What's your focus?

What we pay attention to matters. I wrote a post earlier this year about the Money Love Challenge by Kate Northrup

the challenge is closed for now but you can sign up for the next time around here: http://moneylovechallenge.com 

Kate also offers other great online workshops and news for growing your abundance, so if you want to know more check out her website or the money love challenge link!

We tend to spend a lot of time worrying about money, but not talking about it. Our focus is usually about getting by, but not on growing our abundance. To do this requires focus, so the challenge was to spend 21 days focusing on different aspects of our finances. I had even offered up little bonus prizes for the first few that followed along with me!

My friend Ashley was one of those who dived into the challenge with me. We were able to connect and share the experience through a few of the challenges. A big motivation for her was to tackle some of her student loan debt and look for a new career that would support her new financial plan. 

Well, I am very happy to share with you that Ashley was offered a new, higher paying position! More importantly it was in her licensed field of teaching and something she felt passionate about. The time, energy and focus that is takes to make a positive change is a lot of work, and being purposeful about making it a focus and goal DOES MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE between getting it done and just a dream...

Ashley and her Fur Baby Hemingway

Martin, her oldest of the two cat children, was there to celebrate too! 

                 

Thanks for your support in joining me for the money love challenge. It helps to do things together for accountability but also to learn more from our experience through sharing! Enjoy your treat Ashley! Cheers to abundance!

Challenge: Start your focus on finances by creating a MONEY LOVE VISION BOARD $$$

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Organizing for Abundance! My #moneylovechallenge !

Happy Valentine's to all my readers and friends! Since I love you all so much I wanted to share something fun you can do! Once you follow along contact me on Facebook and I have a gift for you! The first 5 readers to complete the money love challenge and send me a message telling me their results will get a valentine from me! Message me on Facebook or email me through my blog, and make sure you add "money love challenge" to the subject line! The actual challenge has taken place, but I posted a link to day one below. You can follow along and go through each of the 21 days. It's a great journal activity if you like to write (like me), or you can use it to start a vision board, or just as a way to make your finances a priority this year! It's still early enough to follow through on your New Years goals, and who doesn't want more money? 

Have you heard of the money love challenge? It's a fun 21 day challenge to focus on your finances. I took into consideration that many of the challenges had me taking inventory of what I do have, so I worry less about all the "wants". I love to organize, and so going through all my extra stuff was my next step. I challenged myself to turn some of that extra stuff into cash. There are so many places to turn your trash in treasure, and I wanted to use the money love challenge as a way to clear out my mental and physical space so that I can have more in 2015. 

Check out the challenge here:

http://moneylovechallenge.com/day-1/

I promise you people want your stuff! New Uses will take your household goods, or you can use craiglist and local garage sale pages on Facebook. Go a head and sell that extra blender you have sitting around. Or those boots you never wear. Live with less and have more! Clear out some space and treat yourself! 

One of my favorite exercises was day 7 where we studied a bit of feng shui and prepared our prosperity corner. http://moneylovechallenge.com/day-7/

I know this isn't for everyone, but it's fun to think about what we have in our homes and how it affects the energy in our lives. Also it just pretty and nice, and organized! And organization has been shown to have impact on happiness and well being for some people. Take a look at the chart above. Orientate your house so that your front door is in one the lower three quadrants. What is in the back left corner? Is it a space that bring prosperity or is it an energy clogger? 

Do you need help organizing? My professional organization services are for hire! Please contact me for a free consultation! Frost Fine Finishing can also help with moving items and junk removal. We can help do anything! Call (763) 227-3843 for any questions or to schedule an appointment 

New Year, New Floors!

Hello, are you in the swing of 2015 yet? We jumped right into a few projects to kick off the year. If you are still wondering what it is we do here is a list of services Frost Fine Finishing can offer:

Painting

Floor installation

Wood work

Design consultation

Choosing Materials and Care Instructions

Junk Removal

Professional Organizing

Rental Turn-Overs

Real Estate Listing Prep

and more that I probably can't think of right now. If we don't do it we know someone that does! Give me a call today! (763) 227-3843

First Floor Finished in 2015 Vinyl Installation. Vinyl is a low maintence choice for high traffic areas, and is perfect for kitchens because it's so easy to clean! It stays warmer than tile and is available in many updated styles. I have samples on Pintrest if you'd like me to send you a board please email jacjfrost@gmail.com

Free wall prints

Nothing beats free! Print these and frame to create a wall collage on a budget! http://pinterest.com/pin/197595502377096963/

Cheers to 2015

I'm back! Couldn't take a break! And besides I had to share this new color trend with you:

Merry Christmas to me! I got new Granite Samples and Pricing for 2015:

http://pinterest.com/jaclynjfrost/granite-samples/

Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Cheers to the rest of the Holiday Season!

Peace and Love, Jaclyn 

Holiday Post-Here it is!

I'm so excited to share my first ever Holiday post! Frost Fine Finishing is reaching the close of our second year!  Some new projects have kept me busier than I expected. I have also been enjoying the holiday season to the fullest, and I just realized I need to share before next week...let the countdown begin! 1 week until Christmas! Here are a few Holiday gifts for you that I want to share:

Pintrest. The king of holidays. Recipes and Crafts. Do it! The best feature I use regularly is sharing boards! Share boards with family and friends to plan get togethers. Make it part of your potluck sign up at work. It's a fun visual social way to plan. Here is my board that I planned with my party planning aunt (Cheryl's Celebrations) 

http://www.pinterest.com/jaclynjfrost/holiday-parties/

Crafts: canning jars! Start with an opaque paint. Brushing it on versus using spray paint I found comes out more evenly. Hot glue gun a ribbon on the lip of the jar. Fill with fake or real flowers. I made a few f these to decorate with and have been giving them as gifts too! My last one I am giving as a gift with some additional flowers I scored on clearance! That way it can be used for other holidays too. An awesome homemade gift that is easy enough you could start it now and have hostess gifts to give while visiting homes for the holidays, or give them out to your guests! 

Inexpensive gift ideas: Greeting Card Box. Gather a variety of cards (thank yous, birthday, get well soon) and give in a decorative box. I just saw gift boxes at Walmart for $2.00 that were decorated for the holiday. I turned an old notecard box into a card box by hand painting it. I went through my old stationary amd found cards. Boom free and thoughtful gift. You're welcome. 

Evite.
My new go to. You can email the invites or post to facebook or even grab a screen shot and send in a text. They are so cute and FREE! I just think it's classy to send a reasonable invitation to any event big or small. 

Cake Platter. The best gift I've ever gotten. I use it for cake, fruit, treats of all kinds. It's so pretty just sitting out. They can be inexpensive for a new one look at home goods or used at goodwill or new uses. Get one! Give one! Use it! This would make a great holiday gift. When my Aunt brings a cake to a party she gives the cake stand. Trust me it's a highly used treasure and that's why I think a great gift idea! 

Here's my cake stand (used for pie at our little pre Thanksgiving get together) Greek yogurt veggie dip recipe on my holiday Pintrest board, and a pineapple used to serve meat/cream cheese skewers-a creative way to serve it up! 

http://www.homegoods.com/blog/2011/11/16/how-to-be-cake-stand-creative/ 

http://apartmenttoapartment.blogspot.com/2013/10/shopping-find-homegoods.html

Looked online to find some prices (found some under $15!) and came across some more cake stand blogs! Great ideas from the links above...

Thankfulness. This year is over and it's been one that has changed my life so much. I am very thankful! These words came to me one night. "The fear you begin to feel when you imagine your life being completely upside down different is exactly the fear you must get rid of to make your life completely wonderfully different." 

Cheers to 2015!