It’s a rocky road sometimes – and every now and again it’s all too easy to lose our way… do you ever find that?
Well I decided that enough is enough you know? Being in pain and having an illness is one thing – but it doesn’t mean it has to control your destiny…
So after chatting with some of my crafting friends – and one of them talking about keeping a journal that maybe my hubby could read – I had an idea – what if I made a kind of smash book that was all my own? But one that morphed into a diary of sorts inside… with room after my entries for my hubby to add his own thoughts and feelings if he chose? ….
…. And what if I made little markers to indicate how I’m feeling at any given time? So that we don’t necessarily need words to help us communicate how a day is going to be? Or how I am at the end of any given day when everyone is home from school and work?
Surely it was worth a try? So I set to work, and this is what I came up with….
My first job was to decide on which images I wanted to use for my markers – and then of course was the pleasurable job of colouring them all in.. smiles.
I gave them all their own captions to help decipher what they each stand for – and then I framed them all with black card for sturdiness and because they look nicer! Hehehe. :0)
These two are Suzie Stocking & Frizzie Jynx by Krista Smith.
And another one from Krista Smith called Sleeping Beauty.
This one is Zoe Celebrates by Make It Crafty.
These are Loves Healing Hands & Sam At Odds by Sassy Cheryl.
This one is called Sassy Opinion also by Sassy Cheryl. I do adore this one! :0)
I spent hours just colouring these with my Copics.. (I found it very theraputic – smiles) and I am extra proud of how all of them turned out… :0) :0)
For my smash book I bought a medium sized, hardback diary – like this -
And covered it – like this -
My papers are “Truly Yours by Echo Park” And I originally got them from Bunny Zoes Crafts.
My narrow heart border is actually the reverse of the same paper. Smiles..
And there you have it – a way for hubby and I to communicate a little better.. it’s working a treat too.. Once upon a time we didn’t need anything like this – but Fibromyagia and illness in general changes things … drastically.
And somewhere along the way he forgot the person I am inside.. he forgot how to read me I guess. And I think I changed too – If I’m honest I know I did.. of course I did.
And I took a deep breath and decided to post this on my blog today, because if this can inspire/help just one other person going through a similar situation then I have done a good thing – haven’t I?
I not only write down how my day has been, but my deepest thoughts and feelings too, things I couldn’t otherwise put into words very easily. We’re laughing and joking more than we have in a long time – we’re learning how to be friends again..
Please don’t forget my Firbromyalgia Charity badge at the top of my side bar – anything you can give to the charity – even the tiniest amount for their research means so very, very much.
Hugs n HaPPy Crafting Everyone!
Karen.xx
Main Items Used:-
Echo Park Papers from Bunny Zoes.
The challenges I am entering this into are:-
Sassy Cheryl’s Show Me Thursday – To be in with a chance of winning a fabulous Image! Smiles.
Robyn’s Fetish – Anything Goes.
Delicious Doodles – Try Something New.
Hannah & Friends – Anything But A Card.