Hi Everybody–Andrea here! Our grab bag sale was a huge success and I have been working the last few days trying to get all of our terrific new products into the store. I had planned on doing a preview of all of the new items in the store and the grab bag reveal for todays blog post, but I still haven’t gotten everything loaded into the store. Check in the shop in a day or so–you will be amazed at all of the talent the designers at SM have! Tons of gorgeous new products.

After all of this hard work, I sometimes feel a little lazy and wonder if all of the hard work is worth it. But then I look in the SM gallery at all of the wonderful LOs there and remember that it is definitely worth all of the energy it takes to keep ScrapMatters growing and thriving. I was reminded of a favorite quote by M. C. Richards:

A knowledge of the path
cannot be substituted for
putting one foot in front
of the other.

This reminds me that any goal doesn’t just need to be visualized, but will also take plain, old-fashioned hard work to achieve it.

Here are some of my other favorite quotes about successfully achieving your goals and some blank journaling blocks too. They coordinate with one of my favorite kits–Blue Paisley Bliss.

You can grab these at the shop here–with a bunch of other fun freebies. Enjoy! And when life gets super hectic and busy and you’re having trouble focusing on your goals, remember success takes work!