I wanna give this a try.

I am attached to Pinterest at the hip, like we all are, and I love the things one finds there. So much beauty and coolness and inspiration. I just adore it.

Recently I found this list of photo prompts and I thought I'd give it a try. I may not be able to complete them all, but I will certainly try.

I need lots and lots of pics now that I'm also challenging myself with a LO a day until I use ALL my digital kits. And I have a lot. I could tell you how many but then I'd have to kill ya. Ha!

Right now...

Listening: to the news. Not a great way to start the day, though...

Eating: nothing. Too early.

Drinking: I. Need. Coffee!

Craving: guarapo from Sedano's.

Wearing: blue pjs.

Feeling: sleepy.

Weather: so much cooler. Yay! Loving it while it lasts.

Wanting: to get news about going back home already. Pleeeeease!?

Needing: to do a big load of laundry. I don't wanna.

Waiting: for the effin gas company still. ARGH.

Wondering: why I dreamt of Oprah AND Connan. Huh.

Loving: Nati's anecdotes in the morning while she gets ready for school.

Happy day :-)

It was all good.

My birthday didn't suck. At all :-)

No matter what's going on in my life, I always know I have my WONDERFUL family to count on. They always go above and beyond to make me feel loved, and I will never be able to tell them how much I love them.

My mom and my aunt made me a delicious lunch at my Grandma's house, my cousins were there and we had a really nice time. The cakes, yes I got two, were yummylicious, and I just got to forget all the other crap for a while and just enjoy my day.

My mom, sis and nice got me this crazy cool ring I had been drooling over. My aunt got me those delish cakes. And my baby girl got me a box of chocolates. It was good.

Yep, not bad at all :-)

Digital letterpress. Whaaaaa?!?!? I die.

I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I found this crazy cool tutorial on Pinterest.

It teaches you very clearly how to create this letterpressed effect using Photoshop.

I played with it a little and these two images are what came out...

These were just my first attempts and I am gonna keep on trying to perfect it till I get it just the way I like it, but the process is so much fun.

Finding these tutorials for me, right now, is like buying embellishments.

(Oh how I miss my paper!!)

Definitely give it a try.

Tooddles.

It's my birthday.

I turn 39 today and I am hoping with all my heart that this is the year it all happens for me. I used to love, love my birthday. It was the best day of the year for me and I looked forward to it all year long.

For the past 13 years I've kinda wished that I could just skip it all together and not think about it anymore. It's always a disappointment. Always some kind of hurt. Always makes me feel lonely. I just don't like it anymore.

I want that to stop! I want to know that this day will again mean happiness and celebration for me.

I am so ready to get on with my life, to be free, to be the best mom, the best daughter, aunt and sister I can possibly be.

To have the life I deserve and have dreamed of.

Here's hoping...

I got this verrrry cool letterpress effect in Photoshop with an amazing tutorial I found on Pinterest and I'll share it with y'all on Monday. I also found the tutorial to make the circular text. Finally! I was complicating it so much and it's actually so easy. Sheesh!

Right now...

Listening: to the TV on the background. Old Christine is on.

Eating: still nothing. Where is my birthday breakfast in bed? Ha.

Drinking: not a thing, but I could so use an espresso.

Craving: a nice big ole IHOP breakfast.

Wearing: a tank top and sheets cause it's too damn hot in here.

Feeling: sad, tired, sleepy, angry... Yay.

Weather: it's gonna be another scorcher.

Wanting: to like my birthdays again.

Needing: a present would have been nice.

Waiting: for this little hell to be over already. How cheery am I?

Wondering: when, when, when?

Loving: nothing at the moment really.

I'm off to enjoy my mama's cooking and try to have a good day with my family.

Have a good weekend, lovelies.

This keeps me sane. Kinda...

Thank the Lawd my friend Karla Dudley got me into digital, or I'd be going insane right about now after two whole years without my paper and glue.

I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I saw this Paislee Press kit. I mean, those lemons. Duuude! I die.

Right now...

Listening: to the TV, but feeling like Country music.

Eating: ciabatta bread.

Drinking: cafe au lait.

Craving: a good night's sleep already.

Wearing: hot pink pjs.

Feeling: kinda sleepy still...

Weather: slightly cooler than yesterday's hellish temps. Sheesh!

Wanting: to feel excited about my birthdays again.

Needing: to start exercising again pronto.

Wondering: when will I ever see my stuff again?

Loving: that Scotty McCreery won American Idol. Yay! I love that kid.

I'm off to enjoy my last day of being 38. Kisses, lovelies.

Trying so, so hard....

I wish I knew how to do this... It feels like the past two years have been wished away.