Scrap Happy

In the last month, I've successfully completed 31 days of Project Life.  So far, so good.  As against the whole concept as I've been, I'm quickly finding it a little too enjoyable.  And I'm even happy with what's been created. (I'm not ready to share just yet - but after another month or so I might get there.) I know it's not perfect.  It's not gorgeous, or cohesive or even that creative in any way, but it's done and for my very first time mounting this task, I'll take it.  

In doing so, I've learned a few things.

~ I spend inordinate amounts of time looking at ideas on Pinterest, and haven't yet used one of the ideas in my own album yet.  I plan to.  I have loads of plans for future albums, when I've mastered techniques (maybe for the England album), but for now I'm content doing what I do.

~ Dropbox, PicMonkey and Costco are my best friends.  Being able to stitch the photos together in PicMonkey then dropping them into my Costco album, and picking them up at the warehouse makes my life so much easier.  I stack up about 2 weeks of photos, then make the trip to the store. Dropbox allows me quick access to all the photos on my phone - which are taking over the album currently (hoping that will change when the weather breaks and I can get outside and really focus on taking better photos with the big girl camera!)

~ Time seems a bit slower when you're documenting everything.  I thought time would move more quickly, but January seemed like it lasted forever.  Not that anything crazy fabulous happened, but it's nice to look back at the everyday moments that were funny or ridiculous. It makes you appreciate the smaller moments, and not focus on time moving as quickly as it does. Either that or I dropped into some black hole that made time stand still - but seeing as Joss isn't directing my life, I'll go with my original reasoning...

~ Lastly, it's expensive.  Don't get me wrong, it doesn't have to be.  But I spend entirely too much money on new paper, new embellishments, even new organization - I spent a week trying to figure out the best way to organize the things I'd need daily.  In a 20 minute lunch break, I dropped $100 on Scrapbook.com yesterday.  It's a dangerous little hobby to have!