Saying goodbye to my clutterbug lifestyle

Where oh where did January go? With February's arrival, I'm met with new goals when I haven't quite reached the ones from last month! It's a good thing I've adopted the "let it go" motto with my new age.  It's not really "new" anymore, but on December 28th I turned 30. I took it a lot better than I had expected. Lucky for me, 30 meant something good. It meant that I was ready to start becomming more organized, which it turn helped me become more relaxed and now I find that a relaxed mommy has in turn helped my children's behaviour improve. Who knew? I'm not saying they were bad. I'm just saying there's not as much fighting when it's time to pick up their toys. I love it. I also love how the clutter in my home is slowly disapearing. I love the extra time I have now that I don't procrastinate as much as I did before and I get things done rather than just feeling bogged down by the list of things to do. What's a girl to do with extra time?  Well,  if she's me, she is gonna finally try all those projects she's been adding to the "Must try this" list. It's a long list, but I've managed to cross a few things off it lately! YAY!

COOKIE BOUQUETS! I've been wanting to play around with these for over a year now but just never took the time to do it. That must sound funny to those of you out there who haven't been living the life of  a clutterbug. It's not a fun life. Not only was my house cluttered, but my mind was cluttered too and anyone who has a cluttered life knows what I'm talking about. Here's hoping I never go back to that way of living because I'm loving the projects that are coming out of my declutterd kitchen :)

Here is my very first cookie bouquet. Would you believe the most frustrating part was the tissue paper? I found that to be a little funny. After baking and decorating the cookies, waiting for them to dry, and carefully inserting the cookie sticks into the floral foam, I was getting frustrated with tissue paper. Oh well. I'm happy with the results. The reason these bouquets finally came to be crossed of the list is because Paula from Balloons 'N' More Party Shop suggested we work on a cross promotion. A cookie bouquet with some balloons. What kid wouldn't like that? We even got into the talk about why we feel the need to buy gifts for our children on Valentines day. I don't know. I think it's because it's fun. It's fun for me and it's fun for them, so why not?

After e-mailing a picture of the first bouquet, Paula suggested I try using a different vessel for the bouquet since the target receivers of these bouquets with balloons are kids and kids don't really need coffee mugs. I had picked the coffee mug while at the dollar store so I wouldn't have to paint another big flower pot. I just didn't feel like painting. These cute little valentine boxes were readily available at her store so I took the box home and worked my magic. I think it's cute. I like it with the little bit of toule around it as well.

 

After finishing the sample bouquet, I went home to work on the next one that was on my list. A mini cookie bouquet! So cute! I just love it! And I took a picture of my little model holding it to show how small it is. Both my girls are now asking me to make them cookie bouquets for Valentines day, Easter and their birthdays. I bet birthday bouquets will be brite and fun! Yep, I've added them to the list.

I'm keeping both my girls home today for a day of rest since they each have a slight fever and a stuffed up nose. I just don't think it'd be fair to send Miss Elizabeth to school or dance to share her germs with all her friends. 

 This means I get a catch up day! I get to spend the day in my jammies and catch up on some household paper work and a few other little things I haven't gotten to yet while making sure my girls get rid of their icky colds. YAY! 

~Rachel