Finally done with these!

Well, almost. Did you wonder where I was? I've been getting used to producing something every other day, and it seems like forever since I've blogged anything. The reason is two-fold. First, I've been working on these birthday party invitations for Ailis's birthday. And, in typical Roxy-style, I made everything so much more difficult than it needed to be. I found a tutorial to make these little pockets here, and I thought they would be pretty cool. They are, but they're also time consuming when you have to make a number of them. Then, I didn't have any pink paper, so I used white and brayered it with pink ink. I made a couple of measuring mistakes, ripped the hole off one of the tags when I was adjusting the ribbon, barely had enough patterned paper, and I still have to make two more for the boys. Not to mention hand writing all the party info, gluing and glittering...ugh, I am never doing that again! It's just that, being a paper crafter, sometimes I put pressure on myself to do something original and special. Heaven forbid I use dollar store invites, gasp! After labouring at my desk for the umpteenth hour today, Ailis says, "I know Mummy, you just want everything to be perfect, but the invitations don't make the party." Now ya tell me!

The other reason I didn't get these done and posted earlier is that I started work again on Wednesday. I've been really stressing out about this, first of all because I couldn't find daycare for Brenna, then because I wasn't sure I had a job to go back to. Before Brenna, I'd been working for the past year and a half as an Education Assistant/Personal Attendant for the school district, which means I helped kids with special needs or behaviour problems. It's nothing I've been trained for, but it seemed to be a good fit for me, and for the most part I enjoyed it. Plus the hours and pay are pretty good. One of the down-sides of this job, though, is that at the end of every school year, there are lay offs and bumping. So, while I was on mat leave, I was bumped out of my job, and when I said I wanted to come back, there was nothing to bump into. Anyway, long story short, I did find a really nice girl with a licensed in-home daycare to take care of Brenna, and I did manage to find a job until the end of June. But, and there's always a but, my first three days back were so horific I'm contemplating getting pregnant just so I can go on mat leave again! (Okay, I'm kidding about that last part, but don't tell Jason, or he just might get ideas in his head!) Seriously, though, I don't know if I can make it until the end of the term. Have you ever been in a job you didn't like but had to stick with? If so, how did you cope? I'd really love to hear your suggestions!

Supplies (all CTMH): Tulip and White Daisy cardstock, Jingle patterned paper, Annotations and Cherish the Moment My Acrylix stamp sets, Tulip and Blush ink, Tulip marker, Prisma Glitter, Liquid Glass, White Daisy Organdy ribbon

Other: Creative Memories pen