Shaping up and paper love

This year I have been more devoted to making better lifestyle choices like exercising and a swapping out junky foods for healthy ones.

Life is busy.  I get distracted (yes, really, it's true).  Sometimes I need to refocus or up my game.

Rhonna Farrar has kicked off a new Six Week Shape Up challenge.  What could you commit to for six weeks that would be better for you?  Me - FOCUS.  Really commit to walking the walk of a healthier me.

Rhonna has such wonderful artwork on her blog to motivate us toward our goal.  I decided to take her challenge and create a healthy lifestyle journal to help keep me accountable.

This process has helped me discover that having something pretty to work with helps the chronically distracted (me) to be aware and joyful about journaling.

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There are times when my "healthy" day does not go perfectly.  Again, life can get in the way.

What is important is that I keep going, keep moving to being a healthier me.

I am proud to say I no longer need high blood pressure medicine.

I have traded that expense for a gym membership, happily.

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Friends, if I can do this . . . you CAN do this!!

We have everything we need in us to do it.

Expect miracles . . . they happen every day.

On a different note, I wanted to share some vintage paper finds I have picked up lately.

Are you as smitten with vintage paper and ephemera as I am?

It is a love/hate thing.  I love to use it but I hate to use it too because I love to hoard it, lol.

Vintage bingo cards - love the colors!

Can you see a patriotic mixed media piece done with the blue or red ones?

Alphabet Flash cards.

The graphics on these are awesome!!

I especially love the bees and the queen.

{hmm, queen bee, be queen}

I told you I get distracted.

More alphabet flash card goodness.  ;-)

I also blog for Liz at Cydney's Alley in Senoia, GA.

While working on a recent project, Liz received a package of German scrap.

When she opened the box, the sparkle of glitter and the lush vibrancy of color grabbed my eye.

The word barter immediately entered my mind.

"Why yes, Liz, I would LOVE to barter with you!"

Done!  She nestled my package in her signature black bag with lime green polka dot tissue.

I love Liz. Purveyor of fine junktiques, she totally gets my love for anything vintage and divine quirky.

Aren't these parrots awesome?!

I wish I could effectively show how vibrant and sprinkled with glitter these die cuts are.

Cute toads of summer and spring.

So glad you stopped by sweet friends!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

 xo's ~ Heidi