Jenni

I honestly can't believe it's Friday. Again. Surely not? Ugh. Another week gone. Oh and a new month. Happy February everyone! Well, if nothing else it means the count down to seeing my daughter is going faster than I thought.

Jenni, my precious only daughter (20yrs), has been living in New Zealand for the past year and to say that I miss her is an understatement. It's been an interesting time without her. This time away from each other has probably done us both the world of good. You see, I did something really silly. When I left my ex-husband, my twins (Jenni is a twin) were still living at home. And I left them. I thought it would be ok. There was a lot going on apart from the divorce, I was also really ill with anaemia - whole other story. Anyway, I moved out and lived with my sister for awhile and then I moved 300 miles away. I look back on that time and I know I needed to be away from everyone and everything. I was just so exhausted and completely mentally, physically and emotionally drained. I was on the verge of a complete breakdown.

But my babies needed me and they missed me. And I do regret that part of my life so much. Leaving them. I'm not making excuses but I honestly thought I was doing the right thing for at that moment in time. I can't change it now. I have to move on. And I have. And I know Jenni has. My leaving impacted her so hard. I see that now. She had an opportunity to go to New Zealand and I think it was the best thing she did. But it was for a Season. Just a time. Time to heal. Time to reflect. My children still have a lot to face. Their father (my ex) is transgendered - for those that may not read my blog on a regular basis. So it's hard on them and confusing even though they are all young adults.

Anyway, so Jenni is coming home. And I can't wait. She has been so badly missed by so many people. Not least of all me. Ugh!

I did a layout of my niece Madison creating a "miss you" card for her cousin (they are very close even though there's a huge age difference). It's for Jenni. It's for Maddy. It's for me and for my sister (Maddy's mum). I've decided that I'm going to put all my layouts in photo books. They are so much cheaper and so beautiful in that format. I'm also putting some of them on canvas - for gifts - also for me! :)

I created this layout using a new digi kit that I finished this week. I need to upload it to my store at the weekend. Which brings me to the word prompt for Her Space | My Space. I really laughed when I saw the word - string - I'd just finished scanning some string for my digital scrapbooking kits! ha! Perfect timing really. So that's what I took a photo of. Not the best photo in the world technically but it is string in my space today!

Ok - hope you all have a fabby Friday! x