Glitter and... Dirt?

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the post office. Exciting, I know! I had all of my boxes packed up, taped, labeled, and ready to go. I'm not going to lie, I was pretty impressed with myself. After being in the post office for about 2 minutes, I was told I had all the wrong boxes and labels and would have to cut apart the boxes to fix it. Needless to say, I was frustrated and slightly embarrassed. 

I was friendly and talkative during my extended visit to the post office, so I guess the man (who was not helping me) thought he could start cracking jokes about my intelligence level. Well, I laugh at myself often and the first few were okay. As it continued, he said something of course about being blonde (that's everyones favorite) and then he said I definitely wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. It was then that I decided to respond with, "I may not be the best at packing boxes to send, but I am sharp in some areas." 

The sweetest woman (who was helping me) looked right at me and said, "don't do that." She then went on to say, "you know who you are and you don't ever need to explain yourself to some jerk." That jerk happened to be her co-worker and I was slightly shocked. I thought about this for the rest of the day and even weeks later. She was so right and I was thankful to have messed those boxes up because it was absolutely something I needed to hear. 

Most of you know, I have been attempting to train for a tough mudder in June. I recently met someone who had completed a couple of spartan races and lived to tell about it. He, in a very kind way, told me that I needed to be okay with getting dirty, bruised, and bloody to finish the race. This terrified me and I really wondered if that was something I could do. After thinking about it the next few days...I decided to test myself. Here's how it went...

My serious wood pile...I really carried all that!

So, I learned two things today...

1. Apparently I like to make a claw hand /angry face combo to show I did something strong.

2. If you don't think you can do something, just try it. If someone else thinks you can't do something, try harder and prove them wrong.

Happy Easter week!

 

Yay it's Easter week! These are very simple Easter decorations to make! The bunny was obviously bought, but filling his basket with jelly beans made him the perfect center piece on an Easter table! 

The next is my jellybean topiary! This is definitely time consuming, but very easy. I chose to get pastel jelly beans because I thought they were cuter, but any will work! And then I got a styrofoam topiary shape (Michaels or AC Moore) and just started hot gluing! If you can find a fun candle holder that's a perfect base for your jelly bean tree but not necessary! 

The last is my favorite! I made tiny cracks at the top of the egg and then poured the egg into a bowl. I then rinsed the shells out with vinegar! Don't worry if the top is cracked looking, that adds character! I then found cute egg holders from crate & barrel and set the eggs in there to dry. Lastly, I put a little soil (with a spoon) in the egg half way. Then I stuck a pretty little flower in and filled the rest of the egg up with soil and a few drops of water... And there you go! They were a super cute place setting for each Easter guest! You will be amazed how long they last! Have fun and DIY for Easter this year!