Hello! today we are looking at weeks 17-21 in my Project Life album. I ran into a little snafu during week 20 when my phone ran out of storage - oh no! So I had only a few pictures. I decided to focus more on journaling and I think it turned out great! I also did a bonus page for an air show we went to. It was pretty fun, but man, those Thunderbirds were loud! L only got upset one time, and it was a combination of loud planes and loud music. Other than that he did great, pointing at the sky when they would come by. Also, I know I said I was going to edit out L's face, but some of these I just can't resist-he looks too cute, so I bent the rules a little. Enjoy! Peace,
Anne
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Man, with all the excitement of National Scrapbooking Day and getting in a car accident, I've slacked off on posting my Project 52 pages. So, here goes! Enjoy! Peace,
Anne So, about two months ago, I interviewed for a job...not just any job, my DREAM job. It went great and they basically offered me the job on the spot. But the pay structure was a little fuzzy, it's part time, and I just needed time to talk to M about it and make sure we were in the position to make a move. So I contacted them with a salary negotiation (I was soooo nervous!), and they came back and said that they were focusing on hiring another position and they were, in essence, putting this one on the back burner. I have thought about reaching out to them, but I just have this bad feeling about it. So, I've been doing a lot of thinking about my place in this world (I know, I'm so dramatic) and my place in my family. I am not the breadwinner, but I would like to contribute more. But my job is comfortable, flexible, and I like it enough to still go in everyday and try to do my best. So, maybe this is just my place for now. But how do I shake this feeling of restlessness? I don't know, but recently I saw this: What a thing to say! I am constantly looking for the next big thing, my purpose (hence the One Little Word project), and never really satisfied with my life. While I do feel more at peace now than I have in the past, I can't help but wonder if this is it. But what if we could turn that off? Stop telling ourselves we need to do more, stress more, worry more. What if we could just be?
Right now my life is pretty calm. And I like it. But I know there is more out there. I'm going to keep looking, but I think I may take the pressure off myself for a while. I need to be present and enjoy the life that surrounds me. What about you? Is your life calm and are you ok with that? Think about it and I hope you find your peace. Until next time, Anne Ok, so you may be wondering how I'm doing with One Little Word. Well, the truth is....
I quit. Ya, I quit. I tried something new, but it didn't work out. And that's ok. Ali Edwards' process is more of a journal style documentation. While I have written a diary style journal in the past, I have never done anything that incorporated pictures, memory keeping, and journaling all together. I originally thought this process may feed my creative side, but I quickly found that other things just took more priority. In this season of life, I just can't focus on this. So, maybe at a later time I will try it again. I don't know. In the meantime, I will keep up with my Project 52 - that seems to be a little more accessible and easy for me to complete at this time. I would still recommend this class, and Ali Edwards though, if you are looking for something new. I do love the way her projects celebrate life and the everyday. And if someone were wanting to work on their writing skills I think this would be excellent to look into. So tell, me, is there anything that you have tried and just couldn't complete? Whether creatively, or not? I think it's important to recognize when we are ready to quit. Take some pressure off ourselves. No need stressing over it, right? :) So, on that note, I'll leave you. Hope you have a good week! Peace, Anne Ok, so last week was a bust...I got in car wreck. Yay. Then my fiancé got in a minor fender bender...I mean, what, the heck??
Needless to say, I was very happy to end the week with (Inter)National Scrapbooking Day! From the $.99 kit sale in the Project Life App to the awesome sale on prints from Persnickety Prints, I had a lot of purchasing to do! I got the Bright and Bold, Explore Edition, and Hello Lovely Edition kits. They are gorgeous and I have already put them to good use. And I will FINALLY be printing L's baby album with the Persnickety Prints sale. I am so excited about that! In other news, a few months ago I joined a lovely group on Facebook that is app scrap focused. I have learned a lot about different apps to enhance my pages and I've found some awesome inspiration! While I still use Project Life primarily, I am loving Phonto for adding text to my pages and photos, and I like to use Aviary for stickers and embellishments. So, the administrator for this group organized a "Virtual Scrap Crop" - a day of contests and prizes to take place on NSD (Saturday). As each contest was posted, we were to create a page on the spot for the theme of the post. And then there were some small "flash contests" in between where we could use a previously finished page. I must say, I had a blast! It really stretched my creative muscles and I got to really think outside the box with some apps. Now, my poor house got a little neglected, but I can always clean another time! So, here are some of my pages from that day....Enjoy! |
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I'm Anne! Follow me as I go through life as a new mom and soon-to-be wife. Always looking for a creative outlet, I want to share all my ideas with you here at Life by Design! Archives
February 2018
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