Single and/or childless scrappers

Married, but childless here. I got those stupid comments a lot too, as if because I was childless I had no life.

In the beginning I scrapped mostly vacations, and activities with extended family. Then as I got into PL I started to scrap more daily life stuff, world and local events and journaling everyday things I won't remember 20 years from now but will love to look back on.

Last week I just pulled out my album from 2011 and was (sort of) surprised at how little I remembered of that year and what I had documented. It was fun.

Scrapping is also a creative outlet for me, so I kind of just scrap what feels interesting at the moment, however I choose to do it - PL or traditional pages.

I can't believe someone would be so rude to say that to you!

I don't have any kids, either (unless you count my dog who yes is my furbaby haha!) but I have plenty to scrap...

That's just the rudest thing to say to someone. As though there is no value in documenting your life because you have no children!

I have kids. I started scrapping because I couldn't find a baby book I liked. So I totally get it.

But at this point in my life, I'm totally over scrapbooking kids. Three of our five are grown and the other two nearly there and since covid, I barely see them anymore. When we have family things, I totally put pictures of the kids in my books. But, most of what I scrap right now is all about me. My day-to-day life. Things I post on Facebook. What I cook, what I read, what I play, what I make, my friends, my outings, my vacations. Basically all the things I want to remember about *my* life. In 20 years, I want to look back at what my life was like in my 40s. I am trying out new things, including a self-improvement version of OLW. Surely none of my kids will ever care about that book. But I will. And right now, that's what's important to me.

Single, 2 adult sons who do not live with me (yay!) lol

I do have a relationship with them and we have adventures so I do scrapbook that of course.

But most of my life is just me. I do OLW, I scrapbook the trips that I take alone, or with friends. I scrap some about work, and day to day stuff. farmers markets, the stuff I watch/listen to/read

I have a health issue and its hereditary and what I would do for a scrapbook from my grandmas about it! So I scrapbook that too.

I scrapbook some current events.

I dunno I seem to find plenty to scrap!

Non-married cohabitating couple with no kids but I scrap trips, dumb daily things, pets, etc. I need to get better at taking photos in general but I don't think I lack anything in terms of subject, yknow?

Not having kids just means I'm less likely to buy Doodlebug products but I still find plenty to scrap lol

I'm in the same boat. My boyfriend is divorced and has kids, so sometimes they make an appearance, but I tend to scrap mostly from my perspective. I have nieces and nephews who regularly appear in my albums, but otherwise it's mostly about me and telling my stories. I scrap trips that I take, activities with friends, date nights, my hobbies, anything and everything. I've found the groove with pocket scrapping. It's a good spot for my to tell all the little stories and goings ons, and then anytime I have something bigger I do traditional layouts to supplement the pocket pages.

I totally understand where you are coming from...I remember purchasing a Project Life kit from my LSS when I was in my early thirties, single and childless. My mom commented to the store owner as I was buying it that she didn't know what I would do with it because I had no life. My mom has very much equated having kids and a family with having a life. I don't fit that box. It's still one of the most hurtful things she has ever said to me.

When my nieces and nephews were born there was lots of pressure from my mom that I focus all of my scrapbooking on them. I've done lots of pages for them, but now that they are teenagers any pages about them tend to focus on activities that we do together. My albums, my story. I occasionally do traditional layouts about my partner's kids, and they go into an album for him, but the bulk of my scrapbooking is selfish. It's something I love to do, and the subject matter is almost secondary.

I started in early 30's hardcore scrapping and I was single with no kids and continued to scrapbook for years. I got some of those comments too at the couple of retreats I attended. It was so annoying. I've never understood all the judgement about how or what someone documents, let alone that you have no life if you are a woman without children and/or a partner.

I really found my groove with pocket scrapbooking and being able to document my everyday, my work life (I had a cool gig so I got to do a ton of fun stuff), outings with friends, family, etc. I love how scrapbooking made me appreciate and remember my life (I have a terrible memory). Even now that I'm newly married and expecting my first baby in my 40's, my scrapbooks are still about me and told from my point of view. Sure I'll do a baby book but I do this to document my life and I have no expectation my kid will want my scrapbooks in the future. I'm completely fine with that. Completely agree with msliz, life is for the living. 

pinklady Love that you attended General Hospital events back in the day. I grew up watching that show with my grandma and even now I'll pop on an episode once a month or so since you can watch it on Hulu. It was a such a good show in the 90's & early 2000's. I never attended any events but I totally would have. 

Currently single.
Never wanted children (I knew that at a young age 8 or 9-ish). 

I scrapbook all the things in regards to my life.

Home: Decorating. Living by myself for the first time ever at age 52(now 56 and still a work in progress). Projects. 

Pets

Things I do: Concerts, friends night out, activities, festivals, travels, vacations, day road trips, BBQ's, Weddings, Christmas, Birthdays, etc...
Things in regards to Nieces and Nephews: School plays, concerts, ball games, individual "dates" with them, etc...
Things I do: Scrapbooking, reading, walking, gym, etc...
Life at the moment: For instance 2020, documenting the pandemic....empty store shelves, no toilet paper, off work, etc...

I am a chronological theme/event type scrapbooker.
I have a scrapbook (or two) for each year. Starting in January 1, ending December 31. 
Some years are less pages, some years it took two scrapbooks to contain all the pages. 
The quantity/number of pages layouts fluctuate based on the ebb and flow of my life. Slow, busy and everything inbetween.

I too, have been the recipient of comments.
Just because I am single and no children, doesn't mean I have no life.
Just because I have no children doesn't mean I am unfulfilled or have an emotional void in my heart, soul and life.
Just because I am single and chose to have no children, doesn't mean something is wrong with me.
People can be so judgemental.

I am quite happy, content, and fulfilled with my life. 
Though some who lack understanding, can't imagine how I could be with all that they believe I lack or don't have.

Child free. Single. Only child. Trust me, people tell me all the time that I am wasting my time documenting. Whatever. I just don’t listen to them. I do this for ME. People who do this just for their kids are betting that in 30 years their kids will want 50 albums about their life. Some will, many won’t. And then they are stuck with this “gift” that was given to them. I don’t care what happens to my albums when I am dead. That is something that people have mentioned to me. I’m dead, why would I care?!
As to what I scrap: my travels, my pets, friends, family, recipes, food, my house, nature, weather, current events, everyday life, and special events.

No judgement here! I was a big As the World Turns fan as a teen. If I would have been able, I would have went to fan events!

Currently married with an almost 2-year-old, but I was scrapping before I was married or had a kid. Shoot, I had way more time to scrap back then!

I would scrap about every day life. But I also felt like it got me to try new things or do new activities slightly out of my comfort zone so that I could scrap about it. And it was a great way to broaden my horizons in a positive way!

Like:
- Checking out a new store or restaurant
- Trying new foods
- Exploring my city like a tourist
- Going to a museum exhibition
- Visiting a neighborhood I’m not familiar with

I'm married but child free, and scrap many of the things already listed here. There is plenty to document, most of my albums now are trips we take, or the day to day things that make my PL album. When I started ~20 years I mostly scrapped my childhood photos and then moved onto heritage photos, but I really wish PL and documenting the little details was a thing, because I didn't think to take photos or journal about so many of the things I did in my 20's and 30's other than when the photo a day trend really took off, and I so wish I had some of this everyday stuff recorded from those years.

I’m not childless per say, but they are all grown up now. What do I scrap now? Life.

I mean I still have a life. Sunrise is still beautiful. Sunset is still amazing. I still visit friends. I still go places:
Wineries, distilleries, meaderies, lighthouses, the park, waterfalls, flowers, swans, birds, the hidden gems of curiosity all around us, ( NJ has a lot of oddities to find ) and we will get back to travel someday too.

I mean I have 3.5 years of memory keeping in a memory planner that covers all sorts of little daily things that rarely includes young children. Wednesday I noted the 10+ Robins across the street, I don’t usually see them hang out in groups that large.



You know the saying about stopping to smell the roses, yeah well, scrap them too.

Married and childfree here. I started scrapping in 2001 when I was single. When I started I scrapped chronologically and put all my photos in almost like my scrapbook was a photo album. It was pre-digital and there weren’t as many photos. I included my whole life: trips, family events, birthdays, get togethers with friends, events at school. There weren’t very many every day things included.

I quit chronological scrapbooking in 2011. I started doing the layout a day challenge 6 or so years ago and the prompts got me thinking about more everyday stories. I’ve also done December Daily and Week in the Life and Day in the Life. I also now do Daily Pages with The Awesome Ladies Project and a lot of them are jus5 playing with product or collaging. For me it’s about the creating. I don’t look back at my books very much and I certainly don’t expect my nieces to want my books after I die. I do this for me.