New Month, New Stress

So the creative arts presentation was today.  It went smoothly enough.  I don’t really know how well it was interpreted, or what people really thought.  I mean sure they told me good job and all, but at the same time I’m not sure what the impact really was.  Guess that’s not up to me to determine.  I’m glad that the first project is behind us now, and that we can move forward with new projects.

I guess Andrea has already asked Gina if we can make some banners for Christmas.  That should be fun.  I love to paint, and this time around it won’t just be an abstract piece of art.  We are also going to try and set up a booth at a craft fair where people can decorate a small journal with scrapbooking materials and then donate all books to a women’s shelter/halfway house.  That’s something that will have to be done in the next couple of weeks if we are going to do it because most craft fairs fall during this month.  *sigh*

Luckily this week isn’t going to be nearly as hectic as last week.  In fact I didn’t even go to my regular Sunday night bible study this evening.  I already regret not going, but there’s not much that I can do now.  I’ll just have to make a point of devoting a few minutes a day to sitting down and reading my bible on my own.  I normally do when my week isn’t crazy like it was last week.

We are going to also be preparing now for our trip to Nebraska.  The plan is to leave on the morning of the 22nd, drive about half way, and finish driving on the 23rd.  I’ll have to talk to Desi and see what kind of drive I should expect.  She would know since she drove out for our wedding.  Oh… I guess I could as Shawn and Seth too.  I’m excited about the trip, but anxious and worried at the same time.  For the most part we should only need to replace the breaks on the car and get a general tune up.  I just pray that we can tie the trip in with all of our finances.  God willing that everything will fall together with as little stress as possible.

Which reminds me that I really need to get to work on my mom’s scrapbook.  *sigh*  I’ve got a good start on it, but at the same time I still have a ways to go.  I need to get a USB cord for my printer, and photo paper.  I need to figure out how to print out the pages correctly so that they aren’t cut up all weird.  There’s just so much I need to do and not nearly enough time.  In fact it’s now less than 3 weeks.  Excuse me while I go throw up.  =

I was thinking about jumping in and doing NaNoWriMo this month too, but there’s just absolutely no way.  I’ll be lucky if I get in an entry a day for NoJoMo.

I guess I should take my own advice and rely on God instead of rely on myself so much to do everything.  Please don’t read that as me saying that I expect God to do my projects.  I mean that God will provide me with the personal resources to get everything done that He intends to be done including if we actually make it to Nebraska or not.  I don’t know why I’m bothering to explain myself in my own diary.  Guess I spend too much time over on the boards.  =

I’m a bit tired.  I even took a nap this afternoon.  Although it’s only 10:30 it still feels like 11:30.  Maybe this is my chance to get on track with the time so that I can spend some time for devotions before work in the mornings.  We’ll see.

Laters,
JamieLynn =)