
It's okay that the bathroom really needs to be cleaned but I've been surfing the 'net for hours instead.
it's ok to have dessert 1st ... or breakfast for dinner... or cake for breakfast... or... the list is really endless; it's just all about moderation.
It's ok; after a working all day, making dinner, giving baths, cleaning the kitchen and switching laundry over that I'm so tired I fall asleep on the couch at 7:45 at night sometimes...
It's okay that SIX MONTHS later I am still not back to my pre-baby birth weight...I only have to 20 pounds to go, but gosh they just won't come off.
It is okay, right?
How fun :) It's ok if I neglect the dishes one time to so something that makes me happy :)
It's okay to go out for a fun, frothy latte in the mornings even though you have good coffee beans at home anyways!
it's okay to hide my favorite cereal so my husband doesn't eat it all.
It's ok to eat pie for breakfast if you took the time to make the pie the day before.
It's ok if I always call on Brett to get any bugs in the house.
It's ok to skip any laundry/housecleaning for the day and scrap with your kids! That's what we did last wednesday and they LOVED it. So did I:)
It's okay to not have kids yet and still love to scrapbook.
it's okay to splurge every once in a while! :)
It's okay to dance around the house and sing at the top of your lungs when no one else is home. :)
it okay... if the only reason i exercise is so that i can eat ice cream...
It's ok to be counting the days until my son's summer school ends so we can sleep as late as we want to...it IS summer after all!
It's okay that I count VOLUMES of vitamin C rich otter pops as a "nutritious" snack for both me and my kiddos, multiple times during the day..
It's okay to not be perfect when it comes to being crafty and just go with the flow. (But it's hard not to be a perfectionist).
It's ok if I actually take time to do what I want and not focus on everyone else's happiness all the time
I have some of that American Crafts quote bubble paper and was totally thinking of doing something similar.
great minds think alike
:]
It's okay to set your alarm so you will get up early and go exercise and then when it goes off, hit snooze for 45 mins. and then get up and don't exercise.
It's okay that those dishes have been there for 3 days...ok 6...it means lots of meaningful time with the kids. Ok who am I kidding. It means more facebook and blog time.
It's okay that I bought Disneyland passes for my family even though my husband will not earn a paycheck for an entire month during the summer.
it's okay if i let my baby sleep in my lap instead of putting her in the crib right away because she won't be itty bitty forever.
It's okay to sit down and scrap even though the dishwasher needs unloading and the clothes in the dryer need folding. A little creative boost goes a long way around the house.
It's ok to have three scoops of icecream when at my friend's house for dinner. She doesn't judge me - ever!
It's okay to have just more piece of chocolate.
It's okay to hit the snooze button four times then turn off the snooze and go back to sleep again.
It's okay to not answer phone calls or emails until a couple of days later.
It's okay that I still go in to check on my little buddy and give him a kiss during the night, even though he just turned 6.
It's ok...to stay up way to late and drink 2 Mountain Dews to make up for the lack of sleep;o)
Tawnda
It's ok to hold on to those size 12 jeans one more year to see if I can fit into them!
It's ok to leave the dirty dishes in the sink until morning.
It's ok to check facebook 30 times a day!
It's ok to have taken thousands of pictures of your only 4 month old daughter!
It's okay to play outside with the kids even though the house is begging to be cleaned. =)
OMG! I could go on and on with this forever. So,
*It's okay to let your 2 year old have a chocolate chip cookie for breakfast when he asks simply b/c you don't feel like arguing this morning.
*It's okay to let him dress himself and look like the kid from "Big Daddy" b/c he was so proud of himself for doing so.
*It's okay to blame your husband's bad habits on your Mother-In-Law.
*It's okay to wish like the dickens that your child's first words are mama, not dada.
*It's okay to go out in public with no makeup and big sunglasses and pretend that people can't see you.
and my last for tonight :)
*It's okay to not be perfect. :)
Thanks so much!!!
It's ok to be me!
It's OK to scrap about your cat (Fur baby) when you dont have kids... and ARE a fur Mama!!!!
Just wish she would do more then sleep and look fluffy!!!
It's okay to wish I could stay at home with my kids instead of being a full-time worker, even though I went to school an extra 2 1/2 years and took out 2 student loans to finish.
It's ok to eat a whole container of ice cream (as long as it's the single serving size)
it's okay to day dream all day, and really believe those day dreams will come to life one day!
staceysargent1@gmail.com
It's Okay...to go to bed with the dishes still dirty in the sink from a great night with family!
It's okay if I stay in my comfy bed all morning and read! My kids are gone for the day and I want to READ!!!
It's OK to blame your husband.
Or the kids.
Or the dog.
It's ok to sometimes drink caffine...even if you know it WILL keep you up ALL night and you'll still have to get up at 6 with the littles. :)
It's ok that you do what YOU want to
It's ok to feed your kids chicken nuggets - night after night after night - because we get home late and I'm too tired to cook and they don't eat what I cook anyway!
(trying to work on this, but saying it's "ok" does make me feel better) :)
it's okay to...tell my children no sweets before bedtime but, have a big bowl of chocolate ice cream at 11 PM after their asleep.
it's ok that me and my boys spent the whole day in our pj's, sometimes it just happens when you have a newborn!
it's okay to stay up till 2 in the morning reading or doing whatever!
because school is out and it is summer!!
Thanks for the givewyay
may have to make my own page about this!
Megan P
it's okay ... if i spend more at other etsy shops than I sell at my own :)
It's ok to say no to things that takes away from the time you would rather spend with your children.
I love evalicious!!!!!
and it's ok to skip the dishes and scrapbook instead! (as long as you tuck kids in bed with kisses, the dishes can wait!)
Thanks!
its ok to sit outside on the deck and read a great book all afternoon..
nancy
It's okay to play hooky from work to spend the day with the kids;)
Its okay to..........do the housework really quickly because you want to go and scrapbook!!!!
Its ok to be super bored and frustrated on bedrest but know that it is worth growing a baby for at least several more weeks!
It's okay to indulge in some ice cream when I'm feeling down!
it's ok to stay awake for hours at night dreaming about everything you want to happen to you because dreams really do come true:)
It's okay that I ate a bowl of the kids' Fruity Pebbles cereal eventhough I should be watching what I am eating. At least I used skimmed milk.
It's okay to let your 3 year old have breakfast for dinner. Who doesn't like peanut butter pancakes before bed?!? What better time to have sticky syrup than right before a bath? Yup that's genius at work right there.
Oh and it's okay to nearly roll your hubby off the bed when he is snoring so loud you (and everyone within a 10 mile radius) can't sleep!!!
to grab the kids, head to the park for an impromptu picnic and play in the water when there are a million things that need to get done around house.
It's okay...
to eat a yummy kingsize Klondike ice cream drumstick...and THEN have a cup of hot coffee afterwards! {I did this today at work during my dinner break}. =)
Its ok to buy another great read at the supermarket even when you have a whole pile of unread books at home. Books feed the soul right???
It's ok to cry while you listen at the door to your 2 year old cry the first night you take his dummy away.
It's okay to let my hubby tend to the kids while I catch a few more zzzz's... (or pretend to, anyways :P ) on a Saturday morning...at least until after breakfast, and I hear him washing up....hee hee....that's when I get up, all energized and grateful for a dh...gotta love "sleeping in" and a great way to start the weekend.
It's ok to sleep-in in the summer.
It's okay to...
stay in my PJs all day in the winter.
They are SOOOOO comfy :)
It's okay to go downstairs to the freezer with a big spoon and just eat some of my favorite ice cream: citron sorbet. (okay, it's not okay for my mommy ;) )
rachel
It's ok to lie about your age to protect the innocent. ;)
its okay to pretend that i am a starfairy!!
truth is, i don't even imagine it to be anything, just a pretty word with two of my favourite things (:
Its okay to order from the kids menu, enjoy the lower price even when I'm alone without the kids, 'cos I've just done that over lunch hour with my fruit salad and cheese toast sandwich. LOL.
It's O.K to not be Superwoman everyday, even super heros need a day off right?
It's okay that I stayed in my pjs all day, didn't shower or put makeup on, and sat in front of my computer from morning until night working on my graduate school application materials.
It's okay to be up at 3 am when you have insomnia :( and read blogs.
It's ok that I haven't done dishes in a week! Thanks for the giveaway!
It's okay to stalk Lizzy K's blog...everyday. Sometimes twice :o)
It's okay to stay inside on a really hot day with all the blinds closed and watching the Sound of Music with my kiddies!
It´s ok if one day I remain in bed a little more than my husband :)
It is OK to buy more paper, since I’ll never have enough…
Svenja
It's okay if I go to bed a little earlier every night ... and sleep in a little bit later each morning! :)
It's ok to sit in front of the computer, even if it's summer and a beautiful day outside...
It's okay not to like summer because it get's just too hot but to still enjoy the longer days and lovely warm evenings spent on the patio.
It's okay to let the dishes wait for a couple of hours so I can have some scrapping time. :)
it's okay to admit that the stress is making it hard to do anything today. and because of that...
it's okay to steal all the red licorice from my husband's bag.
It's okay to stay up all night watching movies even if I have to go to work next day.
it's okay, days like these just make me stronger. :)
It's okay that I can't stop shopping and spend $150 easily at Janie and Jack - for my newborn niece- Allie Reese!
ashley
ashlomb at yahoo dot com
It's okay that I ordered pizza instead of using the groceries that I just bought!
Fun...thanks for the chance to win!
It's ok....to just be YOU!
It's okay... that something is not going like you've planned... Everything will be OK!
Its okay if have a nap every day with your children and love it :)
It's okay to pat yourself on the back when you've accomplished something - like making pineapple cupcakes with cream cheese frosting that taste delicious!
It's okay to let your 2 year old strip naked in the yard so she can jump into her little pool on a hot summer evening even though her swimsuit is waiting for her just inside the door!
Its okay if the grass hasn't been mowed in two weeks and my children might get lost in it...its an adventure!
Its okay if I let the kids just watch one more tv show to work a little bit more on my scrapbook page.
Sandy
It's okay to institute movie day all day when your toddler is sick.
it's okay to press the snooze button a few more times, even when it means you'll have to rush to make it to work on time.
It's okay to scrapbook 24/7 on the weekend with your GFs, just because you know you need some time out from the family to chill!
It's okay to scrapbook 24/7 on the weekend with your GFs, just because you know you need some time out from the family to chill!
it's okay to worry {and privately let out a good cry} about your husband's safety in Afghanistan...
It's okay to serve your family Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches because you forgot to take the chicken out of the freezer... AGAIN.
It's okay to be terrified that something will happen to my kids or husband and I won't have the language skills to get them help.
It's okay to dream!
It's ok to facebook comment your husband even if you are sitting in the same room :)
It's okay to say NO to any request that takes away your time. Even Oprah has said this. If you are a giving person and people are always coming to you for help it is okay to say no.
It's ok that my scrap table is an absolute disaster, but I insist my son pick up his room. (I'm teaching responsibility, right?)
Its okay not to do the things on your "to-do" list.
It's okay if my house doesn't look like a model home all the time. My kids don't care and who am I trying to impress anyway!
it's okay to eat oreos and milk in bed...after 9. :)
It's okay.....to stay in jammies all day, eat junk food and not look at the to do list...(even a few times a week ;):P)
Hayley
It's okay if my laundry has to be rewashed because I left it in the washer overnight...
It's okay if I'm different and hate summer and love winter!
It's okay to be yourself...you're beautiful, imperfect, flawed self. You wouldn't be you if you weren't!
it's ok if I press the snooze button just one more time...
It's okay to cry for no reason!
It's ok if I eat a Little Debbie every night in bed while Hubs and the girls are sleeping.
It's okay that I'm not walking to work today.
its ok to take some "me time" to sit and blog and check out all my favoritie etsy shops (and try not to feel guilty for it in the process)
It's okay that I am a little bit scared as well as being excited about our move to the Falkland Islands. It's okay that I had a melt down about the silliest thing yesterday. It's okay that as a Mum of three I don't always get it right.
Thanks for reminding us what we all know but don't always heed. That it is okay and we aren't perfect. I needed to be told this today. It has been a rough couple of weeks, but now I can smile! :)
It's okay to go a day without chocolate as long as you double dose it tomorrow!!
it's ok to have leftover dessert for breakfast...occasionally!;D
It's okay to eat chocolate icing straight from the tub. It's okay to leave a load of towels in the dryer for 3 days because I don't feel like folding them and taking them upstairs. :)
It's ok to eat chocolate puffed wheat cake for breakfast - it is cereal, isn't it!
Great giveaway, Liz!
Lisa H.
it's ok if my "baby" girl is 15+ months old, and yesterday i followed the "nap when the baby naps" rule. :)
it's okay to turn up the AC at night so I can snuggle under a blanket with my husband while we watch a movie and eat brownies after the kids go to bed!
It's ok if I force my home-body hubby out of the house on summer days...he'll thank me for it someday, right? :-)
It's okay to take some time for myself and scrapbook. :)
It's okay to veg out in front of the tv and watch mad men reruns on ondemand during naptime.
it's okay to have one day out of the week where I simply don't get out of bed! My boyfriend makes me breakfast lunch and dinner and I get to hog the remote.
It's OK to buy french fries and a creemee of the "dollar menu" every.once.in.a.while.
It's okay that I live out of laundry baskets sometimes...life is too short and scrapbooking and playing with children NEED to happen, folding and putting away laundry however can wait!
It's okay to say no- I can't watch my granddaughter after spending the night in the ER.
it's ok to want/need everything from the LSS :) hehe
awesome giveaways
It's ok to feed my baby some formula if I am not making enough for him to eat...
It's okay to hide the good, dark chocolate in my scrap room so I don't have to share and eat it all myself.
It's Okay if I don't always answer the phone just because it's ringing! Sometimes what I'm doing and who I'm doing it with is too fun, important, relaxing, exciting, dangerous, to answer the phone!
Kara
its okay to have some blue bell ice cream right before bed time
it's okay if my house is much messier than it should be ;)
it's ok not to have "found" myself by now...
It´s okay when I have a shower before bed time!!!
=)
It's okay if I ate half a bag of cheetos last night and will consequently never lose that dreaded ten pounds I've been trying to lose for the past two years!
It's okay...if sometimes I'm a little high maintenance. Every girl has her moments!
it's okay that i spend all of the kids nap time check up on blogs rather than cleaning!
love your blog! what a great giveaway!
Its okay if I have chocolate and a diet coke for breakfast!
Thanks for the chance to win!
It's okay that I hide a bag of chocolates in the pantry so they are there in case of an "emergency."
It's ok to call in sick from work and have a movie marathon with my sweetie. Sometimes you just need a day off!
It's ok to step outside of your comfort zone, sometimes thats the only way you can really see the big picture...
tinamarielivinonlove.blogspot.com
Its okay to fart in front of your fiance, he's gotta know what he's marrying after all! And anyway, he thinks its okay to pick his nose in front of you. Nice couple we are!
It's okay if I check your blog while I'm at work. I take plenty of phone calls after hours that are work related. I'm sure it all balances out. At least that's what I'm telling myself. :)
It's ok not to make your bed even though you are at home the whole day.
it's OK to have a guilty pleasure tv show. Mine is the Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Its okay to go to McDonalds when your kids need to get out of the house in 100+ degree heat.
Its ok to hoard far too much clutter then get upset when the house takes so long to clean!!
It's okay to be 31 years old and still a little afraid of the dark.
It's ok to leave my husband in charge...I KNOW he can do it and I need to stop feeling guilty about it!!
It's okay if after I put the kids to bed I watch all my King Of Queens reruns that drive everyone else nuts because they just make me laugh over and over.
Carolyn
Kitchener On
Canada
It's okay to let my kids eat cereal for dinner if they don't "like" what I've made, as long as they try it first....yeah right!
It's Okay that I have no sense of direction or understanding of freeways! I do have mapquest.
It's ok to let the laundry pile up! It's not going anywhere....
Well, I just had a haircut which is totally different from anything I've had before so my statement would have to be.....
It's okay to bask in the admiration and attention from everyone and to love every moment and every compliment without feeling self-conscious.
Have a lovely day.
It's okay to want a break from your kids to push the refresh button!!
Love the gifties!!
Aimers
It's okay if every day I wish I would be able to take a nap...
It's okay if I am 25 and still afraid of the dentist!
It's ok if I wanna drink water, wine, coffee, tea, juice...anything in my new pottery glass ;-)
It' ok if I don't wanna make the bed cause this is my last vacation day and I wanna enjoy it the maximum ...
From Brazil - Fernanda
It's ok.... if I'm 27 and like to go to bed at 9:30pm. :)
It's okay I still love scrapbooking even thou ALL my friends don't understand this hobby. Rather way of life!
It's ok if I enjoy sitting by the pool reading during the summer...my kids and I are so busy during the year that this is a welcome break!
It's okay to leave a party mess until the next morning to clean up. The mess will still be there, our guests won't.
I love the layout concept on your blog! Great idea for letting go of those simple guilty pleasures. :o)
It's ok to stay inside and scrap or read or just hang around, no matter if the sun is shining from a clear blue sky - even if that makes people think you're insane...!
It's ok to wear high heels even if there is a possibility you will be carrying your little girl while on your shopping expedition... definitely will slow you down but you'll feel like a glam super mom, now that is priceless! tehehehe....
It's okay if I'm exhausted with the two kiddos I have but still want a third.
It's ok that I eat the entire pint of ice cream every once in awhile.
It's okay that the only thing I could get my one-year old daughter to eat for breakfast today was a twinkie. (And its okay as a mom that I don't feel too bad about it :))
its ok to not strive for perfection - all.the.time. its exhausting and pointless realy, yet i struggle daily with trying to do it/be it all...
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