tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post5014175171961668277..comments2024-03-28T15:36:02.733-04:00Comments on EPBOT: The Big Beetlejuice Halloween Wrap-UpJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81837911739325102742022-09-12T17:15:30.985-04:002022-09-12T17:15:30.985-04:00Thank you! The arch construction is in my previous...Thank you! The arch construction is in <a href="https://www.epbot.com/2021/10/its-showtime-our-halloween-2021-theme.html" rel="nofollow">my previous post here. </a>Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-70107892683774479432022-09-12T15:39:45.390-04:002022-09-12T15:39:45.390-04:00Hi! Great work! How did you construct the arches?Hi! Great work! How did you construct the arches?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-59829558300922074342021-11-12T13:39:37.789-05:002021-11-12T13:39:37.789-05:00Dear Jen,
I've been a fan for years, dating ba...Dear Jen,<br />I've been a fan for years, dating back to before the first Cake Wreck book. I love to check in on your creative adventures, and I particularly loved your Beetlejuice Halloween post, but I was sad to see your joyous day was almost ruined by your thoughts about photos of yourself. I'm so glad that you were able to get a photo that allows you to come back and remember the joy!<br />I see that you are still struggling with your "self-hate journey". (The fact that you call it that is probably prolonging the struggle, I beseech you to think about this journey differently!<br />I wanted to share with you a resource I have been using for the last few years that has really helped me turn my life around and take control of my negative thoughts that have kept me from living a life full of health, happiness and vitality. I subscribe to a program called Diligent Mind Self Care, led by a coach named Jason Seib. He is a coach, but what he prescribes is consistent hard work on working on our thoughts. That means being able to see our thoughts, questioning the validity of the thoughts, then changing the thoughts to stop the self sabotage that is keeping us from living with happiness and vitality. It is a ton of hard work to change the pattern of thoughts that we all think is normal, but the freedom from those faulty thoughts is SO WORTH IT!!!<br />He has a group associated with his program that includes a bunch of people (mostly women) who are all working on this together. I encourage you to give his public podcast a listen to see if this is something that would resonate with you.<br />Here is the introduction text:<br />You’re in the right place if you’re ready to learn how to get out of your own way and build a self-care practice based on self-worth.<br />My name is Jason Seib and this is the Diligent Mind Self-Care podcast.<br />Happiness is our goal. Vitality is our birthright. And health is the outcome of the mindset we nurture.<br />So let’s build these skills together. Let’s examine our thoughts and our motivations until they hold no mysteries. Let’s learn to treat ourselves the way we DESERVE to be treated RIGHT NOW rather than trying to change ourselves into something that we will finally like.<br />Let’s do this!<br /><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/.../diligent-mind.../id1557536376" rel="nofollow">Diligent Mind Self Care Podcast</a><br />I encourage you to listen to the first 3 or 4 episodes, then feel free to reach out to me with any questions you might have. I assure you that I have no financial stake in this, and that I just have benefitted so much from this practice and I hope that it might help you change your mindset too!<br />Life is an amazing gift, please don't waste any more of it trapped in a "self hate journey". I want you to see yourself as the amazing, creative, beautiful spirit that we all do!Cheryl Sams O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855768608915118225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-84924699920017712492021-11-09T12:00:25.607-05:002021-11-09T12:00:25.607-05:00The decorations were friggin amazing. All of your...The decorations were friggin amazing. All of your efforts and hard work were well worth it. And I totally understand what you mean about self-hate. I just did the Wine and Dine 5k where my friend and I had Pain and Panic running costumes. When the race photos came back, instead of seeing the joy on my face of being at the event, all I can focus on are the big-rig load of spare tires around my midsection. Makes me not want to order any prints.Lydianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20938250781163795272021-11-04T15:14:39.885-04:002021-11-04T15:14:39.885-04:00I love this SO much...trying to think how I could ...I love this SO much...trying to think how I could recreate it and make it work in my tiny tiny yard...I have a few hundred days to think on it. Any who, SO MUCH WORK but it definitely paid off well for you and your trick or treaters! It's incredible how your heart took over and forced you to share your talents even while you are struggling, you are amazing and deserve whatever you think might be fabulous! (I was going to say "parade", but that would be *my* nightmare, so ya, you do you) and my favourite part of it all ... the "CandyCandy" sign!s'meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428688718621294742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-41766223822745406812021-11-04T15:12:58.383-04:002021-11-04T15:12:58.383-04:00AWESOME! I was so excited to see the final reveal....AWESOME! I was so excited to see the final reveal... did not disappoint. You all are the BEST!Courtneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-29629022289111015122021-11-04T14:26:05.770-04:002021-11-04T14:26:05.770-04:00I LOVE the purple and green colors btw. The ambien...I LOVE the purple and green colors btw. The ambience was happening!Ariela HvMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100700912587784928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-24502861632256982942021-11-04T13:26:59.406-04:002021-11-04T13:26:59.406-04:00I love this so much! You did an amazing job!! And...I love this so much! You did an amazing job!! And I can't believe I won!! Squeee! :D From June Marie.CosmoDingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490241426501877845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88998954625972856812021-11-04T13:04:17.848-04:002021-11-04T13:04:17.848-04:00Man, I hear you about hating your face in pictures...Man, I hear you about hating your face in pictures. (I mean, I hate mine, not I also hate yours! :)) I had a take a picture because of a real cool thing at work that they wanted to announce on the office FB. I took like a dozen pictures. As I'm scrolling through, I just hate every single one of them. I don't feel like I look like ME right now. :( <br /><br />BUT that depressive bit away, your creation and your costumes are completely amazing! I love the finished candy slide, and I'm sure kids will be talking about it all year. I wish I lived in Florida so I could come experience it!Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-33114980443462675572021-11-04T11:18:20.843-04:002021-11-04T11:18:20.843-04:00Jen, I just think you are beautiful! Your hair is...Jen, I just think you are beautiful! Your hair is gorgeous, your skin is flawless, and your eyebrows are to-die-for! The things that make you the most beautiful though are your thoughtfulness, intelligence, and kindness. Keep fighting your monsters, because you are amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-14808631366415151472021-11-04T03:25:29.467-04:002021-11-04T03:25:29.467-04:00Jen-- You are Amazing! Talented, Creative, Inspiri...Jen-- You are Amazing! Talented, Creative, Inspiring, Awesome and Beautiful Inside and Out!!! Thank you so much for sharing your Halloween decor and excitement with all of us!! <br />This year I was just so Meh... All I did was put out a couple of plug in pumpkins that night to signal that we had candy pass out to the hundreds of kids we get. This was a down year for us too and I still have 2 gallon bags full and I'm trying to lose weight...!<br />I Love your Punny Costumes too!! They are awesome!belovedbyHimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428327654241905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-43285766905035153202021-11-03T23:41:40.386-04:002021-11-03T23:41:40.386-04:00...I wish you were in my neighborhood, because thi......I wish you were in my neighborhood, because this is just *^%$#@&@$ awesome. Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15403368859708094685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2227181283685629802021-11-03T23:37:10.592-04:002021-11-03T23:37:10.592-04:00Love how great everything turned out! And oh cours...Love how great everything turned out! And oh course the wind died down once everything was secured. So glad to hear your comments about teenage trick-or-treaters. I wish the stigma about them being too old would just go away!heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665131414032686493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-12799672493924214212021-11-03T22:19:59.716-04:002021-11-03T22:19:59.716-04:00Those costumes are the best part, I think! :DThose costumes are the best part, I think! :DPinkieWelbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977890877665218258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88488773266781712192021-11-03T22:16:17.590-04:002021-11-03T22:16:17.590-04:00This is fantastic. I agree about the "older&q...This is fantastic. I agree about the "older" trick or treaters, they deserve to have fun as long as they can. Last year I walked around (following my kids) and passed out full size candy bars to older kids and people that went above and beyond with their costumes. It was so much fun surprising them! <br />Sarah McNairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201893619899702912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-38491566035005877232021-11-03T21:15:52.688-04:002021-11-03T21:15:52.688-04:00I think everything look completely awesome, but es...I think everything look completely awesome, but especially your costume! I know it's hard to have your photo taken when you feel blech abut the experience, but I think you need to remind yourself of an evening where those teenagers you reached out to will remember you as the amazing, awesome costumed adult who showed them kindness (and as a former high school teacher, and current special education administrator, I am so HAPPY you did this!)...Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597852466280313342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-10105804399721829922021-11-03T21:12:50.462-04:002021-11-03T21:12:50.462-04:00Same here! Watched the cartoon TV show when I was ...Same here! Watched the cartoon TV show when I was a kid, but never actually saw the movie. Reading about all this inspired me to do so, though, so it was our Halloween evening activity (since no kids come to our house where we are)!kingsheartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985888492529141929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-79106558042025362152021-11-03T20:19:32.588-04:002021-11-03T20:19:32.588-04:00Good times! I love it. And I love your costumes to...Good times! I love it. And I love your costumes too... the pun is strong in you two. >:>Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846544336053953928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-59497549793020194762021-11-03T20:02:59.245-04:002021-11-03T20:02:59.245-04:00Amazing!!!! Somehow I grew up in the 80's &am...Amazing!!!! Somehow I grew up in the 80's & 90's and I've never seen Beetlejuice. Its on my to watch list now.<br />I especially loved the effort you took to welcome the kids not dressed up. My son hates dressing up and unfortunately was born into a family that loves it. We've gotten good at creating minimalist costumes but it means a SO much when people don't comment on his lack of costume or, better yet, engage with him without discussing costumes. Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479986195076770746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20537761028422859982021-11-03T19:47:23.413-04:002021-11-03T19:47:23.413-04:00...because I'm always happy to see your faces.......because I'm always happy to see your faces.gtfliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238972731169859951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-14513227555825968502021-11-03T19:42:48.820-04:002021-11-03T19:42:48.820-04:00Awesome! I'm glad you got a picture of you tw...Awesome! I'm glad you got a picture of you two as well.gtfliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238972731169859951noreply@blogger.com