The Wonderful World of Yoga

I have become very excited about yoga again.  It's so refreshing to do it in the morning right after you wake up.  There is something about stretching out your muscles and breathing in and out slowly that really relaxes you for the day ahead.

I have wii fit, and with it comes my routine, where you can set up what yoga exercises you want to do. I have 20 minutes of yoga exercises. I have to get up at 7:30am so my wonderful Emma doesn't try to do it with me (learned the hard way) but I would have to say that it is very much worth it.

Don't have wii fit?  A free way to do this would be to go to your local library and check out a dvd.  If you are really committed there are tons of yoga videos out there!  OR, you could even go as far as looking up the exercises on youtube and committing them to memory and allow yourself to do it anytime.

At any rate, I thoroughly love the feeling I get from doing yoga.  It is my goal to continue to do it every morning.  After all, it's great to be up and doing!

First Presidency and Apostle Magnets

I know these magnets are pretty self-explanatory, but I thought my debut craft should be a fairly simple one. One afternoon I was flipping through the Ensign and I saw the lovely apostles and First Presidency, and it was like a lightbulb went off and I knew they must be on my fridge!

Items you will need for this project:

• Copy of Conference Ensign
• Black Cardstock (or white)
• Scissors
• glue stick
• clear packaging tape
• magnets (ones with adhesive are easier to work with)

Step One:

Rip out the page where the First Presidency and Apostles are.  If you take the edge of the scissors and gently apply pressure, you can go all the way down and then easily remove the page.  We wouldn't want the page to rip! 

Step Two:
Cut close to the photos, and don't cut them out individually.  Don't worry about cutting it perfectly right now. We will do that later. At this point, if you want the name of the apostle, make sure you don't cut the name out.   After you are done, glue them to the black cardstock.  Make sure there is glue on the entire backside of the photos.  (This just makes sure they glue onto the black paper and won't flake off when you cut them individually)

Step Three:

Now that they are glued down, you can cut out each apostle individually.  Here is where you want to make sure you cute as closely to the photo. If you decided to have the name of the apostle, then cut as straight as you can under the name.

Step Four:

This is where you will need your packaging tape.  Cut a piece out that will be enough to cover the photo, but enough to fold over. This will act as a laminate and protect your photos.

Step Five:

Cute each corner (use scissors you don't care get sticky, or just clean your scissors immediately after. They will get sticky if left unclean. 

Step Six:

Fold each side back.  This will just secure it all!

Step Seven:

Simply remove the adhesive from the magnet and slap that baby behind the photo!  Easy Peasy!

Final Step:

Admire!

I hope you enjoy all your magnets. They come in handy!  And if you keep the names on the photos, a great learning tool for you and your kids!