Finally Scrapping! :)

I haven't made the time to scrap over the last few months. Since completing my Countdown to Christmas album, I haven't gotten my mojo back. Until this week. I decided if I didn't get started scrapping, it wouldn't get any easier. Just doing it, in this case, was exactly what I needed! :)

Using Got Nothin But Love by Tracie Stroud and Jady Day

My Mountain by Flutter Expressions

Using Capture Life: March by Tracie Stroud

More Cuties! :)

Got around to editing a few more pictures today! I love these ones! :)

Coming Or Going

I barely know whether I am coming or going lately! It's the same old stuff, it's just that blogging seems to fall by the wayside. I'm not sure how to make time for it. I realized today I hadn't edited or posted any photos of my kids THIS YEAR! I do really think, that other than Instagram, I hadn't posted any photos since Christmas. The GOOD news is that I've been taking them, just not getting them off the camera. Ever since I started shooting in RAW, and that slowing down my post processing, I've been more and more reluctant to DO my post processing. My flow has become much slower and I'm not good at batch editing. The sheer overwhelming task of it all makes me avoid it entirely. Here are a few of my faves from this month...I'll share some from January too, but let's not get crazy or anything :) 

                    

Lookie lookie--here comes.....Cupcakes :)

I have been so BLAH the last few weeks! Does anyone else have a sincere dislike for the month of January? It's so long and cold and dreary. 

But that's just the thing...it was kind of nice here in Lexington, KY. How about where you are? We spent some time outside, enjoying the unseasonably warm weather.

But I also joined Weight Watchers in January and don't think I've mentioned that, here. I'm enjoying it very much! I'm about to have my 6th weigh in on Monday. So far, I've lost 17 lbs and dropped a pant size! 

I'm not the best chef or anything, but I've been in the kitchen a LOT more thanks to WW, and have discovered some great recipes! I got the recipe for these cupcakes online elsewhere, but the icing is my own concoction...I'd love to share it with you now!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

1 box of strawberry cake mix

8 oz of diet 7-up

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake tins

Mix diet 7-up with strawberry cake mix, and pour into 18 cupcake liners.

Bake for 18 minutes

Topping:

4 oz Neufchatel cheese

1 cup Cool Whip--lite, regular or sugar free

3 packets of Splenda (optional)

sliced strawberries to garnish

Mix together 4 oz cheese, Splenda and 1 cup of Cool Whip using a hand mixer. *Note: You can use cream cheese instead but the Neufchatel is lower in points and point values are based on Nuefchatel. I tried using fat free Cool Whip and it did not whip up properly, but any of the other kinds are suitable and all have similar point values. Once these ingredients are mixed and cupcakes are cooled, spread topping on cupcakes and garnish with fresh strawberry slices. 

Yields 18, Points Plus per serving is 3PP for the cupcake and 1PP for the topping for a total of 4PP =)

Not only did I adore these, but so did my entire family! 

And with that, I'll leave you...and I'll try to not be such a stranger! ;)