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I’m one of those people who gets easily overwhelmed and then shuts down. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one out there.
For example: My sock basket is filled to overflowing, and yet I can’t seem to do a thing to change that. I look at that sock basket, then turn and walk away. Overwhelmed.
My “office” space is a dumping ground, and my desktop is piled high with stuff. See, I know there are things I will have to deal with if I go through the piles, so it’s better …

Well, I’m FINALLY writing about my favorite part of our Disneyland experience! You know: Actually GOING there!
I’ve already filled you in on our Disneyland budget, our Park-Hopper ticket choice, our trip timing and our hotel choice, and our drive to Disneyland. Let’s get there, already!
As I mentioned, on our first day, we drove from my sister’s house, checked into our hotel, then walked over to the park, arriving about an hour after they opened the gates.
Our first day was a Sunday, and MAN, oh man, was it crowded!! The locals come out on the weekends, …

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I’m very excited to be teaming up with Melissa Shanhun from Digital Scrapbooking HQ to bring you a live online workshop to teach you more about hybrid papercrafting!

Your registration includes the video instruction, which will be available forever, my Summer Lovin’ patterned paper pack, by new Soap Box Template, a bonus gift giving workshop by Melissa, and a hybrid tips and tricks mini e-book by yours truly. Melissa will be leading you through the steps she takes to create her little Soap Box …

I have to let you in on a little gift idea I have been doing for my kids’ teachers for the past few years.
Personalized book labels!! Genius, I tell you. When I was a teacher, I had a little “This book belongs to” stamp, and then I had to write my name on the line. Kinda messy. I would have LOVED a pack of personalized book labels for my classroom library!
The best part is that they are FREE when Vistaprint has special deals! YAY! I just pay shipping!
Choose from thousands …

I’m having a great time revisiting our Disneyland trip!
Thanks for reading along and sharing your thoughts, ideas and experiences as I shared about our Disneyland budget, our Park-Hopper ticket choice, our trip timing and our hotel choice.
We’re on our way!! Let’s talk road trip!
Since we live in Oregon, and we have family in California, we decided that it made sense for us to drive down to Disneyland. That way, we could see my sister and her family on both ends of our Disneyland trip! We didn’t actually look too closely …

So far in this series, we’ve talked about our Disneyland budget, the number of days we chose to spend at the parks, and the timing of our Disneyland trip. Go read those posts and catch up!
I must admit that the most stressful part of planning our trip was choosing a hotel. I was putting WAY too much thought into the process. I checked Trip Advisor reviews, compared costs and amenities, Google earthed locations, debated walking vs. taking the shuttle. It was incredibly stressful.
See, we have Ritz Carlton taste on a Motel …

I am super excited to announce that I have just updated and rereleased my Hourglass Box Template and my Favor Bag Template to include cutting files!!
The Hourglass Box is one of my favorite templates because of its unique shape. It’s a great size for a gift card or little candies, jewelry or a small gift. It can also be resized in your editing program or on your cutting machine to really customize it. Click the photo below to be taken to my store!

You can purchase the entire set by clicking …

We’ve already talked about our Disneyland Budget and Tickets, so let’s move along.
When should you go to Disneyland?
NOT in the summer. I mean, seriously. Why would you do that to yourself? It’s massively hot, especially if you are running from ride to ride or standing an insanely long line because EVERYONE and their grandmother decided to visit while on their summer vacation.
I consulted several websites that showed Disneyland crowd levels, and my favorite one was on Touring Plans. They rank the days on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being …

Yesterday, I shared our thoughts behind our Disneyland budget, so let’s break that down.
We’ll start with Tickets: We chose 5-day park hopper passes for 2 adults ($290 each) and 2 children under 10 ($270 each) = $1120 (plus a $5 shipping and handling charge)
I think there are some discounts out there, especially if you live in Southern California, but if you live outside California, just save your inner nerd a little stress and pay what is listed on the website. I looked and looked, and the only way I would save a little …