EccentricLife

DIY Circle Ornaments Kids Craft Tools: Scissors✁ Hot glue gun (done by parent) Hole puncher or use needle (done by parent) Glue for accessories  Accessories= ribbons, gems, beads Paint, markers, other drawing utensils Cup for drawing circle Thin Cardboard 1. Create your circles and rectangle to make the top of the ornament: 2. I took about 1 inch to about 4 inches in length and folded it to create the top part of the  ornament. 3. punch a hole in the top part of your ornament. With either a hole puncher or create a hole with needle. 4. Hot glue your top piece together, Then keeping the undesirable part of cardboard pieces in the inside, hot glue the two circles with the top in the middle of the two circle pieces. 5. Allow you and your child to use the imagination and go to town. Add the string to the top and other extras if you like!   Place them on a tree or wreath, or send  them out to family who will enjoy! Leave a comment if you enjoyed  creating these! ...

  Creating a Ritual to Get Your  Writing Juices Flowing I get it, some days it's hard to commit to the grind of writing. So I am creating this post to help you create a ritual around your writing time. This ritual will help with creating consistency in your writing, and make the process more enjoyable.  💠💠💠 1. Clean up the area you plan to write in. This helps to quiet your mind and help you focus. 2. Set up your area. I don't have an office but if you do, that awesome too. I use the kitchen counter. I grab my laptop or I use my phone with my nostalgic typewriter keyboard. 3. Grab your drink of choice . I use the quiet hours in the evening to write, so I like hot cider or tea.  4. Light a candle or incense. This relaxes and helps to center my nerves.  5. Say a Gratitude Affirmation such as: "Thank you God/Universe for giving me inspiration on my writing project this evening, I am now ready to write." Let me know if you use these little things in your writin...

shows the date I started my instagram shows how many followers I have This will be a short post! I want you all to use these tips to gain followers quickly. Even though you do not need to spend money on boosting your post, you will need to use some time and effort to achieve this goal. Tip number one: what are you selling? Is it fashion, jewelry(which is what I create), handmade crafts, and ect? Once you know what your instagram page is about then you can find others who currently are in the same niche as yourself. I searched for other jewelry artist and then I look on there followers list. I add those who I think will be relevant to my community. Tip number two: Who you add is like a gamble you don't know they are going to add you back so you may end up following a lot more than those who follow you. One way to decipher whether you think they will follow you back is how many followers they have to how many they follow. If they have 15k followers and only f...

Honestly, I must have lived under a rock or something because there is so much to pregnancy I had no clue about!! The movies portrayed "oh you threw up once, you must be pregnant" and than they go on their marry way. Haaa if only!! I am going to open the doors to the nitty gritty of it all, and welcome you to the "real" first trimester. I think this post will be great for those looking to get pregnant and also those who are going through the same things. Obviously your body will go through changes, but one of the first things that happened to me was my breast started to do some unusual things. To say this in the most tactful way... my nipples stayed hard and you could see them through my bra and shirt(trust me it was a bit uncomfortable). When I found out I was pregnant I was very happy to know that I could create a little blessing! But those feelings were fleeting as the "morning sickness" set in. To describe morning sickness , imagine getting fo...

Good Afternoon friends! I can't believe its almost 2020, what's worse is I haven't blogged since 2018. I must apologize for the lack of blogging. It is great how life can sweep you off your feet and take you on so many journeys. Me and Sy had been trying to conceive while we were in England. Unfortunately It never happened even though we were hoping every month for a positive pregnancy test. So life goes on. We moved back to the States and I decided that maybe it be best I work on my career goals instead. It seemed like the opportune time to join the Air Force reserves, like I had talked to my husband about doing. After going to take the ASVABS, I had two choices laid in front of me. Do admin work or work in Space systems. I opted for the later because admin seemed too boring for me and also this path would open up more opportunities down the road. So I made the decision to do Space Systems but there was a catch I had found out later. Since my high school tra...

My iPhone apps I hope everyone is having a great week so far!! I have been wanting to write this post for a while but with my life just putting a damper on my mind power, I haven't had the chance till now.  I think our phone is kind of like a women's purse, we carry lots of essential things. As a woman, I still find it intriguing to see what other ladies carry along(and I know most Males wonder too). And along those lines, I feel that certain apps can be essential to our lives in so many ways. So let us delve into the "unsecret" life of my iPhone.  Mundane apps I use often/not so often (besides basic social media apps like FB, Twitter, Instagram) : Youtube - always good to have when far away from a computer. Fitbit - only randomly look at this one. Plant Nanny- I love this app because you grow a plant everytime you water it. You can only water your plant when you drink a glass of water yourself. This literally keeps me drinking water even though I tend...

This post is gonna be me venting and writing out my struggles of 2018 so far. Which isn't usually my style. But I think it will be good therapy for me. Plus if you have been following me as a blogger and notice I fell of the face of the planet... here you will kinda get a glimpse of my life lately. Its been a hard year, to say the least. I am now finally not feeling so exhausted, but unfortunately, this new found energy will be short-lived. Which you will find out if you continue to read this post. I understand life is about living but also about death. And death hit home in January when my Grandpa passed away. This from an outside perspective figured it didn't affect me much. But that isn't the case for a person like myself( highly sensitive/empath ). Because even though I wasn't very close to my Grandpa(not by my choice), doesn't mean I don't care or feel sadness. And for me, I just didn't know how to feel. Its a confusion feeling of ...

I've been meaning to write this post for a while. But life has been getting in the way. Esp when you decide to do a water fast and a juice fast lol. And quite frankly I just didn't make time to write it.😂 Not because I don't think its important but because its ok to procrastinate at times.  My whole life seems to be a series of rules that someone made up to keep me or you from just being your own damn self. I clearly love to defy these rules. For an instance as soon as I find a love in some type of hobby, I end up feeling compelled to put a time schedule on it(why do I do that). And make it more complicated than what it should be. Then I am like f@#k this time frame. But where did these rules come from? Is it just me creating these rules for myself? (maybe you can relate?) Or maybe it's the media that creates these rules of how perfect and successful I should be. I want to be successful but it can really zap the joy out of things. This especially can happen...

Most people either unconscientious or conscientiously are searching for happiness in their life. But the truth from my own experience is you won't find it outside yourself. No person, thing or situation can make you happy for long. And lasting happiness is a myth . Because life is about the experience of all emotions. Without pain or sadness, or even just melancholy, you wouldn't know what happiness feels like. But the great thing is you can create more happiness in your life. There is an effort on your part, it won't just randomly be on your doorstep( or will it? ). But it is possible to create these moments of happiness. Before I share my own ways that may help you find joy in your life. I would like to talk about a universal law that most are not familiar with. This is the law of the pendulum . Which I think is an important law that most don't explain. Imagine a pendulum moving back and forth, one side is happiness and the other is sadness. The center is bal...

Well, it's 2018 now and you know this year is gonna be a good one. But you've been saying that about the last few years. You may feel like you just can't get it together. And I have those moments myself. So how do you pull yourself out of a rut and get in gear? Here is my list of things that will set you up for success. Making goals for the year. Pretty basic I know but this is key to accomplishing anything. I have way too many goals but hey that's just how I work.  What are your goals? Write them down. In fact, do it at this moment, and then continue to read this when you have finished.  Now that you know what your goals are making a vision board to really instill them in your mind. Here is a post I did a few weeks back to help you create one.  Vision Board Use your calendar on your computer to set up your schedule. This is important because if you don't have it planned its easy to say "I will do it tomorrow." So go set up your schedule w...

Tips for creating a vision board for 2018 Well, we are now into the new year of 2018. I am super excited about this year and the goals I plan to crush this year!! I have been thinking long and hard about creating a vision board. So I decided I would create it with you and share my tips as I go 😁! Plus it's a great way to send out to the universe what you want to create in your life.  First, let's get our pictures sorted away so it is easy to lay it all out..... Best to turn on some upbeat music to get you in the groove!! I got the magazines around the house to start using. Cause let's be honest there is a one time adventure of looking at them and then they hide away forever.  Ok so you got everything from your magazines cut out, but maybe you have a few pics you need but there isn't any pics in the mags you got. Not to worry we can do some image searches on google and print those bad boys out.  Now its almost there, but let us add a ...

You're not alone!! Even though your journey may feel lonely at times. Believe me I've been there. And for whatever reason you have that has brought you to a place of solitude, there are ways to cope. A part of me did not want to write this message because it shows that I too, do feel loneliness and regret towards the family I grew up in. Wishing things were different. But as the "blacksheep/Spawn of Satan", I have to keep up appearances that my life is great now(can you feel how great it is😉?). And for the most part, it is. Plus i'm not one who likes to dwell heavily on the past. You as a reader may feel the same way. So how do we cope with these feelings? I am no expert or psycho analyst. But here are some tips I use to get me through tough times. Take the mini spawn of Satan aka your puppy out for a walk.(JK!!! All dogs are wonderful and I love them, but its funny to write down. He's is more like an Angel with devilish tendencies.) Or if its ju...

           This year I decided to make my Xmas gifts. They feel more personal that way!! I don't have a big family so it is very easy to whip up a few things and be done with everyone on my list. I still have my husband's gift to put together, but I still have time for that. Whereas the others they have to go through the mailing system. And this time of year it can be a nightmare getting your package.   My first gift to the lovely ladies in my family I made these wonderfully crocheted headbands to keep your ears warm. I had unused yarn in my closet because I had gotten too much when I made my husband his scarf for his birthday. I think it's clever to use the craft material you already have when deciding what to make for gifts. I used this tutorial( crochet headband tutorial )up to where she wanted to make the stitch more difficult, but I didn't have time to get flustered by using a new stitch. So I just used the one stitch all the way t...

This year has been a lot of change for me. One of the biggest being my lifestyle habits. I stopped going out to pubs much, and my drinking is to a very minimum(stopped completely for 3-4 months at a time, now I drink maybe once a month, and only consist of 3-4 drinks). I worked on fixing the liver problems I created from 10 years of heavy drinking. I believe in order to lose weight, you must fix any existing issues your body is currently going through. You body is a complete system made up of every complex organs and little systems. If one is out of wack the whole system will not work properly. Sure you could lose weight but it won't be a lasting weight loss and you may end up sick from malnutrition. *Disclaimer- I am not a certified nutritionist, use these tips at your own risk So tip number 1 is to start feeding your body healing foods and get rid of things such as alcohol or sugar that creates havoc in your body. Plus being aware of the so called health foods. B...