Creative Clutter ...Getting My Scrapping Mojo On

I have been busy this last week getting my scrapping mojo on (lol). As a matter of fact the journey has kept me so busy that I realized I had not been keeping up with my personal webpages. So I decided to come share with family and friends what this old girl has been up to. It started with Rhonna Farrer's "" The {21} Challenge ".

What *is* The {21} Challenge you ask ? Rhonna describes it as -

A challenge based on 2 ideas:


1. The idea of creating or breaking (conquering) a habit in 21 days. Studies have shown that it takes 21 days to change. So, choose a habit you want to create or conquer in these 21 days.

2. The idea that art is therapy. We take the 'art journal' angle on this to create for 21 days & journal our feelings,triumphs, failures, etc. It makes the 21 days go alot faster doing something we love.

Each day we receive an inspiring quote, what we do with it is up to us ( you can visit my scrapbook blog at http://treasured-creations.blogspot.com/ to see what I have done ).

From this has evolved a personal journey of exploring the real...ME. I have always known that Art is a form of therapy for me. Sometime my brain becomes so cluttered with life's "stuff", that I can't see my way clear. That seems to fade from my vision when I am at my desk "creating". So I vowed this year would be different. Afterall, my children are "grown" ( at least they think so ), my husband's path is clear ( at least he thinks so ), so my mind wonders to what all of these changes mean for...ME. For so long I have been defined as mother, wife, sister, daughter, niece...etc. Not there is anything wrong with those titles. They have helped to mold me into the person I am today. But now I want to peel back the layers of protective skin I have held onto for years and seek out the women God put here on earth for a purpose. I know my season of change is coming. I feel different, I act different and I want to be different. So I have set out to explore and discover...the real ME. Hoping to find my "authentic self" ( time to stop playing at life and live it ). My desk top is filled with paper, inks, stamps, paint, stickers...all waiting to be used, by ME. I hope you enjoy the journey of discovery with me. And when you are ready to explore that creative side of you...give me a call.

My friend Vanessa .......

A few of you know that I maintain a friendship with several on-line buddies. A group of us have been friends for nearly four years ( probably longer ). We share children's birthdays, graduations and even a few births and a wedding. If you have noticed my page now has a beautiful new header and music from my favorite gospel artist. None of this would have been possible if it had not been for my very special friend Vanessa. Despite the fact that I have several webpages , I am a complete computer dummie. Thank goodness for friends in high places ( Canada to be specific ). Although we have never met in person, I am very proud to call "V" friend. She creates some awesome scrapbook pages, and has even begun teaching scrapbooking and is a member of a scrapbooking design team. She recently had one of her pages published in a magazine. I told her that one day I will be able to say I knew her when. Thank you Grover for making my blog....ME! If you would like to see some more of Vanessa's Creations you can visit her blog at http://www.grooveygrover.blogspot.com/. Thanks again "V".

Lighthearted Moments

Ok, thought I would fill out a form one of my friends posted on her blog, just for a little bit of lightheartedness ( is that even a word ? ). Enjoy, you might even learn a little something about me.

3 names I go by :

DisneyCyndi
CyndiAKADisneyqueen
Cyndi

3 Parts of my history :

Indian
African American
I'm sure there is a third part somewhere ( especially if you look at my families dynamics )

3 Things that scare me

Driving ( bet you knew that already )
Scary movies
Water ( funny considering how much I like to watch it )

3 of my everyday essentials

my computer
orange juice ( I hate coffee )
quiet time ( Not that I'm not a morning person, but after years of being a SAHM, I enjoy the house when everyone leaves in the morning ).

3 things I'm wearing right now ( basically the same thing I wear everyday, unless I'm leaving the house )

t-shirt
sweatpants
warm socks

3 things I need in a relationship

honesty
trust
loyalty

3 of my favorite hobbies

Disney
Scrapping
Photography

Bet you already knew the answer to that one (lol)

3 places I want to visit

Paris
London
Greece ( only because Marc wants to visit there )

3 things I want to do before I die

take a cruise
ride in a train
redecorate my home ( pathetic I know, but I'm basically a simple girl, shut up Marc just in case you are reading this )

3 ways that you are sterotypically called a girly girl

I wear pink
If I had to choose between playing sports or watching sports, I rather go to the beach
If I break a nail its all over ( wait a minute that's Nicki, not me )

3 things that annoy me

half closed cabinets and drawers
unorganized vacations
white walls

Well, not sure that this was very life changing, but I bet you learned something new about me. If so, my job is done. Later,

Cyndi