I'm soooo sorry, I just have to get this off my chest, as whiney and ridiculous as it probably sounds. But something needs to be done about the parking situation at choir practice. I shouldn't have to leave an hour early for somewhere a 10-minute drive away only to circle the block for 20 minutes in downtown Ottawa. By the time I actually find a space I've been cursing out loud to myself to the point where I've ruined my voice and any sense of spirituality I hoped to bring in with me. I try to be the person who can see the humour in everything, who doesn't let petty things irritate me, let alone ruin my whole evening...but parking is waaaaaay up there. I WANT to be in the choir. It has always been a source of inspiration in the past and a service to God in a way I feel I'm suited to...but Thursday nights have been more stress than inspiration, and in my extra busy schedule I'd be lying to say the thought of dropping it altogether hasn't crossed my mind. Lord forgive me that I let something like this stop me from enjoying something I have always loved in the past. But I know I'm not the only one in the choir who feels this way.
In lighter news, I have discovered a serendipitous new way to use my Xyron 150. I was in the middle of trying to put my Cosmo Cricket chipboard letters through it, and I guess Xyron doesn't like chipboard too much, because the adhesive paper tore in the process, and when I tried to pull it through, it tore right across, so that only the clear stuff was coming through. At first I thought I'd broken it, but then I realized the roll of adhesive paper underneath could now be unwrapped the same way as regular tape. So I just opened it out and stuck all my letters on it directly. It worked just as well, and in fact, wastes a lot less adhesive because you can position your letters closer together and don't have to tear any excess off at the end. Cool!!!
I haven't been called for any casual shifts this weekend and am relieved. I need this break. Don's out getting more blinds to put up in our windows...I don't know if I can count on one hand the amount of times he's had to return blinds over the past 24 hours for some reason or another. But he's like me...once he starts something, he's not going to let anything stop him from finishing it! Helpful hint: expect everything you buy from big home renovation stores to have at least one missing piece or pieces that don't work they way the instructions say they're supposed to.
I've realized also that scrapping on a DT is quite different from regular scrapping. You're still always trying to do your best work, but now there are more specific rules about what you can and have to use in your pages. And all of a sudden, I can't just say "whatever" when my printer decides to put streaks through everything...it's off the the photo console at Wal-Mart! No more dollar-store rhinestones, no matter how cool I think they'd look on my LSS page...if she doesn't carry it, I can't use it. Except for ribbon...whew! And one of the biggest differences is I feel like I'm spending so much more time scrapping, and can't post anything. Here I've included my Guest DT pages as I've already posted them over at KC, but I don't know when it'll be safe to post my Scrapbooking Cafe pages. I don't even know if they're up in the store yet, so I'm not going to post them until I know for sure it's ok...she hasn't said we couldn't post them elsewhere, but it would be the courteous thing to wait till they've had their stint in the store first. I even threw in an old LO at the top to break up the space. And because it seemed to go well with the topic.
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