Hi Cathy, I have taken this class twice. Its fantastic. Your humor and videos alone are worth the price...I posted this to my facebook page as well. Anyone out there who are on the fence...you will find out alot about yourself when you take this class. Super fun and great result!!

I am pretty good once I am organized- it's the getting organized in a way that has staying power that I really need! Thanks for the opportunity!!

Flying up to Bend, Oregon - taking a 10 day vacation. Doing some exploring, walking and hiking with my hubby, taking my four legged boy to the dog parks and hopefully catching the new Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz film if its opening this weekend. It looks hilarious! Just going to enjoy the beautiful and serene landscape of this cute little town. Sharon F. california

Interesting how the colors come back into fashion - they are on trend for now!! Relish the memories of success - that you participated and gave your all.Pretty darn awesome...And by the way, I would totally be up to some rollerskating now at age 50. I relish in the fact I can say Relish twice in one paragraph but also that I can stand on wheels (or blades) [sidebar: each year I vote for an ice skating holiday party at my office and drag my husband out for a spin at an outdoor rink] Just because I can!! Well Done Champ!!

I am totally loving your inspiration Cathy! I have facebooked Run like a Mother and I am having a hard time with the engraving...too many short phrases coming to mind...you have to be able to talk when you run right? So am thinking something I could chant ... something like "Yes, I can! I can do this! or Its All Possible! No Limits!I turned 50 this year and have been fixated on my health and getting fit.. oh, maybe "Fit is IT" Thank you for the inspiration...

my iphone camera is everywhere with me. I bring my big cannon with me to places I really want to capture action since it has that awesome fast motion (running man) setting. I dont carry it with me as much because its hard to lug around...a tote like this one would definitely make it easier...I am happy to volunteer to do a study for Jo Totes!! Thanks for the opportunity to win...love the color by the way...goes with that green apple :)

I could go either way, so would err on the side of being a fan.

well, I do like pink and let's face it chocolate. Seriously, I am in favor of the idea of it, a time to recognize our loved ones..but shouldn't we do that everyday? So having one day is not enough. Not a fan of the commercialism of it all. But its a good marker and reason for many out there to get their proposals out...my husband and I dont exchange items, but we do something together, especially if its been a busy week, month, year...

Yes, only drink tea...I love love love Lady Grey - Twinings brand. I recently found it in decaf too for the afternoons and evenings at my World Market Cost Plus in Bend, Oregon. My second favorite in the afternoons is the English breakfast decaf. Good flavor with out the jolt. I love a smooth tea and the Lady Grey has just the right combination of flavors. Enjoy your tea journey..

Wow, how cool. Love the hand lettering and the stamps. Also, I am so excited to hear you have chosen Daniela Costa to be on your teacher list for Inpired. She is terrific and all your students will be excited to meet this fabulous teacher and person.

Good for you! I am so proud of you and your success! You are an inspiration.

This is terrific. You are right about the little apple. Excellent use of even leading between the photos and love the warm to cool effect. You should fee proud. As someone taking your DYL class I can say she's got it! Congratulations!

I love it too. We just bought our retirement home in Bend, Oregon and we will be adding to it and making it a home over time. I will document this home that we live in now and the transformation of the Oregon house into a home. Great idea. I would be interested in a kit if you make more!

This is terrific. I would tell the younger me not to be afraid to follow your heart, you will take some misteps, but it will all be ok. Oh, and the first boyfriend in college? he is a "tester" and while that first breakup is painful, that relationship will lay the foundation for a really terrific guy you will meet in an unexpected place who will turn out to be your best friend, husband and soulmate...and just be you.

love this and you know any grammar errors, etc. make it special to you and make it, dare I say, human?! I enjoyed the story and will take you up on the challenge as I am getting more and more comfortable with my writing. Have a fantastic Friday!

Cathy - I love your honesty and owning being you. I try to remember that each day. Some can be good and some can be not so good. I have come to realize that as each day ends a new one begins and I can start again. Being a marketing professional I can rationalize nearly everything. Not so good with weight as its there in your face. I recently lost 5 pounds just by eating better. I was not trying to lose, but it has inspired me to move. Just that small amount changed my dress size and made me feel better. I join you in this battle to make healthy and "fit" (my word of the year) a good habits. As a dog trainer I tell my clients that good habits are just as hard to break as bad...so here is to all of us - Cheers to Good Habits and feeling great!

Hi Cathy, I am right there with you. The key is to just get started and let one day become two, then one week, one month, etc. I have lost 5 pounds since October and 10 pounds since Summer. I am not stressing about exercising or doing anything structured. I am eating better and that is only because I am craving the good foods and not snacking. I was a big snacker...why you might ask? Vitamin D. (Dr. OZ recommends it too)Menopause hit this past april a bit earlier than any of us (my doctor included) expected. She suggested I take Vitamin D for my bone health and memory loss...well, it also is good for breast health AND its side effect...get this - it causes you not to crave the junk. Truly. I only want an apple at 3pm when I normally turn to the candy bars and anything sugar and crunchy like chips - used to be both. I have lost one dress size and am inching, I can feel it, toward the next one down. I walk each evening - for the dog, but I dont get out of breath or anything. Because I feel better, I just signed up for a line dancing class which is a blast and it gets me moving at least one evening a week and gets me out to see other folks. Anyway, wanted to share...I totally understand the struggle. But when I just went with it, it happened. And I feel great. I am sending you lots of encouragement and cheerleading for you from CA! I have reached out through the links you posted. Thank you. Prayers and virtual hugs to the people of Haiti and the folks on the ground trying to help.

Cool! both of you.

My goal this year is to organize myself and my time so that I stop "thinking" about working on my scrapbook projects and documenting my stories, but to actually do it. I realize that I will never have the perfect day where everything else is caught up so iI can have uninterupted time...that I have to make it and do things in small pieces so that I can get it all out of my head and onto the computer screen, paper or a combo therewith! I think I can, I think I can...

I never thought I would enjoy a "nevers" list as much as I did from you and the folks who have posted. Wow! Pretty darn cool. I never in my wild imaginations thought that I would be the owner of an iphone. Hubby surprised me for my 50th birthday...one I will never forget! Thank you, Phoebe, I mean Cathy, lovely lovely post!

What a wonderful exercise. As I am about to turn 50 I have found that I am quite reflective today. I wrote most of my xmas cards and in going through my address book, took a few moments to think about each person when I met them and how knowing them has changed my life. Some of them provided to me through their friendship incredible lessons and learnings that only today would I have known were so important. My journalling for 10 minutes consisted of writing notes to myself of these lessons and the people connected to them so that I can write out my feelings about those lessons and those people more fully. I would never have thought to do that if not for this exercise. I love BPS and look forward to another amazing year of classes!

Not overdoing is something you are learning and its ok that its different. Try new things and see what you like and what you dont want to do again next year. Getting out of the what is expected vs what you want is huge. Congrats on that. I am enclosing a quote I saw on Big Picture about the Grinch written by Dr. Seuss, I think it will resonate with what you are feeling....happy holidays "And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?" ~Dr. Seuss

Wow. That word seems to sum up what has been a fantastic journey of techniques and fun. Thank you Thank you dear friend for overcoming what could have easily been a No for this year due to frustrations of unforseen circumstances. That would have been so easy to skip this year. Thank you for sharing your art and your craft. I look forward to seeing and purchasing your new things, especially giddy to hear about the dies - as I have a big shot, but have not found just the "right" dies for my style. I have hope that yours will be perfect for me. All the best to you are yours.

Love this quote from the Grinch! Thank you for such a great reminder Lisa!!