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  • project life 2012 : weeks 41 – 42

    And I’m almost caught up! These weeks are from November 4-7. Next week I hope to share the rest of November and then I’ll be on track.

    It’s almost like two full spreads because I included a 12 x 12 insert.

    I really like this side. It’s neutral but graphic. I stuck in the ticket I got when I voted (they weren’t handing out stickers), a picture I adore of David and our nephew Lucas, a random one of Meredith at my mom’s, and the photo of my book of lists, because I launched the project that week.

    This was my favorite pocket, describing our weekend morning routine. The days of the week are cut out from a Paper Source wall calendar I have.

    Here is the insert I did for a random day off I took. It’s pretty self-explanatory, I think.

    And the right side. The quote in the top left pocket is a printout from the Project Life freebies page. Included a few random pictures from the week, my ticket for Breaking Dawn, some of the Advent calendar I made, and a little explanation about my uncle’s hospitalization. Is it sad that one of my goals is to set up a better place to take self-portraits other than my bathroom?

    I love this project so much.

  • list 1 : wishlist

    Welcome to the Book of Lists! Today we’re sharing our first list, and the topic is wishlist. (How many times can I say “list”?)

    My goal is to keep this book simple but still cute and fun. This was so easy to throw together and I plan to keep the format mostly the same each time, just changing up small stuff.

    an organized + pretty craft room
    wood floors to replace the carpet
    printer
    to work part-time
    iPad
    quilting stuff
    dining room table + chairs
    Uncle David’s health

    For the content of my list I debated whether to put small things, like what I asked for for Christmas, or larger & more important things. I went with the latter because I felt it was a better representation of my life as a whole right now.

    I want to use my Instax mini camera more, and I thought this would be a good project for it. But dang, I have to practice with that thing. The viewfinder is way off from what the photos actually turn out like, and this is the best shot I got at some craft supplies.

    I had fun with this and I hope you did too! I’m really looking forward to seeing what you come up with. If you participated, leave a link to your post in the comments.

    Next month: We’ll be posting on January 7 and the topic is “looking forward.” That could mean what you’re looking forward to, your goals for the year, or however else you interpret it.

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    Confused by Book of Lists? Read this post! 

  • project life 2012 : weeks 39 – 40

    Be prepared because I might just be posting every day this week. Apparently I have a lot to say.

    Today’s Project Life episode comes from the weeks of October 21 to November 3.

    It’s not immediately apparent but I actually included an insert for Halloween.

    On the left we have a photo of our single fall decoration, a couple of Meredith’s “trial run” costumes, a celebration at the nursing home, and Lauren & I out and about. By the way I like the weekly quote cards, but they are totally random at this point and I don’t know if I’ll keep them up for next year.

    Here’s the insert I was talking about:

    I just wanted to get a few of the full-size photos in there without it taking over the whole spread.

    Then on the right side is mostly just random photos.

    And we had this one really enjoyable Sunday afternoon as a family so I wrote about it in more detail.

    And on to the next week!

  • project life 2012 : week 38 (our kansas trip)

    This is from October 14 – 20, which was entirely taken up by our road trip to Kansas.

    I think this week was the easiest to put together because I wanted it to be almost all photos. Since it wasn’t a sightseeing trip – we basically just hung out at our friends’ houses – I didn’t need to journal much.

    For the date card I used a photo of the typical Kansas landscape outside my friend Ellen’s front window. On this first page I included a few pics of the journey, Ellen & I + our girls, and one of Meredith in motion at a library story hour. The journaling card on this page sums up the whole trip.

    On the right side is more photos of us just hanging out. I love them all. The morning we left I realized I hadn’t taken any pictures of Becca & I and of course I had to have at least one to include here. The background was dark since it was so early so I just cropped that part out.

    It was nice to be able to just slip photos in and be done, but I like the look of my pages a little better when they’re more a mix of photos, journaling, and ephemera. Still learning as I go here!

  • day in the life // girls’ day off

    This year I decided that it’s good for my health and sanity to take a random day off work every month or so. Sometimes I need those days to be “me” days where I still put Meredith in daycare and have some time to myself. But other times I want some extra time with her, and that’s what I did yesterday.

    7:00 a.m. / we’re up and David’s up and we see him off to work shortly.

    8:00 a.m. / Meredith still has a cough and congestion so before we do anything else we take a steamy shower/bath. Her favorite thing is to fill a cup up with running water and dump it out over and over.

    8:30 a.m. / it’s kind of cold today so I blow-dried her hair. Now it’s a big puff.

    8:45 a.m. / time for breakfast. For her it’ll be eggs and banana, for me a bagel, coffee, and whatever she doesn’t eat.

    9:30 a.m. / I open all the doors to the house because it’s beautiful outside. Meredith plays outside while I putter around taking care of odds and ends.

    10:00 a.m. / I get to spend some time working on my advent calendar (and actually finish later on in the day). I’m very pleased with it.

    10:45 a.m. / we are all dressed and ready to head out for some errands. We drop something off at my brother-in-law’s house, return some books to the library, then head to the craft store.

    11:35 a.m. / my dad calls me and says he’s driving right behind me! He pulls into the parking lot of the craft store and we have a quick chat and hug. Then I buy a few supplies for my December daily album.

    12:00 p.m. / we visit David at work! Meredith cries when anyone other than us tries to hold her, but she gets excited when she sits in his chair. Everyone wants to see her and talk so we’re here about an hour.

    1:10 p.m. / I was hoping to get lunch in her before nap, but she fell asleep on the ride home. Unfortunately she doesn’t stay asleep when I try to lay her down.

    1:30 p.m. / so I try to feed her lunch but she only eats a few ravioli before throwing them all on the ground. The dogs are happy.

    1:50 p.m. / I expect her to be grumpy because she’s barely slept or ate but she’s actually being really silly and adorable. She played peekaboo with the curtains and tried to ride our dog Cleo. In the meantime I finish up the advent calendar.

    3:30 p.m. / I transition my craft focus to prepping my December daily album.

    4:00 p.m. / Meredith still hasn’t napped and is starting to lose her cool. I decide it’s time to take her for a drive and induce a car nap. We pack up and drive into town and park at West Elm in anticipation of the Young House Love book signing I’m going to later. Meredith wakes up after about an hour and I give her some snacks in the car. I try to read but she’s becoming antsy so I put her in the stroller, go buy my book, and get in line.

    5:45 p.m. / Lauren joins us! It’s a long 2-hour wait in line but she makes it lots better. Meredith does pretty well but wants to get into everything and I am exhausted from holding her & constantly entertaining her.

    7:45 p.m. / we made it to the front of the line! Our interaction is brief, but John & Sherry are super nice. They comment on Meredith’s hair (it’s the first thing anyone notices about her) and how they got their daughter’s name the same way we got hers (a grandmother’s name).  Afterward we go straight home.

    8:30 p.m. / trying to nurse Meredith to sleep but she’s still restless! What is with this kid today? It takes at least an hour to get her to sleep and when she finally does it’s on top of me, and I’ve drifted off too.