oh that telephone line

Yesterday (the fourth) was full of feelings, as per usual. Specifically, these photos can communicate a handful of these emotions better than words  I'm lazy. 

blue skies! common beverage choice/haristyle!

impromptu reunion with my previous visiting teaching companion/teachee/lovely friends/almost sister missionaries!

A puppy. 

crazy eyes. puppy eyes. 

 Today, the 5th, was full of joyful moments:

• A charming (filling, this cafeteria I tell you!) dinner with my dear friend Carly and new friends.
• sunshine, sunshine, blue skies, sunshine!
• An hour and a half of trigonometry homework tonight. It is done!
• Time with Nell-E, my neglected guitar. We are on better terms now.
• My pajama pants, my very first article of clothing sewn for myself, are taking shape.
• The devotional this morning was just what I needed, as per usual. I love this place!

Even though I feel a constancy of stress and anxiety throughout my day, I can at least do my best to enjoy it. I'm working on myself and getting my mental inconsistencies under wraps and improving my brain trail of thought quality. I have a strong support system and things get better every day! Oh how life challenges all of us. Today I have no pictures, but the following can again share more of my thoughts and goals than my words could!

{via. Abe was also the name of that labrador puppy}

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With oodles of love and affection,
Megan

school art project

{This post is for my proposal in my Professional Development in the Arts Class. I'm pitching my mural in the hallways project idea and need some visuals! Plus you get to see some more pinterest lovelies.} 

Love,
Megan Marie

pinteresting

  While my mom was away in Utah and I was left to my own devices, I looked to Pinterest for some meal ideas. I found some goodies!

   I just call this salsa but it has a fancier name somewhere. 

try it here

   Here's my recreation. Boy, it was delicious. I had a bunch of friends over and they were all impressed by my homemaking skills. 


   Next up was gluten-free lemon poppyseed pancakes. (Now isn't that a hipster recipe.) 
These were delicious! I just replaced the regular flour with a gf mix I had on hand and voila. They were yummy with strawberries or raspberries and maple syrup. 

recipe found here

   
   Yum! I froze the extras and ate them throughout the week.


Here's to encouraging my Pinterest addiction-


Love, 
Megan Marie

let's get crafty

I found this image on pinterest,

and took it as inspiration for a wall in my room.

My mom and I took a mini road trip on Friday, (I drove the whole way!) to Nanton and through Okotoks. I found 5 old frames at a thrift store in Nanton for 5 dollas. I picked out some acrylics at Michael's and got painting. 

The next step was to use magnetic paint and cover the back pieces of the frame. Some were empty frames, so I had to cut out pieces out of thin wood and painted them.

The finished product! I had a shelf where that necklace holder board is, so I used it to cover up the knarly holes leftover in the wall.

The quote on the magnet is "You do not find the happy life, you make it." -Camilla Kimball

This stichery was in a nasty looking gold frame, so I spruced it right up with some green paint. 

This weekend project also counted as a divine nature project. I'm more than halfway finished with my Personal Progress (the second time). I also finished reading the Book of Mormon yesterday, I just love that book!