We are temporary empty-nesters as my neighbor so perfectly phrased. The boy is off at college and the girl is traveling around Costa Rica. Crazy!
I’ve been keeping up with her through a few random texts and Snapchats…otherwise I’m using social media to see photos from their adventures.
Mini-me sent me this photo she took at the Irazú Volcano.
And this one of the La Fortuna waterfall. They rode horses to get to there then swam at the base. WOW!
Meanwhile in MN…we are watching the snow melt. :)
I am so excited that she has this opportunity..once in a lifetime.
AS far as myself…I’ve been knocking things off a todo list. Feels good. There just haven’t been enough hours in the day or week lately. I’ve been creating and experimenting with my supplies. 
I think these may become tags….or at least tag backgrounds…or starting points
Another thing on my list for this week is to clean up this chaos. I want to streamline and phase out some things that I really never use, are too old and junked to use or lets face it…never liked in the first place but hung on to it anyway.
It’s a big job but I think I’m up for the challenge.
Mini-me comes home on Thursday. Friday we leave for the state archery tournament. Well, at least she gets to sleep one night in her bed.
Some amazing photos from your daughter’s trip. I bet it is going to be something that she will always remember.
I hope you get a lot accomplished while she is gone. But don’t forget to enjoy being an empty nester for a few days.
Happy Tea Day,
Kate
Your daughter is lucky to take trip to Costa Rica. You are lucky she can post photos and you can see what she is doing. Art is always a good way to keep busy when you are missing someone. Have a great T day Halle.
So glad to see Mini-me is having a good time and not missing home as much as you feared. Her photos are amazing.
Looks like you have some wonderful products to work with, I like what you are doing with those bits of book pages. They are wonderful. I’m intrigued. Sure doesn’t look all that bad of a clean-up to me (grin).
Thanks for sharing Mini’s photos of Costa Rica and your home photos and clean-up along with your water with us for T this Tuesday.
Your daughter must be having a great trip and storing lots of memories, the photos looked lovely.
Thank you for the glimpse of your workdesk, it looks fine to me, I much prefer working with stuff around me, lots of space is not my scene, I like working in my messy place.
Happy T day wishes.
Yvonne xx
Wow, I’m so pleased that your daughter is enjoying her travel adventure! The photos and intinery look/sound spectacular, aren’t those views breathtaking, how exciting to visit such a place ?. I’m glad that you are getting things done on your to-do list too, I for one can never bring myself to throw crafty things away so my scrap pile is bad …lol ?. Wishing you a happy T Day! J ? x
Your daughter is quite a photographer. The volcano shot is beautiful. We visited Costa Rica a few years ago. It’s gorgeous and you’re right, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit when one is young enough to venture into “the wilds” like that.
Back in MN watching snow melt – lol.
I like your tag bases. I’ve been tidying my craft room too, especially the boxes and manila folders, envelopes and piles of collage images, papers and paper scrap. I’m really pleased with my new system and will share in a post soon.
Happy T-day! Eileen xx
Beutiful photos of a breathtaking landscape!
Your tags are wonderful!
Cleaning up a chaos is always a good feeling!
Happy T-Day!
There’s a lot going on in your world! How exciting!
I like those tag background pieces. Such good colors. I don’t have enough materials to have the need to discard any, but I’ll remember this as I go forward and try to pare down as I go. Motivation for ongoing organizing lol
Happy T Tuesday!
Wonderful mix of photos and artwork. Mini-me must be having fun in Costa Rica: those photos are beautiful. Happy T-Day!
wow what an awesome trip opportunity for your daughter-sounds like so much fun-and beautiful too.
With our big move I have been really going through things too-a big job for sure
Happy T and wish her luck at the archery tournament Kathy
Wow I love travelling vicariously through others, way cheaper LOL, some gorgeous pictures you have of her travels. Enjoy the empty nesting.
Bridget X3
Wonderful photos! Young people need their adventures. Love the tag backgrounds. Happy T Day, Valerie
the volcano photo is a hoot! and i see great tags coming along… happy t-day!
Greta photos from Mini-me! I love your experimental art! I too need to have a clear out of those things I kept but don’t know why….I know I have dried out paints that I thought I might revive, but really know that I won’t have a chance!!! Belated Happy T day! Chrisx
Wow! Mini-me is really such a lucky girl that she can have this experience of a life time. The photos are great. The crater and the water fall. I wish I could see that in real life.
Yes, it’s very satisfying to cross things off a to-do list. I make one every day and love crossing stuff off.
Sorry I’m, late to comment,
but a happy belated T-Day,
Lisca
It’s so exciting when the young ones get a once in a life-time opportunity to expand their horizons. The pictures of your daughter’s trip are awesome. I think the Spring clean bug hit here, too, and the snow is finally melting. Good luck to your daughter at the archery tournament