Blog Candy – For Next Year?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Becca! Thank you for the chance to try for such delicious blog candy!!! The one thing that I am going to be concentrating on not doing (with the Lord’s help) in the coming year is sweating the small stuff — to let it go and give more focus on what is really important — to leave the outcome in God’s hands and let Him take care of it all. Would really love to have those scalloped spellbinders (they are on my wish list)! Thank you for sharing such a wonderfully creative blog! I find it refreshing and inspiring and so glad to see a “sister” out there creating with the talents God has given her!! Enjoy! ~Amy S.~

Hello Becca -

I think this year I will not purchase my paper crafting items on impulse. I love everything in the stores and pick up so many things that disappear into the black hole of supplies that I have in my closet. I want to select a project, and then get the supplies, if I need any, for it.

Happy New Year to all.

Linda

Thanks for the opportunity to win blog candy. The one thing I will TRY not to do next year, is worry about money. Worrying doesn’t change anything, so why do it?

This coming year I will NOT spend as much time on the computer looking at everyone elses creations. I will get into my scraproom and create my own pieces of art. Oh this is going to be hard!
Happy New Year everyone!

This year I am not going to worry so much about things I cannot change. Thanks for the chance to win the nesties. I don’t have that set yet.

Happy New Year to you!
As for what I’m not going to do this year…..I’m not going to purchase so much NEW stuff. I will try to use some of my stash and still create those wonderful cards and pages that I love.

As I read all of the above comments I thought I’d like to do all of those things! So many hit home to me. This year I will try NOT to let my craft room stay messy after a project and I will try NOT to let things that I bought for stamping or scrapbooking stay in the package and not be used yet another year! Thanks for the chance at the nesties. I’m just starting to buy some so winning these would certainly help the budget. Have a wonderful New Year!
Trish

wow what am i not going to do…thats an interesting perspective.
I am not going to identify my sons failures as my own,i’m not going to doubt my husbands love even for a second,I am not going to get so lost in day to day stuff that i lose my crafting time which i need for my inner peace:)

Thank you for sharing your creativity online and i hope you and your family have a wonderful year full of love,joy and peace:)

HEY I wanna win that long rectangle nestability set. That looks wild.

My New Year’s Resolution to not do something is to not get irritated at the little tiny things in life. The things that do not matter. A car that cuts me off, don’t get mad. A customer at my job asks me a question that I already answered a million times earlier (I work at Wal-Mart) and not get my feathers ruffled.

My father recently passed away (Dec 5) from cancer and I will tell you that the little things are not going to drive me nuts anymore. God is shaping me into a different sort of person as a result of my Father’s passing.

Have a great week, my fingers are now crossed!
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Cyndi

My New Year’s resolution is to stop letting negative people take over my life. I somehow seem to find myself getting caught up in drama I don’t care to be a part of and then ending up the bad guy. DONE, FINITO……the new me!
Janice jmd958@mac.com

I don’t make resolutions…..but having just moved, I’m still going through arty items. So finding these items a good location here is top priority.

KL

I don’t make resolutions, per se, but in the past have just vowed to loose weight. It never happens. So this year I am NOT going to TRY to loose weight. I will just continue to eat in a healthy way, but NOT stress over it. Thanks for the opportunity to learn from you and see your beautiful creative work.

Thanks for another great chance or blog candy!
My resolution is to not just keep looking and stroking my beautiful stash but to use it! I don’t want to buy anything new until I used up the old stuff!

OH my!!!!! I love this task with the New Years Resolutions!!!

I will not tell myself ‘things could be worse’ to mask the bad things in my life, I will instead tell myself ‘I deserve better’!!!

It’s a huge one…

Thanks for the awesome challenge!

What I’m not going to be doing next year? I am *not* going to let my car get as dirty as it did this past fall! I am *not* going to wait as long to wash it (it looks so pretty when it’s clean!)

BTW, thank you for a chance to win such great blog candy! See you next year!

Oh Becca, I love your beautiful cards. I just feel all dreamy when I look at your creations as they are all so stunning! Thanks for sharing your amazing talent with all of us. God’s blessings to you and yours in 2009.
As for what I will NOT do in 2009 – hmmm, I will not set myself up for failure by setting unrealistic goals for myself. With the help of God, I will take one day at a time and be thankful for each and every moment.

Oh don’t those look pretty :)
I would have to say I am not going to subscribe to many magazines this year, I have too many and there just isn’t room to store them, but I can’t seem to give them away either.

Thanks for a chance to win this set of nestabilities! I plan not to let myself purchase any new stamp sets until I have inked up those stamps that I have in my stash.

I hope you had a blessed and very merry Christmas. One of the things I’m definitely not going to do is eat junk foods. My husband had a heart attack Christmas Eve and a lot of it was to bad eating habits. I want to start the new year off right by being healthy and hopefully my husband will be home from the hospital and he can join me in this new venture.

Happy New Year. I am not going to “hoard” all my neat things I buy to use on cards. I have a big stash and need to start using them. Thanks for a chance to win this set of nestabilities.

Happy Holidays! Thank you for creating this blog so that we can all chat. I just love the Spellbinders Nestabilitiest and the opportunity to win a set. I hope for the next year NOT to let my work area become a working disaster. I start to work on so many cards and then start a spin off of the same card that I get carried away and then I have to get focused and clean everything back up.

Hi becca! great blog candy! thanks for doing this.
Hmmmm……well, I would say that my New Year’s Resolution NOT to do something would be to not keep spending money on uneccessary items. I would like to start a savings acct. which I’m not really good at. I was never really taught how to save unfortunately as I come from a family of spenders. But, that’s no excuse! I got some good, christian financial advice a while back and need to put it into action. I hope to be able to do this by the first of the year. Great question!

Happy holidays!!!

I have a new puppy, so one thing I won’t be doing is sitting around the house! She’s gonna get me out WALKING!!! She’s a little too young yet and it’s WAYYYYYY too cold too, but in the new year she and I are going walking!

I just want to wish you and everyone who reads your blog all the best for the New Year.

My resolution is to make something from every item I buy and from each blog or magazine I read. Hopefully that way I will not only have a stash of ready-mades but will learn new techniques and ways of doing things as I go along.

I guess from what I have said you will realise I am a compulsive collector of craft goodies but still a relative newcomer to lots of crafty ways.

I am not going to feel guilty when I spend time stamping instead of cleaning out a closet, drawer, vacuum, etc. I deserve time to myself without feeling guilty.

Hi Becca,
Happy Holidays. Thanks for a chance to win some great treats.
One thing that I am not going to do this year is try to give up eating chocolate. I have tried that before and was unsucessful! lol….just can’t resist the stuff.
Karen

I retired august of 2008 and said (thought) I would work in my craft room all the time. So much more time to play. I have done very little.
Just not in the mood or something. My resolution is NOT to sit in my recliner and watch tv. JUST WRITING THIS DOWN HELPS!!

Joyce’s comment about not vowing to lose a ton of weight are my thoughts exactly. I do want to lose but through life style changes which should help with the loss. Thanks for a chance to win the nesties.

Thank you so much for this opportunity and I send best wishes for 2009.
I don’t generally make New Year resolutions so I’m going to continue NOT to do so – lol!!

Just want to say that I follow your blog religiously, even if I don’t post comments too often. Certainly not often enough especially as your work is a total inspiration. Perhaps I should break the ‘no resolution’ habit and make one – To make sure that I do comment on blogs that I visit to show my appreciation!

Thanks for the chance to win! I am just learning how to use all these nesties! For 2009 I plan on trying to learn as much as I can and focus on the good things God gives me!

Hope your Christmas was merry. This year I am not eat just for the sake of something to do. Instead of eating when I am bored I am going to craft or exercise.

Hi Becca, thanks for the inspiration you provide on a regular basis, I love your style and your great ideas! Thanks also for the chance at some great blog candy!

Something I am NOT going to do in the new year is…
wait till the last minute. I have always been a procrastinator, at everything, I am the queen of doing things at the very last minute. I put things off and think I will have more time later but more time never comes along and I miss out on so much. No more! I have even started early, I posted a comment now instead of waiting till later, woo hoo!

Happy New Year!

I am going to NOT be involded in gosspis sessions!!!! I tend to sit and listen to all the juicy details…now I am working on removing myself!!!

I’m not making resolutions! You feel bad if you fall short. We all know what we should and shouldn’t do in our personal lives and we need more building up not tearing down of our egos. Thanks for this nice set of Nesties, Becca. Happy New Year.

Mary
http://www.primitiveseasons.blogspot.com

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!!! Thanks for offering the blog candy again. I really want these dies, they have been on my wishlist for quite some time. I hope this new year brings us just the basics, a job for my husband, decent food on the table, and being able to pay the bils. I don’t need anything other than that, I already have my family & friends, that means everything to me right now. Have a wonderful holiday, and wish me luck!!

Not going to eat sweets~! While there may be special occassions for a treat, I plan to stop the ole afternoon cookie! Happy New YEar!

Hi there, wow what great blog candy!! My family is going to stop eating in front of the tv and sit down at the table to enjoy each others day!!

I am not going to let anxiety get the best of me. My husband is having brain surgery in February and we ARE going to do this and I AM going to learn to drive in Seattle traffic (that is where his surgery is). I am going to do it despite my fears and I will NOT fall apart. It is time for me to be strong for him.

My will not for next year is I will not let my pain levels get the best of me.

Hi Becca,

I hope you had a great holiday so far and a Happy New Year. Thanks for the chance to win great blog candy. I love what you do with the nestabilities and have been buying them little by little.

What I am not going to do this year is ignore all the products I purchased in the past and buy more. I am going to break out the old purchases and use them. Of course, I won’t be able to stay away from some new products, but I am going to make an effort to dust off the old and use it.

Thanks again!

Kim

wow thanks for the chance to win this candy!!
What i am not going to do this year is card orders, they stress me out i leave them until the last possible minute and they suck all my creative juices out of me lol I am going to make the cards i want when i want to :-))
Thanks for all the great inspiration since i found your blog, and have a great 2009
Lisa xxxxx

my resolution for the new year is NOT to waste so much time by NOT looking arround your blog with your phantastic works.
I finally found your blog last week in the wide of the www and I still try to come arround now a few times a week, because I really love your cards and projects.
Wishing you all the best for the new year
Sandra

Becca,
I love your blog, I check it everyday. I am new to Card-Making, and this Nestie set would really help me to make some great projects.
Your projects rock!!!
This year I won’t be letting the small things get to me. I am going to let GOD take care of me and my family, I realize the only way to move ahead in life is to really trust GOD. My goal for the New Year is to
build up my Resume. I am starting a new Job on January 12th, and also getting ready to take the Real Estate Exam. I want to have many options in the future for myself and my family.
Thanks for all your inspiration!!!!!!

Thank you for sharing your talents and now the opportunity for some cool blog candy. I have some many things I want to do this next year. I haven’t given much thought to what I’m not going to do. I’m probably avoiding the one thing I know I should not do: eating so much sugar. Okay, we’ll go with that one. . .but I don wanna! :o)

OOOO! Pretty Candy!!! I don’t have Rectangles yet…they are next on the list…

In 2009 I plan to try Very hard NOT to sit on my butt and do nothing…at the very least I need to get up and rearrange cupboards or sort out old stuff I don’t need…ultimately I hope not sitting on my butt turns into walking every other day!

Hi Becca! This New Year I have resolved NOT to make New Year’s resolutions I can’t keep. So, I shall NOT be eating anything that would cause me to gain weight; NOT buying anything crafty until there is at least space on the floor to store it; NOT putting myself down and definitely NOT wearing a bikini. Please can everyone keep their fingers crossed I do NOT stray from my good intentions?

Happy New Year to you all
Marion, UK

Happy New Year and thanks for the opportunity to win this wonderful prize. What I’m going to try not to do, is to worry about things I have no control over and let the Lord lead in my life.

Hello Becca, thank you for all the wonderful cards you have shared; I’m so happy to have found your website…you are such an inspiration! I’m going to try not to let my art studio become such a mess! I get so involved with my paper crafting, I guess I just don’t like to have to take the time to clean up before I start another project!

wow what a great idea to enter the new year with. Hope your christmas was wonderful and your new year will be exceptional. As for what I won’t be doing in the new year stuffing my face for one :) I think I would also like to not lose my cool so to speak, be a little less rigid and hold a grudge less.

Holly Buchan

ha ha, I too love saying “see you next year” when I really mean next week or even tomorrow!! ;-)

This is a fabulous giveaway and I have briefly mentioned it on my blog even though that may well reduce my chances!!

Anyway, the resolution that I am NOT doing this year? What a thought provoking question, um, I am not going to resolve to eat less chocolate as that is never going to happen, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t still resolve to at least eat a little healthier and be a little more keen to do some exercise!!

Love your blog you are so talented!! I am a stamping addict and will not be quitting this year or ever!!! :.)

What fabulous candy! I hope you have a blessed new year! I’m going to try in the new year to NOT worry about the things I cannot change. They are usually little things that, when worried about, create an immense amount of stress.

Thank you for the extra holiday goodies. A new years resolution that I will not do next year….not to go so long without scrapbooking… 4 years to catch up will keep me busy:)

This New Year brings Great Enlightenment to me… It seems as though every day of every year I spend pleasing others and the end result is always that I feel as though I have fallen short. I have decided that at my age it’s time to put myself first and my life’s priorities in order.. I can’t care what others think.. only what is best for me.. It will be hard but I really need to try to make it work..

I wish you the Happiest of Holidays and a Great start to the New Year~! The Blog Candy is Yummy!!

2009 is going to be so much better than 2008. I’m not going to procrastinate as much. I won’t let others run my life this year either, I’m finally doing what I want and not worry about what others think.

I have a couple of things I won’t do. First I won’t make any resolutions and then be disappointed in myself when I don’t keep them. The second one will be harder! I won’t be buying any more paper for awhile! I have enough to start my own store – but of course the new stuff is so much better than what I have here. Then I hate to use it once I have it – therefore, way to much paper in my house!

I am satisfied with the stamp sets I bought this year but, maybe I will have to buy a bit less stamps next year because I have a lot of them! Like some other stampers wrote, I would like to spend less time in front of the computer and have more time for stamping.
Thanks for the opportunity to win the blog candy!

I dont make resolutions. but if I win, I might!! LOL

Mine is to get active and make time to get to the gym. Also, to spend less time working and more time together as a family.

Hi Becca,
What a great idea to share a plan to not do something…my not to do is be afraid to try something new. When I look back at my life I realize I missed out on a few adventures due to fear…although I have done more than a lot of women I know.
My other not to do is not to worry, and to pray much more!! That is hard to do, but with focusing on my relationship with Jesus and allowing Him control, I can relenquish mine.
Thanks for the opportunity for this wonderful blog candy…and many blessings to you in the New Year!

Hey Becca thank you for the chance to win this set of Nessties this is one I do not have and I would LOVE to own. I love your new Q & A section what an awesome idea.

Before I talk about next year what I don’t want to do this year is forget to tell you what a great blessing you are to me. You are so very generous to us all with your talent and most importantly your faith and I am so very thankful for that.

Now for what I will not do next year I will not let a day go by without creating something. Creating is my Zen and I also believe God speaks to me through my creating. I so enjoy sharing my creations with others that is the true blessing.

I hope you have a very new year filled with love, joy and peace. May God bless you and yours.

Debbie/Phx AZ

What won’t I be doing? Well, although this sounds abominably selfish, I won’t be ignoring myself as much as I have over the past year. I’m a wife, mother, daughter of aging parents, sister, nurse manager of a health center…. If I don’t cool down and remember me, I’m not going to be much good at any of those other things for much longer. So thank you, Becca, for putting a twist on the famous “New Year’s Resolutions” and making me really think about it!
Best Wishes–
Mary O.K.

Hi Becca,
Hope you had a great Christmas and I wish you a very Happy and Blessed New Year. I have been wanting this set of Nesties, so hope I win. What I am not going to do next year is hoard so much craft supplies. I am going to use them more and not buy something just because I want it. Thanks for a chance to win. Also wanted to say how much I enjoy your blog. Thanks for the inspiration.

I have removed Solitare from my dock and so hope to gain an hour or two or three each day of productive work. It’s way too easy to just keep playing. I’m thinking I’ll make a dent in my artsy supplies! Hope so.
Laurie

Happy New Year to you, Becca! Thank you for the chance to try for such delicious blog candy!!!
This coming year I will NOT spend as much time on the computer. I shall do more cards!!
Helena

The one thing I plan not to do is to make choices on my on. I plan to always include God in all my daily life. Quick decisions sometimes get me into trouble. The one thing I want to do is trust Him more and depend on His guidance. January 26, 2009 is a big day for me, I am going to have surgery for a left knee replacement and I would like everyone to pray that God will help me and I can get back to my job driving a special
needs school bus. The little children on my bus are so special to me as I do not have any children. They are a handful sometimes, but they are such a joy to me too. Thank you so much for all you do to help inspire us out here in the crafting world and of course I would love the blog candy. May God Bless you and help you keep on using your wonderful talent.
Jane

Thanks for another chance to win some goodies. What will I not be doing – letting papers pile up. In the rush of life I let them pile up and then it takes a lot longer to sort through than if I had just dealt with things when I first got them.

What I am not going to do, is make any resolutions! This year will be a time for a lot of change as I just relocated recently. I am going to try not to have preconceived ideas of what I should do or of who I should be and to explore more – internally and externally.

Thank you so much for the chance to win this amazing blog candy. Your site is an inspiration. Best wishes for you and yours in the year ahead.

Thanks for a chance to win. I am not going to set unrealistic goals for myself. Our family has been through a lot the past fourteen months: a son with viral ensephalitis that sent an infection to his brain, leaving him with epilepsy (daily seizures), the death of my dad and now my grandson in the hospital having unexpected surgery. I am not going to say yes when (though even deep in my heart I want to repay the kindness that others have shown me) asked to help out when it is just not possible this year. If I keep up this pace, I myself will be in the hospital. What I am going to do is pray for others. That is my ministry this year. Sometime I will be able to more for others when they have a need, and I will be able to return the blessings that our family has received.

pscole3467 at gmail dot com

For me it’s no skipping my lunch break … I too often work straight through and then I’m mentally exhausted by the end of the work day. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome prize … Happy New Year.

May you have a happy and blessed new year, Becca.
Thank you so much for a chance to win this wonderful blog candy.

I usually do not make new year’s resolutions, but this year I am going to try to not eat so much unhealthy food and to not worry about the little things.

Hello, Becca,
May I first say that your “art work” has been such an inspiration to me! The card I made for Christmas this past month was by far the favorite of all I have made in the past, and I “modeled” it after one of your beautiful cards!
Although I, too, am not a resolution-maker, this coming year, out of necessity, I am NOT going to fill my body with processed, preservative-ridden foods. I was diagosed with metabolic syndrome, and I am not supposed to eat refined sugars or refined flours. My basic eating instructions are, “if it comes in a package with a label on it, DON”T EAT IT!!” ha! While that might be a little over-stated, I understand what my dietition is saying. For the first time in my 54 years of life, I understand that this is about my health, and about feeling better, not so much about losing weight to “look better”. (although, I am supposed to lose weight, too…) So, I am determined that, for a healthier me beginning in 2009, I am NOT going to FAIL!!
Oh, and I am NOT going to sulk if I don’t win the nestie set, even though I have come to LOVE those things!!!
Thanks for the opportunity to try, though! And, please keep those beautiful cards coming!!!
May you be blessed richly by our Heavenly Father!
Jana

WOW Awesome blog candy again! I think this coming year I am NOT going to hoard my cards. I tend to make a specific card for someone and then I just can’t bear to give it away. At the end of the year I have so many cards just sitting here – it is such a waste. I may even try and mail a few. Thanks for having blog candy!

Happy New Year Becca, Thanks for the wonderful Blog Candy…..those long nesties are AWESOME….and they have been on my wish list for some time now!
There are some awesome comments so far, and many that I can relate to. I plan NOT to buy more “Stuff” untill I have been more productive with what I already have. I also spend way too much time browsing blogs and not enough time creating!

Becca,

First of all, love your blog. You have lots of great ideas. I can honestly say that its hard to actually think of NOT doing something. I will not smoke, it will be a year in Jan. I guess I made last years resolution. I will not let myself get behind on my craft cleanliness, which really requires me to put things away at the end of crafting, as opposed to before the next crafting time. It is too much to have to clean before crafting.

What a great idea – thanks for the chance to enter. After reading the comments – I find my NOT list resembles some of what was said already:
*NOT worry about things beyond my control, I need to trust in God as He is in control. I need to let things be in His hands and know that He is going to take care of me and whatever happens, He knows I can handle it.
*NOT spend so much time looking at others creations and feeling inadequate when I look at my own. I need to remember why I create and the feeling I get from it and the pleasure it gives my recipient when they receive it.
*NOT buy things on impulse – which I think I’m getting better at so I need to continue to improve on that. :)

Thanks again for the wonderful giveaway!

I am not going to over-eat at the table and no in-between snacks. I am NOT going to buy larger size clothes. Thanks for the chance to win some great blog candy. Ann Lind

You are sooooo creative, Becca, and it is so fun to hear how you express yourself~so positive!
My daily prayer is that I won’t turn away from the path God has for me! The New Year is a perfect time to reflect on that and renew my heart on things above! I don’t wish to miss the opportunity to give to someone in need~be it a smile, kind word or good deed.
The Nesties are so helpful in making needed shapes for papercrafting and for embossing! A terrific gift!!!
Many blessings to you, Becca, and all that read your blog! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hi Becca – this was such a good idea of yours and reading so many great ideas makes me feel so motivated. I’ve even got some extra ideas about what I will and will not do next year.

– I won’t be running to share problems with others, before I think of taking them to the Lord in prayer: Run to the throne, not to the phone
– I won’t hang on to that last piece of designer paper, ‘in case I can’t get any more!’ So what if I can’t get any more – there are beautiful new papers coming out all the time. I’ll enjoy them, and have more space as I use up all my old pieces.
– I won’t spend so much time on the computer that I don’t have any time left to create.

But one thing I will do – is to continue to enjoy your blog Becca. Thank you for sharing your ideas and your talent. Thank you for the opportunity to win such fabulous blog candy. Happy New Year, and God bless you.

Anne.

Thank you for the opportunity to win the nestabilities. This year I am planning on carrying through with my resolutions! Every year I make a list of good and not so good things that I need to change, want to accomplish, or have to do and the list sits on the counter and this year I decided I am going to only put a couple items on the list and do them. When those are done I have a second list to pull from so that it will be renewed throughout the year when I get something accomplished.

Hope you have a happy new year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Becca! I’m making several resolutions this year. First, I resolve to not eat as many sweets. Hopefully this will mean that I am eating healthier and will lose a little weight. I also resolve to not go blogging until I am dressed and the beds are made. It’s amazing how some mornings just slip away! Finally, I resolve to not sneak as many scrappy purchases into the house as I did last year. (In other words, it’s time to use my stash!!!) With that said, you should know that winning those Nesties would help me keep my third resolution since they are on my wish list. LOL!!!

Happy Holidays to you and your family! And thanks for a chance at this awesome candy!
One thing I will NOT going to do is start a diet,every year,I say I will diet and exercise and do it for a day or two. Instead,I will hope for the best in 2009 and if I’m able to stay where i’m at instead of putting on some weight,it will already be good enough for me!

Thanks for the chance!!

Hi Becca. I hope you had a nice Christmas. Boy something I won’t do is…. leave my crafting space as messy as it was last year. My Hubby would love to see this too. He thinks I could run a store out of my craft room with all the treasures I have. LOL

Ter :)

Thanks, Becca, for the blog candy offering. My “not” this year is a goal to not buy things just because I can get a good deal. I’m also hoping to not clutter our house by sticking to that goal. Happy New Year!

I am not going to diet. I am not going to watch so much TV. I am not going to be critical of others. I am not going to stop buying crafting stuff. Thanks for the chance to win.

Becca, your blog is always inspirational to me. I read many of the responses and while I believe in the Laws of Attraction and that goes against focusing on what I won’t do, as that would invite the opposite happening…hehehe. So after thinking for a long time, here is what I won’t do. I won’t buy any scrappy items until I made 2 layouts and two cards at least, than I will reward myself with something. With that said, I am in love with the Spellbinders and I would so love to have them all, but only have the scallop circles, so this would be so welcome in my home and loved very much! Happy New Year and keep posting your gorgeous work!

Thank you, Becca, for sharing your amazing talent and providing such wonderful inspiration!
In 2009, I will not set myself up for failure. Therefore, no resolutions will be made by me!
Happy New Year! – Laurel

What an interesting question! I’m going to resolve NOT to be stressed when large groups of people come to eat or visit – I tried it at Christmas (had 15 for lunch) & it works! Just plan, follow the plan & let it flow. That was SO nice! I also liked someone else’s answer above – that I will NOT quit buying stamping stuff! LOL!!!

Love your blog! Thanks for all your inspiration . So many things I need to eliminate from my daily routine… but I think wasting timei is the worst! I’ll try my best not to waste time and keep on task! Maybe I’ll be able to create something wonderful! I hope you have a wonderful New Year!

Congrats on the hits. I know I won’t be shopping for so many craft suppllies until I use what I have already.
Angel hugs
Debby

Hello,
Thank you for suggesting we read the comments before we write our own. Wow, I am not alone with my habits…buying too many craft supplies, not having the space for any more in my craft room, not using some of my special/unique goodies, etc. So, I am not going to spend so much on craft goodies I do not need!!! I have more than enough, in fact I wish some of you girls would come over to my house and help me use them up and lets play! Most of the time I am alone while my husband works and I would love some company. Maybe you feel the same way and live nearby, wish there was a way we could better spend our time by sharing our treasures!
Oh, and Becca I would love to win the nesties, it will keep me from buying them!
Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Becca, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I Promise myself not to backbite and lean closer on God. I also will try to be a better christian and crafter. I really enjoy your blog can’t wait to see what the new year will bring. Vivian Cunningham

thank you for such a wonderful blog. I have to check it daily. Love your ideas. I don’t have any resolutions. I guess the thing that I don’t want to do this year is think bad thoughts. Live like God would like me to live, and as they say “What would God Do?” That answers alot of guestions.

Resolutions are good, they give you a goal, and prove you have the power in you, even if you cant stick to it all year, you usually try to do it for a little bit, which shows you have the will power if you put your mind to it. These holidays my dad visited me, and on several occassions he was telling me how I should do things, like you should eat more fruit (for fibre), Its a women job to be in the kitchen and clean the house (he is very old fashioned), exercise more, get up earlier (4am)..etc, what he said made me feel like I wasn’t good enough.

So I decided my resolution is to try NOT TO SAY THINGS LIKE THAT to my boys (18 & 20). I know we say stuff like that as parents because we care, but somehow it makes the kids feel like they are not smart enough to make good choices for themselves.

Thanks Becca, I enjoyed reading all the other NOT resolutions, Happy New Year to all.

Debbie
Brisbane – Australia

Oooooh…that is incredible blog candy. Thank you for your generosity! Wowzers…what am I not going to do for next year…probably lose weight. Uhm…let’s see…I will not procrastinate as much in the new year when it comes to Christmas shopping!

Becca – I hope you had a Blessed Christmas and that you continue to receive Blessings during 2009. My resolution for 2009 is NOT to buy more embellishments/paper/stampsets etc until I have used up my considerable stash -ie I am a hoarder!! i will not hoard, I will not hoard, I will….. he! he!
Thanks so much for you wonderful inspiration. Yours is one blog I check every day!! Thanks also for the opportunity to win these Nesties – Awesome!!!

Becca—-First of all I absolutely LOVE your website!! I’m always excited when I see your emails in my inbox—can’t wait to see what beautiful creation you’ve come up with this time!! I don’t usually do resolutions, but I will to win some Nesties!! In 2009 I am NOT going to keep freaking out over the extra 20 lbs. I’m carrying. I will try to eat healthier & exercise more, but if the weight does NOT go off by my son’s wedding in August, it is NOT the end of the world. Life is too short to worry over something as trivial as my weight. Thanks for giving away the wonderful Nesties & keep up the great ideas!!

my nonresolution this year is to not worry & fret so much about things. I can’t control everything that happens so I might as well quit worrying about things & enjoy life. Oh this is gonna be so hard to do. :)

Hi Becca, Thanks for sharing so much! You are such an inspiration in so many ways. My “non-resolution” I am not going to let days, weeks or months go by without sending some love to my friends and family. I am already to go, with address labels and envelopes prestamped. All that is left for me to do is send some of my handmade creations to let them know I am thinking of them. Some will get cards every week, and some once each month, but I will be sending lots of love in the US mail in 2009! I hope ’09 brings everyone great blessings!
Thanks, Becca.
Robin S, Naperville

There are a couple of things I plan not to do. I am going to give it my best effort to only drink soda on occasion and try to give up the fast food except for the odd rarity. So that I can get this weight off my body. We will see how it goes. Its not an easy feat giving up my coke.

Hugs
Jaunice Minor
Utah

I will try to be joyful and NOT be a crab!

What a great idea, to come up with something NOT to do. At first I came up with many, such as Not drink Pepsi anymore, not to use my credit card anymore, not to eat so much – then thought those aren’t really “real,” and are usually things that I fail at, so I stopped and took some time to think about what I am really NOT going to do this year, and what I am going to try NOT to do anymore this year are:

say No to my 14-year old son about making it to his wrestling matches, or his football or baseball games, or NOT letting his friends spend the night or NOT letting his friends spend the night here or NO you can’t go to the movie on a school night, or NO I don’t have the time to sit down and talk right now, I’m busy making dinner or doing laundry or cleaning. What I AM going to do, is to take the time to pay attention to what is IMPORTANT to him AND to his friends and take the leave and go watch some of his games, and go to the movie with him and his friend when they ask me to, and sit at the dinner table and enjoy listening to him and his friends and what is happening in their lives – after all, that is what is really important.

Thank you Becca for the time to pause on what is really important!

Judi

This coming year I will not hoard lovely papers, threads and embellishments. I will use them and not keep them for the ‘right’ moment. I find that if I hoard them they then get lost and forgotten.
Thanks for the opportunity to win blog candy. I love coming to your blog to see what inspiration you are giving.

Thank you for offering such wonderful blog candy. I just love your work. In 2009 I have deceided to accept my family as they are. My sisters are 64 and 60 and not likely to change in their ways so I have decided to go with the flow.

Thankyou for the chance to win these beautiful nesties. In 2009 I hope to serve God in everything I say and do. Happy New Year.

Thank you for your Blog….your inspiration and your generosity in sharing all your ideas and projects. This year I am not going to buy something new until I have used all the things I already have and need to use. It is a shame to have the amount of unused supplies that I have, and to still buy more “stuff”. Winning the Nestabilities would be wonderful (and not a purchase)! Thanks…

Happy New Year, Becca! I absolutely love your artwork. Thank you for sharing with us!
In 2009, I resolve NOT to diet! I will instead eat when I am hungry…trying to realize that being hungry does not make me lose weight!
And as many others, I resolve not to hoard everything that I own. Embellishments were made to be admired!
Deb

Thank you for the chance to win some wonderful nesties. I am going to try not to stamp without cleaning up from the last project first. Happy New Year.

How interesting to comment on what we are not going to do- love that idea!
1. I am not going to waste time…. either in front of the tv or too much time on the computer

2. I am not going to wait to start my Christmas projects for 2009 until August. I am starting in January :D and plan to be done by August.

Barb

Happy New Year! I am going to try to stop hoarding all my pretty stamping supplies, and use them! Thanks for the chance to win.

What a wonderful possibility to receive a set of nesties.

Next year, instead of wishing or hoping I plan on do it. Using what I already have in my stash, revisiting my own stamps,punches and templates and by using my newer ink colors,and cardstock to do my best in creating with paper. I do hope to continue to reorganize my craft area so I will have an easier time to find those “special treasures” when I need them to complete a project .
Thanks for your inspiration! Happy 2009 to your family.

I just love your work. I am going to try not to feel like i have to do everything for everyone, not worry about things so much, after all God is in control, he has it all planed out, we may not understand it but he knows what is best for us.
Happy New Year

Hi Becca, thank you for this great opportunity to win the blog candy. A resolution as to what I will not do is – not leave my craft studio messy over a period of 2 days. A really clean studio does not spark my creative mood. Happy New Year to You!

Happy Holidays, and awesome Candy and Question! I love reading everyone’s response. This coming year, I resolve to NOT make any resolutions! This year was so wonderful, I want next year to be a repeat! The Lord has blessed our family, and there is nothing I would resolve to change!

Thanks Becca for the chance to win! I think for this year I will try not to worry as much, especially about Money, this year has been good to me, with my ‘craft’ I have had more sales and God has always been there for us. When ever we have needed money God has come through for us..so I will rely more on God to Bless us and not worry. Thanks for the chance to win. Renee’

I will try this year NOT to accumulate too much “junk” around the house and I always worry about everything so I will try NOT to sweat the small stuff. I really do enjoy your blog and seing what you have new to show us.

Hi Becca,

Thank you for this opportunity to win such nice blog candy!

I don’t usually make New Year’s Resolutions but I hope for this coming year not to let past mistakes interfere with the enjoyment of the present.

Hi Becca and thanks so much for the opportunity to win this lovely item! I wish you and yours the very best of new years! I would vow not to be late with family birthdays. I was always one for getting that card or gift there right on the date and now I find I am seldom on the date! Thanks, Joan

Thanks for the blog candy opportunity! I am going to try to be less lazy about showing my gratitude to people in tangible ways. There are so many people that make such a difference in my life, and I need to make sure I express that more often in words, or better yet, deeds.

Hi Becca,

I am truly looking forward to the upcoming year. I am optimistic that our new president will bring some hope back to our struggling country. I am vowing to spend more time doing the things I love. This includes spending more quality time with my kids, continuing on with my weight loss (I have lost 38 lbs so far) and lastly crafting more! Lets see what the new year brings. Thank you for sharing.

Happy Holidays,
B

Hi Becca, thanks for your awesome creations and blog candy. I am not going to swear in 2009. I had thought about my resolutions for 2009 about a month ago and decided I was going to stop with the potty mouth. I know I can do it.

This year I am not going to procrastinate on all my projects that end up taking too much of my time when I should be with family.
Thanks for the chance to win and Happy New Year!

What a great idea for comments! I hope not to continue to buy more and more stuff and not use it. I also need to work on my own projects more and not spend so much time looking at others. Thanks for the chance to win such awesome blog candy.

Hi Becca,
I love your card creations! They are so inspirational.This year with God’s help,I won’t eat so much.I won’t make cards and not send them.Thank you for the chance to win some neat card making tools!
Blessings,
Darcie

Happy New Year! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win a great blog candy. I received my first set of nesties for Christmas and I love them. The one thing I will be doing for the new year is not putting things off, have a habit of saying I will do it later and you know the old saying “Later Never Comes”. Well I hope you and family have a wonderful and safe New Years….

First, thanks for giving away these fabulous prizes. I love your blog, especially the question and answer section you have added. I am not going to buy beautiful supplies and then put them up and not use them.
I really want to do more creative projects this coming year.

something I won’t be doing……..ummmm……..walking slowly in the morning.

I won’t be making any New Year’s resolutions this year. I make them all the time and I break them just as often.

I won’t be doing any fad diets either.
I won’t be stopping shopping for new crafty supplies.
I won’t be using up all of my crafty stash.
I won’t stop buying paper.

Hahahaha. This was fun! I love your prize, too.

Whew! I just read all 247 comments – a lot of great ideas! Something easy: I am not going to get a tattoo (hee hee). Something hard: I am not going to put stuff off. Such as: sewing the button back on when it falls off instead of losing the button on my craft desk and leaving the blouse in a pile of mending. Something good: I am not going to forget to thank God for all my blessings before I go to sleep each night.

Thanks for the opportunity to win this set of Nesties! I absolutely love you blog and all you beautiful creations. Best wishes to you and your family in 2009!

Let’s make it real by listing 3 (maybe that way at least one will be accomplished)

Reality – While I have to bring work home with me (it’s the nature of the beast in my job), I’m going to try SO VERY HARD, to leave the emotional frustration in the office AND try not to let it get to me as much as it does.

Crafting – I will not feel like I HAVE to buy something just because I’ve got a great coupon that “needs” to be used. (I’ve got plenty of “those” purchases that already need to be used :-) )

Life in general – I will not overload myself by trying to get everything done – it can and will all wait until another day, and I’ll feel better for not stressing about it.

Wishing everyone a very very Happy New Year.

Thanks for the cool website and the chance to win!

I will NOT spend as much time surfing the ‘net as I did this year. I get lots of ideas, but then don’t make anything. My time on the Internet is as bad as my teen’s! There are so many interesting things…

Happy New Year. Janine

Hi Becca,

This year I have vowed not to buy every new scrapbook item I see and to try not to buy something just because I have a good coupon to use at my local craft store! I have so many supplies….some I know I will never even get the time to use. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards….you are quite the inspiration. Would love the chance to win these Nesties.

Hope you have a happy, healthy new year ! I look forward to your many beautiful creations. I’m going to clean up and organize my stamping room, and I will TRY to keep it clean through the new year. I will not clutter up my stamping table so I have only a tiny 6″ x 6″ space to quickly stamp a card ! lol ! Thank you for the chance to win the nesties. I have the plain rectangles, and it would be nice to have the scalloped edge set. Happy New Year !

Hey Becca,

Thanks for giving us a chance to win the wonderful Nestabilities. I look forward to your website every day. Your cards are absolutely beautiful.
One thing I am going to try not to do in 2009 is let my back pain put me out for 3 weeks at a time this year. Have a Wonderful and Safe Happy New Year.

It’s interesting to read that so many “crafters” have the same thoughts that I do about impulse buying craft items and their crafting area! This year I plan to use what I have and not let Michaels, Joanns and Hobby Lobby coupons make me think that I must use them to “save” money!!! Also I don’t want to let my work area stay the disaster scene! I also don’t want to wait until a special holiday/birthday is upon me before beginning the creation of cards! Becca, thanks for the suggestion of choosing what I won’t do instead of making resolutions of what I will do!! You’re the greatest.
Neenie

I am NOT going to try to lose any weight in 2009 and I am NOT going to allow the scary people who keep telling me that I am unhealthy because I am over weight to worry me. I would love to see some of the scrawny scary people keep up with me through just one of my days :) Happy New Year to everyone :)

Thanks for a thought-provoking question. I guess the way to phrase it for me is that I am not going to sit back and wait for other people to invite me to their house for fellowship. I am going to take the initiative more often this year and enJOY having people whenever I want a visit with friends.

Hi Becca~ What wonderful candy you have! These nesties have been on my wish list for a long time! I would love to win these! :) You are so sweet to be giving away such a GREAT prize! As for the New Year, I am going to not do my homework! Oh wait that won’t be good on the GPA….hee hee! For serious, I am going to try not to procrastinate with my homework!
Hugs~ Kim

I will try not to dump more stuff in my stamp room without putting it away in the right spot….. I plan to make no new piles to step over. I do need to get my stuff organized so I can find what I have, and use it!
DeniseB

Hi Becca

Thanks so much for the chance to win these Nesties. And I hope everyone had a great Christmas and will have a safe New Year’s!

My New Year’s resolution this year is not to make one that is unreasonable. Like dieting. Instead, I will make healthier meal choices.

Thank you again for this opportunity and for your wonderful and inspiring blog!

Hugs!
Buffie

Becca! this is a hard one!

I think that, as some others put it before, not worrying about things I cannot change will be the thing not to do for next year.

Happy New Year to all!

soraya

You think if maybe I say that I’m not going to lose weight this year that I will lose weight? HMM!!

Great blog candy. One thing I’m hoping not to do next year is suffer from anxiety and depression. It’s horrible and I’m hoping with God’s help I can not do it : )

Thank you so much for the chance to win these nesties. I like seeing each of your creations.

I don’t make resolutions, but I would say that I plan not to let my stamp room get so messy and out of control….that is, after I finally get it straightened and into control. ;-)

Becca, I just wanted to pop over and say “hi”, and I found this post. Well, you’re right, I’ve enjoyed reading the answers. I’ve kept my resolutions in a stamping-related vein this year and, actually, they’re all basically things I will NOT do —

I will not stay up past 11:00 on work nights just to get a blog post done.

I will not let other things which are important to me take a back seat to stamping.

Those are just a couple of the “nots”. Thank you for so generously offering this blog candy to your readers!

Being a SU demonstrator, I make lots of cards, but I never seem to actually mail them out — pitiful, I know. So my New Year’s Resolution is to send one card each day. Most my family is out of state and I do not get to see them very often. I plan to keep in touch with them by sending them “love notes” on a regular basis. So each week I will send 7 cards; I sure hope I can stick with it! Happy New Year everyone.

I just want to tell you that I love your blog. My resolution is that I dont have any. I dont do well with keeping them, so I just dont make any. :)

Hi Becca! The one thing I resolve not to do in 2009 is buy unnecessary supplies. My craft room is overflowing, and I have a major compulsion when it comes to shopping for supplies! Since I’ve been “practicing” for a few weeks, hopefully I’ll be able to continue this trend. This will save me *tons* of $$$, too, so no downside! Have a great holiday season!!
fay

I also don’t make New Years resolutions. I do try to give every day to the LORD and not take over. I guess Not taking over is a lifelong resolution. I enjoy your blog and the time you put into it. I am a new stamper and seeing your beautiful work is great inspiration for me. Thank you.

This year I am not going to stay up so late every night that I’m tired and useless the next day. Thanks for all the beautiful work you do – your blog is so inspiring.

I have just found your blog and it is great, will definitely be coming back regularly. What I am not going to do in 2009 is wish my life away. Taking each day as it comes and making the most of that day.

Hi Becca,

You do such beautiful cards – a great inspiration.
I am not going to complain and comment as much about what I don’t have as far as material things and appreciate what I do have. Things on earth are only ours to borrow and use for a short time while we are here.

I love your blog, Becca! What a generous gift your blog candy is! As for a resolution, I’m not going to buy supplies because they are the newest thing to get, only those things in my budget and that I know I will use (like nesties : ), and if I’m not using something, I’m going to give it away to someone who will!

Happy New Year!
debra~

Yummy!!!!! Love the blog “candy” you are offering some lucky person. Hope that someone is me, of course. Happy New Year!!!

Jane

Happy New Year Becca .This year I hope to make and send cards on time Thanks for the chance to win..

I am NOT going to: eat right and lose weight, use the craft supplies I have before buying more, stop worrying, keep my stamp room clean, get things done right away, exercise and clean my house. New Year’s resolutions haven’t worked for me before, so maybe using a little reverse psychology will get it all done right!!! :)

Best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, Creative New Year!

Thanks for sharing all your wonderful artwork!

I am not gonna be too lazy to do anything good! :P

Thanks for offering the blog candy!!!
This year I will not ignore my own health. In November I suffered a compression fracture of one of my vertebrae. I learned I have severe osteoporosis at a young age. I had NO idea that I was not well in that regard! My desire is to return to good health so that I can serve the Lord and others for a long time to come!
Mary Esther

Hope your Christmas was a very special one. Thanks for offering blog candy. I hope to make more cards and scrap more this year. Hope your 2009 is a wonderful one.

I’m not going to set a weightloss goal….I’m going to try to focus on overall health every day….work out when I can and just generally make more choices. Wonderful candy!

Wow, Becca there are some amazing followers on your blog! Hope all had a wonderful holiday season. I am going to try really hard not to let the negative things in my life get the best of me this year (which means, spend more time on my knees and in my bible)…. thanks for the chance at the sweet blog candy. I can’t wait to see what you ‘accomplish’ this new year!

I’m going to make myself sit down and use what I have in front of me instead of always trying new things. New techniques are wonderful but I end up not producing any cards. So the deal I’ve made is that I can’t do anything new until I’ve made half a dozen cards from start to finish with what I have within arm’s reach on my desk.

I want to thank you for your q&a section. I think it’s a real gem to show people that you don’t need to have access to high end stores to make beautiful cards. You make gorgeous cards with supplies from stores almost all of us have access to. It’s a valuable lesson in using imagination rather than expensive supplies.

I have a standing one that I make every year…To lose Weight!!
LOL cause I gained 10 pounds this year..Bummer..
Also what not to do….is spend so much Money on Crafts that I don’t need…
Hope you have Happy New Year!!!!!
Nancy~

What a great spin on new year resolutions! I had to think for a minute. I think my ‘un resolution’ will be that I am NOT going to spend so much time on the internet this year instead of working out. Everyday I say I am going to go for a walk or something and by the time I am done with email and surfing, the time is gone. So, I am NOT going to waste my mornings. Of course….I’ll still be stoppin HERE. :o)

Next year I am not going to leave all my cards til the last minute!!
Hope you had a fabulous holiday, looking forward to seeing all your wonderful designs next year

Alli

I’m going to NOT drink wine every night! Seriously!

Thanks so much, Becca for the chance to win this… God Bless!

Becca,
first of all, let me say I just love your blog. You are very inspirational and you have a great gift from God. I’m sure He blesses you with how you share it!
As for what I’m NOT going to do this year? Well, I’m NOT going to make any resolutions that I know I can’t keep. I’ve given up on saying I’m going to lose weight. But, I haven’t gained any either!! Yahoo!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Lavonne

I would love to win this blog candy. I have stopped by your blog times before. Love your projects.

I am not going to proscratinate as much as I have this past year. I am going to have an agenda and stick to it.

Happy New Year.

In 2009 I will not neglect my health. I will take better care of myself.

Thanks, thanks for the chance to win the Nesties. I have a few and just love the looks they achieve. For this new year, I am not going to let my craft area get so taken over with storage of non-crafting stuff!! What a mess!

Another opportunity to win something from you but what’s more interesting is this question…..’what I’m NOT going to do in 2009′. I’ve never thought much about this tho in the back of my mind the thought was there and I loathe the subject…..losing weight. HA! Okay, so I’m a bit healthy and definitely not anorexic and everything seems to be functioning well. So I’m NOT going to stop eating to loose weight deliberately. I’ll ‘modify’ my consumption and move some limbs a bit more often and train my left hand to do more stamping to even out the workout. Check back with me at the end of 2009 for a before and after comparison.

This year I am not going to buy paper at the half off sales or because it is pretty. I have purchased far too many paper sets that I end up using only one piece of the pack. Instead I am going to buy paper for projects as I need it instead of just because it is on sale or pretty.

Thanks Becca for the chance to win the fabulous nestie set.
I would like to not buy new stuff on a whim unless I have a few honest uses for it.
Wishing you, your family and all who read this blog a very Happy new Year.
God Bless x

I love that you are christian, a sister that uses the talents that God gave you in a way to bless others. Everyone can see the light of
Christ in what you do and that you share your ideals and talents and most of all in the Scriptures that you use in your works. Gods mighty word can do many great things in peoples lifes. Thank You! Blessings, Staci Merritt

What a great question! I think next year I am not going to:

1- Go overboard on craft spending. Need to focus on using what I have more!
2- Wait forever to send out cards. I should send them as I make them.
3- Get discouraged with exercising and working out. I need to find a routine I like and stick with it.
4- Take my husband and family for granted.

Thanks for the wonderful chance!

That’s some awesome blog candy, Becca! Can you believe that I don’t own ANY of these? Feel sorry for me? LOL!

I am really looking forward to 2009. 2008 is going down into the family record books as a year that we all want to forget. Although 2009 will probably hold it’s own challenges for our family, I am NOT going to let the stress of it all take over, physically or emotionally. I’ve got to remember that God is in charge!

I am really serious about this one. I won’t buy any craft/scrapbooking/stamping related items next year from January till November and that includes online purchases. The only exception is cardstock and adhesive because I always run out of them. I made my husband promise to keep me away from all those craft stores, even if I insist and bawl my heart out. The reason for this is that I want to focus on creating, not buying and hoarding. I want to use all the stuff that I have already on hand. So, that means I officially have 3 days left to buy whatever it is I need (or maybe want?) to buy. And when the clock strikes 12 on January 1st…. *crossing my fingers and toes!*

:D

A new years resolution that Im NOT going to do related to crafting and stamping…Im not gonna buy from HOB LOB with out my coupon on impulse, hows that? So I guess that means I have to schedule a day to print the darn coupon before the outting!
Thanks Becca for your wonderful blog and contest,

Hello Becca, This year I am not going to worry so much about everything and everyone. I’ve done that all of my life and it’s taken it’s toll on my body and health. A few weeks ago I suffered a stroke, not the regular kind of stroke mind you, it was caused from a migraine headache! (migraines constrict the blood vessels, and this one constricted tight enough and long enough to cause a stroke) Anyway all caused by stress and worry. I’m working on it now and will continue to the rest of my life. I’m sooooo worried about it….just joking I’ve put it in God’s hands and what ever happens is his will. Thanks for sharing your awsome talent. g

I’ve loved reading through the comments…
This year I will do my best not to worry so much about everything… I will just trust that the Lord will provide me the way when I need it.

Hope you have a fabulous New Year my friend!!!
hugs, Jami

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Becca and that God will bless you in the New Year!! This year I want to take life as it comes and enjoy all of the many blessings God has given me. There are so many people out there who are suffering with illness, loneliness, etc. This year I do not want to focus on what I don’t have or what I wish I had or looked like. I will not focus on what I don’t have but thank God for each day and each blessing he has bestowed upon me. I will not put things or tasks that need to be done before my children, family or friends. I pray that I can be a blessing to others.

I am going to try and not be impatient when I start to become frustrated with something.
Kindly,
~Eve

What am I not going to do this year? Interesting twist!
I think I am not going to start any new hobbies! I am not going to buy, buy, buy scrapbooking supplies because it’s on sale and I “might need it some day”. I am not going to start any more quilting projects until I use up my stash. Whew! That was easier then I thought.

These comments are awesome, I don’tlike to make promises/resolutions I can’t keep so I’ll have to say that I’m not going to do that. I will try to do at least one challenge a week though to keep my mojo going. Thanks, SharriC

Gosh, let’s see…..there are so many things I would like NOT to do. I would love to not hoard my paper. I need to use it up to make room for more! I’d also like to NOT drink so much Coke Zero/Diet Coke. It is my drug of choice, along with food. Maybe 2009 is the year! Thanks for the chance to win!

Becca- Your cards are the most beautiful and creative cards I have ever seen! As for what I am NOT going to do in the new year- I will NOT let my Bible set idle on the bench every week between Sundays. And I will NOT waste time on the computer playing solitaire. I will NOT forget people’s birthdays and I will NOT let all my stamp stuff collect more dust! Have a wonderful and blessed new year! Thank you for all your inspiration!

Becca,

Thanks so much for the chance to win some Nesties. Love those things. Wow, more than 300 people commented to hopefully win them !

Anyways, I will not let the negative things in my life effect my mental health. Instead I will continue to trust the Lord to worry for me. I have already begun working on this during tha last half of 2008. Becca, your encouragement and your blog have been a huge help to me in this endeavor.

Blessings,
Lisa A.

I/m not going to be late sending cards this year. That is an easy one for me and one I know I can keep.
thanks,

This year I will not waste my time on anything. I will stay productive and I will NOT gain anymore weight! Thanks so much have a wonderful New Year Cynthia

Hi Becca,
Thanks so much for an opportunity to win these Nesties. The one thing I will try not do next year is let clutter pile up too long.
Have a Happy New Year!
Marv

Love your blog and the candy – of course. This year I am going to have fun every day and try to always stay positive. Now that should be alot of fun:)

This year I am going to try to get outside more. After all, I moved to FL from ME to enjoy good weather, and I find myself at the computer too much…so, will still be here, but not as much.

In 2009, I am going to try to not let my supplies pile up. I rarely see a paper that I don’t like, and I need to use more of them instead of hoarding them.

Thanks so much for the chance to win the Nesties! They really help to spice up a card. Thank you, too, for sharing your wonderful blog with us! You inspire me with every entry!

Hi. Great question! So many possibilities — smile. I’m NOT going to spend more time planning and reading about doing things (including creative endeavors) than actually DOING the things. But I’ll always have time for your blog– it’s inspiring on so many levels. Happy New Year!
Helen

Becca, you ARE Amazing Grace to me. I am never disappointed when I come to visit your blog.

In the new year….I am NOT going to purchase any new craft goody that I take home and JUST LOOK AT. I am NOT going to let my lack of space hinder me any longer!! You have inspired me …. to AIM higher. My Mother was and my Sister is an artist. Truly gifted at hand. I … am not. BUT…card making is something I can do, and well enough to be appreciated by those around me. I am NOT going to purchase another gift, as the ideas are endless to items that I CAN MAKE!!! AND I know I have the supplies to make them.

Thanks Becca……

Leah (Big Sky Country!!)

Well, in the new year i plan to appreciate my family even more. health issues have been on our minds lately, and i feel like everything will work out fine (it’s what you tell yourself), and hopefully they will. i need to make a point of making sure my loved ones know how important they are to me.
have a happy new year in 2009. thanks for an inspiring blog. love your work.

The thing I will not do, is leave my craft area a mess! Thanks for your inspiration!

I would love to win the Nesties…this exact one is on my wish list!

Great idea to decide what not to do this year! I think for me one of the biggest things I need to work on is Not doubt myself so much. I am my own worst critic about everything…how I look, what I cook, what I craft. I realize it is setting a very bad example for my daughter. I want her to be confident and strong inside but I have to be a role model for her.

So here is wishing everyone a positive 2009!

Victoria

Happy New Year, Becca!

I echo many of the gals when I say your work is some of the most beautiful I’ve seen and has inspired me to take mine to a whole new level.

In the new year, I am not going to walk in Christ alone; meaning, I have asked another pastor’s wife to be my accountablility partner. Too often, we (PWs) feel we have to always have it “together” and don’t feel we have anyone other than our husbands to confide in. No more! I now have someone in my life to ask me the hard questions that I feel I can truly confide in. So if I don’t win the nestabilities, I’m already a winner!

Hello Becca! Your blog is always a “go-to” when I need inspiration and you always make me feel good! I am so thankful that you share all your talents with us!

This year I am going to try to give up some non-productive things in my life that steal my time away! I am cutting down on my must see TV shows, and trading that for creative for me! I am also trying to be more organiz