Reality Check : Oh Timekeeper

As I look back and read all of the resolutions I set for myself in 2012, I can't help to think how fast the year went by. It seriously feels as if I wrote those goals for myself, just yesterday. Having said that, I'm satisfied with what I have accomplished since then and I'm just going to keep moving forward. Re-reading this quote helps keep me motivated, as I look to the year ahead.

I wonder if it's because I am a mother of three now, that time is flying faster? Is it because I am getting older? Or is it because we add so many things to our daily to-do lists, that we "never seem to have enough time" to do anything anymore? Whatever it may be, time needs to slooow dooown and I need to remember to savor every last moment that goes by. Cue those amazing vocals of Grace Potter. Sing it, girl.

Woah, Time keeper / Please won't you slow it down tonight / Time keeper / The days are rolling by / Time keeper / Tell me I'm gonna be, alright

{Insert apologetic blabber about not posting in FOR-EV-VER (said like Squints) and how bummed I am about you not hearing from me since October. Also, how I wish and hope to tend to this creative outlet a lot more frequently. Hopefully, I will be back soon with more fun and crafty posts! XOXO}

 

Someone is a big girl now ;)

Here ye, here ye! Someone's 3! 

We celebrated Ellie's 3rd birthday, yesterday! It was a princess theme, of course... Here's one of my favorite pictures from the party. These two cousins are usually arguing and fighting...but for some reason, they've been the BEST of friends the past couple of days! I'm dying over their cuteness! We're getting ready to do some Fall festivities, so stay tuned for a re-cap of all our weekend celebrations!!

Bad News / Good News! Giveaway Winner UPDATE!

The Bad News: Unfortunately, I had to disqualify the winner of the "Just Because I Love You Giveaway" because they were from out of town. :( So...

The Good News: Another (local) lucky winner has been chosen! I decided it was only fair (this time around) to give the prize to my favorite Halloween costume story participant!
 

So the winner is...Mamma has Spoken!! I loved your construction cone hat story! So funny and creative! :) Thank you for sharing your story and participating! Please email me your mailing address at lauren {at} mixiestudio {dot} com, so I can ship you what you've won! In case you didn't get a chance to read her entry, here's it is below:

OH a give~a~way! Favorite Halloween costume? That's a tough one but will share a fun but true story. Growing up, we never had store bought costumes. Instead we were encourage to find things around the house to make our own 'original' creation. One year in elementary school, my dad came home with a traffic cone. You know, those orange cones that you see on the side of the road. It so reminded me of a witch's hat so I decided to go as a witch. I don't remember what I wore except I used that cone as my hat. A very heavy hat that felt like it was going to break my neck. Now back in this day in the 60's you wore your costume in the afternoon at school for the school wide party. A party that lasted what seemed like several hours thanks to the added weight on my head, but I'm sure it was only one hour tops. Plus we stayed after school for a special party, then went trick or treating. By the end of that night, I was so tired and sore from carrying all that extra weight on my head. I learned my lesson that year and all my costumes after that had no accessories. Including hats.

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Hey! They kinda remind me of candy corn, too. How fitting ;)

Thanks again for all those who participated! You will have more chances to win again soon. Stay tuned for more super cool giveaways! Now off to making more Fall/Hallow/Birthday crafts. This month is so jam-packed with craziness!!

Giveaway Winner!

Thank you to ALL who participated!! I thoroughly enjoyed your Halloween costume stories! Since I loved yours so much, I decided to share mine. One of my favorite costumes I ever wore was our Dia de Los Muertos costumes as a family. I do have many more favorite costumes to chose from, but this one from a couple years ago was a BLAST to make for all three of us ;) Here's our family portrait.

 

And a close up of the makeup and hair detail.

Okay, now I'll just get down to the point...the winner of the Just Because I Love You Giveaway, chosen randomly by the Random Choice Generator, is...

Lysa - who's favorite costume was a present costume she wore for girl scouts!

Lysa, please email me your address at lauren{at}mixiestudio{dot}com to claim your prize! It will be sent to you soon! Thanks!

I will admit, my favorite story is the one about the construction cone as a witch's hat! The Christine Daae and the Phantom of the Opera one was a close second. Thank you all for sharing! Stay tuned for more giveaways in the future :) Have a great Saturday friends!