Monday--Goals for the Week

Last week was our spring break, so things should be somewhat back to normal this week. Here are my goals for this week:

Professional
--get caught up on orders
--list new items in Etsy shop
--figure out answers to my poll

Household
--keep up the 15 min. cleaning each day routine
--try new recipes for my 31 party on Wed.
--decorate with Easter crafts this week (shaving cream painting, tissue paper eggs, coffee filter eggs)
--start Pre-K soccer this week

Personal
--finish reading The Maze Runner
--do daily Easter crafts with the little one (Pinterest ideas mentioned above)
--keep up with treadmill walking/ running
--have my thirty-one party this week

Monday Goals for the Week

The last few weeks have been tied up with home remodeling, vacation to Florida, and dealing with a sick preschooler, but I think things are looking up around here. Everyone is healthy, and we're back to normal. Here are my goals for this week:
Professional
--sub at preschool on Monday (done!)
--ship out last 2 orders
--list something new since it's been forever
--keep up my blogging

Household
--clean my scrapbook room
--organize the playroom
--pick out the floor tile for the bathroom project, help when needed

Personal
--read the book Matched
--try two new vegetarian recipes for the week
--keep up my blogging

Monday Goals for the Week

Hoping for another busy and productive week this week!

Professional
--finish all current Etsy and Artfire orders
--list new cupcake toppers and party supplies

Personal
--read books 2 and 3 in The Hunger Games series
--must start walking this week (I've said this for how many weeks now?)
--keep up with Lent goal of no Internet during the day

Household
--vacuum, dust, laundry, dishes
--buy materials that we still need for bathroom remodel

Monday--Goals for the Week

I know it's been a month since I posted last, but I'm finally past all of the valentine orders and my daughter's Sid the Science Kid party. I can finally relax a bit. Here are my goals for the week:

Professional
--list new items on Etsy (cards, more party themes)
--schedule all blog posts for this week

Personal
--walk on treadmill
--physical at dr's office on Thurs.
--give up Internet during the day for Lent

Household
--clean out master bathroom cabinets and prep doors (Master Bathroom project), help demo floor next weekend
--keep up with laundry, vacuum, dishes, dust, etc.

Wordless Wednesday

Monday--Goals for the Week

Another busy week ahead for us! We are getting ready to paint and do some work in our master bedroom and bathroom. Last night, we rearranged all of the furniture, and the room looks so much bigger already. This should be our last major house project for awhile since we're waiting to finish the basement.

Professional
--keep caught up on Etsy orders
--work on new party supply designs
--get my valentines into a local shop

Household
--organize kitchen island drawers (didn't get done last week)
--organize linen closet upstairs
--keep up w/ general cleaning and pick up
--paint the master bedroom

Personal
--finish reading The Life of Pi
--continue my healthy/ mostly vegetarian eating
--start walking this week

Wordless Wednesday--Art for the New Year

Monday Goals for the Week

I had a really productive week last week and finished most of the items on that list at some point. This week, I'm hoping to finish organizing for the holidays and more.

Household
--mop all floors
--put away S too small clothes, summer clothes, etc.
--order Christmas cards from Shutterfly (which I'll be blogging about this week, too)

Professional
--ship all orders
--get ready for Saturday's craft show
--take photos of new party supply themes and items
--start planning shop restructuring for new year

Personal
--finish reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
--walk on treadmill

Monday Goals for the Week!

Last week was a no blog week for me due to a few minor health issues, but we're back to feeling better around our house. I did have a great birthday last week. :)

This week is going to be crazy w/ the holidays, travel, and my Etsy shop sales. Here are my goals for the week:

Household
--get oil change and tires rotated on car
--grocery shopping
--get most of the holiday shopping done (Friday)
--finish and order holiday cards from Shutterfly
--general cleaning, laundry, recycling, etc.

Professional
--get ready for the upcoming Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday sales in my Etsy and Artfire shops!! More details coming soon.

Personal
--dentist to get tooth fixed (again)
--organize holiday gift-giving lists for Friday and map out shopping plan

Monday Goals for the Week

After my first craft show of the season last week/ helping at preschool/ etc., I'm actually feeling better this week. Things are starting to come together again, and I hope to have a really productive week before this weekend's craft show. Here are my weekly goals for now, but I'm sure I'll keep adding to them this week:

Professional:
--finish Etsy orders (again)
--list new cards and other items
--prepare for craft show #2 on Saturday

Household:
--clean my scrapbooking room/ office and organize (it's in bad shape after the last month!)
--mop all floors
--make my own dishwasher soap this week!

Personal:
--Library to get books for all 3 of us

Monday Goals for the Week

So much to get done this week! I'm a bit behind as we're dealing with allergy and possible asthma issues in my household. That meant lots of extra cleaning last week that included stuffed animals, pillows, etc.

Professional
--Etsy orders
--get things together for my craft show on Saturday
--renew and list new items in shop this week

Personal
--not sure I'll have time for me this week, but I hope to spend lots of time each day w/ my girl

Household
--keep up with cleaning and try to figure out what is triggering asthma in the little one
--schedule final deck inspections
--get November birthday cards and gifts

Monday--Goals for the Week

I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders now that my orders are caught up. Whew! Here are my goals for this week:

Professional:
--work on items for November craft shows (coaster sets, card sets, post it note holders, etc.)
--relist and list new items in Etsy shop

Household:
--finish planting bushes/ new landscaping outside
--clean closets (downstairs coat closet, linen closet, S's closet, etc.)
--keep up with our meal plan and eating at home more
--take the little one trick-or-treating

Personal:
--find a new book to read
--find a place to volunteer before the holidays
--make time to walk this week
--work on personal scrapbooks

Almost Back to Normal!

After a whirlwind month and a half, I'm wrapping up the Heartsy deal. All vouchers must be used by Nov. 1st, so I'm finishing up current orders and getting the last of those Heartsy orders coming in. I finally feel like I'm seeing the light and able to get caught up. I have 2 craft shows in November to prepare for, as well as getting the online shops ready for holiday orders.

Back to normal blogging this week!

Monday's Goals for the Week

I've decided to make my Monday posts a more functional post for me, so I'm turning it into a goals for the week post. This is my last full week with the little one before she starts preschool again next Monday. Here are my goals for this week:

Household
--go through all of little one's clothes, sort out school clothes, box up small ones, etc.
--make 2 cornice valances for the downstairs
--general cleaning, laundry, etc.

Professional
--Finish graduate class #1 and mail by Wed.
--Start graduate class #2
--Photograph new items for Etsy shop, get ready for big Sept. deal!

Personal
--Exercise at least 3 days this week

What are your goals this week? Lets motive and conquer!

Wordless Wednesday--New Party Items!

Monday Meetings--Still Setting Up a Few of These

I'm still working on setting up some "meetings" to introduce you to a few of my favorite shops, blogs, etc. I hope to get these set up soon. In the meantime, have you been to my shops and sites?

www.tscrapper.etsy.com
www.tscrapper.artfire.com
and T and Little S Designs on Facebook. Thanks!

Inspiration Tuesday--What I Want My Home to Look and Feel Like

I love warm, bold colors and a cozy, yet contemporary style. It's sometimes really hard to mix that with family life and a busy 4 year old running around, so this week's Etsy Decor article was perfect for me. It has the look and feel that I want throughout my home--organized, lots of color, warm cozy feel, and family friendly. All photos shown below are from this Etsy article: http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/get-the-look-decor-modern-family/?ref=fp_blog_title and all photos are by MeringueDesigns.

Monday Ramblings Blog Post--August 1!!

I can't believe that today is August 1st, and my little one starts back to preschool in 4 weeks from today. She attends a local cooperative preschool for 3 afternoons each week in the 4/5 year old class, and she absolutely loves it there. Until then, we have a few things planned to keep us busy.

This week, we're starting swimming lessons Mon-Thurs for 1/2 hour each day. We also have her last Sat. class this week and a playdate worked in there. We're really hoping that the weather will be a little cooler so we can play at the park, but I'm not sure that's going to happen.

I desperately need to work on my graduate classes as today means that I have exactly one month to finish and submit these 2 classes. Yikes! I'm also hoping to work on our vacation scrapbooks this month and list new Etsy items in my shop. Can we say "busy?"

I've found that I work better with smaller goals each day, so my weekly items have been broken down into managable tasks each day. Wish me luck! What's on your agenda this week?

Friday Favorites--PicnicBasketCrafts on Etsy!

If you have dry skin or are just looking for all-natural skin care and other products, let me tell you about Tiffany from Picnic Basket Crafts. She's a science teacher who really knows the science behind the ingredients she uses plus she's just an extremely helpful Etsy seller who can answer all of your questions. She truly knows her stuff and can even customize her products just for you.

http://www.picnicbasketcrafts.etsy.com/

I recently tried her Apricot and Avocado hand and body lotion for my dry skin, and she was also able to add Zinc Oxide to it for an everyday SPF in my moisturizer. I love how my skin feels and knowing that I'm not using anything harmful. At this point, I've switched my entire skin care products to using only items from her shop, and I love it.

I've also tried many of her cleaning products with great results, too. I highly recommend her shop, and you have nothing to lose. Seriously, you can try samples for only 20cents!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63301544/try-me-1st-you-pick-a-sample-selection

Monday Meet and Greet--Introducing Me!

I know that some of you have been a follower of this blog for awhile, but I'd like to reintroduce myself. My name is Traci, and I am a former elementary school teacher turned stay-at-home Mommy to an energetic little 4 1/2 year old girl. My life revolves around raising our daughter, working on my online shops at Etsy and Artfire, and keeping our household running smoothly. After staying at home for the last 4 years, I've learned a tremendous amount about myself, including running a part-time business while parenting and how I want to raise our daughter. All of this has evolved over the last few years and continues to grow and change. Welcome to my the inside look at my journey as a wife, mom, creative business owner, part-time homeschooling family, and more.

Here's where I'm at currently--
Personal--trying to keep our house organized, finding daily routines that work for my family (the little one and myself during the day), finishing teaching recertification classes before Sept. 1st
Business--updating my shops, developing new party items and a more cohesive line
Mom--teaching my daughter to read, looking for reading/ math/ and science homeschooling activities for preschoolers. My daughter attends a cooperative preschool during the school year and will attend 3 half days this fall. My homeschooling is in addition to her learning there.

Questions? I'm sure I forgot to mention several things, but I hope you enjoyed getting to know me. More to come in the future...