(Almost) The Last Scrapbook
I've been scrapbooking for 20 years!
Mostly, I love it, but sometimes it feels like a chore. I waffled back and forth and actually declared that I was quitting scrapbooking for good and would make memory books on Snapfish from now on. But then I went to Hobby Lobby to pick out an album and pages to finish out 2018 and I got sucked back in.
I *did* go through all of my papers and stickers and ruthlessly purged anything and everything that I knew I wasn't going to use. I was able to condense those things down to fit in just 1 bin and that made my feel a lot less overwhelmed.
My 2018 album is halfway done and I've ordered the pictures from Costco already so I should be able to finish it up this month.
Scrapbooking is more than just a hobby for me. It's a hands-on chronicle of our lives together. The boys LOVE looking at the albums. Especially their baby albums. It's tradition to look through them on their birthdays.
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The boys are still on break until Monday. I let them sleep in until 10:30 today and plan on getting them up 30 minutes earlier each day from here on. I also reduced their electronic time back down to get them acclimated. Only 4 more days left!
Ben went back to work after being off since the Thursday before Christmas. Thankfully he only has a 3-day work week so he can ease back into it a bit.
I missed all of the NYE festivities due to a cold, but I'm def. on the upswing. Very snotty today, but at least I have my energy back!
Mostly, I love it, but sometimes it feels like a chore. I waffled back and forth and actually declared that I was quitting scrapbooking for good and would make memory books on Snapfish from now on. But then I went to Hobby Lobby to pick out an album and pages to finish out 2018 and I got sucked back in.
I *did* go through all of my papers and stickers and ruthlessly purged anything and everything that I knew I wasn't going to use. I was able to condense those things down to fit in just 1 bin and that made my feel a lot less overwhelmed.
My 2018 album is halfway done and I've ordered the pictures from Costco already so I should be able to finish it up this month.
2018 and 2017 album |
Scrapbooking is more than just a hobby for me. It's a hands-on chronicle of our lives together. The boys LOVE looking at the albums. Especially their baby albums. It's tradition to look through them on their birthdays.
************************************************************************************
The boys are still on break until Monday. I let them sleep in until 10:30 today and plan on getting them up 30 minutes earlier each day from here on. I also reduced their electronic time back down to get them acclimated. Only 4 more days left!
Ben went back to work after being off since the Thursday before Christmas. Thankfully he only has a 3-day work week so he can ease back into it a bit.
I missed all of the NYE festivities due to a cold, but I'm def. on the upswing. Very snotty today, but at least I have my energy back!
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