Everyday Epiphanies

2012 Project Life Update.

The pages are sporadic, I seem to jump from this week to that.. but I swear there is some order in here  :) 
I left off at Week 11, when we started our move...turned out to be twice as long. But I really wanted to document my Shamrock Race.

Week 11.

WEEK 12.
By this week, I was already packing to fly to be with my family again, as I got the news of my Grandfather's passing.. and shortly after that, my world was turned upside down by mom's passing.



I still have the weeks of the time I was in Hawaii for the funerals.
The weeks I was in AK right before we packed up..
Slowly, but surely.. I'm getting there.



I decided to go with my final week in AK, so I could start on all those Hawaii - Instagramming Photos because that's where I had the most photos.. prior to that, I barely had photos so I may have to get really creative and dig up some journaling.
WEEK 27.

WEEK 28.

 

WEEK 29.

WEEK 30.




WEEK 31.
(probably one of my faves is that little 6x8 layout to the left of all the photos we snapped in the car while driving to our new home).

WEEK 32.

WEEK 33.

From here, I stopped.. and going back and forth from recent weeks to the past.. Soon they'll merge and I will no longer have a big gap :)

WEEK 46.
I realize there are some blank pages, been meaning to journal...




WEEK 47.

I've got that nice 6x6 to fill with my blog entry.. Slowly but surely, right :)

 

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I'm glad to say we do have one local scrapbook store here in town.. but I still order online for the things I can't get there. This project life is slowly coming to an end and I can't wait to start on 2013.

hello december.

I still can't believe it's December!

I blame the constant 80 degrees and sunshine for the lapse in time... I do really miss the cold + snow that is usually accompanied by such a joyous holiday. But I assure you, I won't let all this sunshine, blue skies, and my constant wearing of flip-flops ruin my Holiday Spirits :)  I kid... I love this time of year no matter where life takes us.

I'm just bummed that I waited so long to find all my materials for my December Daily album! I actually hesitated on doing it because I've been working feverishly on Project Life, that I wondered how was I gonna do my Project Life AND December Daily.. and how do you seperate the two, or even scrapbook so there is NO redundancy. I'm still trying to figure it out.  So if anyone out there that does both, please enlighten me on how to.  This is my first year doing the Project Life (and I absolutely LOVE it, will definetly do it again next year).

So this year I'm going with Simple Stories as the basis to my album.

(The album is sized for 6x8)

I first took notice of them at our local craft store (and we actually have a scrapbook store still here on the islands).  I just love that they took the idea of "Project Life" with the ease of seperated page protectors and used that as the basis of their papers. It makes scrapbooking so much easier when I'm not left with an empty 12x12 canvas.. I can shove already printed 4x6 photos and 3x4 journaling cards into the empty slots and "wa-lah" we have a page. I woud've loved to grab a piece of Studio Calico's Kits but as usual I'm too late... Better luck next year!

So right now.. it's 12:38 am.
I've got "Nikita" on Netflix (I found another show to get hooked on to)
My scrapbooks (both Project Life and December Daily) are spread out all across my dining table. A plate of half eaten cupcakes on my desk, next to my iPhone which has Instagram open. My kids are still awake (as always on the weekend). And I'm just getting ready to print some photos for my first entry to Decmeber Daily.

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Feeling creative...
I found this idea from a friend who found it on Pinterest.. gotta love the web right :) Just a little crafting for Izzy and I... We punched hearts from different pattern papers and glued them onto a paper cone!  I bought 4 of these and we have 2 more to go :)

Another late night of crafting for me.. all in the hopes of finding that balance...

 

Project Life | Week 06 - 08

Just some catching up, which I totally needed.
Forget sleep this weekend, that's what my Rockstar is for :)

 

WEEK 06.

 

WEEK 07.

 

WEEK 08.

I used an 8.5 x 11 insert to throw in a large photo of her dance group and on the back, photo strips of her dances.

I finally got my Page Protectors from Becky Higgins, Style A & D.. they have been out for the longest time and I when I heard they were in a few weeks ago, I jumped on that and bought a pack!  I'm so glad I waited for it to complete the week.. I love the little pockets!!!

 

I'm still REALLY enjoying this project and so GLAD I decided to jump on that bandwagon. I'm realizing that most if not, all my photos are from my iPhone. But the print quality is not bad at all, as long as I'm not blowing it up to an 8x10 I should be fine. The iPhone is convenient and printing at home has never been easier. There really is no excuse for not having a single photo for the week :)

 

 

 

Finding My Way + Project Life Week 4 & 5

Sometimes the only way to find my way back, is to go through the motions.
When I got back from Hawaii, I literally dug my own hole and stayed in it..
It was so hard for me to get out and enjoy the things I once loved, I could not find the motivation to excercise again, or even cook dinners!  But instead of trying to do it all in one day.. I took baby steps.

I got out and met up with friends, enjoyed lunches and long dog walks.. to just.. exhale.

Saturday we all just bummed around and watched movies..
I enjoyed watching Ryan Gosling, I mean the movie Drive.. quite honestly, the movie was not my fave, but Ryan kept me entertained.  I actually really enjoyed, Real Steel with the family. I thought I was just gonna head downstairs and scrap but found myself really enjoying the movie.

Sunday was my long run. 6 miles was on my training log. I really had to psych myself up for this one, considering I just started running a few days ago and could barely make 2 miles! A few days ago it was hard to believe I actually could run more than 3. But, I lietrally sat down and envisioned how far I wanted to go, telling myself that I've done this many times and that I can do this. Who knew a little pep talk could carry you a long way.

I did it.. and I had to stop and take a photo of my favorite path to remember this moment.

It really is mind over matter. Sure every muscle in my body hurt like hell, my lungs hurt, and my legs were on fire.. but it didn't compare to that feeling of finishing what you set out to do. And as I turned into our street, 6 miles didn't feel so out of reach.. I envision myself rockin' the next 2 half marathons.

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 I used some down time (in between the kids, housework, cooking..etc) to catch up on Project Life. A lot of it is mostly photos, but I will insert more journaling.. once I sit and type out my notes from my visit back home.

Project Life Week 4 & 5

2011 December Daily Album, so far..

Onto Paper...

I can finally stop sketching and put my ideas on paper and in my album.
I'm so glad I decided a different format, the 8.5 x 11 album.. I have never done this size before but the different sized page protectors really gets my creative wheel going so I don't feel like I have a huge canvas to work with. I want to get caught up this weekend.. already scrapped till Day 4!! I really don't want to go to bed just yet.. but I guess sleep is important :)

 

Back Where I Belong..

Back to Scrapbooking.. and it feel so good... Nothing to fancy, just photos and paper :)
I spent the better half of my afternoon, tossing stuff and organizing what I have left.. and now I can see where everything goes, right down to my corner rounder! My adhesives are in one place, my circle punches are sitting pretty with my square punches, and I have just the right amount of paper to not go drive me insane.

It all started with the little Thank You Album I'm working on.. and since I'm all caught up, I wanted to scrap something else. I have tons of photos laying around, but it will take me more than a day to figure out where and when were all those photos are from.. so I hopped on my iPhoto and I decided, instead of wasting time to find out what happened at the beginning of the year, why not start with the present. So I started with this past October and gathered photos from the month.. Sadly, most photos were taken with my iPhone. But they print just as well.. so I found what little photos I had in October and went from there.

I decided to stick with the 12x12 album size but using the different page protectors that I hung on to.. I even threw in some 6x12. 

(Of course these photos were taken with my iPhoto)

 

Despite all those photos were taken with  my iPhone, I'm very happy with the way most of them came out and amazed at the resoltuion for a camera on my phone. I do need to pick up my regular camera for sure, but this will do :) I'm just glad I caught some moments I otherwise would not, if not for this iPhone :)

2011 THANKFUL : 1 & 2

It's a given that I am truly THANKFUL for my family and friends... So this year, I'm asking my family (and me), to give more details as to what we are all THANKFUL for..

It's all about the details here.. So when my kids say "I'm Thankful for my mommy.." I will ask them, what exactly do I do or say that makes you thankful.. I'm guessing a lot of their answers will be "because she cooks and cleans.." But if I'm guessing right, my oldest will get a bit quirky and say "because she still puts my underwear away, neatly folded, in my drawers..."  And it's that kind of unconventional answers  I'm looking for.

I don't know.. I thought this would be fun, because I noticed as I did this Thankful Project these past two years.. it's been the same common answers.. I just want to change it up a bit.

 

Day One:  I'm thankful for Caelan's amusing ways.


He always cracks me up in the most outlandish ways.. Let's just say, LMFAO was playing "Sexy And I Know It.." and he's dancing "..wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.." Nuff said.

 

Day Two:  I'm thankful for Kai's floppy ears.

What can I say? I love my dog and everything about him.. from the way he begs when we are eating, to his rambunctious ways when he sees another dog, right down to our daily walks/runs. And the thing is, this little guy loves me just the same, if not, even more. When I see his ears flapping in the wind, it just reminds me of how much he loves life.. everyday is always a new day for him. A quality humans could learn every now and then, which is to enjoy the "now".

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So I ran over to Target to get one of those little 4x6 albums I used last year and the year before, found a nice celery green with a purple band over it. Perfect! And I'm thinking of using all these iPhone pics we all have been taking and get them printed as 3x3's and placing them next to the little Thank You's. I got my scrapbook papers out too!!!

 

 

December Daily l Day Five

December 05, copy & pasted again :)

I'm cranking these layouts out.. Well, with 4x6 templates like the one above, it's really not that hard. :)
I just needed that "kick/mojo" and helps when hubby is working mids.. I have the hardest time falling asleep. Although I'm going to hate myself in the morning.

But it's officially 1:15 am.
I'm headed to Izzy's school tomorrow, equipped with caffeine of course.

December Daily l Day Four

December 04, copied and pasted.