Hello May! I can't believe how the time is flying this year. It's time for another One Little Word Blog Hop! The hop goes live 8am Pacific Time and the full list is at the bottom of this post. If you are wondering what I'm talking about, check out all the fuss here. Thanks to Margie for arranging the Hop!
I hope you are still keeping your word in your mind and heart. As a refresher, my word is ACTIVE. This month...well, this year, has been nothing but ACTIVE. So ACTIVE, I didn't get to finish my page! :) Since I filled the space that was intended for half our prompt this month, I will be making an 8 1/2 by 11 page. I have the work in progress below. I printed the prompt in white cardstock and used Distress Aged Mahogony to ink it up. The picture is one of the only recent ones of myself and it is one of my favorites. It was taken on my Anniversary, with my favorite shades, and my favorite hair do.
The letter to myself will be about how I am currently uncomfortable in my body and really hate to be in pictures....and my hopes for the future will be that I stay with my ACTIVE plan and continue to lose weight so I can live a better life with my family. I've always had to be mindful of my weight, it's in my genes to be overweight. I've slowly been putting on weight and having my second baby has pushed me way too far out of my comfort zone.
I hope you all are doing well and feel free to check out my past posts by clicking on the left on any OLW title. Thanks for stopping by! Jen is up next at www.byjen.com. Chrissy
Margie http://xnomads.typepad.com/
Jill C. http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
Amanda K. http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com
Cheri A. http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com
Rebekah P. http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/
Chrissy http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com/ < ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ You are here
Jen S. www.byjen.com
Jen S. www.byjen.com
Monica B1 http://www.Scraplifters.blogspot.com
Katrina http://k84mansramblings.blogspot.com /
Julie Ann http://julieannshahin.blogspot.com
So glad you joined us. Love the look of your blog and your work in progress! Look forward to stopping back and reading more!
ReplyDeleteThis blog hop is great for keeping our word on our mind. Great job working with yours.
ReplyDeleteGreat 8.5 x 11! Too funny, I used all of my page protector for March too! Love the picture (even if you are not to crazy about it). Hope that you are keeping up with your OLW-Active, and hope to see you next month!-Amanda
ReplyDeleteI love the inspiration that comes by keeping active in the blog hop! What a fun page you put together!
ReplyDeleteI love your page and could have written the sentiments about being mindful re: weight and being uncomfortable in your body. I am right there, too. Glad you're on the hop!
ReplyDeleteSeems a lot of us are struggling with weight, healthy lifestyles, and living a full life. Hope this next year brings you the changes you are looking for.
ReplyDeletechrissy - such beautiful work for this month's prompt! i really love your photo and how excited you are about how you look & feel in this photo. that's wonderful!
ReplyDeletei hope you stay 'active' taking photos of yourself. you are beautiful just the way you are.
ReplyDeletekeep up with your word!
~j
Beautiful page so far! Love the photo of you. So many of us have weight issues on our list, it's always a struggle isn't it? I just want to be healthy. I'm at my heaviest now and it's scary. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI love your choice of words. Don't be too hard on yourself when you find time to write your letter. Thanks for sharing your journey!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to be active, too. It's so hard to do the stuff necessary to lose weight. I'm struggling with that myself, I hope in a year we'll both be happy with where were at =)
ReplyDeleteYour page looks great. I can very much relate to your goals. Thanks again for participating in another OLW blog hop. Sorry to be so late to the party this month - I've had some issues leaving comments on blogger.
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