Diary of a Crafty Girl

 Not a lot has gone on craft wise since my last post, unless you count me anxiously waiting for my new Stampin Up! stuff to arrive... It will be here Monday, fingers crossed.  My week wasn't uneventful -  I helped my friend move into a new house, did some yard work with my mom to spruce up for Memorial Day, watched our small town parade, took my nieces on a playdate to the museum, caught up on some TV shows and played volleyball with my friends. We also had a situation on our street that we still don't have answers about, but will haunt us for a long time.  I have lived in our neighborhood for a total of like 16 years - when I was born until like age 6ish and then we moved away.  We moved back to the same house in December 2012.  I remembered the parade from when I was a kid and it's been the thing I look forward to the most each year as far as our neighborhood is concerned.  The parade has slowly gotten smaller, but it still hits me in my feels. ...

 It's been quite a while since I have posted so please excuse the rambling - it's just how my brain works.  I don't really know why I struggle to keep up with my blog, but I think it's because I wanted to to be all about crafts, but the title is Diary of a Crafty Girl, so here we go with attempt number 3? to re-start my blog and express myself somewhere besides my journal. A lot has happened in the time since my last post.  Here's my current sitch - just moved my friend out of my room and working on getting it back in working order.  By that I mean I want to get it set up to be a functional bedroom and craft room.  I wish I could have a dedicated craft room, but my financial situation is such that I am living with my parents for now, so a combined space is what I have to work with.  I have plans drawn up, just need to execute them. My mental health hasn't been the greatest lately.  I have been working on some art therapy to help with more "me" time, bu...