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introducing project life & 2012 weeks 1 – 6

March 15, 2012

I started Project Life on my birthday at the beginning of February. It’s a scrapbooking system that can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. It uses a 3-ring binder, photo protector pages, your photos, and journaling cards. There are special Project Life kits and supplies that you can buy, or you can just recreate it on your own. I really love it. I’ve never kept up with a scrapbook before, but this seems sustainable. It’s been five weeks and I’m going strong. I do one spread (two 12 x 12 pages) per week, and I usually put it all together on the weekends in about two sittings. Here’s the front page (click on the…
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a day in the life of this working mom

November 16, 2011

1:00 AM – Meredith nurses, then back to sleep 5:00 AM – My alarm goes off. Meredith nurses again and I press snooze a few times. 5:27 AM – Time to get out of bed & get ready! Meredith is still sleeping so I get dressed and get breakfast prepared. 5:50 AM  – Get Meredith up and dressed. 6:00 AM – Say goodbye to David and make sure he gets out of bed. 6:07 AM – Leave the house! 6:10 AM – Drop Meredith at daycare and linger for a few minutes. 6:14 AM – Leave daycare and start the drive to work. 6:56 AM – Park at the remote lot and get on the train.7:08 AM – The train drops me off. 7:14 AM – Arrive at work…
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a day in the life of this working mom

November 16, 2011

1:00 AM – Meredith nurses, then back to sleep 5:00 AM – My alarm goes off. Meredith nurses again and I press snooze a few times. 5:27 AM – Time to get out of bed & get ready! Meredith is still sleeping so I get dressed and get breakfast prepared. 5:50 AM  – Get Meredith up and dressed. 6:00 AM – Say goodbye to David and make sure he gets out of bed. 6:07 AM – Leave the house! 6:10 AM – Drop Meredith at daycare and linger for a few minutes. 6:14 AM – Leave daycare and start the drive to work. 6:56 AM – Park at the remote lot and get on the train.7:08 AM – The train drops me off. 7:14 AM – Arrive at work…
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