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Post by freeatlast on Nov 28, 2016 22:21:26 GMT
My goal is to until I have my scrap space organized again: to spend 15 minutes a day cleaning and putting away. I'm sure some days I will spend more but spending some time every day in my room will make me happy and I will accomplish something. It become routine and it gets my space usable again. Great idea! I need to do this, too.
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Post by freeatlast on Nov 28, 2016 22:22:54 GMT
Don't think I mentioned this before, but my oldest dgs is graduating from high school in June, and he asked for a scrapbook all about HIM! I am thinking of copying all the pages I have made in the past with him featured or included, and then add a cover page and create a few pages for his grad. How cool is this!!!
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Post by dasmith2 on Dec 1, 2016 2:34:07 GMT
I have to keep it simple, I'm hoping to use my stash more and scrapbook as much as possible. Recently my disabilities worsened making most things debilitating. Fighting depression over this is exhausting. Sorry for over sharing sometimes just venting helps me
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 1, 2016 3:03:49 GMT
I have to keep it simple, I'm hoping to use my stash more and scrapbook as much as possible. Recently my disabilities worsened making most things debilitating. Fighting depression over this is exhausting. Sorry for over sharing sometimes just venting helps me Share all you want...it's good that we can be there for each other! Can you change gears and do something that would be easier for you? Or maybe a different tool? An example I know for myself is if my hands don't want to squeeze the adhesive bottle I switch to the more expensive ATG gun. Or if I'm too tired to be creative I can sort stuff, fussy cut or even just watch a YouTube video. I really hope you find a solution that might work for you, even if it's just in short spurts, because I know for me being creative in some way brings me joy or can be wonderful therapy! My hope for you is that you find relief from the debilitating issues!
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Post by Linda on Dec 27, 2017 18:51:53 GMT
Had to search for this one but bumping it up so we can see how we did.
My goals for 2017:
-keep scrapping and scanning Made some progress here -I want to finish up 2016 and keep up with 2017 as it happens - I did that with 2016 until early-summer and then life got busy...2016 is done, 2017 is up to mid-October, I think -I want to finish up some more of the partially finished family albums made some progress -I want to scrap our Disney trip from 2009 nope -catch up on the girls GS albums done -do my son's first year in the Navy album (his anniversary was this week) nope -keep making cards done -use my QK dies and stamps more I did use them more but not as much more as I had hoped
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Chinagirl828
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Dec 27, 2017 22:23:23 GMT
It doesn't look like I posted on this originally which actually gives me a great deal of relief because I imagine I'd have said something like cut back on the shopping and focus on using and then I would have to admit I had failed in spectacular style.
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Elsabelle
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 27, 2017 22:33:42 GMT
I haven't given any thought to this and it's another reminder that the end of the year is sneaking up on me. My first goal is to scrap my Disney album from this year's trip. I want to get that done before we go again in April. I've been simplifying a lot of my layouts lately just to get them done so I won't feel so behind. Yes, I'm one of those people who likes to be caught up. So after I'm done with Disney I will be close to being caught up and won't have the need to rush through simple layouts. I would like to start taking my time, being more creative, and using more tools and techniques. I'd like to buy a small sewing machine. I miss sewing on my layouts since I broke my Kenmore Mini Ultra. I loved that little darling. I really need to buy albums and page protectors. That was on my last goal list and I still haven't done it. I would also like to scrap memories from my kids' childhoods that I should have scrapped at the time. Funny things they said, a list of their first words, phases they had, etc. The last thing on my list is to get back to recording memories and quotes in a notebook so I'll be ready for journaling when I scrap. Also, those random pictures that don't make sense when I look at them a long time later will make sense because I'll have the memory written down to go with it. I did finish that Disney album and another one after that. I also bought albums and page protectors but need more again. I never bought a sewing machine and still want one. I have done quite a few layouts of my kids’ childhood memories and I’m very happy with them. I have several more on my to do list. I did not do well with journaling or taking notes for pictures ahead of time. But it’s not too late to start.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 0:57:45 GMT
**phew**. I didn’t post any goals on this thread, because i know i did not meet them.
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 28, 2017 15:40:49 GMT
My goals would be a compliation of others mention here. I could definitely steal all of your goals LavenderLayoutLady . Less buying on a whim, plan what I really need, then purchase. I have so many small embellishments. Good stuff. Stuff i will eventually use. But do I have all the albums I need? Nope. Make my hobby a priority. Make myself a priority. I give everyone else my time. Kids, work, etc. And I'm always at the very bottom of my list. I need to cut out a chunk of time every week that is mine. And not just between 1 AM & 3 AM on a random weeknight. I need to designate a normal hours time that I can actually enjoy myself scrapbooking. Make use of all my tools. I'm going to make a conscious effort to pull out all the dies, paper punches, stamps, and actually use them on my layouts. Maybe write a list of each one I use. Then later in the year I can see what I'm not using and evaluate why I'm not using it, and if it deserves space in my scrap area still. Plus add in Elsabelle 's buying of albums and page protectors one since I'm switching all of my albums over to WRMK ones; I'll tweak her memory keeping one to also add organizing my memorabilia that I'll want to include. Lastly I'll put, not to worry about the photos and just use them. Since our house is yukky and we're still working on refurbishing (which means each room gets taken to the studs in turn) when I take a photo I always think yuk you can see the hole in the drywall or the piles of boxes that were stored there while we work on another part of the house or the color of the walls since we haven't done that room yet. I am getting ready to paint my great room due to the color and that it won't be remodeled for at least 2 years now. But there will still be holes in the drywall in spots, the doorways are unfinished. I just need to get over it and scrapbook those photos anyway. It's our life right now. ge protectors.I have been using my photos and not worrying too much about the yuk. I did order several albums, but have not switched over the pages in them. And I still have more to buy. I did make use of my tools more often, but could still use some improvement I did make crafting a priority in the early months of the year, but have drastically gone down hill since August of this year. Still struggling with the buying on a whim. Still need to organize my memorabilia. I had a personal goal of 140 pages for the year and to get at least one year of Christmas finished. I finished 2009 Christmas and created 210 pages (I hope to scrapbook tomorrow too). So definitely still some work to do, but I would call this a win for me.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Dec 28, 2017 22:35:37 GMT
It doesn't look like I posted on this originally which actually gives me a great deal of relief because I imagine I'd have said something like cut back on the shopping and focus on using and then I would have to admit I had failed in spectacular style. LOL, I was just checking for my post too, but I didn't post my goals. Like you, I was sure I would have failed to reach any of them. I had a good start at the beginning of the year, but when summer hit, life hit, and I couldn't get much else done. I have a feeling that this year is going to work the same way.
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