This week’s Happy Planner layout is all about pastel vibes and positive energy! I used the Boss Babe, Mood Tracking, and This Is My Year sticker books — and this week’s sentiments are such good reminders to keep me grounded:
- Grow your own way
- I will only attract good things today
- My possibilities are endless
- Celebrate small victories
- Reminder: You don’t have to be perfect. Just be authentically you!
I kept things colorful but simple this week, with more space than usual — deadlines are coming in fast! 😅 It’s also World Cardmaking Day (which, let’s be honest, feels more like a month-long celebration for us crafters, hehe).
And speaking of crafting… I have a new Design Team!
If you missed it, I recently joined @miquekascrap, a Spain-based DT with a bunch of super talented ladies! You can read more about it here. I’ve already finished my first project, but it won’t go live until next next weekend — so for now, here’s a little peek:
And another team announcement coming up soon too… hehehe stay tuned!
Last week was all about cards too with Stashtember — I managed to finish 26 out of 30 prompts, not bad! We also had a quick day trip to Bahrain last Friday — just a full day of good company, Filipino food, coffee, and of course… more food!
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| Lucky last Friday, as if asking me if I am sure I'd rather go to Bahrain than craft and hang out with him. |
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| Sharing a view from our drive from Saudi to Bahrain. My friend Tanya always says photos I send are like in sepia filter. I sent her this. haha |
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| Blue view from Bahrain |
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| Bahay Kubo Crispy Pata |
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| Bahay Kubo Liempo |
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Just a tiny sisig snob moment 😜 Only Relish and Manam for me, thank you very much! |
Reading has been slow lately — two books finished and one ongoing. I tried a few new authors this time — Liz Nugent and Katherine Greene, both interesting!
Oh, and guess what? 🎄 Christmas countdown: 80 days to go!
I also signed up for a Winter Market next month (eeek!). I’ve been wanting to see if there’s a market for handmade crafts here in Saudi Arabia, so I’m taking the leap! A bit scary, but mostly exciting. I’ve made so many things — from cards to mini albums to decor — and it’s time to share them with the world. Here’s the pub I made for it (still tweaking it a bit before posting publicly, but sharing it here first):
Ending this week’s post on a happy note — grateful for creative opportunities, supportive hubby and fam, and new adventures ahead.
Here’s to celebrating small victories and growing our own way.
We were waiting for our Shawarma Rice as I read your blog, and your Bahrain food photos made me very hungry! Hahaha!
ReplyDeleteBahrain your second home when in KSA. Indulging in pork! Pork sisig, pork liempo, and crispy pata. While you guys are enjoying pork in Bahrain, our government officials here are enjoying the pork barrel not to win votes but to buy their rolls royces (because of the umbrella) , ferraris, lamborghinis and resthouses on islands.
ReplyDeleteYour planner sentiments will work well with our legislators like “grow your own way”, “my possibilities are endless, and the most appropriate for the corrupt is “you dont have to be perfect(public official) just be authentically you (lacoste, crocodile dundee or in our native language buwaya). So sorry to put my cynisym here on your blog, just letting you know on the latest back here.
It’s good that you have your weekend getaways.
I saw your craft room again, it’s really a place to envy.
-aMOMymous