I seem to be on a scrapbooking kick again (YAY!) I really struggle with finding a balance between designing and scrapping -- normally, if I'm doing a lot of designing, then I'm doing very little scrapping. I am still really thinking about the type of scrapping I want to continue doing. I know that I've moved away from documenting every little thing -- but sometimes I miss having that kind of record of our lives. The issue for me becomes one of space and practicality. I have 10+ 3-ring binders plus a couple of 12x12 binders filled with scrapbook pages of our family, and while the girls love looking through them, storage is an issue in our home. Of course, I've only printed a handful of the hundreds of digital pages I have completed; my goal is to get them printed this year. I still have a couple of photo books I need to finish and print, as well, but those are a better "fit" for us in terms of space. I'm really considering starting Project Life -- yes, even at this late date -- but I'm just not sure if I'll actually stick with it.
credits: Crystal Livesay March Foundations template #5, Erica Hernandez Indexed, Daisy Wheel font
I feel like I'm really in a reading rut right now. I just finished a book that I'm just feeling so-so about, and I've got a couple others from the library that I need to finish before they are due, but I just don't have the drive to pick them up. It doesn't help that I feel (self-induced, I'll admit) pressure to keep reading so that I don't get behind on my reading goal. I've been considering joining Audible so that I can "get through" a few more books on my to-read list a little easier; it would be simpler to listen as I'm doing chores around the house, working on the laptop, or traveling for work. From what I've heard, they have a pretty great membership deal and great sales -- have you used their services? What do you think?
I'm on Spring Break right now -- the university gives staff 3 days off (students and faculty get the entire week -- almost not fair, eh?) Chris is off, too, and today we spent cleaning out the garage. We took an entire carload of stuff to Goodwill and took a trailer full of broken junk to the transfer station. I just cringe at the amount of stuff we accumulate, although I'll be honest: 95% of the stuff we got rid of today was stuff that we've owned for at least 5 years or longer. Most of it was stuff that moved to Murray with us but that we've eventually phased out of the house. One item was our 18-year-old television that just recently quit working. The garage is so much more accessible now, which makes me happy. I like having a place for everything and everything in its place.
The weather has been crazy here lately. For the past two days, we've had temperatures in the upper 80's; thankfully tomorrow will be back in the 70's again. We did have the windows open, but it got so warm that we had to turn the air conditioning on. Luckily, with the temps dropping again, we can open the windows back up -- that's one of my favorite things about spring and fall: open windows.
Make sure you stop by the shop today; I've got a new collab out with Erica Coombs and a couple of new products releasing in my shop as well. Everything is 30% off on the release date, so it's a great time to buy.
