Am I crazy...

or is this already shaping up to be a long week? I woke up today and thought...hmmm...it's only Tuesday? Ugh! I want to know who started this 5 day work week, 2 day weekend guideline? It should at least be 4 days work and 3 days weekend :) Now do not get me wrong....I feel very blessed that I work at all, let alone Monday through Friday. It is so scary how things in the job market seem to be getting worse. I say prayers for those and their families who cannot find work. I work for a small business and have reality hit me every day that my job could end. Reminder for the day...try not to take things for granted...appreciate and love what you have...even it is not what you may want.

K...got the tough stuff out of the way and it is only 7:55am...shaping up to be a good day :) It would be better though if I could sneak in a nap ;) I have not been sleeping well at all for the last 2 weeks and it is really catching up with me today. Wonder what my coloring is going to look like later this evening? Ha ha ;)

In the middle of all of these mortgage payments, utility bills, car payments, taxes...I thought for a second that I wish I were in high school again. Where the only bill you really had was your prom gown...lol. Then, I thought of the school work, the peer pressure, juggling school, work and athletics. I went back to being glad I am where I am...until I remembered the summer. Remember when you went to the beach with your family....and you could smell the ocean mixed with the smell of the boardwalk...you met a summer love that you promised to always stay in touch with...only to lose the phone number and address 1 week after being home? Eating boardwalk fries....pizza...salt water taffy...all without any repercussions? Back to mind come the hormones....the acne...the REALLY bad, frizzy hair...the awkwardness...hmmm...wait a minute...I am still dealing with 3 of those....it is nice to reminisce, but I have come to the realization that I would not be the same person with the same morals and heart that I am today. Definitely worth the sweat, tears and lessons learned. So to end that tangent...lol...I leave you with a card inspired by my "Peter Pan Syndrome"...literally...

"Forever Young":

This card was for the Copics Class Lesson 11 on Shadowing. The challenge was to use a provided sketch as inspiration.

Supplies Used:

Card: Michael's

Cardstock and Patterned Paper: Unknown (using up scraps)

Stamp: From the Never Ever set by The Greeting Farm; Close To My Heart

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Die Cuts: Cookie Cutter Circles (Quickutz)

Other: Copic Markers, Metal Signage (Making Memories)

Close up of the shadowing... My shadowing was done with G0000 and does not photograph well at all because it is so light. I will have to get a darker color to do this with. I tried to darken the photo to help bring it out, but it didn't work. I also may have blended the edges a little too well...oops! I do promise you that the shadowing is there...faint as it may be. After all, Peter Pan did find his shadow ;)

Hope you are having a great week so far....faster than mine, but not too fast...boy, am I picky or what? lol :)