enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: ejbc
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relieved that we've settled into a normal rhythm around here. running a 10K in three weeks and enjoying having a race to prep for again. determined to cut back on the red wine. addicted to finding new hiking trails. loving Paul's workday schedule and how much time we have together. making a few mixed paper…
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Sometimes I think about my blog (or my Instagram feed) and how much I bounce around from project to project and I have to laugh. It's a giant ping-pong table of crafts. I am a baker. I am a knitter. I am a quilter. I am designer. But I am never going to be an…
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When Paul deployed, I thought that maybe my life would be less. But the almost seven months we have spent apart have made me more. More patient. More efficient. More self-sufficient. More organized. More grateful. More appreciative. More willing to laugh at myself. More willing to laugh through it. More comfortable with being alone. More…
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Twenty-six, I had pretty high hopes. And somehow, you exceeded each one. Thanks for some serious magic. Twenty-seven, you're coming in at an excellent time. You hold endless possibility and so much love. Welcome to the party. We are going to get along just fine.
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I shared the great things that made twenty-six rad, now here are the moments that stick out (in somewhat chronological order)… listening to Paul tell wildly embarrassing stories while playing drinking games in Vegas. selling out my first blog design workshop. racing through the Hunger Games series with fascination. dancing with Paul at our friends'…
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Right now, I find Sundays to be my most productive work day. I can wrap up and write and photo-edit and clear my inbox like it's my job on Sundays. It sets the tone for the next four days. And then Thursday afternoon I sort of coast into my version of the weekend. This will…
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Thank you for your workshop ideas last week. I am letting them all percolate a little bit. I think I am on the verge of something good – but who knows? We'll see what comes out if it. One of the comments from that post sent me off on a bit of a mental tangent…
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I'm working hard to adjust my attitude for these next few weeks. Instead of wishing the time away and dwelling over how much longer until Paul gets home, I am focusing on the things I get to do in my last few bits of Alone Time. Depending on how things go, this could be my…
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We are getting closer to Paul's return and I feel a little bit like I am running in slow motion towards the finish line. I expected the holidays to be difficult. But really, this part, the-almost-but-not-quite-part, is harder. So I've started Operation Get Through It. And the first mission is a big project that is…
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counting down the days until Paul's home with a paper chain. remembering that the come home date is more likely than not, inaccurate. collecting beach rocks. considering getting to yoga once a week an achievement. hoping to attend CHA in Anaheim at the end of the month. ordering new business cards for the occasion. celebrating…
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