Currently | 01.31.14

I created this card in Photoshop using {this journal card} as well as this {digital scrapbook kit} from SuzyQ Scraps. Font is {Doodleista}. Written at work between 11 & 11:30 am.

Currently - Week 3
Join me as I participate in Kristin's Currently: Journaling Challenge. What better way to document your daily life by simply answering these seven questions once a week? The best part is you can download that Currently List for FREE over {here}. Since I'm slowly making my way into the paper scrapping world, I haven't printed them off yet, so I decided to just make mine in Photoshop. Quick, simple, and a great way to journal your life in less than 5 minutes. Follow her on instagram and use the #CurrentlyList, plus join the facebook group she created.

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Thursday Three | 01.30.14

• My left lower leg was numb the majority of the day and it kind of freaks me out. 
• I've got a constant fear of falling down, so I refuse to shop alone. Makes buying stuff for Greg rough. 
• My left eyebrow is wigging out lately... it does it's own thing and looks like I pluck/shave it weird. 

Thursday Three
As I was thinking about how I was going to implement my "Daily Life" and ways that I could document my everyday, I stumbled across {this blog}. I absolutely loved a lot of her ideas, and I thought they were simple enough, yet effective in documenting my life. Head over to read the 'rules' and play along. So simple. I love it!

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Timeless | 01.28.14

This one comes from about 16 years ago. This is the only "professional" family picture that we had taken of all of us. Isn't it awesome? Oh gosh, my hair, and my overalls! Wow. Not to mention Shari's bangs, and Kennan. Then there is McKenzie who informed me that the reason her hands are like that is because I kept smacking her hands down. Isn't it so funny? When I went home for Christmas, we visited Grandma, who is apparently the only one who has a copy of this photo. We sat around and just laughed at each other and how different we look. Dad has wanted to recreate this photo for some time now, so with us all being home for Christmas, we took advantage. Now keep in mind, none of us were prepared for this, and it was pretty late at night. The photo was about what we expected.

We haven't changed a bit, have we? We all had a good laugh at both photos. One thing that I am so grateful for now days is the ease of being able to take photos. I so wish that we had more photos like these from when we were all younger. We could have some really great laughs. I fully intend to take lots and lots of pictures of my family as they grown up, and want to take some form of  "professional" family photos at least once a year (or at least every few years) instead of waiting sixteen years, though we do have some family photos from weddings, though they aren't the same. I just think about what a treasure photos are. Without them, how else would we remember all these fun things, and recreate them?

Timeless Tuesday

Even though this blog is supposed to be documenting my "daily life", I feel that the past plays such a huge part in our daily lives, that we need to document it as well. One of my resolutions this year is to take more photos. I primarily use my phone, but I just want to capture everything. One thing I have a hard time doing though, is documenting photos from the past. I love finding timeless photos that just bring back so many wonderful memories, or lessons learned. Your challenge is to dig up a timeless photo that has meaning to you. Either link me up in the comments, or on Instagram using #MyDailyLife_Timeless

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Inspiration | 01.27.14

Like last week, I found this wonderful quote while searching through various General Conference talks. This one comes from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk called, "The Infinite Power of Hope"

Before I first started letting people in my ward know about the scleroderma diagnosis (or really that anything was wrong) I had a man and his wife who were sitting behind Greg and I in church mention that I didn't seem like myself. At this time I was super emotional, so I started crying as SI told them about the diagnosis. The sister came over and crouched down in front of me, and held my hand as I told them what was going on. This sister also happens to suffer from an auto-immune disease. They both told me they would pray for me. A few days later I received this gift from this wonderful couple.

The little balloon says hope. As I've been trying to come up with topics for my lesson on Sunday, hope keeps coming to mind. I love how President Uchtdorf phrases this. We need hope to get us through trials, and to have that little glimmer of hope that better things are to come. Read the talk. It's fantastic.

What are your thoughts on this quote? What does hope mean to you? How does having hope help you through your tough times?

Monday Inspiration
Each day I receive an inspirational daily message from lds.org to my work email. As I was thinking about what I wanted this blog to include, I couldn't help but think of those daily messages. It has inspired me to really look and find quotes that I may need at this time, or that has touched me in some way. I encourage you, if you are following along, to find your own inspiration, and feel free to share either in the comments, or on Instagram using #MyDailyLife_Inspire.

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Week In Review | 01.26.14

Well, another week has come and gone. Here are a few highlight:

Week in Review: 1.19-1.25

• Last Sunday, a member of our ward turned 95 years old. She is an amazing woman. She almost always is at church, even though she has some difficulties getting around, but she still makes it. What a wonderful example. Betty, Kelly and I went over as a Relief Society Presidency to see her and wish her a happy birthday. Definitely one of the perks of being in the presidency.
• I didn't have to work Monday! Woohoo! I didn't really sleep in, but I didn't get dressed until probably noon. I spent the morning trying to perfect my Daily Life planner, thought I had it, but now I'm not so sure. I'll get it eventually! We did a little shopping, and I picked me up some sweets.
• Tuesday was my first day with my new work schedule. I work from 10-3:30 with a lunch at 12:45. I feel super lazy for some reason, but hope that it will be for the best. Going in later is nice because I don't feel so rushed, and I have a bit more time read and get a few small things done around the house.
• Wednesday was my appointment with my rheumatologist. I will post more about that over on {this blog}, but in short, it was a really good appointment. He also upped my meds, hence the three massive white pills. Love them, plus I got to give more blood. I am getting used to the pokes, I think.
• Thursday Greg had parent teacher conferences late, so I decided to watch the new One Direction movie, that I got for New Years and still haven't watched it. It was awesome. I loved it.
• I also scrapped my first layout in over 3 months. SuzyQ Scraps has this adorable new bundle, and I tried my hand at pocket scrapping (or Project Life). It was fun to get back at it, and try something new. I think I like simplicity.

• Friday we did our grocery and Hastings shopping so that Saturday we could just relax.
• Sure enough, Saturday was another great day of relaxing. I updated my blog designs, then we grabbed lunch from Center Street Grill, watched a movie, and just relaxed. It was so great. Those are the best kind of days.

What did your week look like? Jot down just the highlights. Keep it simple, or put together a fun photo collage of your week and post it on instagram using  #MyDailyLife_WIR.

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Bucket List | 01.25.14

Ever since I was little I've always wanted to travel. Maybe it comes from being from a small town in Wyoming (population 506...not even kidding), or maybe it comes from watching too many movies and seeing too many beautiful pictures of places outside of where I was. Needless to say, my bucket list is going to be full of places I want to visit.

 

 (image found on Pinterest)

New York City has always been some where I've wanted to visit. The big city life just seems so interesting to me. I want to see the busy streets, the massive crowds, not to mention all the touristy sites. I'm not going to lie, I'd be a total tourist, with my camera out, taking pictures everywhere I go, staring in awe at everything that is new. Now of course, this isn't something I'd be able to do in a day. I'd have to take a week or so, so I don't miss anything. I guess I'd better start saving up my money!  

 

(image found on Pinterest)

Before I go on all these wonderful trips though, I plan to create a travel journal, with places within the places that I would like to visit. Because if you have it written down, then you have to do it, right? 

Have you been to New York City? Share your photos, or your favorite places to visit!

Bucket List

Can you believe I've never really had a bucket list? Well, that ends now. I'll slowly be adding to it, and once I accomplish them, I'll check them off my list. What's on your bucket list? Link me up in the comments, or on Instagram using #mydailylife_bucket

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Currently | 01.24.14

I created this card in Photoshop using {this journal card} as well as this {digital scrapbook kit} from SuzyQ Scraps. Font is {1942 Report}.

Currently - Week 2
Join me as I participate in Kristin's Currently: Journaling Challenge. What better way to document your daily life by simply answering these seven questions once a week? The best part is you can download that Currently List for FREE over {here}. Since I'm slowly making my way into the paper scrapping world, I haven't printed them off yet, so I decided to just make mine in Photoshop. Quick, simple, and a great way to journal your life in less than 5 minutes. Follow her on instagram and use the #CurrentlyList, plus join the facebook group she created.

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Thursday Three | 01.23.14

 

• I watched the One Direction movie with a cheesy grin on my face the entire movie
• I ate five 'meals' today - breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, second lunch, and dinner
• I feel really weird today...something about my Dr. appointment yesterday kind of bothered me. Not the doc or the actual visit, more like an unfortunate realization on my part.

Thursday Three
As I was thinking about how I was going to implement my "Daily Life" and ways that I could document my everyday, I stumbled across {this blog}. I absolutely loved a lot of her ideas, and I thought they were simple enough, yet effective in documenting my life. Head over to read the 'rules' and play along. So simple. I love it!

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Timeless | 01.21.14

 

(Me in front of the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC. I forgot what that building was and spend 30 minutes googling different things to figure it out. I finally got it!)

When I was little, my Aunt Marcie was a nanny in Boston. We would write letters back and forth and she would occasionally send me pictures. One time she took a trip to the Washington DC temple and sent me the most beautiful pictures of it. From that day on, it became my favorite temple, and I swore that I would visit it someday.

Fast forward to my junior year of high school, and there was a boy that I met when I went to visit my sister Shari up at BYU-I who was serving a mission in the Maryland area. We wrote back and forth, and he too sent me some beautiful pictures of the DC temple and the Baltimore area. It made me want to visit that area even more.

Fast forward another seven or so years and my sister-in-law Adrienne and her husband Mark moved out to Virginia, and I hoped and hoped that I would get to visit them sometime. I finally got my wish, and in November of 2011, I flew out of SLC with my in-laws. I was beyond excited. While I definitely wanted to visit the DC temple, I just wanted to see the DC area. I was lucky enough to get to do both. The temple was absolutely beautiful. We went at night at got to see it all lit up. So pretty. Then we were able to spend a day in DC itself. It was beyond amazing. There is so much history there, it was unbelievable. I could have spent a lot more time there. One day just doesn't cut it. Just walking around the museums was an adventure, but to see the architecture there and all these buildings that you only see on TV, incredible. I didn't want to leave. I didn't get to see enough, but the memories I have of that place are amazing.

I hope to be able to visit there again someday, and be able to see everything all over again, plus the places that we missed. I want to learn more about the history of our country so it will mean all that much more. I also want my future children to be able to experience it and to have fun adventures with their parents that they, too, will cherish forever.

Timeless Tuesday

Even though this blog is supposed to be documenting my "daily life", I feel that the past plays such a huge part in our daily lives, that we need to document it as well. One of my resolutions this year is to take more photos. I primarily use my phone, but I just want to capture everything. One thing I have a hard time doing though, is documenting photos from the past. I love finding timeless photos that just bring back so many wonderful memories, or lessons learned. Your challenge is to dig up a timeless photo that has meaning to you. Either link me up in the comments, or on Instagram using #MyDailyLife_Timeless

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Inspiration | 01.20.14

The past few weeks I have been  struggling to come up with a lesson topic. Being in the Relief Society presidency, I get to teach the first Sunday lesson in February. It's so interesting to me how last time I was teaching, I knew exactly what I wanted to teach. I felt good about it as I was preparing, and I felt good as I was delivering it. I knew that the Spirit was guiding me. This time, however, I am really struggling to come up with a topic. I've got about five that I could do, but I don't get the "this is it" feeling from any one specific. As I've prayed about it over the last few weeks, I decided yesterday in church that I would just start going through old  conference talks and see if anything jumps out. The good thing about that is there are a lot of great talks that I've been able to read, the bad thing, nothing jumps out still, so I guess I'll keep going. Not that that's a bad thing. Anytime you have the opportunity to read the words of our prophet and apostles is on that you should take. I have found some great thoughts, and this is one that I wanted to share. It comes from President Thomas S. Monson's talk called, "I Will Not Fail Thee, Nor Forsake Thee."

When I heard this talk, I just knew that it was a direct message from the Lord, for me. As I have experienced many trials over the last few years, I know that it is only to help me learn, grow, and become stronger. I also love how it doesn't say "the trials through which we MIGHT pass," but rather "through which we MUST pass." We are going to have trials, it's part of why we're here on earth. It's part of our learning process. We can do it. We have a Heavenly Father who is there to comfort and guide us through the trials. They are necessary for us to be able to return to Him someday.

Monday Inspiration
Each day I receive an inspirational daily message from lds.org to my work email. As I was thinking about what I wanted this blog to include, I couldn't help but think of those daily messages. It has inspired me to really look and find quotes that I may need at this time, or that has touched me in some way. I encourage you, if you are following along, to find your own inspiration, and feel free to share either in the comments, or on Instagram using #MyDailyLife_Inspire.

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Week in Review | 01.19.14

 

(A few pics that didn't make it on instagram)

It's amazing how during the week it seems to just be dragging, but by the time the weekend gets here and you look back over the previous week, it seems to have just flown by. Here are some highlights from this previous week.

Week in Review: 1.12-1.18

• Greg was released as Elder's Quorum President, only to be called to speak in sacrament last week and to be a Gospel Doctrine teacher. He did a great job speaking, and I've heard quite a few people say how glad they are that he will be teaching.

• We went to Coldstone Monday night, in the freezing cold, but it was oh so worth it! Love our Coldstone date nights.
• Enrichment on Tuesday. We had my friend (and enrichment board leader) Melanie's neighbor come and teach the ladies Zumba. I was impressed by the number of sisters that showed up, and by the amount of fun that they had. It gave me hope for our future enrichment activities this year.
• Wednesday I went out on visits with the Relief Society president, Betty. I am still so nervous about meeting new people, but I'm happy to go visit with her and at least say hi to the new sisters. I'm hoping that I will soon get over that fear and be able to be more effective on the visits.
• My mom stopped by with some yummy taco soup and pizza pockets. Thanks mom!
• I received my Studio Calico kits in the mail. So, so super excited to get to use them.
• Spoke with my boss about my work hours. He told me to talk it over with Greg, and let him know what I was thinking. Since it's really something I've been thinking about for a while, I decided to try working a little less. I was really nervous to make that decision, but hope it will be for the best.
• Got to work yesterday with Donna. She's awesome. I'm grateful that she is still there and that I get to work with her on a daily basis (and one Saturday a month).
• We ordered pizza from Papa Johns (the best) and watched Face Off. Then just sat around. Super exciting!

What did your week look like? Jot down just the highlighs. Keep it simple, or put together a fun photo collage of your week and post it on instagram using  #MyDailyLife_WIR.

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Currently | 01.17.14

Currently - Week 1
Join me as I participate in Kristin's Currently: Journaling Challenge. What better way to document your daily life by simply answering these seven questions once a week? The best part is you can download that Currently List for FREE over {here}. Since I'm slowly making my way into the paper scrapping world, I haven't printed them off yet, so I decided to just make mine in Photoshop. Quick, simple, and a great way to journal your life in less than 5 minutes. Follow her on instagram and use the #CurrentlyList, plus join the facebook group she created.

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Thursday Three | 01.16.14

       1. I told my boss that I wanted to work less hours
       2. I always look better in the mirror than I do in selfies
       3. I closed my first loan all by myself today

Thursday Three
As I was thinking about how I was going to implement my "Daily Life" and ways that I could document my everyday, I stumbled across {this blog}. I absolutely loved a lot of her ideas, and I thought they were simple enough, yet effective in documenting my life. Head over to read the 'rules' and play along. So simple. I love it!

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Timeless | 01.14.14

 

My timeless photo today comes from December 23, 2013. I was in Cokeville visiting family, and while we were waiting for dinner, my nephew Aidan wanted to go play XBox. Since it was Sunday, Nana (aka, my mom) didn't want him to, so she told him that she knows how much he loves to draw, and I was artistic (ha!) and maybe I'd like to go draw with him. He was so excited, and went into the playroom where Nana and Papa had a table and chairs just his size, plus crayons and paper. So we set to work creating works of art. He taught me how to draw a city with Spiderman (his favorite). It was so fun. I just sat and watched him and his creativity just go crazy, and it was amazing. I loved how thoughtful he was with his art, and how he would get frustrated sometimes, but I wanted him to just keep going and know how great I thought he was doing. I enjoyed every second of it, and really will cherish this moment forever. I'm glad I was about to share it with him. It also made me want to be able to have those same moments with kids of my own someday. Whether it be spending time drawing, or doing something else they're interested in, I want to be there to work with them and continually encourage them to keep going.

Timeless Tuesday

Even though this blog is supposed to be documenting my "daily life", I feel that the past plays such a huge part in our daily lives, that we need to document it as well. One of my resolutions this year is to take more photos. I primarily use my phone, but I just want to capture everything. One thing I have a hard time doing though, is documenting photos from the past. I love finding timeless photos that just bring back so many wonderful memories, or lessons learned. Your challenge is to dig up a timeless photo that has meaning to you. Either link me up in the comments, or on Instagram using #MyDailyLife_Timeless

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Inspiration | 01.13.14

Lately I have had service on my mind. I don't know if it's because of my Relief Society Calling, or what, but I feel like I just need to serve more. Whether it be actual go out and serve, or just send a note or treat, I NEED to serve. I probably pass up way too many opportunities to provide some type of service, and I always get this knot in my stomach when I do. You would think I would learn to quit passing up these opportunities, but I don't. I need to just do it.

I love this quote because really, if you're searching for something more, lose yourself in the service of others. You won't regret it. You'll find that you are happier, and that in turn will spread to those around you.

What are your thoughts on this quote? Have you had the chance to "lose yourself in service?" Tell us about it. Write it down. Journal your thoughts.

Monday Inspiration
Each day I receive an inspirational daily message from lds.org to my work email. As I was thinking about what I wanted this blog to include, I couldn't help but think of those daily messages. It has inspired me to really look and find quotes that I may need at this time, or that has touched me in some way. I encourage you, if you are following along, to find your own inspiration, and feel free to share either in the comments, or on Instagram using #MyDailyLife_Inspire.

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