Whoa

I don't know why, but this week has been a strange week of news. No, I'm not talking about the State of the Union address (I didn't even watch it). :-)  I've been hearing news from people about health issues in their lives, and it is making me wonder "What the heck is going on?" Co-workers, families we serve at work, people from my past... the news hasn't been good for them. I feel helpless at times; I want to say an encouraging word, but not something cheesy. I haven't experienced most of the situations they are in, so I don't really know how they are feeling or what they're going through. All I feel I can do is say a prayer (or prayers) for them, thank God for my own health and blessings, and seek to be kinder, more compassionate, and more perceptive towards others.

Busy Little Bee

I have been a busy little bee lately, mostly with work. I have a fundraising auction coming up in 5 weeks that we hope will bring in over six figures. There are so many little details that are clouding my brain, and I worry about forgetting something important. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, everything usually comes together with a lot of hard work and manpower from dozens upon dozens of volunteers.

Keep your fingers crossed that the Gonzaga Bulldogs (Division 1 men's basketball powerhouse team) keep winning their games and get a bye for the first two rounds of the WCC Basketball Tournament... if they don't, then they'll likely be playing during the auction and THAT is a distracting factor for the majority of our guests who happen to be Zags fans. Funny little event details that I've got to worry about... :-)

Digital Scrapbooking

Most of you know that for awhile there I was really into scrapbooking. Like REALLY-- to the point where I was trying to open a scrapbooking store. Long story short, I got burned out on scrapbooking because I didn't have a lot of time to do it like I wanted, and I was quickly running out of space for all of my scrapbooking stuff. Literally, I had closets full of stuff... organizers... tote bags... storage containers... you name it. Anyway, last spring I cleaned out a bunch of stuff (along with a few other near-and-dear scrapbook supply fiends), and we held two scrapbook supply garage sales. The success was HUGE! So, we're going to whittle things down even more to have another sale in the spring.

I enjoy the idea of preserving memories, and I definitely enjoy the creative aspect of the whole hobby. However, I've decided to move on with the times and get into digital scrapbooking. I kind of already do the whole concept anyway with Microsoft Publisher to create flyers and such for work. I was super lucky to find some Adobe software that I needed at a fabulous discount, so I bought it! The best is that the software cost less than what I would have spent at a scrapbook supply store to make someone a custom album. I'll mess around with it some more and will post a few sample pages when I complete them.