Happy Mail ... Or ...

Hi Friends,

Today I received 2 packages in the mail
I've always called these days
Happy Mail Days
But truly I'm wondering if I'm wrong

But before I go there
Let us see what arrived today

This is my second order from KEEP Collective

You can click above to see what it is

Today I received my double Keeper

And 5 of the 6 keys that I will wear on it

This is a new jewelry line to me

And I am loving the piece I received last week

Can't wait to put this piece together 

I also received a beautifully packaged

Item from Must Love Junk

I love how I (kind of) received 2 items

Because Susan put together the sweetest tag

It has a flash card with cute paper attached

As well as a tag and a sweet key and ribbon

I love it

Inside is what I actually ordered

The cutest Ever vintage pail with lid

So chippy white and sweet

It has a new home 

In my beachy office

On top of my inspiration shelving unit

I'm not quite sure what I will put inside it

But it will have a place of honor in my office

I love it!!!

So

What is the ...or... on a Happy Mail Day?

Well,

I'm wondering if my Happy Mail Days'

Are just an outward manifestation

Attempting to fill

An inward empty and lonely heart

No amount of purchases can fill an empty heart

But it can give you moments of joy

Although they are just fleeting moments

Many of you know that I have battled depression

Most all of my life

It is a daily struggle to find joy in each and every day

Most days I do quite well

Some days are harder

Because I have changed my eating habits so drastically

I no longer run to food to feed my emotions

However, there are days I run shopping

Hmmm ... And then I have a really cool Happy Mail Day

Today 

I'm sharing the reality of my heart

Truth can be hard some days

Something to think about

Many Blessings for the Day

 

Pool Time and Parties ...

 Hi Friends,

It's been a busy few days with
Lots of pool time
Lots of cousins
And Birthday parties

School starts in two weeks

So we are attempting to get in lots of cousin time

Somehow swimming makes the little's hungry

Lots of cookies and juice

It's okay, summer is almost over

Lots of craft time too

One thing that all the kids know

Is that Nana/Aunt Cindy

Has LOTS of craft supplies that they are welcomed to use

And they do ... makes me happy

To see them be creative

Today we celebrated K~Bugs 11th birthday

More swimming, food and fun

Some little Bug was Super happy when she opened this huge box

To find a small gift inside

Yep, daddy bought her ~ her first phone

Middle School here she comes

More cousins

More Swimming

 Mommy's / Nana's

Lots of Sun

 

Daddy's and Papa's

Were working on This Nana's A/C

They fixed the piping and sealed the leak

No more drip drip drip

Thank you Guys!!

Since it is National Ice Cream Day
I decided to buy a bit of Carvel
YummY

Happy Birthday Miss K~Bug
You are a Shining light in my Life
And I Love you So Very Much

Also,
Happy Birthday to these two 
Nephew's of mine
Chris and Mike
Love you Always you silly boys :)
 

Thanks for stopping by
Blessings for the Day



Best Find

 Hi Friends,

I want to say thank you to everybody
Who stopped by the blog this past week
And left such fun and encouraging comments
On my Creative Space Post
It did my heart a world of good

This time of year is the 'off' season for
Thrifting and junkin' in the Phoenix area
It is just too HOT for garage sales
Or spending time running from shop to shop

However, once in awhile I stop by
One of our local thrift stores for a quick looksy

Last week I found the cutest Christmas Quilt
For only $2.99

It's lap size
4 ft by 3 ft
In Great shape
Perfect for a small table or the back of a chair

 Who could pass up a deal like that

So, I brought it to it's new home
I've laundered it and have it ready to store
Until the Holiday rolls around
Which, BTW
Is Not very far away

Where does the time go??

Thanks for stopping by
Have you found any good treasures lately?
Do Share :)

Blessings to All


My Creative Space

 
Hi Friends


I am so excited today to be joining
Karen at My Desert Cottage
For her 7th annual
"Where Bloggers Create"
Link Party

 

This is my first time joining in


And I've had fun getting my space ready


So, Let's take a quick tour of My Creative Space


My home is decorated with taupe walls,
Black and very dark brown furniture
White and Red accents


So You will see some of that red in my space


However,
I painted this picture this past spring
Which lead to a change of colors
In my office/craft room
 

My creative space is now mostly white
With touches of Beachy Blue
And those left over bits of red that I will phase out over time
 

As I have prepared for this post and cleaned up my creative space

It has become Very clear to me

That I like to work in a clean low key space
 

I've always used a curtain for the closet 

Because I do not like sliders

I purchased this soft white ruffled curtain for my space

And love how it keeps everything hidden from view 

What's behind curtain #1?
 

My ugly 20 year old file cabinet (but it works)

An 8 cube stack and my photo albums and photo boxes

I am definitely a girl who likes neat, tidy and organized

So, in the cubbies I keep small stackables with 

Many of my scrapbooking items like scissors, markers,
tape, punches, etc

I also have my 12x12 papers stacked on trays

More photo albums, all of my project life supplies

Important paperwork, books and manuals

In the red bins are all of my rolls of ribbon

Yarn, glue gun and glue, CD's and a few misc items

The top shelf holds my ancient photos albums

And most of my photo boxes (filled with photos and CD's)

This wall is in progresss

It will be my inspiration wall

Right now it holds a few photos
A couple projects that need to be completed

A sweet shovel with a super beach scene painted on it
(Thank You Celeste)

And the heart hanging basket has

Lace, embroidery thread and other misc pieces

I absolutely LOVE this dresser I purchase many years ago

It holds so many items I can't list them

But I'll add just a couple photos below

On top of the dresser I put my desk hutch

My desk is in front of a window and I didn't want to cover it

So, this piece fit perfectly on the dress and makes another

Great space for storing small linenes

small paints, all of my glitters, paint brushes and other small items

I love things to be containerized so in the drawers I have used 

Many small bins and containers

The containers above hold all of my tiny scrapbooking bits

As well as beads and other tiny items

I have a fetish for crochet hooks 

The box is full and I have a few full sets

Don't ask :)

This is my desk and storage area

I absolutely LOVE to sit here

And just dream while watching the lizards and birds

Play along the block wall outside the window

I attempt to keep my desk cleared off

So I can create anytime I want to
 

On each side of the desk

I've added cabinets with closing doors

The above is the left side

I keep games, paper and a couple of projects t
hat need to be completed

One of my nieces sends me scriptures and notes

I post them on the side of this cabinet

 For inspiration and encouragement when I need it
As you can see
I also love using ironstone and milk glass
To store pens, pencils, markers and brushes

Behind the doors on the right side

I keep my camera bag and supplies

Paints and painting supplies

Stationary, bows, rubber stamps and ink

As well as folded wrapping paper and ribbons

Here's a bit of that red

I use cute boxes for storage that can also be displayed

Here I keep my 5x7 papers and small tag paper

In this box I keep small note pads, 3x5 cards

Check boxes and other small paper items

I also use lots of glass jars for

Buttons, ribbons, spools of colored wire 

And some sand and sea shells from California :)

 

 

 

So, there you have it

My creative space

Always a work in progress

This has been so much fun putting together

I can't wait to come visit your space

 

Blessings to You

Happy Creating

 

 





The Sweetest Picture

 Hi Friends,

I'm just stopping in to share a sweet photo

Yesterday the kids and grands came over to swim
And have a little BBQ

After all the play time and eating was done
We watched a little history TV

I absolutely LOVE
When little girls love their daddy's

My sweet K~Bug just snuggled up to her dad
And leaned against his shoulder/arm
They never knew I took the photo
But it made my momma heart melt

I'm so happy to know that
My 3 K's Love their daddy

Isn't there just something special about girls loving their dads?
I wasn't fortunate enough to have a good relationship with my dad
I was more afraid of him than anything else
So this makes me SMILE!!


AND...
Saturday I will be joining many great bloggers
As we share our crafting/creating spaces at
My Desert Cottage

I've not joined in on the fun before
This will be my first link in with her
I have however enjoyed visiting lots of 
Great bloggers and seeing Where Women Create!

See You Saturday
 If I can get my office cleaned up enough - LOL
 

A Thank You and Happy Independence Day

I received some Happy Mail on Friday
Thank you to Michele from at
The Nest at Finch Rest

I won her Giveaway
And received these very special
Patriotic Coasters


I really love them
And am using them already
Just in time for July 4th
 Thank You Michele

AND ...

Happy Independence Day
July 4
I LOVE our country
And Love celebrating our flag
 

May God Bless Your Holiday Celebrations
And ...
May God Bless America

 

Update on Melissa

Hi Friends

Thank you so much for your Prayers

The Momma of this crazy family

Is Home!

The doctors have not yet come up with an answer

To her critically low hemoglobin and iron numbers

But after 2 bags of iron, 2 bags of blood and IV fluids

Plus a clean pelvic ultra sound

They felt comfortable sending her home

With several referrals for a couple more tests

We are grateful for prayers and

A God who answers them

We are grateful for you

We are grateful that she is feeling some better

Levels still need improvement

But that will take time

Find Joy is something little today