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Post by mom on Apr 16, 2022 1:46:01 GMT
Mid month check in!
How's everyone doing? Are. you working on your adventure for March? If you're taking the class, did you do check the forum for the mid-month lesson?
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Post by lanena on Apr 30, 2022 13:02:31 GMT
My "Choose Your Adventure" was very simple--I've been reading Big Magic since magic is my One Little Word. I will probably include a reflection in my notebook and then move on.
What are folks doing for the May practice? I was dreading doing something like drinking 8 cups of water a day. A "disciplined practice" doesn't seem to go with the fun spirit of my word. After listening to Victoria Marie, I've decided to practice a little stamping each day. I've only recently fallen in love with stamping even though I've been a scrapbooker for years and years. I'm going to do my practice stamping on 4 X 6 cards (or something close to that size), so I will hopefully have 31 cards by the end of the month. I'm looking forward to this!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2022 13:12:00 GMT
On the water thing...what about trying different fruits with your water? It could be a water fruit adventure 😀 Kiwi, watermelon, watermelon cucumber, cucumber, berries, lime, lemon,, etc. See which is your favorite.
As a person with POTS who has to drink at least 96oz a day (12 8oz servings), I get bored of it so dd and I (POTS too for her) get creative lol
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 30, 2022 13:53:25 GMT
I have decided to stop my OLW project. My adaptation was all about self improvement and creating good habits. And I just don't think I can carry on with that at this time.
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Post by lanena on Apr 30, 2022 14:12:02 GMT
I have decided to stop my OLW project. My adaptation was all about self improvement and creating good habits. And I just don't think I can carry on with that at this time. I totally understand❤️ I’ve been there. The project is supposed to give us what we need, and sometimes what we need is to abandon what does not serve us. Hugs. |
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Post by mom on Apr 30, 2022 17:57:17 GMT
I have decided to stop my OLW project. My adaptation was all about self improvement and creating good habits. And I just don't think I can carry on with that at this time. Take care of yourself and do what you need to do. We will be here if you ever decide you have the space for it. If not, no worries either! |
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Post by mom on Apr 30, 2022 18:01:27 GMT
I think my practice for May will be making my bed. Easy enough to do daily + its a habit I quit doing when I struggled earlier this year. Definitely not exciting but I do feel better when I do it daily.
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Post by honeypea on Apr 30, 2022 18:31:27 GMT
I need to change my word or this project will be totally over for me.
My word was Peace. My first stumble was reading the definitions and realizing my take on the word is not a literal definition. Peaceful would’ve been more in line with what I was going for, but I decided to press on with just peace. Even though I had some misgivings. And then Ukraine happened and it felt really icky to press on with my own personal peace journey.
For the time I did ruminate on peace as my OLW, it was helpful. I did reset my mental game in ways that have been helpful and needed. I can certainly continue on the right track for myself without needing to focus on peace as a OLW.
So I’ve spent several weeks seeking a new word and haven’t had any quite click.
Anyone else with experience switching your word after a few months?
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Post by Texas Scrap on Apr 30, 2022 19:18:53 GMT
On the water thing...what about trying different fruits with your water? It could be a water fruit adventure 😀 Kiwi, watermelon, watermelon cucumber, cucumber, berries, lime, lemon,, etc. See which is your favorite. As a person with POTS who has to drink at least 96oz a day (12 8oz servings), I get bored of it so dd and I (POTS too for her) get creative lol Curious how big of a difference do you see when drinking so much water? I have long Covid issues and have a number of POTS symptoms. Thx! |
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Post by Texas Scrap on Apr 30, 2022 19:24:42 GMT
My word is invite and I’ve been adjusting it’s relevance as the year goes on. honeypea I’ve had to shift to an adjacent word or meaning before and I just needed to shift. Hopefully you find a more relevant word for you right now. For me I’ve shifted a lot this year to make invite meaningful. In March I just tracked books that I was learning from, last month I invited myself to wear something more pre-Covid (I hardly ever dress in anything but athletic ware these days). For May, I am inviting “play” into my days. I think this will be playing with stamps, but I’m leaving it really open. Usually I try for a practice that will force me to be disciplined, but that can send me into a pretty negative space, so trying to keep it fun this time. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2022 19:40:02 GMT
On the water thing...what about trying different fruits with your water? It could be a water fruit adventure 😀 Kiwi, watermelon, watermelon cucumber, cucumber, berries, lime, lemon,, etc. See which is your favorite. As a person with POTS who has to drink at least 96oz a day (12 8oz servings), I get bored of it so dd and I (POTS too for her) get creative lol Curious how big of a difference do you see when drinking so much water? I have long Covid issues and have a number of POTS symptoms. Thx! If I do not drink at least 88oz of water and take in an additional 1000-1500mg of salt a day, I get tachycardia episodes, feel tired, get dizzy, and feel just blah. Eta: we require more water to help with blood volume. Those with Dysautonomia/POTS have low blood volume due to how our ANS functions. I also need more due to a CHD and blood loss each time my heart beats. I require more during summer due to sweat. |
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Post by lanena on Apr 30, 2022 22:38:37 GMT
My word is invite and I’ve been adjusting it’s relevance as the year goes on. honeypea I’ve had to shift to an adjacent word or meaning before and I just needed to shift. Hopefully you find a more relevant word for you right now. For me I’ve shifted a lot this year to make invite meaningful. In March I just tracked books that I was learning from, last month I invited myself to wear something more pre-Covid (I hardly ever dress in anything but athletic ware these days). For May, I am inviting “play” into my days. I think this will be playing with stamps, but I’m leaving it really open. Usually I try for a practice that will force me to be disciplined, but that can send me into a pretty negative space, so trying to keep it run this time.This is where I'm at, too! I already keep track of things that are important to me like exercising, writing, reading, and having some time for prayer/silence. I think starting a practice in May rather than at the beginning of the year calls for something a little more frivolous. I've been watching lots of YouTube videos on stamping, and I've accumulated some new stamps this year, so setting aside ten minutes or so to fill a card with stamping seems like it would be a meaningful practice. I've already started cutting up my cards and placing them in a container so that they're ready for me tomorrow. So much of the world is negative right now; it's nice to create an island of peace. |
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Post by kimba on May 1, 2022 13:01:08 GMT
My word is Open. I was going to chuck this month's prompt as I am already tracking my movement & back on WW, and I have enough on my plate not to add YET something else to accomplish.
So I went back to my January, part of my definition of Open is "be receptive to knowledge".
A quote I found on the internet in January reads
"If you are open-minded and ready to learn,
there are many things which you can learn
not only from books and instructors but
from the very life experience itself."
So I am going to learn something new daily and document it. I'm just going to be mindful of some little lesson or tip, and do it. It will also be a good way at the end of day, if I have not already written it down, to think back and review the day.
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Post by Citygirl on May 1, 2022 13:55:23 GMT
I want to walk 1 mile outside everyday. I want to document it using a picture and a number stamp in the page protectors with the 2x2 squares. We’ll see how I do.
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Post by scrappyem on May 1, 2022 15:02:13 GMT
I'm another one who's fallen off the bandwagon. My word is "home" and we still haven't found one and are in temp housing so I'm being grumpy about everything. I know that home can be lots of different things and it's likely we are just going to find a rental for the next couple of years, so things will settle but I feel meh about the whole thing at the moment. This month I'm thinking I might just try to add 5 minutes of meditation daily to get back to it or even just try writing down a couple of sentences everyday. Something simple and very attainable or it likely just won't happen and that's probably okay. This is a season and it will pass but I sure wish it would hurry up already.
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Post by honeypea on May 1, 2022 17:35:23 GMT
Curious how big of a difference do you see when drinking so much water? I have long Covid issues and have a number of POTS symptoms. Thx! If I do not drink at least 88oz of water and take in an additional 1000-1500mg of salt a day, I get tachycardia episodes, feel tired, get dizzy, and feel just blah. Eta: we require more water to help with blood volume. Those with Dysautonomia/POTS have low blood volume due to how our ANS functions. I also need more due to a CHD and blood loss each time my heart beats. I require more during summer due to sweat. I’m a POTSie too. Salt is very helpful. I heavily salt my food, in addition to pouring roughly 5g in my water throughout the day. This is an extreme amount, but I’m also keto and sodium needs are much higher when you eliminate carbs. Lots of cool studies showing low carb diets are beneficial to POTS patients, btw! It’s definitely not for everyone, but it has made a world of difference for me. |
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Post by Citygirl on May 22, 2022 17:25:04 GMT
How is everyone doing? SO far I’ve only missed one day of walking at least one mile outside and that was because it rained. I’ve even been remembering to take a picture on my walks and have started to fill up my 2x2 pockets.
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Post by mom on May 22, 2022 18:04:58 GMT
Im slacking....I kept my goal of making my bed most days but haven't been documenting it. I haven't even opened my OLW book in probably 3 weeks. Yikes.
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Post by scrappyem on May 23, 2022 14:28:17 GMT
I've managed some notes for each day this month, but I had to go back and fill in several days in a row so I'm failing at the daily part of the prompt for the most part. I'm calling it enough of a win since I am remember more often. Not sure how I'm going to document this month though. I did go back and do a digital page for March. When we get settled and I have my big printer back, I'll print it out and slip it in the album. My plan is to do the same with April and May using my favorite photos from each month. I'm a bit off prompt this year but I think that's okay, kinda matches how this year as gone. We did finally manage a house to rent and will move June. I'm excited to get settled, even if it isn't ideal. It might be silly, but I'm thrilled to have my scrappy stuff back and odd things I miss like my favorite comfy flip flops.
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Post by kimba on May 23, 2022 16:24:35 GMT
I'm doing ok. Some of my learning: my husband phone really sucks, we have beavers invading our pond, aortic stenosis, ventilator settings, just let it go and rest, don't mess with muskrats, letter of intent, ICU rounds are not as scary as I perceived them, what a NFT is, laptop battery isn't work. Things I've learned!
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on May 23, 2022 22:42:30 GMT
My word(s) is "Taking care of me". I don't scrapbook it. It's more of a focus, guidance and reminder.
I struggled for a bit in the first few months of the year, because >> life happens and I have to do what I have to do, responsibilities and all that.
Life settled down and I am back on track.
Putting myself first, making choices and decisions that are best for me.
Taking care of myself. Hydrating, sleep, me time, quiet time, trying to eat better.
I am in scrapbook mode as well as (scrapbook style) journal mode, after a long break. I'd forgotten how much scrapbooking helps me therapy wise. It just makes me happy, helps me get through moments of anxiety, having something to focus on so I don't overthink, gives me a feeling of accomplishment, etc...
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Post by Citygirl on Jun 2, 2022 12:25:50 GMT
My May prompt is complete and documented in my album.
I’ve been using the mini kits and some older OLW kits to document this year. I’m finding most of the sentiments so hard to use.
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Post by mrsloafbot on Jun 3, 2022 10:21:23 GMT
I just finished documenting the April and May prompts, but I want to include a selfie in those sections (just need to get around to printing them).
I need to find some time this month to sit down and do the June prompt. But proud of myself for staying on track this year. Other years I have fallen way behind on the prompts.
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Post by Citygirl on Jul 14, 2022 13:32:52 GMT
I’m caught up thru June but not feeling the July prompt at all or feeling motivated. What is everyone doing this month?
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Post by kimba on Sept 28, 2022 12:53:17 GMT
Is anyone still holding on thru September for OLW?
Me and my word "Open" were doing great until September. I just came up flat with the "light" concept.
I received my 4th quarter OLW kit and looks like it will be great to use in December to sum everything up.
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Post by mom on Sept 28, 2022 14:43:51 GMT
Is anyone still holding on thru September for OLW? Me and my word "Open" were doing great until September. I just came up flat with the "light" concept. I received my 4th quarter OLW kit and looks like it will be great to use in December to sum everything up. I am, though I am only now doing Aug assignment. I got behind on my album but I am actively connecting with my word daily. I got the 4th quarter mini kit but have not really looked at it. Just trying to get caught up on OLW and PL this month. |
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Post by scrappyem on Sept 28, 2022 17:40:10 GMT
I've fallen off the bandwagon but I was thinking of doing a bit of a catch-up layout for June/July/August. I'm still struggling with the literal meaning of my word, since finding a "home" has not been a great experience and I miss our old home something fierce. I thought home was going to be such a great word this year and it's been way too loaded. I did that once before, when I started doing IVF, I initially thought my word was going to be "hope" but by two weeks in, I realized that was way too much and switched to "nourish". Much less loaded if things didn't work out how I was hoping. I wish I had switched this year too in retrospect. I have already started thinking about my word for next year, and I want something easier and less heavy.
I imagine that means I'll likely sign up again despite this year being mostly a fail in terms of doing the assignments every month. I still like having a word.
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Post by Citygirl on Sept 28, 2022 21:10:23 GMT
I am caught up through September but only because I went to a retreat. I’m mixed on next year. The album is feeling like a chore to complete so I kind of want a break but looking back at my old albums I really do love them. We’ll see. I definitely won’t buy anymore OLW products. I feel like the sentiments don’t often apply and I have way too much from past years kits & AE crossover products. I got the quarterly kit this year and it was nice but too much product. I reserve the right to change my mind lol
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Post by Texas Scrap on Sept 28, 2022 21:49:18 GMT
I’m mostly caught up although light on details for the last few months. I’ve been integrating into my daily planner which I love, but I’m finding the kits and doing the portfolio this year to be a little too much product. I may stick to a travelers notebook or just integrating into my BuJo and weekly planner for next year.
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Post by mom on Sept 28, 2022 23:12:18 GMT
I have carved out almost all day at home tomorrow to get August and hopefully September complete. For sure August, though. I am ready!
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