April 2012 Round-up

Since I have decided to take a little break from Life 365 this year, I have decided to participate in monthly Round-Ups instead! I’ve been following The Scrapbook Lady for years, and I have always admired her Round-ups. It was about time that I give it a try!

APRIL 2012

What reading/learning did I do this month? (books, blogs, magazines, ebooks, podcasts, classes, etc.)

I do read A LOT of blogs daily, so I am not listing them, but my Google Reader is jam packed full of reading that I do!  

I am still on an audiobook kick. So here is what I have been listening to this month:

Pretties by Scott Westerfield

Specials by Scott Westerfield (not finished yet) 

And I actually sat down and read a book too! I pretty much cried through the whole thing. Nie is truly so inspirational. I am just still wrapping my head around it.

Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielson

We were able to spend a wonderful Spring Break – 9 days – together at our vacation home in Eden, Utah. Many adventures insued, including a trip to the ER, Beth’s Birthday, and JJ having a  Post about all that is HERE.


We were able to babysit Mallory for a couple of days, while her parents went on a little anniversary trip. It was such a delight to have her with us. I miss having a little one in the house – my kids are just getting so big, too fast.

What gifts did I give and/or receive?It was Beth’s birthday this month. We were able to reprogram my old iphone into an ipod touch for her. We purchased some fun apps for her that she is completely loving. We also got her a jump rope, headphones, and some books.

I think my major accomplishment was actually just staying “mostly unplugged” from the computer during Spring Break. It was hard to do and I did check emails a bit, but I didn’t do any design work. I was really able to focus on my family and that was so nice.

I was able to release a great new collection – SPRING FLINGZ & EASTER THINGZ and I was proud of the way it came together.