Sweet Shoppe Designs

Wow.. this was a toughie!

Papers/Emb. are by Eve Recinella (It's a Spring Thing), Brush by Shawna Clingerman, Notepaper by Heather Ann Designs.

Journaling:
It seems, for me, I have always just wanted my mom’s approval. I feel that because ichose to do things differently in life, i am not always what she would have wanted me to be.I chose not to go to college, i chose not to move out of state, i married young, i had a child and house by 23 years old, and never felt the need for a big carreer in my life. I just wanted to be a wife and mother.I am creative, and get bored at jobs easily, and didn’t want to go into the medical field like her and my sister. I wanted my own retail store, in my small town, Which i have done - with her help
and it has proven to be very challenging. It seems in the back of my mind, in every decision i make i am always thinking about what my mom will say/think about it.I have even adjusted my own dreams or desires to fit what she would want.Now that i am turning 30, i can seem to realize what i have been doing, and i am slowly trying to take steps to become my own person, and that i may not always have her approval on everything,but truly, the only people that i need approval from are myself and God.