tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230473293231187942024-03-14T01:44:02.905-05:00Whispers of a MemoryBalinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.comBlogger285125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-35943107990054298062019-02-09T11:58:00.000-06:002019-02-09T11:58:21.580-06:00Know Your Worth
I really doubt my blog gets readers any longer but that's alright. I've not been here giving anything new to see. I wonder sometimes why other people blog. Do they blog for followers, money, loneliness, to inspire others???? I think the list could go on and on. The answer for me is varied. At first my blog started to just share PSP tutorials and then it grew to share signature tag making kits Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-81593109657155778912017-01-16T15:29:00.000-06:002017-01-16T15:29:38.472-06:00Do What You Know.....
The pastor to my church gave a sermon awhile back that I honestly can't remember the topic of but I have carried a phrase he used during the service with me ever since. "Do what you know how to do until you can do different." My whole life is different now and in the struggle to find my new normal I am slowly getting back to doing what I know how to do. Sometimes it's just finding the Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-77569456686677103252016-12-30T11:47:00.000-06:002017-01-15T21:23:06.292-06:00Brave
Sometimes one needs to retreat from the world to find out who they really are. That's definitely what I've been doing. I've been one half of a two part team for so many years that I'm floundering around like a fish out of water. Everything is just as difficult and unfamiliar to me as the fish who needs to be in the water to survive. Me without my husband literally takes my breath away. I am Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-84334742351427815272016-09-06T14:26:00.000-05:002016-09-06T14:26:56.910-05:00Living Again
It's been a long time since I have blogged. A lot has happened since the last time I shared. One of the things that kept me away was that I was living life with my husband...we had big plans to sell our home and buy a travel trailer and I go out on the road with him while he worked out of town. We realized that we had lost so much time together already with the work situation and we wanted to Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-16301965817572716662015-03-25T21:42:00.000-05:002015-03-25T21:42:34.820-05:00Symbology
Online workshops....oh how I love them!!!! Art ones, photography ones, scrap booking ones.....so very divine!!! It's been my goal this year to actually do the work and participate in them instead of just purchasing them and getting LAZY because of "Lifetime" access. The ease of access, the idea that I will get to it as soon as I finish task A, B, or C. What usually happens is that the workshop Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-73952528232590880412015-02-28T18:55:00.000-06:002015-02-28T18:56:23.177-06:00Be You Bravely
I love February and hate it all at the same time. It's just such a short month but it's also the month of mine and my daughter's birthdays not to mention Valentine's Day. In between the holiday's I have been trying to find a way to balance my digital life (scrapping, workshops, creative team duties) with the real life. I certainly applaud all who do so with much more success than me. I Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-17123945555577854532015-02-05T20:05:00.000-06:002015-02-05T20:05:46.490-06:00Believe You Can and YOU REALLY CAN!
I have been wanting to be part of a book club for several years and (1) I don't read the book or (2) I don't find the book interesting enough to participate. I can't begin to tell you how excited that I have been participating in The Art Journal Emporium's Book Club. We have been reading The Confident Creative and sharing with one another examples of how each chapter "Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-82832177269266960502015-01-11T01:32:00.000-06:002015-01-11T01:32:25.443-06:00Not Afraid
Mankind is not mindless. We do not think the same thing. If we allow Freedom of Speech but cannot offend, we have no freedom at all.
I agree with my whole heart with the above statement. I am so very blessed to live in a country that allows free speech. It is my fervent prayer that the massacre of the French journalist and cartoonists will not have the main stream media running scared to Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-40846501440435095212015-01-02T22:12:00.000-06:002015-01-02T23:45:09.445-06:00Dear Beautiful Me
Dear Beautiful Me,
I am glad to finally put an end to 2014. It has left me broken and searching for inner strength and meaning to life. I found this post on The Brave Girls website that really resonated with me. I needed to be reminded that even though my wings were broken that I CAN FLY AGAIN!
It will just take time and that it is very much okay for it to take that time. Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-89866506022932289532014-11-30T22:06:00.000-06:002014-11-30T22:12:19.735-06:00Wanderer's, Journey's and Destinations
Tangie Baxter introduced me to art journaling in 2010 with her first Art Journal Caravan. I thought I was in sheer heaven. I had never heard of nor seen anything like it before. My scrapbook experience was based in the traditional paper style of scrapping with all things archival and safe for the next thousand years. My digital experience was in Paint Shop Pro creating signature tags. Art Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-1937423873495009632014-11-22T21:02:00.000-06:002014-11-22T21:02:46.410-06:00Love is a Battlefield with Edgar Allan Poe
I never expected that after my last posting that I would take so long to post again but that's what happens when the husband "shares" his cold. The horrid awful thing about it though was that I nursed my daughter through hers and I did not get sick. I have taught her well the "rules of quarantine" for our home. I have the unfortunate luck that when I get sick....I get REALLY sick!!! Seriously..Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-18931699951136994832014-10-31T03:49:00.000-05:002014-10-31T03:49:36.720-05:00A Broken Soul
Yes. I have been hiding under a rock. Even now I don't want to come climbing out but life is passing me by and I have to either decide to live it or just totally give in. I have spent the past few months trying to redefine what my marriage should be.....or rather....I knew what it should have been (AND WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS) but the other half did not. I will not give out gory Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-79248108921283361602014-04-08T18:21:00.001-05:002014-04-08T18:21:41.050-05:00Exploring Photo Apps
This marks the last week of our massive spring cleaning. The annual youth group rummage sale is set for this coming weekend and what is not boxed and sent by tomorrow will be donated to Goodwill or "if" I can find room to store it till next year I will. After a couple of loads of the car stuffed from the backseat to the trunk, I don't think I will have many things left to worry over. Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-74240104945898041352014-03-10T16:29:00.000-05:002014-03-10T16:29:43.893-05:00Definitely Denim ~ New from CrystalRainCryztalRain's newest kit Definitely Denim will have you swimming in blue jean heaven! Loaded with tons of worn blue jean goodness balanced with hues of brown with the brightness of sunflowers makes for a kit that is just a delight to scrap with. Tons of brushes and masks help make it perfect for artsy journal pages or regular scrapping. On sale for a limited time at Deviant Scrap. Click Here to Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-51478152601835245512014-03-06T02:20:00.002-06:002014-03-06T02:20:48.945-06:00The Harsh Truth of Being a Hot Mess and Fixing ItI have spent the month of February trying to find the balance again in my life. I spent a good two weeks of it feeling like I was swept away in an ocean current trying to swim my way back to shore. I was shocked at how freaked out I was after I took a very harsh look at what I had let my priorities become over the last 14 months. What I saw I did NOT like one single bit. As I was cleaning my Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-89202792495792971952014-02-21T23:36:00.000-06:002014-02-21T23:36:46.573-06:00Inspiration for You from CryztalRainI am super excited to tell you about CryztalRain's newest kit, Inspiration, available at Deviant Scrap! It's been the perfect kit to get me back into the groove of creating pages for my own albums again. It's soft and serene color palette is so very easy to work with and it's diverse and artsy enough to create traditional and art journal pages. Go grab it for your stash of wonderful "go-to" kits Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-39096289604428774882014-02-05T01:39:00.000-06:002014-02-05T01:39:43.372-06:00Faith in a Fresh StartJanuary 27th.
It's been nine days since that Monday.
Nine days since I could not take it anymore and quit my job.
I feel so foolish in my judgement of thinking someone was my friend. As soon as the new girl W. was hired, I was booted to the curb. All my efforts of being a good coworker and friend went up in smoke. All the days of trying to educate, the extra time that I spent outside of Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-40554232675394270042014-01-24T21:37:00.000-06:002014-01-24T21:37:01.349-06:00Wonder Woman I Am Not!So far, Operation "Check the Mail Daily" has been pretty successful. There's only been a few days that I have not checked it but it was because of rain or laziness, not because of the "dread." I have my "tax" box all ready for all the documents needed that have yet to come in the mail for the loveliness of tax season. This season is going to be complicated with the Obamacare going into Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-28278270680986885392014-01-09T01:22:00.001-06:002014-01-09T01:22:56.762-06:00Hello 2014Happy New Year!
As I watched the last sunset of 2013, I was reminded of God's blessings and the grace he has shown me and mine over the past year. It was not without hardship by no means, but faith is what has brought us through and will continue to carry us through the coming year (and many more).
After standing in awe of the beauty of a simple sunset and watching as the darkness Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-44398689502272982402013-12-29T23:24:00.000-06:002013-12-29T23:24:46.248-06:00Irrational FearsIrrational fears.
Almost everybody has one sometimes two.
Mine is checking the mail. A better explanation of it may be of what is in the mail.
I know it sounds crazy and maybe it is. I will go two or three days and will not peek inside it.
Most of the time it's just the usual sale papers and random junk. Other days I get a fantastic prize in the form of a Fingerhut magazine Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-53530901037250829752013-12-15T00:45:00.000-06:002013-12-15T00:45:32.294-06:00Passport Dreaming
I can't believe it's been 6 months since I have created anything remotely artsy or art journaly. I think women in general put everyone's needs above their own. I find that I do that and then I am resentful because I don't get any "down" or "me" time. I should not be resentful because it is my own fault. I should learn how to manage my time better, to actually schedule art journal/scrapbook/art Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-45574251098894131482013-12-09T22:56:00.000-06:002013-12-09T22:56:36.710-06:00The Christmas TreeThe tree.
The tree that becomes the center piece of so many family traditions during the holiday season. The tree that stresses out women all over the country to get up and decorated in time to actually enjoy it before the process of taking it down. The Christmas Tree.
The goal every year in my home is to get it up on Thanksgiving. My reasons for that is (1) my kiddos are 17 and 24 (2) I Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-39924008573678614512013-12-02T00:40:00.001-06:002013-12-02T00:43:06.823-06:00Gratitude99 days.
99 days of prayers and waiting for my Daddy to get better and come home.
His lungs shut down on him and in the first weeks I was not even sure he would pull through. Those were the weeks I did not leave the ICU waiting room or my Mama. The weeks I dragged my daughter around and we slept in the chairs "just in case". A decision was made to replace his intubation tube from the Balinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-84951188984241259362013-09-09T02:59:00.000-05:002013-09-09T02:59:00.595-05:00.....and life goes on.....Ahhhh....getting back into the swing of things...school, blogging, work.... the day to day routine of life. One morning I wake up with the whole year ahead of me and it seems like no time flat here I am in September. Where does the time go? So many things planned to do and and only a handful accomplished. Should I celebrate the things done or the things undone? Definitely a conundrum and point ofBalinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23047329323118794.post-26417782598684386882013-06-01T21:36:00.000-05:002013-06-01T21:36:18.850-05:00Sand in the ToesI am so very excited with the results of our test scores...UP TWO grade levels. It's not where we need to be just yet but we are on the right track!!!
Around these parts public school has already let out for the summer but as home schoolers we will continue on through the summer. We take plenty of breaks here and there but the easy weekly pace really works for us and as the test scoresBalinda (RebelChick)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01939335608968827305noreply@blogger.com1