Bon Voyage

Leaving to go aboard the Disney Dream today...

Have I ironed?  No.

Which obviously means I haven't packed yet...

Just a tad behind...

It's because I worked like a dog yesterday to get cookies done 

so I wouldn't have to come home and do them...

7 dozen completed and the base coat on 2 dozen...

I'm definitely ready for some R & R (as are my fingers/hands)...

I'll be sure to tell Mickey & Minnie hello!

Have a great rest of the week!

Week 5 of the New Year

So here we are...the last week of January...

Week 5 of the new year...

How are the goals going?

So far so good for me...

But I must say that I don't have the momentum that I had when I first started...

Especially when it comes to exercise...

That is always such a struggle!

I wish I could be one of the those people who loved to work out...

I love it when I'm done...

Progress not perfection though...

I do feel like I'm working smarter and not harder...

it's nice to have my weekends back to focus on what matters...

I was home by myself on Saturday...

and laid on the couch and watched 2 Hallmark movies with the Spooky dog...

I can't tell you the last time I've done that...so relaxing!

Okay...so now I'm going to DO...

ugh...stupid exercise...

Tell me how it's all going with you!

Looking Good While Feeling Bad

Goosie Girl has been home sick the past 2 days...

(thank goodness she's going back to school today)

I am not feeling 100% myself...headache, achy, no motivation and SO tired...

I'm just wondering why I can't look as good as Kate Middleton 

leaving the hospital with severe morning sickness...

I mean really...

it's not right for someone to look this chic when they're about to throw up...

I suppose it should be incentive for me to fix up a bit...

It probably would make me feel better...

I think I'll just think about it awhile...in my pj's...

image via tumblr

Monogram Script Cookies

I know you know how much I love monograms...

I say it about everyday...

But I do!

They're so charming and personalized...

Seriously, it's my favorite cookie to work on...

I just get in the rhythm and go...loving every minute...

Everyone says to find your niche and be original right...

I have truly found what works for me...

No, my cookies are not the most ornate...

No, I don't do characters...hate them actually...

Mine are simple...they have their own style...

and I like that...

This is the first time I've done the vines script...

I LOVE!

Perfect for a baptism (the celebration they are going to)...

Perfect for a boy or girl...

Perfect in any color combo...

Just perfect all the way around...

Monogram love!

top image via I should be folding laundry

Dress Up Party

I had the honor of making cookies for this precious Dress Up Party

styled by Jennifer of Double the Fun Parties...

She asked for the cookies to match this precious invitation designed by Chickabug...

ask and ye shall receive...

I just love designing my accessory piece...

sending it off and then seeing the gorgeous party that it gets to be a part of...

It's so exciting!

and as you can see Jennifer did an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G job...

As always...thank you SO much for allowing Sweet Goosie Girl 

to be a part of the festivities...

photography via Virdian

Sweet Friday - Pinterest Inspiration

Happy Friday!

While perusing Pinterest, these are few pretties that caught my eye and inspired me...

Love these chevron bags...they coordinate perfectly with Sweet Goosie Girl's color palette...

I so want to learn calligraphy...

This book is on my reading list...

Monogram love...can I just monogram cookies all day?

A simple classy outfit...

Now...Who's ready for the weekend?

images via:
Twist Paper
Shop Sweet Lulu
Note to Self
Barnes and Noble
Needleheads
WWD

Progress Not Perfection

So here we are in week 3 of the New Year...

Every morning I read over my mission statement 

that I created as I did my goal setting via Lara Casey...

It helps me to be intentional during the day...

The more I've done this, the more processes I've been putting into place

which seems to be equalling working smarter and not harder...
(which was a big issue for me last year...I felt like I was doing the opposite)

Because I am trying to be proactive...planning and DOING (notice that action word there)

I don't feel like I'm having to REact all the time...

So does that mean that everything is perfect in Sweet Goosie Girl's world?

Hardly!  But you know what...

Life isn't perfect...it's hard work...
Remember...progress not perfection!
Thanks Emily Ley for this inspiration...