Bewitched Crafts with Tracy Miller

Setting a theme for my summer brought me an easy way to focus on giving myself the experience I wanted most.  8th Grade Summer was a huge success!  I wanted a fun break and I gave myself all of my fa…

I took the 52 Book Club's Connection Challenge this summer and documented it all in a summer reading journal.  This episode is for the readers and book girlies!  This challenge had me reading a varie…

Let's talk about the little things that delight us.  I'm sharing childhood memories of pinwheels and play doh.  Seventeen magazine and cassette tapes were the special treats of my teenage years.  The…

Kids in my area went back to school today.  The end of summer vacation always signaled the end of summer itself when I was a kid.  Of course we went back to classes after Labor Day, but still...old h…

With back to school season fast approaching, now is the time to make the most of summer days.  Immerse yourself in your favorite seasonal experiences.  I am reliving my 8th grade summer complete with…

It's not exactly the Mid Year Book Freak Out tag, but it's definitely inspired by it!  Let's talk great reads, surprises, and a few disappointments.  Where do your hobbies lead you and how will you d…

I don't watch much tv and I rarely talk about shows, but today I'm sharing four recommendations for streaming.  I'm planning to capture a little about each of them in my album as part of my endeavor …

Author Gretchen Rubin tells us novelty and challenge have a lot to do with our happiness.   Once you see things through this lense, you'll find it explains the thrill of everything from travel to bak…

I've been away a lot since this Spring.  Comng home with fresh eyes, I am noticing lots of changes.  Somethings seem to have popped up overnight and others took more time.  I'm ready to capture chang…

June was a month filled with joy and special moments, including my friends' wedding in Vegas.  The photos and the memories fill me with happiness.  I'm selecting the best of the bunch for a collage a…

Need a simple solution to get your creative juices flowing?  A short time away from our normal routines can give us a new perspective.  Have you ever taken a weekend off and found yourself unusually …

I've got a challenge for you!  Tonight I am crafting a card to encourage a friend dealing with a difficult work situation. Everyone goes through hard times and I love the idea of reminding my loved o…

It turns out I really struggle to resist a dare.  Challenge me to do something and I have the urge to prove myself.  It shows up in everything from reading challenges (check out the cool connections …

I'm toying with the idea of selecting a theme for my summer, a sort of guiding principle or clear priority for the next three months.  I love the idea of this kind of clarity and I love how well it t…

I recently attended my first Toastmasters conference.  Reflecting on my Toastmasters journey, I've learned that this organization is about so much more than public speaking.  It truly is about findin…

Join me for a fun episode packed with stories about the things that are currently making me happy and how I plan to include them in my scrapbook.  I'm talking about gardening, reading,and nail polish…

I've got a fun challenge for storytellers, scrapbookers, and anyone who loves to journal.  Let's document our charitable work and tell the story of the personal connections we have to the causes we s…

Welcome to the April wrap up.  I'm currently planning my scrapbook layouts and many of my favorite photos came from the Big Three events we talked about at the beginning of the month.  There was so m…

My 35th high school reunion is this coming weekend.  As someone who is painfully introverted, social skills are something I work on.  I decided to try the ice breaker "what's keeping you busy these d…

The looming dread of tax day, a decision with unintended consquences, a frustrating project that fails to satisfy...so many circumstances can lead us to the place of nagging ick.  If you find yoursel…