I love the letter "i." How can you not? I mean come on ... without "i" there would be no I .. or me if you want to be grammatically correct. I'm super-duper excited to be participating in my very first blog hop. A few weeks back I took Shimelle's online class "Blogging for Scrapbookers." In the process, I made lots of virtual connections and discovered some cool crafty blogs. One of those oh so cool crafty ladies organized a hop and I gladly jumped on the train!  So welcome to all you readers who have hopped on over ... Make sure you keep reading all the way to the end, there is a giveaway at the bottom! 

Now, back to the letter "i" and more about me! Here are two i-words that make up a huge part of who I am.  



My favorite brand of ice cream .. as well as one of my all time favorite flavors!

 Ice Cream: If I could only eat one more thing for the rest of my life, it would be ice cream -- rocky road ice cream to be more precise. There are many mornings I wake up and want to eat nothing but a huge, heaping bowl of ice cream. And there are lots of mornings I let myself! I eat ice cream when I am happy. I eat ice cream when I am sad. I eat ice cream when I am lonely, frustrated, anxious or just bored. It’s a bit of an addiction if I were to be completely honest about it. But there are worse things to be addicted to, right? 

 Independent: Being independent is never a bad thing. But there are times I consider myself independent to a fault. I crave spending time alone. With my job sending me to all points on the globe, I have an abundance of alone time in hotels, taxi cabs and restaurants. Coming from a big family I have always assumed I was independent because each child had to pitch in to get the work done. Now, as an adult, I think I’m independent because in an attempt to escape the chaos (happy chaos, by chaos none the less). I wanted to be able to function all on my own, enjoy quiet time and escape the madness. Now, I’m almost need, more than crave, the alone time. I rarely ask for help, which can be bad. My poor husband is all about quality, couple’s time, and I personally can only handle so much of that. It makes me feel like I’m locked up in a very small room, with no way out. But I’ve also accomplished some pretty amazing things because I’m so strong willed and independent. Not bad, if I do say so myself.

The next stop on the hop is This Little Life Of Mine. But before you go, leave me a comment. Tell me what you favorite "i" word is. And if you do, you'll be entered to win a box of scrapbooking goodies. I'll be stuffing a flat rate box full of crafty goodness and I'm happy to ship it anywhere in the world. I'll pick a winner sometime late Monday night (April 18). If you get lost or missed one of the blogs in the hop, here's a link to everyone who is participating. Enjoy!


I Speak Melsh
BE Glorious
Captured On Film
Chatty Crafty Arty Pig
Creating Room
Curiouser and Curiouser
Daily Life - Bits and Pieces
Deb's World
Den's Crafty Diary
From High In The Sky
Gallo Organico
Ginger's Life Of Spice
Handmade By Kirsty
Havoc and Mayhem
Heather's Scraps
Helena's Creative Maven
Holaday's Happy Hearts
Jeant-Jinnag
Just Jimjams
K's Crafty Corner
Life...As I See It
{Life Behind The Purple Door}
Lisa E Design Blog
Living Life One Blessing At A Time
Mary's Musings
Michelle Loves...
Obstinate Pursuit
Over At Our Place
Paper Turtle
Peonies and Pennies
Random Reflections
Rosalind Revival
Scrap Dreams
Scrappyjacky
Scrapworthy Lives
Staring At The Sea
Surefiredaisy Says
This Kalil Life
This Little Life Of Mine
Xnomads' Blog