December is definitely where it’s at, Christmas carols, decorating your tree, your house, your yard, holiday baking, elf on the shelf antics, letters to Santa, holiday parties, and let’s not forget all the shopping, shopping, shopping..   Seriously, OMG, breathe.. That’s good, in and out.. Now sit down and actually relax by that fire, for just a minute or two while the room stops spinning ;) If you are anything like me, you find that during the happiest season of the year, it is far too easy to get caught up in all the holiday merrymaking. This year I am actually making a point to say NO to the traditions that cause more stress than they are worth, and focus on JOY and why not, I will throw in a little peace for good measure too :)

How will I accomplish this?? First, I’m going to give the gift that keeps on giving.. A Little ME time. It’s the most overlooked gift that you could give. Time alone with just you, unplugged, UNDISTURBED. And the ONLY way it’s going to happen is if I mark it down on my calendar. (Sound the alarm!) Give it a try. Schedule a time at a coffee shop with your favorite podcast or playlist and a hot cup of joe. Or, a bath using products that don’t have ninja or kitty in the name, even just a few minutes walking around a mall NOT shopping would be a good start to giving yourself the gift of time this holiday season.  I’m ALL OVER THIS :)

Secondly, I am just going to ENJOY.

All the moments. Even the not so perfect ones. I will enjoy the baking, gift-wrapping, cocoa making, Christmas song singing or whatever I find myself doing this holiday season. But I will be making each moment count by actually being present in those moments.. What’s that? Is it possible to turn off my ever planning, constantly working brain long enough to just ENJOY? Well, hell, just watch me. I vow this year to take it all in moment by moment and just enjoy. Perhaps you will give that one a go as well? Enjoy the cold, the cuddling and wherever you find yourself. Making moments count just as they happen will make your holiday brighter.

And this December, I will be giving out random acts of goodness via Little Dreamer :) As you may have noticed, my birthday sale is still in FULL effect. Yay! I am also holding a drawing to give away some 2015 annual memberships. Random Drawings will be held all month, to enter leave us love on our facebook page, or leave a comment here on our blog :)

Our 1st Random act of goodness is a fabulous paperset. This set coordinates perfectly with our membership collection this month, Santa & Co.

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So much to be thankful for today

Everyone is happy, healthy, and whole. We have tons and tons of delicious food that has been lovingly prepared for today (and tomorrow!) for us to fill ourselves of it’s goodness. Spending the weekend surrounded by loved ones..

And we have a new puppy :)


Her name is India, We are already calling her Indie.. She is a Malshi born on Oct. 17th, the runt of the litter; not projected to be over 4 pounds.. She is perfect We are in LOVE with her!

Happy Thanksgiving, may you shine bright and open your heart to all the beauty and love that is.

In honor of all our veterans, you can grab these adorable easy to print 4.25×5.5 thank you cards, FREE today :)

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Happy October!! Oh, how I love this time of year. The colors start changing, the air becomes crisper and all the spooks come out to play :) I love it.  Since the birth of my own little spook, eleven Halloweens ago (wow, time does fly) Halloween has become one of our very favorite holidays without question. We are used to going all out and throwing big parties, dressing to the nines.. It’s just what we do ;)

So, this month our membership collection is, of course, Halloween! As it is every October, and its cuter than ever :) Haunted is a little bit retro with a twist of vintage and just plain cute :)

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Sharing a page from my personal journal today :)

Today I stood on the step of my porch and watched in awe as the giant cottonwood tree behind my house released thousands upon thousands of cotton seed. Snowing down mounds and mounds of cotton. It swirled and whirled and as I looked up into the sky. I felt a little like Alice; in a giant glass globe where someone had just finished shaking it. Delicate fluffy flakes of snow swirling all around me. Coating the flowers and bushes, the green grass, everything it touched, Covered in fluff.

I’ve never seen anything like it.. And it just kept coming. At first, it was magical, let’s go out and dance in it! Then the sneezing, allergies kicks in, it sticks to EVERYTHING, it keeps coming.. Can I knit with this?? :/ And I started to get a little irritated, how long does this sucker go?? 3 Weeks.. Really? WTH.

All yard work has ceased. What’s the point really.. 10 minutes and you are covered in floof.. Yes, there are reprieves here and there, but when it’s not snowing down floof, there is enough floof covered grass and bushes to make up for it. I don’t even know where to BEGIN to dig out my flowers.. And the space where my vegetables were to be planted.. Well, it looks like perhaps a sheep has exploded.. Poor sheep.

This has been my mind set…I’ve been grumbling…And then I stopped. Where was my gratitude? My initial reaction to seeing this was one of awe; it was magical. Calming. And then I went a step further. How many times in my life have I allowed irritation to creep in and take over; when life does not look like how I imagined it would? How I imagined it should? Why am I still so intent on making a life that has to look a certain way? Has that not been my recipe for heartache? I have learned, good & bad, life is perfect, and has been perfect in teaching me the lessons that I’ve set out to learn. SO STOP CONTROLLING HOW IT LOOKS, & JUST ACCEPT IT FOR WHAT IT IS. And be grateful for what is.

I am so grateful. So fortunate. I LOVE my life. I love being able to create every day. I am afforded the privilege of working at home and providing for my family and I am grateful. And so blessed. Lately, I have allowed myself to get caught up in worry, and in doubt. I’ve been stressing; something big.. Honestly, It’s been a bit of a struggle lately keeping up with the finances of life, I see businesses closing left and right and when I let it :) it stresses me out.. Whew.. That’s a big one.. But when I had this thought of gratitude for everything that I have, for everything that I have been able to give my children… I was instantly flooded with such peace  and such calm, I can’t explain it.. But it was such a gift.

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