First Scrap and Last Scrap of 2007!

December 31, 2007

I thought I would post my first scrap layout and my last scrap layout for 2007!

 

 This was my very first ever scrap layout.  This is pictures I took at Headlands Beach of Lake Erie on Mother’s Day!  I still remember the cool chilly breeze that was moving that day.

 

This is a layout of our decorations in our home, our tree, the singing snowman that the girls mom has given me each year (I have one for this year too), our stockings hung by the fireplace with a beautiful fire going. 

I just wanted to post this for a treasured moment!!

 

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A Year in Review 2007!

December 31, 2007

As we are just hours away from this year ending and a brand new year to start, I can not stress or tell you how much I am looking to the old ending and to a new beginning.  A new beginning is my focus for 2008.

I have decided to remove myself from “drama”, and personally feel a lot of that drama stems from one particular forum that many sites and designers require their CT’s to post and participate at.  I cancelled my membership by submitting a support ticket yesterday.  I am removing all my scraps from all scrap galleries.  No more putting myself out there for all to see and take advantage of.   

I have learned that with the world wide web, you can not please everyone, and your going to run into a variety of people.  The Internet seems to be a  NON conscious and NON accountability place to be.  People think they have a right to trash people and disrupt lives on open blog forums.  Mind you those are “free” blogs.  Funny thing about that is the blogspot blogs, for example, are owned my Google which means they own your blog and what is written, they are merely providing you with a location to do so, and they can close it at any time.  It is my hopes this truly happens and puts out fires that seem to fuel things.

I have learned its best to stay as a customer of a store then to become a team player.  Being a team player opens a whole new view and folks, its not pretty at all.  You get pulled in the middle of things and its not all fun and games.  It takes away from precious time.

Drama is a mysterious “creature” that does nothing but consume and destroy who people truly are.  Results can be devastating and change your whole life, including the loss of a long valued and treasured friendship.  That is how 2007 has ended.   This mysterious “creature” won the battle I so tried so very hard to win, trying to encourage and support others to not let this mysterious “creature” win,  as I have always believed the good should always prevail over evil!  But I am only human and I am not emotionless or that strong, for I grew tired and weary!

What I learned is I can’t fix every-ones problems, as much as I want to help and support my friends and others I know, I can be there for them,  but sadly enough, there are just some things I can not fix.  I allowed that mysterious “creature” to take over my life by doing so, literally putting everything else on hold.  I am not made of steel, I am a woman who has many emotions, and I allowed this mysterious “creature” effect my health.   I too have feelings, I too was affected and never once acted otherwise. 

I have always since I was a child tried to be supportive and encouraging.  I learned in my time in the military to have someones back.  Warn them when trouble is about to hit, if I hear or find out about it first as I don’t believe in setting someone up and hitting them with a brick!  It’s wrong and what was more wrong is being put in the middle of it in the first place.  I chose to handle things with a legal approach when someone wronged me for no reason at all and made false statements and accusations.  I have zero tolerance to this mysterious “creature” anymore.  So I have removed myself from it and will not read about it, view anything about it, or talk about it.  I am done, I am finished!

My focus for 2008 is a new beginning.   Those who want to see scraps of my world can come to view them here instead of at other galleries and are welcomed to leave comments.  This is my safe zone and I want all my visitors who visit to feel comfortable and most importantly, safe from the mysterious “creature”!

So in my opinion, 2007 could not end fast enough for me!  This has been one hellish year for lots of people all around!

God Bless!

Posted by Scrap Happy | Filed Under It's Elemental