Today was a great day! After 5+ years of waiting this was finally ready for collection! This may not mean a lot to many of you but for me, a Zimbabwean, it's like a "get out of jail free" pass - only it is hasn't been free - it's been a long, hard slog, but finally I have an identity slightly better than my previous one. Sad & unjust that in Africa we should be so limited in our options & travels by our citizenship, when this is the continent of our birth, but such is the world...
I was delighted to see that one of my recent layouts made "Pick of the week" at Scrapbook Challenges this week. Remember that the Spring Fling Crop ends there tomorrow & there are some awesome prizes up for grabs so why not pop on over to the forum to see if there are any layouts you can whip up & unpload for a chance to win! I entered the one below in the "Layered with an element of Green" challenge & love how all my green misting turned out & would never have done it had it not been for that challenge!
My Facebook friends may have heard me Wooting earlier in the day, but unfortunately I can woot no further! I will resume the wooting in a few days (a week tops) so keep a look out here as there are a COUPLE of exciting bits of news I have to share with you! Yup, all good things come in pairs!! {actually I just made that up...usually I'm lucky to get one good thing - today was just one of those rare days that will go down as highlights in my personal history :0) }
I do have an off-the-page project to share with you but am going to leave that for tomorrow because I don't have time to wait for it to upload now so I am leaving you with these inspirational quotes today instead. I believe this top quote applies to our love of craft as well & I have been throwing myself into it this year in a "Truly, Madly, Deeply" kind of a way!
I love this one too - I know it may seem kinda corny but motivational stuff like this really keeps me going... There are times when I feel like just going to sleep....for weeks...when the exhaustion overwhelms me & I sit here at my keyboard & momentarily nod-off like we've all done in class at some time or other (or, dare we admit it, in church!) or when I really feel like I need a break, even from scrapbooking! Yesterday was one such day. My little girl begged me to take her to the mall for some special mummy & me time & I decided to take the afternoon off to spend with her.
We had a beautiful time, had a lovely cuddle & fell asleep in the same bed. Then I woke up to my two pieces of great news this morning & finally collected my ID after 5 years of waiting {without which you can't even have your own bank account}. I am a firm believer in good fortune coming to those who wait & one thing I have learnt as an African is to be patient. And to persevere, and that nothing in life worth having is easily acquired. And on that note - I am now off to bed!
6 comments:
Congrats on now being Local and Lekker.
Well done on the woots too.
Love that last quote.
Welcome to SA my friend - Truly South African now methinks?
Love the quotes you've shared. Beautiful and inspirational.
xx
So glad that you know can move around better with the new traveling doc!! Awesome news :) Congrats on being featured!! That layout is an awesome one. I suppose you have another woot woot to share?! *giggles*
what very wonderful for being featured Congrats
My friend..its verybeautiful lay-out!!
and have a very nice day
hugs Carla
Wow Helen I'm happy for you but I think it's a wee bit sad that things didn't work out in Zim and that you are so glad to be rid of that country ;-( Not a judgement, I'm just sentimental. I hope you don't mind me saying so.
Congrats with the issued of the new traveling document, even though I have no similar experience but I am sure it is a chore and headache, glad that they are all gone now, happy for you!
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