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Post by katieanna on Feb 10, 2015 13:50:09 GMT
I know this wasn't the point of your post, but please try to let go of the 'why should I scrapbook' guilt!! I don't have kids, won't ever have kids, and I still scrapbook-- because I like doing it, and because occasionally my BF and I like to look back at places we've gone and things we've done. Hey, someday these may be the only way I can remember these things, lol!! Even if my BF didn't ever look at the albums (and quite honestly, we really don't look at them all that often) I would still scrapbook. Being creative with paper, scissors, and glue brings me balance-- not just the result, but the process itself. Don't think about it in terms of the nebulous future or the finished scrapbook, think of it in relation to what it (the entire hobby of scrapbooking) gives you RIGHT NOW-- the process of being creative, as well as the finished page(s). Do you think any middle-aged men sit around and think about 'oh my goodness, my hobby isn't going to be handed down to future generations' or 'maybe I spend too much money on this and what does it all mean' as they're going out to play a round of golf, or spend a few hours of time fishing on the lake, or watching a race car drive around a track?? NO! As you can see, I'm a bit strong-minded about this topic, as I've wrestled with the same issues myself over the years. If you truly don't enjoy scrapbooking, then that's a different story-- everyone has interests that ebb and flow- but please don't give it up because of what you think 'other people' will think about it in the future. I don't think I could have said it better than crimson cat did. If you love it and enjoy it, DO it. You never know, those scrapbooks MAY be worth something to somebody some day - for one reason or another. |
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Post by miominmio on Feb 10, 2015 15:27:18 GMT
I have two kids, and I very much doubt either of them will want the scrapbooks when I'm gone. I scrapbook for me! It's theraputic to cut, rip, shred, glue etc etc, and a lot less expensive than a therapist!
Bottom line: not one of us know what will happen to our scrapbooks, books, CDs (I refuse to throw mine away, yes, I'm a dinosaur) or any other item we own. Their value is not in who will cherish them after we are gone, the important thing is the joy they give us now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 15:46:54 GMT
I purged all of mine some time back and except for the rare piece of cardstock, I don't miss it.
Sometimes things that we think we love are really more of an emotional drain and given the reasons that you stated you are purging, I bet that once you don't have this weighing you down every time you look at it, you will feel better. You seem sad about the reasons you are giving it up so without that emotional burden staring you in the face, you can pursue the things that ARE relevant and important to you.
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Post by scrapcat on Feb 10, 2015 16:36:31 GMT
Aww, sorry to hear that too. I go thru phases with it. Have you thought about art journaling? At least a way to have some creative expression. And I am in the camp of 'who cares what happens to my scrapbooks when i'm dead'. If you need the creative outlet I'm sure you will find a way. Purging isn't a bad thing tho. Sometimes clearing the clutter makes you more creative with what you have left.
Be well.
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Post by scrappintoee on Feb 10, 2015 16:44:55 GMT
I totally understand your sadness, and I'm sending you some ((( hugs )))!!!
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Post by nyxish on Feb 11, 2015 3:04:00 GMT
Thanks everyone.
i am finding that i am in a place of having to re-evaluate my life because of relationship change is being forced on me and i...well, being me and prone to melancholy am feeling as if the effort i have put into relationships and memories and scrapbooks is really wasted.
i ...just don't know.
We have Quote Boards in our house...years of 12x12 pages taped to the wall filled with hilarious and inappropriate quotes that i'd love to pair with photos..enough they've filled up the double pantry doors and overflow to the walls... and i do have The Ladies that i'd like to document their lives and generations....long or short. i was just going thru my scrapbooks from 2003+ and...i'm really proud of them. i did pretty good with them, i think. i donno. And i am likely going to need to move... just..WHINE everything seems to suck right now, and i don't know what the point of anything is.
i realize i'm being very self-pitying and whiny. i'm sorry.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Feb 11, 2015 3:17:20 GMT
-- oh, no apologies needed, for sure!! I know the feeling, actually... I can only SB when I'm in a good mood, and thinking good thoughts, about our relationship- and otherwise. If can't even think about being creative, especially scrapbooking, when I'm NOT in a happy / good mood. For those kind non-happy moods, if I do anything (and most times I don't) it would be art journaling. Scribbling, mindless / Zen-type doodling, just ripping / cutting / pasting paper; that's the only kind of thing I can even hope to do if I'm not in a good mood. (most of the time I don't have the heart to even art journal, but if I start, I will end up feeling better. mine doesn't have words or photos, just basically paper, patterns, random stuff that doesn't really mean anything but the process gets me out of my own head, if you know what I mean.) So if you don't have the space to keep the 'stuff' and you don't have the heart for it right now, then by all means, get rid of it. (see, I'm changing my answer, lol! based on your additional info...) It's not like you can't get supplies again at some later date if you want to get back into it, because you can- or that you have to have 'special' supplies in order to scrapbook- because you don't. soul-searching, re-evaluating, and such just sucks, doesn't it?!?  |
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Post by leftturnonly on Feb 11, 2015 6:00:32 GMT
:-( I'll be sad with you.
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Post by Florida Cindy on Feb 11, 2015 11:16:06 GMT
Thanks everyone. i am finding that i am in a place of having to re-evaluate my life because of relationship change is being forced on me and i...well, being me and prone to melancholy am feeling as if the effort i have put into relationships and memories and scrapbooks is really wasted. i ...just don't know. We have Quote Boards in our house...years of 12x12 pages taped to the wall filled with hilarious and inappropriate quotes that i'd love to pair with photos..enough they've filled up the double pantry doors and overflow to the walls... and i do have The Ladies that i'd like to document their lives and generations....long or short. i was just going thru my scrapbooks from 2003+ and...i'm really proud of them. i did pretty good with them, i think. i donno. And i am likely going to need to move... just..WHINE everything seems to suck right now, and i don't know what the point of anything is. i realize i'm being very self-pitying and whiny. i'm sorry. The relationships/memories and scrapbooks are not wasted. My Mom says "There is a time and place for everything." There was a time to create those scrapbooks, documenting those specific memories. Change happens. The quote boards appeal to me. There are powerful messages in quotes. Pairing quotes with photos can be cathartic for you to work through the change in your life. Scrapping The Ladies may give you strength to get through your situation. It's okay to show self pity and whine. Don't apologize for it. It seems as if your life is changing even if you did choose it. |
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