for just for a moment

For just a moment yesterday, I felt overwhelmed. I looked at my calendar and saw that I had lots of obligations and still had not firmed up our Advent Calendar activities or Elf on the Shelf antics. The girls and I still need to shop for our two Angel Tree angels, too. And there are lots and lots of Etsy orders to complete and package for shipping. 

I thought that the best way to feel less overwhelmed would be to head out to my Studio and get started packaging some orders for shipping today. Wrong. Although I accomplished quite a bit, I was still feeling antsy.

Checking my calendar again, I realized that it was the first day for Picture the Holidays {you can still register through December 10th} and #30Lists as well. I snapped a pic for the photo workshop and posted it to Instagram and the BPC Gallery and then dug through some supplies to complete my first 30 Days list, which I then posted to Instagram as well.

One | Before the End of the Year | 30 Days of Lists Journal

Wow, I felt invigorated and happy and the feeling of being behind vanished. Just a little creative time really soothed my soul. I create every single day...for the shop, for other people and find that I have less and less time to be creative for me and our family.

I need to change that.

Immediately.

And with that invigoration, I tried out a new recipe that got thumbs up all the way around.

Unpacked our Elf on the Shelf and staged her first adventure with our family.

Wrapped up some books for our family tradition of reading a Christmas story each night before bed in December.

Browsed through all our Advent calendar tags to find the right one for tonight's first door opening. Family movie night watching Elf.

And even set up Day One for Our December Story mini album.

That little bit of creative time, just for me, sparked a whole lot of energy and put me in the right mood. I must remember this.