Saturday, March 9, 2013

Lemonade Blessings – Working With What You Have

 
 
 
They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade.  In other words use those sour lemons to make something that’s sweet, thirst quenching and yummy.  Let’s turn that statement around and apply it to you (and me, too).  Use life’s ugly, mean, sour situations to produce a result that is beautiful, sweet and fruitful.  We have got to work with what we’ve got.  So, my question to you is – what are you working with and how can you transform it into something positive and useful?  Are you working with a bad job, little money, much debt.  No matter how bad it is, I'll bet it can some how, some way be changed into something better.  Where there's a will there's a way.  Don’t forget about the lesson learned and the life you experience during the event.  Remember, every “bad” situation is an opportunity to learn, grow and be strengthened.  What did you learn?  Did you grow spiritually?  Has your relationship with God been strengthened by all of this?  I know it will be tested.  Now, let’s get back to the original title above – Lemonade Blessings - Working with What You Have.  What do you have and are you really using it to your advantage and working with it to arrive at a better outcome?  I call that outcome a lemonade blessing – at first you begin the journey, task, day, life or project with lemons, but then you realize once you make a few minor adjustments (still working with those sour lemons) that you can transform the very thing you’re working with; from something you dislike or even despise to something you actually like; from something you think you'll never, ever, ever accomplish to a "been there, done that" cheer.  Here’s my new outlook: 
Use what you’ve got to get what you want.


 
Lemonade Blessings
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Sunday, March 3, 2013

My Digital Chalkboard

I'm like a kid in a candy store right now.  I've found something that I believe is so cool.  I keep running across re-purposed chalkboards, painted chalkboards, chalkboard to-do-list and other chalkboard stuff.  Yes, stuff.  So, I finally found a chalkboard background and I'm using it to create my own digital chalkboard - a chalkboard on-screen to do as you please:  Create cards, notes, scrapbook pages, fun printables.  The list is endless.  Here's my first little fun-time/playtime with the chalkboard.  Fun, fun, fun!  Can I quit my day job and just do crafts all day?   
 
  

I'll definitely create quite a few craft projects with this handy little tool.  I used Gimp to create my image.  You can use Photoshop and Picasa, too. 

Here's the link to the chalkboard background if you'd like to play around too.  It's a free download that's available in black, green and blue.



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