little gi

today....

it is my turn over at onelittleword
i meant to post this last week...but that long list i created for myself got in the way :)
which is a good thing...
i'm trying to get better at giving myself a break when i don't "get it all done"...
it's tough b/c i'm one of those over achiever types...
who tries to plug all those holes in the dam
all...by....herself....

it's been sobering that it just isn't possible to do it all...
& that has got to start being perfectly okey dokey...
i just have to get used to it....
kind of surrender to the chaos a bit...
b/c i suck as "overwhelmed gi"

so wish me luck :)
as dory says in finding nemo....just keep swimming...just keep swimming

happy monday!

xoxoxo

gi

and the winner is.....

ah, she is adorable and so is the stam...wink wink!

Posted by: Brandy Seitz | May 05, 2008 at 12:34 PM

BRANDY!!!!  hooray!!!

& since i'm late giving it out...

i picked another winner :)

i've got some cute stuff that needs a home & it will go to:

I want this "oh so cute!!!" stamp!!!   You gotta love a princes who has style like this!! 
Kim

Posted by: kim Strother | May 06, 2008 at 06:59 PM

hooray for kim too!!

so brandy & kim please e-mail me at gigikennedy@yahoo.com with your addresses & i'll pop your winnings in the post :)

thanks for playing along!!

xoxoxo

gi

 

gather round for a giveaway!!!

sweet angie sent me a spirit acrylic stamp to giveaway!!!! 
as you can see, tater put on her bestest princess garb to show you the prize...
(maybe next time she'll turn the cute stamp around the correct way??? LOL!!)
but here is the cool stamp you are in the running for :)

adorable, huh?
i've got the skullie & he is just the cutest...& i've got my eye on that cheeky monkey
i'm really loving acrylic stamps these days & angie's stamps are definitely so fun to use...check her out!
& if you want to see those stamps put to great use to give you some ideas...check out susan's blog...she is on angie's Design Team & really does wonders w/ those stamps...& a little birdie told me she is doing an all aussie RAK too!!! ***coughcoughtimtamscoughcough***

so anywho....leave me a comment in this post & i will draw a winner on wednesday
wednesday just happens to be the debut of my new word up over at onelittleword too :)
so be here or be square...lol

happy monday everyone!!!

xoxoxoxo

gi

wow...i concur...

kara wrote the following today:

...this month. this new shining month of may. the hopeful month, i am figuring it all out.  or i am starting the discovery.  praying.  the best answer to everything.  i am exploring options.  exploring life.  i want to look back and know i didn't waste it.  wish me luck.

yeah...what she said :)
just
exactly
what
i
was
thinking!!!!!!
don't you love it when that happens? 
i do

so c'mon may...

bring it on...

i'm going to eat up every second :)

happy may!!!

& happy thursday too :)

xoxoxo

gi

it's getting addicting....

the flickr thing...

i've finally caught the flickr bug....yikes it is cool over there, huh?

& as i was strolling through adding some of my favorite artists & friends as contacts
i came across nicole's & beth's galleries....
these 2 women have got some amazing photography going on....
really inspiring me today

& they also have a super cool challenge blog called we spy:you spy
that encourages us all to take a closer look at the everyday world we live in through the lens of our camera..
really cool...
here is my entry for this week's challenge....spy something new

kelly has just started reading "chapter books"...she loves them...sits on up at the dining table with her new books & delves in....i love it...i love her :)

& i also want to give big congratulations to beth & nicole b/c they were both just added to the unpubbed team!!!

so today i declare....hooray for beth & nicole day!!!

& happy wednesday too :)

xoxoxo

gi

p.s....thank you all SOOOO much for all of your sweet comments & hugs & advice & encouragement on my post the other day...it seriously makes my heart swell that you all took the time to reach out to me...i'm a lucky gal & i love it when i'm smacked in the face with that simple fact...as i sat & read your e-mails i couldn't help but smile & i felt your hugs...
thank you...
really....
thank you

wanderings....

my mind has been wandering lots lately...
especially right now...
as i sit here...
AWAKE...
at 2:17 am (darn that coffee at 9:30 pm while watching curb w/ mike...lesson learned :)

but it's true...
even without the coffee, my mind has been wandering...
and wondering, i guess...

what do i want to do?
who do i want to spend my time with?
what do i want my life to be?
what do i want to spend my time on?
am i being & becoming the me i want to be?

bottom line...who am i?  & do i like her?

tomorrow is a new day....
time to think more...do more...be more...

or maybe...
i'll just be me

& maybe...i'll sing :)

have a happy tuesday!

xoxoxo

gi

happy birthday to....

patty!!!!

she celebrated a wonderful birthday this week!!!!

the kids & i planted these pansies this week in our deck flower boxes...

& i thought of patty & her love of purple & flowers & her dreams for a huge gorgeous garden...

i'm thinkin' this is her year :)

sunshine & flowers all the way patty!!!!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

***she & her husband also celebrated a wedding anniversary this week too...boy april is busy for this girl,huh?***

hope you have a happy weekend too!!!

xoxoxo

gi

grow yo.....

oooh yeah....GREAT word up over at OLW....
jessi chose such a great word for this week...

here is my take:

i got to use a great kit from lotus paperie that had some of my favorite scenic route patterned papers & some really gorgeous fabrics & little chipboard-y things like the birdie & branch

& i've got so much to journal about this word...so much
i am trying so hard to use each day...
to make it count so to speak...
i strive for that so bad...
i strive to grow...
i don't want to just stay stagnant...
i want to grow

yesterday i came across these words from paulette insall

You must sing your song for all to hear...sing it loudly...sing it proudly...let it give you wings to soar.

Many of us spend our lives searching for our voice...whether it be our voice as an artist or just our own individual inner voice...and once we find it, it can bring us much joy and peace. Do not let anyone keep you from expressing it...for in letting them silence it, you let them keep you from being your true self.
I fly like a bird,
My song is there in the open air,
a new song, a free song,
and I must sing

amazing, right?

so use today....

grow...

sing...

happy wednesday :)

xoxoxo

gi

do you hear that????

yep...

we've got some music :)

& obviously i was in a bit of a van morrison mood when i created this playlist...

ahhhhh......i feel the need to pop open some pino grigio & sit on my deck in the twightlight...
too bad tater is standing on a kitchen chair throwing paper airplanes...

we'll rock it out anyways :)

next i'm tackling that boring green header up there....

i'm thinkin' polka dots :)

happy sunday!!!

xoxoxo

gi

a cover girl!!!!

go check out my pal, petrina's blog...

her layout is on THE COVER of scrapbook creations...

that's right!

THE
COVER!!!!!!!!

yay P!!!!!!!!!!!!

hope you are having a great weekend!

xoxoxo

gi