Have you heard of The Secret?

OMG...if you haven't, you need to go to thesecret.tv and check it out. We bought the book at Border's, but you can get order it off the website. There is a dvd too. It's truly amazing. Basically, it's about the law of attraction and positive thinking. Did you know that everything in your life is there because you wanted it to be? Through your thoughts and actions, you create your own life. Sounds so simple, but who really consciously thinks about that as they go about their daily lives? I never did. If you are constantly depressed, and negative, that's what you attract. On the other hand, if you are positive and happy, you will attract good things. And one thing really hit home to me...the book says that you can't attract more into your life if you are not grateful for what you already have. Doesn't that make total sense? I have begun to start every day saying "thank you for my life." And continue to say thank you for everything that I have. My beautiful children and my husband. My new home. Even my piece of junk car, because at least I have transportation. And I have discovered that when you start the day with gratitude, it's impossible to have a bad day. Because you are so happy and uplifted by the thought of all the good things that are already in your life. Which, of course, opens the door for more blessings.

I wish I'd known all this sooner...

I've been tagged!

Angie from the ckmb has tagged me today, so I've got to share five quirky things about me. Hmmm.

1. I'm 36 years old and have never had a manicure or a pedicure.

2. If I am staying home, I'm going to be wearing sweats or shorts, a t-shirt, and NO BRA. If no one is going to see my, why bother with the battle armor? I wanna be free... :)

3. My favorite foods are marzipan, Kozy Shack rice pudding, hummus & pita chips and Philly subs from Arby's. Not necessarily in that order.

4. I love to read and take a book with me everywhere I go. You never know when you are going to be stuck waiting in line, or in a traffic jam...

5. Everything I am wearing right now was purchased at Wal-Mart. I'm not big into fashion or designer labels.

Thanks Angie...now I'm off to tag someone else!

Crazy Kamikaze Birds!!!

It snowed. It iced. And Matt decided the birds needed saving...so he bought a 50 pound bag of sunflower seeds and sprinkled it liberally around the house. It didn't take the birds too long to find it. And I have to admit, it was a wondrous sight to behold all the birds in our yard. We had cardinals...blue jays...golden finches. But then they started flying into our windows!!! What the heck? I guess we cleaned them too well when we moved in. Several times a day, we hear a THUD! And discover feathers stuck to the windows. I wonder...does our house insurance have a bird suicide clause? Because if this keeps up, we're going to end up with broken windows. Next time, Matt needs to put out the bird seed farther away from the house.

Here's my newest layout:


I've been having the best time playing with all the new paper I got for my birthday. I've gotten 18 layouts done so far (my goal is 104). I finally feel like I'm getting caught up.