Most Meaningful Valentine Gift-Heart Attacks!
2/04/2013 10:25:00 AM Posted by mommy2twincesses
Not only is “heart attacking” super meaningful ; it’s
also free of charge, sugar, fat, and calories! Sound too good to be true? It’s
not, I promise! You’ll want to start “heart attacking” someone special today!
I browse Pinterest all the time (follow me here) and am
constantly finding ideas that I LOVE! Heart attacking totally came from
Pinterest, I’ve just put my own spin on it as usual :o)
“Heart attacking” is simply telling a loved one something
different you love about them every day (or most days) of February! See, I told
you it was easy and free! It’s HOW you go about telling them that lets you
personalize it.
This year I decided to “heart attack” my children,
husband, and mother!
My girls can’t
read well yet (cut ‘em some slack, they’re only 4) so no matter what I wanted
to do, I’d have to read it to them. Since theirs’ would have to be verbal
anyway, I’m simply writing a “love note” a day on the dry erase board in the
breakfast nook and read it to them during breakfast. I LOVE watching them light
up as I confess my favorite things about them <3
My husband is attached to his cell phone 24-7 (partly for
work and partly because he’s a phone addict :oP) so texting him his “heart
attacks” just makes sense. He’s not impressed by time spent on “silly things”
like paper hearts, so I chose to cut right to the chase and simply text him my
daily dotes. I like the fact that these little reminders are actually in his
pocket all day, every day, and if he has a less than stellar moment he can whip
out his phone and read some encouragement from me.
My mom is getting a FULL BLOWN heart attack! I used my
Cricut machine to cut out paper hearts and hand wrote things that we love about
her on each one. She lives in the same town as us, so we’re sneaking over while
she’s at work and sticking a new heart on her door each day. I haven’t
witnessed her finding them, but I have no doubt it brings a HUGE smile to her
face!
Everyone loves to know they’re loved and sometimes it’s
hard to verbalize all the things we enjoy about someone. Over the 28 days of
February my closest loved ones will truly see what they mean to me!
And if you like this idea, it’s not too late! You can
start “heart attacking” someone today, or even just the week of Valentine’s
Day. Don’t wait around-you never know how much time you have to love!
New Year-New Me?
12/31/2011 08:00:00 PM Posted by mommy2twincesses
Though I'm not usually a fan of the whole New Year's resolution hoop-la, mainly because I have enough time sticking to something for a week much less an entire year so why bother. However, I've decided that perhaps it's time to give a shot. I just had to figure out a way to keep myself acountable-check out my handy little paper chain that not only made a perfectly simple toddler paper craft, but also serves as a visual reminder of what I hope to accomplish.
My list isn't purely resolutions, some is more what I'd call wishes, but nevertheless, this is what I hope 2012 will bring me:
1. Slow down, spend more quality time. (This goes for everyone and everything I enjoy doing. So many times I find myself too preoccupied to really enjoy individual moments. Whether I'm busy taking pictures or just running through my to-do list in my head, I want to learn to slow down and truly savor my time.)
2. Become more involved at church. (This one seems easy enough especially since we're currently discussing revamping the Sunday School program to rotate teachers and I've signed up for that!)
3. Go on a Disney Cruise. (See, I told you some were more wishes :oP I actually did clue DH in on this one tonight and he definitely didn't seem against the idea so *shrugs* we'll see!)
4. Fit comfortably in a size 8 no matter the brand or size. (Sure, I could set myself up a number goal or promise myself to go to the gym X amount of times per week, but that would be setting myself up for failure. An 8 is what a FEW of my jeans are currently but I'm pretty sure they're just "made big". I want to be healthy. I'm a mom of twins. I *think* I have finally faced the music that I'm not getting my teenage body back no matter what I do so I just need to learn to love myself regardless.
5. Get on the road to publishing. (This one is a bit tricky too since I basically know squat about the professional writing world. What I do know is that writing has been something I've enjoyed as far back as I can recall and I've finally realized that no matter what life throws at me, no matter how old or busy I get, I still have a passion for writing. I'm pretty sure it's one of the things I was put here to do.)
6. Get my home, life, and "school" organized. (This totes quite a heavy note too :/ But no matter what, I am and will continue to take steps to get things in true order.)
7. Learn more about photography. (I like learning. I like taking pictures. I figure it just makes sense to study a bit to find out how to maximize my skill.)
There you have it. That's it. These are my grand plans for 2012! Hopefully by this time next year there will be nothing left of my paper chain :o)
