All over the place

I started my maternity leave last week (2 weeks earlier than expected!!) so my mind has been a mixture of being in total mommy mode, extremely pregnant mode, and crazy mode. By crazy mode i mean my thoughts/plans are ALL over the place! I try to stay as organized as I can, write everything down, and remember what comes up on a daily basis but between my blackberry and paper scheduler i feel like i'm on the verge of forgetting everything!! I have a HUGE list of what I would like to get done before baby #3 makes his appearance, in addition to what i already do on a daily basis lol :)

On the plus side tonight i think i may have found a sewing machine to finally get started sewing, i'll keep you posted!! Now i just need to find someone to give me sewing lessons!

My First Craft!

So we have been having a terrible power struggle in our house with our son Angel who is 4. I feel like I’m dealing with a teenager when it comes to his attitude, behavior, and rudeness. Yes many of you may say he is only 4, leave him be; however I am a person who likes order in my house as well as a routine. So this is my solution (well solution #1 LOL)…a behavior chart. He will be rewarded with 1 gold star when he shows each behavior. In the beginning we are going to start the star count off small where Angel will have to earn 3 stars in one day and when he does he will be able to pick a prize from his special prize box!! Because Angel is only 4 I am going to do this on a daily basis rather than weekly and see where that takes us. So without further ado on my journey to becoming more crafty I attempted to take pictures to show you the project before and after, enjoy!

Here are the materials I started with.

Here are the behaviors we are hoping to work on:

Brushing his teeth

Listening

Cleaning up his toys

Being kind to his brother

Speaking quietly

Sharing

Angels Reward box

The Goodies inside!

Our stars for the star system

The Final Project!

The hunt is on...

for a sewing machine that is! In order to feed this Etsy obsession i've got going I'm going to find a used sewing machine that still has a lot of life in it! Now...where to start looking???