Saturday, February 22, 2014

I'm cross stitchin'!

Hello lovelies!
I have some Positives to share with you today!! 

I have made progress on my cross stitch project! I know you must be looking at that and thinking… umm… sure you have? But! I really have!
My Aunt’s mother passed away a week before my birthday, and as can be expected, she’s having a hard time with it. I was thinking to cheer her up, I’m going to make a cross-stitched pillow of her Mother, something she can hold and that will last a lot longer than a picture. A gift that will really have meaning, but any who…on a happier note: I’ll show you my progression as I go, and hopefully it will make more sense as I go along!
If you want to create your own cross-stitch (or crochet, knitting, pixelated etc.) patterns, just got to www.pic2pat.com! The site is pretty self-explanatory, and it’s awesome to make patterns from your own pictures, plus… it’s FREE!! I’m not getting paid to blog about them, and I will NOT recommend a product, website, or technique unless I’ve tried it and I use it! I love the simplicity they provide and so far the patterns are accurate!      

Some of my other positives for the week:
1.    My car is officially inspected
2.    Plates renewed
3.    Property taxes paid!!
Crazy week and lots accomplished!!

 Please feel free to share anything you’ve done this week, patterns you’ve created, or pattern creating websites you use!
Thanks for coming by!! 


Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Positivety is Just Another Frame of Mind

Welcome to Positively 24!
My name is Danielle Kristine, owner of No Way Mommy Crafts (Etsy) and mommy of a handsome 3 year old. I’ve started Positively 24 to share ME with you!
I am now 24 years old, and that’s always been a scary age to me. 24 has always been that “destination deadline” age for me growing up.

My thoughts were at 24 you’re supposed to...
1.    Have your bachelor’s degree... aka you’re supposed to have a career path
2.    You’re supposed to be married, or at least be planning your wedding
3.    You’re supposed to know your religious beliefs and be fully connected with your religious choice
4.    Be grown up

I don’t have my bachelor’s degree; I only have 6 more classes until my Associates degree. I am not married, or even engaged; but, I’ve been in long-term relationship of 3 years with my boyfriend. I am not founded in any particular religious belief, I mean I know I love God, but I hate the religious shield that people use for their hatred and I don’t want to be that person. I’m not grown up, O GOLLY! Ha!! I still love to have fun!! Now, now do not get me wrong, I don’t party or do life risking things. But I’m not obsessed with money or out-doing my coworkers for that goal of CEO.

          My birthday was 2 days ago and I woke up 24 years old, and GUESS WHAT!! The world didn’t fall down, the sky is still relatively blue (being winter it’s really hit and miss!) and I mean I didn’t see Chicken Little come out and make any proclamations! So, it started to occur to me when nobody yelled at me on the streets that my life isn’t by the books, that maybe it’s okay to be 24 and still confused on life!

          I’m not crazy, well okay… maybe just a little… but! I know these are all pre-misconceptions in my head. I have two very awesome Parents who support me in the choices I make, I have an Amazing boyfriend who will someday be my Amazing husband, I have a gorgeous/awesome best friend who has stuck it out with me for 12 years now, I'm working towards a career (steps at a time), and the MOST IMPORTANT person in my life is healthy and happy: My Handsome lil Man! Positively 24 is going to be place to embrace who I am, where I am in life, and hopefully help you do the same!

Welcome to Positively 24… where Positivity is just Another Frame of Mind!