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** Please note some corrections to the blog hop participant list below! This will help you reach all blogs!
For those of you that are new to my blog, every month on the 1st of the month, a group of students from Ali Edwards' One Little Word class at Big Picture Classes, share our monthly assignments on our blog. It is a fantastic way to get inspired and root on other classmates. It has been a fantastic way to keep me accountable. It is often the only thing that keeps me from flaking on my assignments.
Those of you who are regular visitors of my blog or are veteran OLW blog hop participants will recognize my nine canvases from July of last year. That's because I am reblogging my own contest. As you may remember, my ONE LITTLE WORD is LOVINGKINDNESS. Part of my intent for my word this year is to show LOVINGKINDNESS not only towards others but towards myself as well and in order to show that to myself today, I needed to give myself a pass on this assignment despite how much I love it and how much I would love to do it!
I have a great excuse even - all of my craft supplies are packed neatly away in a crate enroute somewhere between Beijing and our new home in The States. Sigh! Therefore, my only option for decorating my 9 canvases would be digital. But since we just packed up our last four years in CHina into boxes, said good-bye to dear friends we will likely never see again, took three kids on a 13 hour flight, are beginning the process of starting up our lives again here (i.e., join the gym, register for school, buy a car, etc, etc), are entertaining my husband's parents while simultaneously entertaining dear friends visiting from Japan and then 36 hours after they leave driving ten hours for a family birthday party with three jet lagged children, I just don't think I can force myself to stay up the extra 2 hours it would take for me to pull it together! So, I hope you can forgive me and accept my canvases from last year as an acceptable consolation prize!
I really appreciate that all of you are still willing to participate in our monthly OLW blog hop. It's always a lot of fun to see so much inspiration and support each other in this class.
PLEASE NOTE THAT JENN had to pull out at the last minute for personal reasons, so please go to AMANDA after JAMIE even though the links are different. And feel free to stop by Jenn's blog and wish her well so that she can join us next month!
The next person on the list is MONICA.
It's great that you even managed to put out a post at all! Happy new home to you and yours.
Posted by: Ruth | June 30, 2012 at 23:54
Hi Ruth! THanks. Funny thing is I meant to schedule this post for July 1 and instead I set it for June 1, so it published early! I think I need some sleep. :)
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | June 30, 2012 at 23:59
Holy cupcakes, Margie....I thought my life was busy! Wishing you happy and safe travels and a quick readjustment to your new home. Very exciting stuff you have going on (and even in the midst of that, you managed to pull the hop together). I think your home warming gift should be a Superwoman cape!
Posted by: Lisa | July 01, 2012 at 08:47
Me too Margie! If it wasn't for your blog hop I wouldn't have done this month's project. Now, I'm so glad I did. I had a hard time getting into it at first but once I started it was fun to play with the paint. Thanks!
Posted by: Jill @ Fitness, Health & Happiness | July 02, 2012 at 02:49
Good luck on your move! It's not easy traveling especially with children, but I'm sure you will have some wonderful stories to document when it's all done.
I missed signing up for the hop but I did post my OLW project, you can check it out at http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/2012/07/one-little-word-blog-hop.html.
I'm going to email you right now about next month so I don't miss it again. Take care and thanks for organizing this.
Posted by: MonicaB | July 02, 2012 at 05:43
Holy cow, Margie! You have so much going on -- I am so glad you took your word to heart and practiced some lovingkindness fo ryourself! Thanks for all you do for the blog hop!
Posted by: Cynthia H | July 02, 2012 at 07:59
well margie, i say you so deserve a pass on this month's craft. i hope all your moving goes well and you get settled soon. thanks as always for hosting the blog hop. especially considering how much you have going on! :)
Posted by: kelly | July 02, 2012 at 19:11
Best wishes for you settling back into the states, reverse culture shock, and all the fun that goes with it. So glad you gave yourself a pass this month, sounds like you need it! Take care Margie.
Posted by: Cheri | July 03, 2012 at 12:37