August 2022 Goals/Progress/Accomplishments

My August Goal is (courtesy of Linda ) All Used Up August. Trying to find something to use up at least once a day. A paper pack, a pack of embellishments, a dispenser of adhesive, a sticker sheet, a ribbon spool, etc.

I am not super confident that I'll get this done for all 31 days, but that's my motivation. Just Finish July was mostly successful, although there's still plenty of projects lying around that need to get done. So now I'm trying to match up those projects with product that can be used up each day.

I just met my August goal of “just scrap a damn layout already!” I think I’m up to five for all of 2022. Oh wait. I just realized I forgot Nuvo Drops. In that case, I’ve almost reached my goal for August to just scrapbook something.

Goals for August:

•Prep for Retreat in September.
•Finish reorganizing scrap space
•Week 2 and 4 of 4x6 class, and try to keep up weekly.
•Back up photos from phone

Stretch goals:
•Work on son’s Senior Memories album
•Work on PL

I'm growing a bit tired of pocket scrapping (which is great because I only have 50 thousand or so PL cards... ) and have had the urge to do some 12 x 12 layouts. So I'm going to play with paper the next few weekends! I'm excited for that!

My goals for August mainly concern keeping up with AD's 4x6 photo sketch class - my goal for the 10 weeks is to get at least 2 layouts out of each sketch: 1 for my Wedding Album and 1 for my trip to Alaska, though not necessarily during the highlighted sketch's week. Right now I need to select photos for both wedding and Alaska for weeks 6,7, & 8, Alaska photos for week 4 (that's this week! but it's okay because I at least could make a wedding layout for this week), and wedding photos for week 5. I also need to order prints where I may have gaps in the story.

I just got back from CKC where I spent so much money it is a crime. The next morning I woke up to a soul crushing case of Covid and have been in bed for 3 days. So welcome to August.

I have very few goals for August because I have a 10 day trip to Texas and only 2 one day crops. One crop is tomorrow if I am well enough to even go.

Minimally my August goals will be to organize all this new stuff I bought along with what I got at Expo last April. Who am I kidding? I doubt I will do much of anything in August

My mojo disappeared in May and I'm hoping will return once my kid starts school next week.
I'd really like to keep working on my PL, I've only done January and I'd love to get Feb and March done.
I also need to go through photos and do a major delete.

myboysnme and hmp - I'm sorry you're both sick! Hope you recover quickly.

myboysnme & hmp I hope you are both well soon. Covid is no joke. Give yourself as much time to rest as possible.




As I've mentioned before in previous months' threads, I haven't really scrapped since losing my craft room area.

But this morning I've done something scrapping-adjacent.

I paired May & June big event photos with the special paper I bought for them. Senior graduation, prom, a day trip, and a circus visit.

I realize that I never regret buying the special themed papers for those big events, even though they're more spendy.

I still have one more graduation photo to order. The hs brought in Lifetouch to take a pic as each graduate was awarded the "diploma" because the stands were so far from the ceremony on the field that you couldn't really take a photo without a telescoping camera lens.

Great, right?

One 8x10 print?

$39.95! Plus tax and shipping.

Just want a digital copy? No problem.

$52.99

I'm settling with a single 5x7 print for $9.99, plus tax & shipping.

I did this too! There was such a huge difference between the 8x10 of DS getting his diploma, and the 5x7 I went with the smaller pic. I just could not stomach paying 30+ $$ for a single photo.