If you don't know me, then you don't know I've basically been in school my whole life! I've had a tumultuous relationship with school, and the journey to this day has been a long one!
I finished high school and went straight into university studying jazz piano and voice... I finished one year and had a breakdown (haha) and took a couple years off. I then went to makeup school for a year and became a makeup artist for print and film. Did that for a little while, but was offered a full scholarship to return to music school. I returned, got pregnant, and quit... AGAIN!!! When my son was 6 months old I went back to school, FOR GOOD, and after 3 years finished my Bachelors of Music in Jazz. I taught at a music academy for a year, and then got accepted to Simon Fraser University for my teacher training (PDP) and teacher certification. Today is my last day of school. I say it's forever, but the reality is I will probably go back and get my Masters when my son is a little older. So.... Today is a big day for me. I have basically sacrificed seeing my son grow up these past 5 years, but everyone keeps telling me "it's for our own good." I hope so!!

I've been playin' around with my Photoshop Elements the past couple days trying out some free downloads I got last week. My only wish is that I had those flourishes in RUBBER or clear stamps so I could use them on my paper pages.. I'm off to cut up my new SU! stamps and hopefully play a Dirty challenge or two..

This second layout is a landscape 11 x 8.5 page. I saw a similar layout on Two Peas and thought I'd try the white-space thing.. I like it!