A different kind of life.
Tags:Here is me and my Mama (LOVE HER) prepping class kits for this weekend in Vancouver, BC. Could seriously not get it done without her help. She is a super-trooper.
When I came home from Hawaii I had all kinds of mail to go through. One of the things that came was a book from my sister. It is called Be (this link takes you to their catalog) from Compendium Publishing. Besides the fact that I love single word titles, the content in this coffee table book of quotes is awesome. All about life. The opening parargraph from the guy who compiled the quotes says, "Life is here and it is now...either we meet it, we live it or we miss it."
Most of the quotes were new to me, gotta love finding new quotes to inspire me out of my post-vacation freak-out. Here is one of my favorites:
This is one of the main truths of my life. The day I started scrapbooking, my life changed. In a million and one different ways it has changed. It opened the door for me to be me. To express myself in a way that is just so darn cool. That I just love so darn much.
So even when I am complaining about being crazy busy, in the end, I am still doing what I want to do right now. Did I know, three years ago, that this was what I wanted for my life? Not exactly, but I knew I wanted more for my life. That there was more. That change is ok. And it is all good.
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Awesome share Ali... love the quote! And love that pix of you and your Mom...coolness!
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Thanks for sharing that quote...It hits on something I've been thinking about so much lately: What would life be like if what I did for a living, if the way I spent the majority of my waking hours, was something about which I felt some degree of passion? I would love to know.
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So cool your Mom is helping out...my mom is the same way, we are lucky!
Love the quotes! Good luck getting it all done!
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I have this book -- it's awesome -- aren't the colors and use of text amazing? Great quotes -- great graphic design -- it's a book that I've ordered several copies of to have on hand as gifts. Good luck with your class -- wish you were teaching in Illinois!
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I have some of the postcards on that site and didn't know where to find more! Thanks for the accidental tip!
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Ali, I so get you on this one. I couldn't do it without my mom (and dad) either. They are the ones who are constantly keeping me strong - do you find that too? I love the picture. I'm gonna give my mama a big hug tonight - thanks for the reminder.
see you soon!
Kah-Mei
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Very cool quote!! And I love my mom too. Not sure how we'd survive without moms!!! :-)
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very cool quote...i have been thinking a lot about this lately... i want to be one of those people that loves what they do and do what they love instead of wasting precious time pushing paperwork and hating every second. one day it will happen for me...
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I love, love, love that quote! It's so true.
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YOU ARE SO COOL
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Hey, I know it's probably too late to see you but where in Vancouver are you going to be?
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Your mom left a really profound, wonderful comment on my blog. Fun to see the picture of you two together! Sweet Mama's are the best thing in the whole world!
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What a fun picture to have of you and your mom! I have that book and love it - it always lifts me up when I need it! Hugs!
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Hey, Ali -- what kind of trimmer is your mom using? Is that one of the Tonics??
Thanks for the quote and the pointer to the book. Sounds like a must have!!
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Sounds like a super cool book! I'll be buying that one, soon.
How neat is it that you have your mom sitting across from you helping you get ready for a class. What a wondeful mom!
Have fun at your class.
:)
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great quote. i am trying to get my dh to follow his dreams too. the rest will fall in place, and you are proof of that!
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Hi Ali......i read often, never reply but couldn't let this pass you by. I have a book that I assume is in the same series, it is call SHE. i love it, makes me cry, makes me proud to be SHE. i am sure you would like it as well. we met once, memory trends last year, our company manufactured themed album kits, don't know if you remember, it was great to talk a bit.
kate
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I LOVE there books.....i have most of them on a shelve...i love the one called it's the little things.....there books really make you think....hope you have a great class...and take care
Michelle
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Love Compendium books! The SHE book Heidi Swapp based her album class on is one of their books. The website is awesome-lots of cool quote cards.
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man, i so get this.
if you like the "be" book you should check out the others, too - lots of quotes scattered in all of them.
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