Post Holiday Depression.

Christmas is over. All the toys are out of their cardboard boxes, and have been carted off by the recycling truck. FINALLY. I've had cardboard piled in my laundry room since Sunday, and the clutter was driving me insane. I packed up the Christmas tree, and decorations yesterday, all the while my precious little 2 year old was crying and pleading with me not to take down the "Chrissamiss treat". Despite wanting to have my house back to normal, I really didn't want to take it down either. :( I feel like December flew by so fast, and Christmas didn't even feel like Christmas for me because we didn't get to spend Christmas day with the kids. I'm not all that sad though, we still have one more Christmas celebration to do on New years, and we have a babysitter that night to go out as well. I wish I could say I'm super excited to go out, but I'm really not. :-/ My anxiety comes and goes, but lately every time we go somewhere unfamiliar with strangers, or somewhere really loud it really flares up. So I'm probably going to spend the whole night anxious and nauseous, so I won't be able to drink. I don't really enjoy drinking too much anyways. Don't get me wrong I love the occasional glass of wine, or just drinking enough to feel tipsy, but partying and getting completely wasted, and then puking is not my thing, it never has been.  On another note, this new year brings a lot of hope for me, and I can't really say why yet, just know that I'm really excited. :) My diet officially starts next week, and I need to find a way to start exercising. Hopefully it's more than just doing yoga on my living room floor haha. So this is the last week I can have soda, or eat junk food so I will probably eat my heart out and be in a food coma all week. Here's to the new year! :)

Happy new year from the Hensley family!

-excuse the sleepy I just woke up and never brush my hair mom look.

Collage.

I made both of these awhile back, haven't made collage-esque in quite awhile.

Salt Dough Ornaments

So yesterday I realized that Christmas is almost here.. And I have yet to do any Christmas crafts with the kids! This bring us to the salt dough ornaments. I wanted to make something that I had all the supplies for, and this doesn't require much so it was perfect.

What you will need: 2 cups of flour

                                  1 cup of salt

                                  1 cup of water

                                  Cookie cutters

                                  Baking sheet

                                  Mixing Bowl

                                  Rolling Pin

Instructions: Mix together salt and water, then gradually add in water as you mix together.

                      Flour the counter top so it doesn't stick, roll dough onto counter.

                      Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.

                      Bake at 250 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until hard.

                      Paint when cool! Cover in clear coat afterwards if desired.

See? Really easy. My ornaments don't look very Christmasy though do they? Hehe.

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On so many levels.

Believing.

Grocery day!

I've been waiting forever to grocery shop because this week is double dollar week at Leeker's in Park City, so my fridge is pretty bare and I had to buy a lot! So much, that I had to take 2 separate photos.

I spent 114.34 and saved 76.86, and this will last us 2 weeks so I spent right around what I usually spend.

Highlights of my trip: 69 cent sausage rolls after coupons

                                89 cent garnier fructis shampoo after coupons

                                2.99 downy unstoppables after coupons, I was really pumped about this because these             are usually 7.00 a bottle!

                                1.00 Hershey chocolate chips after coupons, 4 bags for my holiday baking.

I would say pretty successful for a family of 4, no?