Can't live with 'em or without 'em....

No, I don't mean our significant other's.
I think.... no I know I hate Google and Facebook, though Google (YouTube) wins out over Facebook this time.  With YouTube... Whenever I click on a video from within my email, it always has me using YouTube with my real name. I have never used my real name. And I don't want to ever use my real name.  Why, you ask?  Because when I started using YouTube, I used it under this other name and had established a bunch of playlists and then when we had to do google+ in order to comment, I established all my connections in google+ with that other name, not my real name.
So, now.........  I have to switch accounts (continually) and hope I stay on the right video. GEEZ.. what a pain!

Then with Facebook... I found out that if a person doesn't stay active on my  Krazy Crafty Creations Facebook page  by liking or commenting on the page , then their "LIKE" of my page will be removed. They will no longer get any feedback that is posted to the page. What kind of crap is that? I may have to move my page over to the "group" page in order to do my swaps.

Okay, I am done with my ranting. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

hugs,  ~~~ kimmer

Has Spring Sprung?

We really hadn't had much a winter here in southern California, but isn't it wonderful that 

Spring has Sprung. 

I love all the vibrant colors. 

It also makes it so I want to accomplish more. 

Like exercise... oh, wait, I meant to say like sit in my chair and do more crafts. 

Okay.. in the back of my mind, I do mean exercise.. but ya know, that craft room calls to me way too often.

I think I would like to drink something from this cup..... (or maybe just make this cup)... isn't it lovely?

I sure wished my flowerbeds looked like this...

Lookie what hopped into my garden...

Okay, so this isn't my garden, but I can dream can't I?

May you all have a wonderful day!

Woyww... #251

Come join in the fun.... I am participating in "WOYWW"  = What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday. 

Visit Julia and her blog>>> here to find out more.

I was up real late last night working on my art journal which I left on my desk. Loved how it turned out! So... my art journal is on my desk along with a new Tim Holtz die (the doctor sign thingy one), which was on sale for $9.97 at JoAnn's and of course I just had to get it! Then I have just a few pieces of cardstick that I am sending to a lovely crafty friend. She has this lovely heart die and she has allowed me to request her to cut some for me cause I just can't buy the die right now. Here ya go..... my craft desk for today:

So sorry for the glare. It was just past duck when I took it.

 

Compartments of life...

I am taking a cue from my good crafty friend Tilly of Tilly's Bridge. She blogged about her compartments of life.

 I compartmentalize too… but at times the compartments get a little jumbled cause I get overwhelmed.

Who doesn't from time to time, right?

My "work" compartment... I have several areas where I do this. An office, home (in my craft room, my bedroom or the living room)

I work from home a lot. I have 3 clients.

1. One is a concierge doctor's administration office. I am an admin assistant, so to speak. I go to an office (a very beautiful one) 4 days a week for about 20 hours a week. 

2. Then I have a mechanical engineer 

3. and his wife, who runs a private school. I do my best to do their books. These wonderful people are brilliant, but because they are both extremely brilliant my simplicity , at times, makes it hard for them to understand the accounting I am doing. Hard to explain, but it's almost like their brains are in fast mode so often they can't slow down enough to grasp the simple things I do. LOL

My "sleep" compartment... 

My bedroom is upstairs, as is Tilly's and I like that cause I use that as my exercise. I don't fret when I leave something upstairs just as i got downstairs cause in the back of my mind I tell myself I am getting some exercise. 

My "craft" / "art" compartment...

My craft room is upstairs. This wonderful craft room, which hubby has to deal with my ever wanting to change it, is a blessed thing.  I know how fortunate I am that I have it. I sometimes will just go to my craftroom to sit and relax while I am on my ... [you said it]... my laptop. (I know, to do what? Watch craft videos.... lol... it's a vicious circle I tell ya!)

My "play" compartment...

That is when my precious grandkids come here or I go to their football/sports games. Oh, what joy this compartment is. I don't mind when this overtakes all of my time.

My "online" compartment...

This is a major thing. In this house, we have laptops that seem to be constantly open. I have my laptop with me at about arms length at any given time. It is a miracle I haven't gotten 3rd degree burns on my legs from the thing being in my lap.

I follow along with "A Documented Life" and "Journal 52", which are for Art Journaling (I am about 4 weeks behind, ut oh, make that 7 weeks now. Shocked aren't you? hahaha)

I belong to an Art website called DeviantArt where I dabble in computer graphics and I run a graphic art group. 

I run my Crafty group "Krazy Crafty Creations" (come join... why not put another thing on your enormous plate)

And of course all the other things, such as Pinterest, that the internet allows me to engross my time with.

I know I have to rein in on things. I just can't stretch myself that thin. I am the worst when I want to jump on a band wagon, which I tend to do.

So.................

 I decided that

•  I won't do haul videos and I won't watch them anymore either. I also lowered my amount of people that I get the email alerts from to see their new videos (sorry guys). 
• I have almost cut out completely doing swaps. Like a good crafty friend I know on YouTube has done.

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Now that I have mentioned so much I want to remove from my busy life….

I have things that are possible add-ons . (I know , right?) LOL

1.       I know a lady that is in a craft group that doesn’t live too far from me (about 65-70 miles), but she is inviting me to skype with her and some others from the group.  Maybe I can actually be working on crafts then.

1.       I decided I want to keep up with my blog more and get back to journaling ( a big thing onto my plate, I know) but it was things I enjoyed a lot and had put it at the bottom of my totem pole. So less video time means a little more these things time.

1.       My biggest thing is I really want to get into doing crafting for me and my loved ones. As it is, I almost only do crafts when I HAVE to. You know… Weddings, birthday gifts, swaps. 

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HAha, blogger numbered them all #1.

Oh, and did I mention I would love to get back to reading more. I was an avid reader for years. Ahhh, to go back to simpler times, with just a book in hand laying around at the beach!

hugs,

~~ Kimmer

WOYWW #250

Come join in the fun.... I am participating in "WOYWW"  = What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday. 

Visit Julia and her blog>>> here to find out more.

I got to do a little craftyness shopping at Hobby Lobby and JoAnn yesterday and of course the stuff sits on my desk until I have time to put it away.

Here is the mess of a desk that is mine right now.....

I am such a paper hoarder, so I got me some lovely new papers.

First is a Kellerkurtz & Company  (yeah , that is K & Co) beautiful stack. It is ultimately the most vintage style papers collection I have seen. My son's wedding is going to have a vintage theme, so I think I am going to do the guestbook and the wedding album with a lot of this paper.

Then I got "The Primrose" collection by DCWV. I had wanted this stack for so long and got lucky this time and grabbed it.

I got a "Crop A Dile" which I had wanted for over a year. And  from Joann I got a small Fiskars heart punch that I need to used for the wedding invites that I am so feverishly working on.

Woohoo, what a haul. I even brought the hubby along so I could use my coupon on my punch and crop-a-dile.

Thanks for stopping by!

hugs,
~~Kimmer

WOYWW

I don't know about anyone else, but it seems I lost more than just an hour with this silly spring ahead  (steel an hour from me) time change. I swear it feels as though I lost 3 days! Ha!

WOYWW = What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

I am participating in WOYWW (as often as I can). Sounds like fun and it gets me creating and blogging.

And as you can see... I am late for my very first post, cause it is 5 in the morning on Friday. But I did take the picture on Wednesday, does that count??

I am working on my youngest son's wedding invitations. I am testing out trying to get a bit of a vintage look to them, so far, so good. Also amongst the mess are the altered matchboxes for a swap.

and my Journal 52 and my Documented Life journal. 

Hope you all had a wonderful Wednesday. 

If you want to follow along with Julia over at the Stamping Ground! 

hugs, Kimmer

Announcing the new swap over at 

Krazy Crafty Creations Facebook Page

Come on over and join in the fun!

I love swapping... but seem to never have the time. But this swap (of a few lately) tugged my crafty strings and I just had to join in.

So, the swap is over at An Altered Place and it is called Leading Ladies Tag swap. 

It is a year long swap. My first tag is Lana Turner. 

I loved the dress that Lana was wearing. It had a red floral patern on it and this was a challenge for me because I normally would rather do pastes. 

Hope you like!

Of course, I made one for the swap and one for me... woohoo!