Good Friends & Best Friends

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A good friend will call 911 when your house is on fire, but a best friend will be sitting outside toasting marshmallows.

A good friend will bail you out of jail saying, "it's okay you made a mistake", but a best friend will be sitting right next to you saying "dude that was awesome!".

A good friend will be sitting with a box of tissues when your boy friend dumps you, but a best friend will wreck his car and spray paint 'loser' all over it.

A good friend will buy you a pregnancy test and say "we'll figure it out it will be okay", but a best friend will be screaming "name it after me!".

A good friend will say "don't listen to her" when you find out some brat spread rumors about you, but a best friend will be calling that brat all night saying "seven days".

A good friend will drink tea with you when you grow old, but a best friend will be play tag with you in your motorized wheelchairs.

A good friend will be there for a while, but a best friend will be there forever.

St. Patrick's Day Word Search

Hello Everyone,

Today I decided that I wanted to share something related to St. Patrick's Day. Therefore, I created this cute clover shaped St. Patrick's Day word search for you to print out. To get your copy, of the word search DOWNLOAD HERE.

Enjoy!!
Jenn

A Valentine's Day Poem From An Elementary School Student

Hey Everyone,

I can't believe that tomorrow is Valentine's Day already. I guess all these major snow storms we have been getting made time fly. Anyway, when I was in fifth grade, I wrote a poem called Love. It was an assignment for English to create a poem. I won a poetry contest in school for this poem. Since I have always received many positive comments about this poem I wanted to share it with my readers. I felt since Valentine's Day is not far, it would be an appropriate time to share it. 

What do you think? I would love to hear some feedback from my readers.
Happy Valentine's Day to all my fans!!! 

~ Jenn




   

My Favorite Valentine's Day Fonts

Hey Everyone,

Today I wanted to share with you eight of my favorite Valentine's Day fonts. If you decide that you would like to download any of these fonts, I have provided the links below the image to each individual font. All of the fonts listed are free.

Heartland  ♥  Cutie Patootie  ♥  My First Crush  ♥  LoveNess Three 

Lover Boy  ♥  Passing Notes  ♥  LoveNess Two  ♥  Fiolex Girls   

These fonts are great for scrapbooks or Valentine's Day cards. Enjoy!! 

Jenn

  

The Significance Of Color In Our Everyday Life

Did you know that each color has a specific meaning to it, as well as an emotion behind it? Most people do not realize this when choosing colors in our day to day lives.

For example, most of us probably don't think about what the color of our daily outfit communicates to others. We simply pick out something from our closet in the morning, making sure the colors match nicely, add some matching accessories (well if you are a woman), and out the door we go with out a second thought.

Today I want to give you a brief introduction into what I have learned about the meaning of color. Since there is so much information about this topic, I simply could not put it all into one post without boring you to death. lol! So here is a list with the meaning of each color:

Red - power, passion, energy, vitality, aggressive, assertive, lust, madness, luck, pain
Burgundy - sense of self worth, deserving, luxury
Orange - encouragement, motivation, creativity, competence, communication
Yellow - warning, alert, joy, inspiration, stimulation, brightness, intelligence
Green - environment, outdoors, natural, clean, adventurous, renewal, freshness
Blue - honestly, sincerity, loyal, reliability, balanced, calming, peace, protection
Purple - knowledge, intelligence, artistic, compassionate
Black - Strength, power, elegance, death, evil, mystery
White - peace, purity, innocence, perfection



Color Meanings & Symbolism Chart

Image Credit: Art Therapy Blog

I hope you found this interesting. For more information on color meaning and symbolism, visit the Color page on my blog.

Happy Crafting,

♥ Jenn

Smart Goal Setting Tips

“It doesn’t matter where you came from. All that matters is where you are going.”- Brian Tracy

Hey Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed your holiday season. Now that the New Year is here, I decided it was time to set some new goals for myself. If you are like me, you most likely have tons of things you would like to do in your life (job, health, self improvement, etc.), and don't know where to start. Therefore, I decided I would post about some tips and tricks I use to help make my goals more attainable and realistic.

First I want to show you some really neat goal setting printables I found on the Buttoned Up® website. First there is a master goal sheet. I really liked this worksheet, as I was able to write down all the goals I wish to work on.

Image Credit: Buttoned Up ®

Then the second worksheet enabled me to break down each individual goal by tasks.

Image Credit: Buttoned Up ®

If you would like to download a copy of these goal worksheets visit the Buttoned Up ® website here for the master goal worksheet and here for the goal list worksheet.

Want to learn a new skill? Try taking a Free Craftsy Class. You could also try some of the many other classes Craftsy offers for a reasonable price. Here are some that I recommend:

• Gorgeous Greeting Cards: Stamping &; Beyond (with Nichol Magouirk)
• Sew With Your Serger: Quick &: Easy Projects
• Quilting Quickly Class
• Mastering Foundation Crochet Stitches (w/ Marty Miller) 
• The Wilton Method Stunning Small Cakes (w/ Valerie Pradhan)

I am currently taking the Scrapbooking With Style: Clean and Simple layouts on Craftsy. So far I really love it. However, I will write more about my experience in a separate post. Now back to goal setting. Here are some tips about smart goal setting. When setting a goal I always use the "SMART" method. 

Specific: Be very specific. If you write a goal that is very broad, it is less likely you will complete it. For example instead if writing I want to lose weight, write I want to lose 10 pounds.

Measurable: When setting a goal make sure you are able to assess your goals on a regular basis. In order to do this, you need to be able to measure or keep track in some way. Using the weight loss example again, write I would like to lose ten pounds by April 1st. This way you will be able to track your progress.

Attainable: Make sure you set realistic goals. If you set a goal to lose 50 pounds in one month, that's not going to happen. It can cause you more frustration. So be realistic.

Relevant: Do your goals have significance in your personal life? Will you actually be able to take the time to do the small tasks needed to reach your overall goal?

Timely: Again, set a deadline. As I said before, you will not only be able to track your progress, but having a deadline seems to help.

Finally, some other good ideas is to give yourself an incentive. For example, if I walk for 30 minutes a day, I can eat one sweet treat a week. Also, make sure you have support. Especially if you are trying to achieve something difficult like weight loss or some other major life goal. Plus you can have them help you be accountable or even cheer-lead you.

What are some of the goals you have set for yourself in the New Year? I would love to hear what everyone is working on.

I am linking up today with Craftaholics Anonymous®.

♥ Jenn

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A Favorite Holiday Casserole Recipe

Hey Everyone!!

How is everyone coming along with their Christmas plans? I tend to wait till last minute. I know, it's not the best thing to do. I guess I work better under pressure...lol! Anyway I wanted to share with you today one of my favorite recipes that I always serve during the holidays. It is a simple casserole that you could actually serve at any time. It is just a tradition in my family to make a green bean casserole as well as this yummy vegetable casserole as our veggie sides. My mother found this recipe years ago and it has been a hit ever since. Again it is really simple so even if you can't cook well, this should be easy to make. Now for the recipe.....

Vegetable Casserole

Source

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Bake Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's ® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

• 1/3 cup of sour cream

• 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

• 1 16 oz. bag of frozen vegetable combination (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots), thawed

• 1 2.8 can french fried onions (will need 1 1/3 cup)

• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese (4 oz.)

Directions

1.) Stir the soup, sour cream, black pepper, vegetables, 2/3 cup of the onions and 1/2 cup of the cheese in a 2 quart casserole dish. Then cover.

2.) Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Remove from oven and stir.

3.) Sprinkle the remaining cheese and onions on the top of the casserole. Bake for 5 minutes more or until the onions are golden.

4.) Remove from oven and Enjoy!!

Recipe from Campbell's ® Kitchen

Let me know if you decide to make this casserole, and what your opinion is about it. I would love to know what other people think. Do you have a favorite dish you serve during the holidays?

Jenn