feelin' kinda down.

in a funk i guess. i need to snap out of it. i do believe life is all about attitude. how we go about everything from our work to our mothering to our daily routines. attitude is everything in my book. and mine has sucked lately. i need a fun outing or something to get me smiling and moving again!

you would think happy emails this morning would have been the cure. more of my work got picked up by CK and Scrapbooks Etc. i am excited about those. i have been on a roll lately with the publications. hope i can keep it up! :)

i wrote an article and did a project for Cartwheels In My Mind. i love the project i made!  it's a 7Gypsies ATC spinner. here's the cover page. head over to the blog to see the rest of the project. it's one of my favorites i have made. it looks so adorable on my desk and is so much fun to look through. i want to make another one NOW! 

 

 

i made a layout. just for fun.

also obsessed with these really cool DIY planners. i am making one for myself for next year. plan to have a few kits to make your own too in my etsy shop (which will be opening in the next week! :) i need to be more organized. and i love the idea of making your own planner and being able to customize it to suit your own personal needs.

i don't have any photos to share and am still struggling with the cover for my fall mini book. i will, hopefully, be back sometime this weekend with some pages from my mini. we shall see.

well i hope your week has been great so far! i will be back soon with more to share. just gotta get outta my funk! 

peace,

kate

Comments

[Keshet Shenkar]

Congrats on the pubs and hope you feel better soon!

[sharron]

yay for getting published!
yeah it is a weird time of year but hang in there and cheer up...we have to have the down times to truly appreciate the upbeat and exciting ones.
i am off to check out the 7 gypsies post.

[kris]

I LOVE your happy book! I soo want to make one of these NOW. Must. Gather. Supplies. And, the planner idea is brilliant - thanks for sharing. I can totally relate to your funk. I too go through these periods of funk myself. Hang in there and be gentle on yourself, brighter skies are ahead~

[Jennifer Kolakowski]

Hi Kate,
Love, love your 7 Gypsies spin of happy! As for the funk, here are some things that help me for those times, new playlist/music, new recipes, quiet time alone, time to create, EXERCISE, enough sleep and Starbucks :). And sometimes, it's just a matter of time...it does always pass and sometimes I think when you're out of the funk, you're that much more grateful and creative for having been through it. CONGRATS on the published work!!

[Sherry Williams]

hi kate. i lived in olympia wa for three years...i had MANY of those feelin kinda down days...for me a lot of it was the dark skies and rainy days. i am just a sunshine kinda girl (born&raised in san diego) and i realized that besides any daily life struggle, i noticed the weather up there really did determine how i felt. one thing i tried to do, was take a peek outside everyday and its green beauty- because despite the glooms, it is a beautiful place with fresh air!! Maybe that will help you too. :) good luck with everything.

[Kate O'Brien]

thank you sooooo much for your comments ladies! i loved reading them!

[Sasha]

Head up girl you inspire so many people. Love the creating just cuz. That book you loaded on FB is BOMB.