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i can’t stress enough, how important i think this is,
‘create your own happiness.’
are you happy? really happy?
are you so full of zeal each day for what you are doing
that you can’t wait to get out of bed and start your day?
{even if you stayed up half the night blogging…}
are you taking care of YOU?
so often i see women creating unhappiness for themselves…

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hello…

January 21, 2010
“My name is Alison and I am a busy mom of four kids ages 10 1/2 to 2 1/2. I have lived in the panhandle of Nebraska for 5 1/2 years with my little family and we are enjoying small town life. My oldest three kiddos are boys, so after having our little Ella I was so excited to make her cute and girly things. I started with simple hair clips and little bracelets and then it turned into skirts, appliqué shirts and dresses. I never would have guessed I would really enjoy sewing, especially when I think back to the sewing lessons I had as a child. I opened my Etsy store on black Friday and have been amazed and thrilled with the response I have received!

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are in the plans.

but right this minute: sleep is inconvenient. i always stay up waaaayyy too late, it’s the only way to Get Stuff Done. i’m considering starting a movement…the Secret Sleepless Society. and sara, she can be a founding member with myself.

i’m currently taking a mind break. between last week and this week i am about to take my second art history test, tomorrow. waaaayyy too much information to be memorized in such close periods of time.

the bright side? as soon as i finish the two-and-a-half-hour-essay-exam, i will be on my way to a lovely weekend with my husband. we are leaving the little people home. {uh-huh.} and, we will be amongst incredible friends,

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