:: The best of 2013

Here is a round up of some of my favourite photos from 2013 ..

What a year, we enjoyed the holiday of a lifetime in Egypt !!! as a family of 6 :) amazing what glorious sunshine can do for your photos ..

My eldest daughter enjoyed her school prom and is now in her first year of highschool (she was also awarded the headteachers award , so proud of her ) .

My baby girl seemed to transition from a baby in a "little girl" we survived potty training in the day time, just need to work on the night time too, its a work in progress!

I was accepted onto my first Design Team which was so much fun ..

I opened a successful etsy shop selling die cuts and paper accessories, which I have since closed..

I changed my blog from Lemon Paper designs to Live Love Create so I can chase my dreams with this blog ..

Made some pen friends , which i love , truly talented ladies and their letters make me smile  .

In late November i re-kindled my love of sewing, dusted off my sewing machine and started to sew, i have a few fun projects in the works and maybe even a shop ???

Lastly, I finally had some closure on a on-going medical complainant, I am scheduled for Surgery for the end of this month...

I am looking forward to 2014 and all the challenges it brings :)

Claire xo  

Curbing the spending ... Update

Last Thursday I posted about a personal mini challenge, curbing the online spending !

So I thought I would drop into today to give you a little update...

So far so good...

Don't get me wrong there have been times over this past week when I have be tempted to spend , especially when one of your favourite bloggers announces on twitter that she is having a de-stash of her paper/embellishments ect .... However I didn't respond

No eBay purchases , no new products for the shop, which I think I may sell some limited addition grab bags of products... So I can have some time to re-evaluate....

I have to confess though, today I couldn't resist the special offer studio calico were offering $10 off! This months Card Kit!! I think so far this has been my favourite kit, the colours, embellishments really appeal to my style..

 

But that's it no more spending

 

Curbing the spending

Today's class prompt is about setting goals ..

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Which ties in lovely with something that I have been thinking a lot about lately , cutting back on my spending :/

• Products for shop
• Supplies
• Advertising
• Classes , the list goes on ......

So my goal is to cut out my extra spending habits, no more impulse buying

Starting today til the 20th July I vouch to no more online spending ;)

Instead use the products and supplies I already have, no more advertising for the shop and probably what I spend most on is new products for the shop..

At the end of the month, I will reward myself with....

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Which, by the way is currently on offer ;)

 

Are you working towards any goals at the moment ??

Have you made any cut backs ??