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introducing book of lists

November 5, 2012

Happy Monday! Today I’m excited to tell you about my new little paper crafty project that is cute, fun, flexible, and ready for you to join in on if you so choose (and I would love it if you do). Because I’m suuuper original I’m calling it the Book of Lists because that is essentially what it will be. Just get yourself a book – make a minibook out of chipboard and binder rings like I did or grab a blank journal, a spiral notebook, scrapbook, anything of the sort – make sure it has some empty pages, and you’re ready to go. Every month there will be a topic for a list, and the object is to craft it…
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project life 2012 : weeks 35 – 36

October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween! I procrastinated on finding Meredith’s costume this year, but when I stopped by Old Navy yesterday they had a fish costume in the perfect size on sale for $6 so my laziness has been rewarded. We are going trick-or-treating with my nephews this evening so pictures are to come. In the meantime, I’m getting closer to caught up on sharing my Project Life spreads with you! Here we have September 23 to October 6. Think back with me. Another simple layout – I am finally getting into my groove. I just need to remember to take more pictures! One of my best friends, Megan, came to visit briefly and the picture I placed right next to the date…
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project life 2012 : weeks 33 – 34

October 24, 2012

I’m currently home from work with Meredith due to a sudden attack of a stomach bug last night that hit us both hard. It was pretty miserable but we are on the mend and trying to take it easy today. In the meantime, more Project Life catch-up! This was from September 9-22. I love the look of this spread; it’s clear and simple like I’m going for. I had limited photos from these weeks but I made it work. I had a day off all to myself, so I made a list of all the things I wanted to do that day, then cut it down and included it. I bought some house plants (yay) and Meredith discovered her belly…
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project life 2012 : weeks 31 – 32

October 12, 2012

I wanted to post this now before I get too far behind! I’m playing a lot of catch up here, as this was back from August 26 to September 8. Life is such a blur and I can hardly remember these weeks anymore, but then I look at this and it all comes back. I love how this project forces me to think about the events, little and big, that happen and place them in my memory. I got a new tool! It’s the SMASH label maker. It’s actually not that easy to learn to use, and it’s even harder to master, but it was cheap and I like the look of the labels. You’ll also notice that we got a…
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project life 2012 : weeks 29 – 30

September 6, 2012

This is August 12 – 25. Still doing two weeks at a time. This was when Meredith really took off walking. I also started my project of cataloging and organizing all of my books. We started a bedtime routine, David’s car got totaled & his parents gave us theirs, and M. turned 13 months. On the right side is just some odds & ends. I included a couple receipts from the night we went shopping as a family and a fortune I got in a fortune cookie. “Happy news is on its way to you.” I had to blur some personal journaling because it’s not my place to share it with the Internet. I only have a couple hours each…
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