Never Give Up!!

Renee Ross and Nancy O'Dell

Do you need a little motivation? I know I did and I found it from my long time bloggy friend, Renee of Cutie Booty Cakes. Renee has been on a journey to get healthy by eating well and exercising. Renee had mentioned several times that she was using the wii active and it motivated me to purchase it. I really do like to exercise but make every excuse to avoid it. Now I find I look forward to my workouts, did I just say that? I find the wii active fun, challenging and man do I feel it the next day. I also have to say if I went a day without doing it and saw that Renee burned 500 calories it motivated me to get my butt working out!

I wanted to create something special for Renee, so I created the Never Give Up Necklace, and guess what Renee is giving one away at her site HERE.

Be sure to stop on over and say hello to Renee you won't be disappointed, she is a true inspiration!

Falling For You....

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Just in time for Valentine's Day..

The you rock my heart is new in my shop and is just in time for Valentine's Day. You can view it HERE.

Product details:

The You Rock My Heart necklace is a 3/4 inch sterling silver disc that has been handstamped in lowercase script font and includes a sterling silver electric guitar. Both charms hang on a 18 inch sterling silver bead ball chain.

You can view my entire collection at Kristen's Custom Creations.

Favorite Fictional Male Character....

Who is your favorite fictional male TV character?

I actually have several, Patrick Jane from the Mentalist, Michael Weston from Burn Notice and Jack Bauer from 24.

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Love, Love, Love...

I (heart) pictures, the more frames the better!

I (heart) making paper Valentine's, it makes me feel like a kid again!

I (heart) Dove Dark Chocolate and rolos!

and I LOVE MY SON MORE, we say this back and forth to each other and it is the inspiration behind this piece.

What brings you JOY???

Sound effects included...well kinda

Can't you just hear Will making the Darth Vader breathing noise? I didn't realize I captured it until I later looked at the picture.

Star Wars brings back many fond childhood memories for me, at one point I really wanted Princess Leia cinnamon buns on each side of my head but never had hair long enough.

May the force be with you today friends!!!!

ice, ice baby...

For a better view.

Some Jack Daniels

Go Red Wings!

And a Giraffe...

And my favorite a wine bottle and wine glass!

This past weekend we visited The Plymouth Ice Show and these are just a few of our favorites. It was very crowded but so nice to see the local businesses and restaurants hustling and bustling!

What did you do this past weekend?

Do you believe in Karma?

Karma: the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect or what goes around comes around.

Do you believe in Karma? Chime in one way or the other!

The hand stamped Karma necklace is new in the SHOP.

Peter Walsh It's All To Much Winner

The winner of the It's All Too Much prize pack is Erma and Erma said her kitchen is the messiest room. erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net

Congratulations Erma, Happy organizing!

If I were famous....

If you could be famous what career would you pick? Singer, Actor, Athlete or just famous for being famous?


If I were famous I would pick singer, even though I am tone deaf and my 4 year old tells me to stop singing a girl can dream right?

TGIF friends!

Going stir crazy....

The past 5 days we have pretty much been stuck at home since Will has been sick, he has been fever free for 24 hours so he is on the mend. I get a little stir crazy and I know he does too. We did go through the McDonald's drive through just to get out of the house.

What do you do to prevent yourself from going stir crazy when you are stuck at home?

Don't tell him it's January...

Beach hat and flip flops... somebody wants a vacation and he isn't alone!

It is only January and I am already done with winter!

Do you have any vacation plans in the near future?

Finding Joy In.....

My afternoon tea in my favorite mug always brings me joy. Why does tea or coffee for that matter taste better in your favorite mug?

My Mom gave me this mug for Christmas and I love it, my Mom knows how much Will and I enjoy the book Guess How Much I Love You and that it is the inspiration behind the I Love You To The Moon And Back necklace in my shop. Meaningful gifts are extra special aren't they?

Sometimes it is hard to find JOY but when you really look for it you find it!

What has brought you JOY lately?

YooHoo and Friends winner!

The winner of the YooHoo and Friends Plush animals is A SAHM Looking For a Deal. Please send me a email!

Congratulations!

Giveaway and Review: It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh

When I was asked to review a copy of the DVD It's All Too Much, by Peter Walsh I was very interested since organizing is something I have personally struggled with in our home, and now that you add in an explosion of toys from our 4 year old it really has all become too much. You have probably seen Peter on television as he has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America and on TLC's show Clean Sweep.

What I really like about Peter's approach is that it is very, very simple. Peter first shows you how to declutter and then takes you room by room to offer tips as to how to keep everything in its place and then how to keep it that way. It is a simple approach and he truly motivated me to really tackle some of the clutter that I keep putting off. I also have a new perspective on what we bring into the house. I have always found decluttering good for my soul and now have a much easier approach.

Win it!!! One lucky winner will receive:

A copy of the newly released DVD, It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh.

AND

A copy of the book, It's All To Much: So Get It Together, which is a book geared towards teens.

To Enter:

Leave a comment and tell me what the messiest room in your house is.

Extra entries: (please leave a comment for each extra entry)

Tweet about this contest (2 extra entries)

Follow me on Twitter (2 extra entries)

Follow my blog (1 extra entry)

Add my blog button (2 extra entries)

Contest closes on 1/23/2010 at 11:59 PM. Contest open to US Residents only. I received the same prize as the winner. Good Luck!

Dean's Dip.... one word YUM!

In our house we are huge snackers.... and we especially love our dips! I was able to sample the Dean's French Onion Dip and in my opinion it is one of the best French Onion dips I have tasted. Dean's Dips are also available in Cheddar Cheese, Ranch, Honey Mustard,and Guacamole.

Dean's Dip is hosting their Dipstakes sweepstakes. Are you a Honey mustard loyalist, Guacamole diehard or an Onion Dip fanatic? Vote for your favorite dip and help them settle this once and for all! Everyone who votes will also be eligible for weekly prizes like free dip, a BBQ grill set or a home entertainment system.

You can find all the details to enter HERE.

Happy Snacking friends and remember no double dipping!

One of our favorites.....

Toy Story is one of our favorite movies to watch as a family and we can hardly wait for Toy Story 3 to come out this summer!

What is one of your favorite animated movies that you don't mind watching over and over again?

TGIF friends, I am thinking it is pizza and movie night for the family!

Finding Joy Winner

The winner of the Finding Joy necklace giveaway is Ellie who was randomly selected and here is what brought her Joy: "My 23 month old grandson called me "gramma" for the first time. He's been just calling me mommy. It was so cute hearing him say that." eswright18 at gmail dot com

Congratulations Ellie!

Thank you to everyone who entered, I really enjoyed reading about what brought you joy!

Out of Will's gallery

Will took this picture of Kane and I. He loves to take pictures and even though the top of my head is cut off he said it is a "masterpiece" I actually like the picture since I don't have a lot of pictures of Kane and I.

Happy Wednesday friends!

Finding Joy: Even in the cold

One of the things I am striving to do this year is find more JOY out of life. I don't have a long list of resolutions, I just want more JOY out of life! I am going to post each week about something that brought me joy, so if you want to join in please do so.

I really don't like the cold weather in Michigan but found great JOY sledding with Will and my hubby. I haven't done it in years and had so much fun. I especially loved seeing the excitement in Will. As soon as we hit the bottom of the hill he started running back up to go again and again.

What brought you JOY this week?

I am really enjoying reading all the comments on what has brought you JOY for the Finding Joy Necklace giveaway so if you want to earn some extra entries head on over here and leave me another comment about something that brought you JOY.