This whole adoption process has been such a life-changing experience and I honestly wouldn't change any part of it. We are so lucky to be able to adopt and we can't wait to be his parents!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Surprise!
We're adopting a baby boy who is due in May! We are so excited and couldn't be happier! We met his birth mom and her family a few weeks ago and they are all so amazing! We all feel that this was all meant to be! We have been so busy trying to get everything ready for this little guy's arrival and of course we feel like we have no idea what we are doing... so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
This whole adoption process has been such a life-changing experience and I honestly wouldn't change any part of it. We are so lucky to be able to adopt and we can't wait to be his parents!
This whole adoption process has been such a life-changing experience and I honestly wouldn't change any part of it. We are so lucky to be able to adopt and we can't wait to be his parents!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Getting Personal
One of my New Year's resolutions this year is to update my blog at least once a week. Well, now it's almost Valentines Day and I'm just getting to it... oops! I can start that one now, right?
Why have I neglected my blog? Anxiety. I take medication for that, but apparently it doesn't help everything (don't you wish that there was a magic pill that would just make everything better? I do).
So why do I have this anxiety about my blog? Well, I want to do a series where I write about my infertility, but then that's a really personal topic for me because I want to talk about my feelings about it, how I've dealt with it, how my marriage is better than ever because of it, etc. but is all of that appropriate for my blog? And then I have this other topic that I want to talk about (it's something very few people know about), but it's even more personal than infertility. I think that this topic needs to be talked about because maybe I can help someone who has been through it...
And then I want to do creative DIY posts and talk about other awesome artists. I want to talk about all the fun things I make to keep my creative juices flowing. I want to talk about how I was able to quit my "day job" and do my handmade business full time (you can do it too!). I want to talk about nail polish and how I just got these awesome bangs and everyone keeps telling me how they make me younger (what???). I want to just pour my heart and soul into this blog, but I'm scared to open up that much. Some of those topics are so scary to think about writing about them!
Anyone know what I'm talking about? Crafty DIY, nail polish, and getting bangs are not scary topics to write about... but infertility is. The scary topics make me feel anxious about writing anything else, so I don't write at all. BUT I want to change that. So this year, I'm going to open up and talk about the hard stuff, in addition to the fun stuff. It's going to be awesome.
Why have I neglected my blog? Anxiety. I take medication for that, but apparently it doesn't help everything (don't you wish that there was a magic pill that would just make everything better? I do).
So why do I have this anxiety about my blog? Well, I want to do a series where I write about my infertility, but then that's a really personal topic for me because I want to talk about my feelings about it, how I've dealt with it, how my marriage is better than ever because of it, etc. but is all of that appropriate for my blog? And then I have this other topic that I want to talk about (it's something very few people know about), but it's even more personal than infertility. I think that this topic needs to be talked about because maybe I can help someone who has been through it...
And then I want to do creative DIY posts and talk about other awesome artists. I want to talk about all the fun things I make to keep my creative juices flowing. I want to talk about how I was able to quit my "day job" and do my handmade business full time (you can do it too!). I want to talk about nail polish and how I just got these awesome bangs and everyone keeps telling me how they make me younger (what???). I want to just pour my heart and soul into this blog, but I'm scared to open up that much. Some of those topics are so scary to think about writing about them!
Anyone know what I'm talking about? Crafty DIY, nail polish, and getting bangs are not scary topics to write about... but infertility is. The scary topics make me feel anxious about writing anything else, so I don't write at all. BUT I want to change that. So this year, I'm going to open up and talk about the hard stuff, in addition to the fun stuff. It's going to be awesome.
Friday, May 4, 2012
We're hoping to adopt!
And please pass our name along if you know of anyone wanting to place their baby with a super awesome family like us :)
or
Have a wonderful weekend! I'll be posting up brand NEW earrings in my shop this evening or tomorrow morning. :) Get excited, they're cute!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Queen Bee Market
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Guess where I'll be next weekend....
Made by Jewls will be a vendor at the spring Bijou Market next weekend! We have a TON of brand new earrings, so you won't want to miss this one! I'm so stoked about all the vendors that will be there, want to see what's on my bijou wish list?
Monday, August 15, 2011
Five Years Ago....
... I married my best friend. I'm so blessed to have him in my life and can't wait to see where we are in another five years! Happy Anniversary Chris, I love you!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Craft Lake City!
Hi everyone! We wanted to let you know that Made by Jewls will have a booth at Craft Lake City 2011 in Salt Lake City, UT on August 13th. If you're in the area, come and say hi, we'd love to meet you! Also, you may get a little gift from us if you tell us you read our blog, are a facebook fan or twitter or pinterest follower. :)
Hope you're having a great week!
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