Crafty Moment

So, I'm up to my arse in items that I have to complete before Christmas, but I took a time out to do something that I've been wanting to do for the past couple of years for my own home. I had the standard "NOEL" stocking holders that you can find almost anywhere. The shiny silver stood out in all the wrong ways on my mantle. Not to mention my stockings are from dollar tree from a couple of years back. I've never wanted to embroider the stockings with our names because, let's be honest, the thread and time it would take cost more than the stockings themselves. So I decided to make a knock off of a stocking holder I saw on pottery barn's website a couple of years ago. It was really easy & cheap! I think to make over all 4 was about $15. Here are some before & after pics...P.S. Happy Thursday!:

I am thankful for...NO MORE TECH HOME GAMES!!!

For any of you who really know me, the last home game is usually a day of mourning and not of celebration, but since I took over the Jones stadium I have had one hell of a quarter at work. I am excited for a much needed break from organizing the food needs of the Tech chef who feeds a few thousand people every home game! Although, I will say that thanks to the Handley's we had club seats for the very last game of the season...I think I could get used to those seats pretty easily:)





I have still been crafting, but that is also about to take a hiatus. I have SOOO much stuff that I want to get done for my own home & for Christmas gifts that I am just going to have to say "No" for a while on craft requests! Consider it a vacation from my second job! I will try to post some of my goodwill finds that I have re-purposed in our "new house". I will eventually stop saying "new house" once we have been here at least a year and it is fully decorated. As of now, saying "new house" makes me feel just a little better that there are so many unfinished projects!

On a more "scroogie" note, I did the math on what Brian & I will need to spend in order to purchase all of the necessary Christmas gifts this year & I almost threw up! I am even making as many of the gifts as I can for the little ones in an attempt to save. Thank goodness I have been socking away money to my BEK credit union all year for just this reason. We draw names on both sides of our families for the adults, so that alone is $200. I guess I feel like some of the spirit of Christmas is lost when you get a call saying "I drew your name for a $50 gift this year, what do you want... where can I buy that?" What happened to putting thought & time into a gift? I'm not tooting my own horn but I try to make mental notes all year on what I can get people. From comments they make while window shopping to complaining about something that would make their life easier. I try my best to not ask out-right what someone wants for Christmas. If I draw your name and you draw mine & we tell each other exactly what we want and where to find it, why don't you go buy what you want for yourself & I will save $200 in our household. **I warned you, I was feeling a little Scrooge-esque** I am waiting to get my tree from my sister's apartment, once it's put up maybe my mood will change! *sigh* As for now I wish you a Happy Monday!

Another attempt at Blogging!

Well, I have had some nagging guilt in the back of my mind about not blogging in OVER A YEAR! YIKES!! Life just gets crazy, as we all know too well. So, now that I'm the busiest I've ever been, I've decide to add one more thing to my plate! I actually think that my entries on here help me keep perspective and relieve stress & Lord knows I need some of that right now! Brian & I are officially Lobos and have (somewhat) settled in to our new home in Levelland. We are literally 90 seconds from the country club and with really affordable memberships Brian is in golfer's heaven! I have been spending most of my down time (yeah right, what is that?) filling craft orders and working on getting the house together as I can. Work is going great for Brian. He is with Edward Jones investments (which prompted the move) and he has been a top 5 performer, in his category, every month but 1 since he started selling. I have been slammed with my job. I took over the national accounts position at Ben E. Keith and I work with restaurants from Colo. Springs to midland odessa and everywhere in between. Just a few I take care of: abuelos, hooters, pei wei, rudys, cotton patch, etc... I just took on the Jones football stadium at Texas Tech working with their head chef to provide food for the suites/press boxes & club levels. This has been the root of most of my stress as of late because it is such a huge undertaking. Enough for one person alone & I have about 30 other restaurants that I handle. My craft orders have been consistently growing, which is amazing, but I sometimes feel like I am burning the candle at both ends! I can't imagine how I would manage with little ones! Hopefully I can find some balance after football season! Well, I'm going to try to be more consistent with my posts! I love blogging and keeping up with everyone! Have a great Monday night & we will have more soon!