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I get how the stencils work... But what are the pink things that you take out and add onto the paper, Mouse, telescope, star etc? Are they gel? Also, you did give me a good chuckle at stethoscope 😂 Hope things get better for you, creativity can be a great mental aid when you need it. Not just a form of distraction, but also a form of expression.

Love the background

What is your favorite ice cream?

Love the clouds

How is your summer vacation going?

OMG, this was so cute! I absolutely love this slide in. 💜

What would you like from your videos? I know you've talked about that you don't know what to do and where you want to be...but do you have any ideas, dreams or aspirations?

Love seeing the elephants in the planner! I love when work is slow. I’m about to slow down at work when we get out of budget season. I’m ready for it. Key holder means more responsibilities. My husband is a key holder at work. It is nice for the extra comp, but he does lose some days off to call ins. I like that you’re taking some time for yourself. That’s great.

Oh my gaw, this is just so cute. The mini cards are adorbs! I wish I had your skills. My sister just gave birth to my niece and I would love to make her something like this!

Would you have made this a nice or snarky card?

I’m now going to be say shell -ebrate all day. 😂 These are so lovely. Can’t believe you think you could have done so much more. As a lay person who watches I love it. 💜 At 41 I can’t be offended easily either. 😂💯

OMG, I love this so much. You were my morning entertainment while I sipped some coffee. This looks like so much fun. 🎉

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So cute! ❤

I may snag this idea of using my shorts to point back to my long form content. That’s smart!

I procrastinate all the time. 😂 #relatable

I dream of this level of planning expertise one day. I strive for fun stickers and cute cards, but lately I’m happy if I get different appointments in different colors. 😢 Here is hoping I snag some time over the summer to make a more interesting planner while watching you!

Love how simple and cute these are!

I hope your grampa likes it. Please show your final cards for a few more seconds at the end.

I enjoyed the whole storyline with the next couple weeks. While I did these during February in my planner, with Spring coming on, it still seems right that all the critters come out to play!

I should be getting g new Spring '24 Lawn Fawn stamps today! With that in mind I'm going to work on not being 4 weeks behind from plan with he's to cards!

Some quick cards for you guys in case you need something for tomorrow!!

I had to redo this WHOLE thing....it didn't have sound or music. I have no idea what happened!

I definitely could make more of these now that I have the general idea.

I LOVE the camera and 🐺 but you knew I would!!

This was a fun card to make and it is the end of the wolves, for now. Which of the three did you like the most?

I love watching you do the cards❤

Your goals sound like my goals. Did I complete them last year, nope, am I attempting them again this year, yep. I like the confetti analogy. That's how I feel most days.

Too cute!

D'awww!!! I love the little story with the angler fish and lighting the way into his belly! Too cute! That new spread turned out so cute! If you do decide you want to do writing sprints on Sundays, and want to do a live stream, I have live streams planned for every Sunday in August.

next week is the end of the "story". August is School related and I'm excited for it, I like this whole story thing, it keeps me interested in getting it done!

I can't wait to see the rest of the story. So cute. OMG! I also love angler fish. I won't lie, when I heard how big they get, I was terrified, but they're so cool and unapoletically scary, and I love them. A friend and I actually have the ocean theme for our messager conversation just because there's an angler fish that we can sometimes see between our conversation with each other.

This is the beginning of a fun story with stamps. I really enjoy the thought of it all and can't wait for you to see next week!

I gave up on my passion planner. I love the cover, but I wasn't using it. At all. I finally printed out a copy of the HB90 planner, since that's been my tried and true planner, and I've already used it more in a week than I've used the passion planner in months, so I just need to stick with that. I feel the working on your birthday thing. I didn't work on my birthday, but that's because I requested off. I stayed home and wrote. lol

Very happy to have discovered your channel! I hope your year is going well.x

Those cards with the stamps sound like a really neat idea and would love to see it. Otherwise, good luck with the packing, moving and getting the People's Princess edited. You got this. You can do it. And that whole, not being able to film while people are home. Yeah, I get weirded out too. Today, my oldest decided to sit and WATCH me film my goals video and I was like "you're really just gonna sit there?" and of course he didn't budge. And added his commentary to my goals. Go figure. Oh well.

What are your goals for 2023?

The passion planner looks amazing but I'm still a fan of Clever Fox. One day I might get both and compare them side-by-side...

I miss working on my BuJo so while watching this, that's what I was working on. I know the point of a BuJo is to plan ahead, but I use mine more as a memory keeper and a record of what I did, so I am backtracking and marking down previous adventures before moving forward. Even if it's just in bullet point form.

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That's a super cute stamp set. One day, I might do stamps again, but today is not that day.

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Hey Athena. The game you're thinking of is called Kerplunk. I wish you well at Michaels. That company hasn't been the same since Mr. Michaels retired. I had the pleasure of meeting him. Prior to his retirement he went to every single store to thank employees for their service to the company. The man was a treasure. As the scrapbooking teacher, I had the honor of creating a store scrapbook page for him. As to self check. It's a stand-off. People don't want to work yet, who do these companies think are going to have money to buy their product if people aren't working?! If I have to go the automated route, I'll shop on-line and let the robot bring it to my door ;-) I'm on a 21-day walk challenge. Today was 9 min. 2x a day. Heat is horrid here, too. Even in the evening. I love my gazelle I got at a thrift store several years ago. Good work out with almost no impact. So far, my goals are going well. I skipped a beat Monday. Needed to catch up on sleep so I did - all day LOL. I'll be posting pics in HB90 and 6M4L later this week. Hugs and Healing Blessings!

Congrats on the Michaels job! I know you're looking forward to it. That spread looks super cute!

Hey Athena. Congrats on the job shift. Just remember, should you have done it sooner? no. You are right on time. I worked at Michaels as a teacher and product demonstrator for 5 years. Loved my job. My boss and store manager were both awesome to work with. I quit when we moved from Central IL to here in southern MO. Until you said you needed to be more careful with your money I was going to suggest you suggest me on Saturdays on SpectrumArtCreations channel. LOL They do live sales every Saturday. I'll miss this Saturday as I'll be attending the authortube writer's conference. That glitter texture paste would be lovely on that bee stencil... you could even color it with your yellow before applying. I have always done my best cleaning when I'm alone. I think that's part of the reason I do so little of it when Bob is home then bust a$$ when he's gone. My mom could always tell when I had a date. I'd speed-clean the apartment. I think she looked forward to Saturdays lol I love how you do a beautiful layout without all the stickers. I have sticker books but sometimes I just want a background... not blocks. Thanks for sharing! Creative Blessings!

Those stencils are so cool!!

Hey Athena.... Love the layout. where did you get the stencils? Were they LawnFawn, too? Yeah... I just wish the government would keep their nose out of our business. Hugs!

I'm off the 4th as well, and I'm not feeling very patriotic. Only sad and angry at the way things are going. I don't have any plans for the 4th because of it except to write, although that may change. We'll see. We're going to watch Independence Day, and that's the extent of my plans currently. I like how you set up your planner. I didn't have a plan when I set mine up and now I hate it. I'm not really certain how to decorate it going forward, but I do know that I don't like what I did... One of these days I'll figure out the whole balance with washi tape, stickers, stamps and stencils...

I didn't make the WWW, and I probably won't for a while, but I am looking forward to Camp NaNo and trying to get some stuff done. I'm currently re-watching the HB90 bootcamp videos and planning for Q3, which means deciding on a project for Camp NaNo. I'm totally looking forward to it!

That turned out super cute! Your final pages make me wish I liked stamps more, but alas... I don't... Too messy for me. I do have a few stencils though, and I keep looking at more. My problem is that I have "outta sight, outta mind" syndrome, and unless I'm looking right at the stencils, I forget I have them.