For the last 3 years or so, I've been willing myself to complete Project Life. Every January 1st I have the best of intentions, and then every February 15th or so I let it fall by the wayside where it stays until the following January. It's a whole hellish cycle, that I'd really like to end. Thankfully, it seems like 2017 is the year to end it. I don't want to alarm anyone but it's officially March 1 and I'm still up to date on all things Project Life. That's not to say that a new cycle won't begin on March 15. However, I still enjoy doing it, and I can't seem to stop looking at it, so I'm much more confident this year than most.
So what's different this year?
First, I went simple. This is where I screw up usually. I devise all sorts of templates and plans. I assume each week must have its own theme, or all pieces of memorabilia and all stories must match each other. I've now learned that that's not the case. Simple is your friend. Whatever I like goes into the album. Most of the cards I use are white with blank ink from In a Creative Bubble. I try to jazz them up a bit with some colored ink, or washi tape, but sometimes they're just black and white. And that's ok. They still tell the story I want to tell and that's all that matters.
Next, along the lines of simplicity is your friend is organizing monthly instead of weekly. Weekly is too intimidating. I feel like you need pics and stories for every single day of every single week. And honestly, there are days when nothing memorable happens and therefore I have nothing to add to the album. By organizing monthly, I don't feel that pressure. There's never a month that goes by when nothing happens. Some months may be more chock full than others, but the important part is that they all have something in them. Also, 12 title cards is so much easier to handle than 52 title cards.
Lastly, I don't have to rely too heavily on pictures all the time. If I take pictures of something memorable, that's fun. But if I read a book that has a great quote in it, then that gets added too because it's something I want to remember in the future. Along with pics, in the last 2 months I've added trading cards, quotes, pictures from Seth Meyers Twitter, movie tickets, reviews of shows I've seen and a cancer ribbon. It's all fun and it looks great!
So that's where I am right now. I'm still having fun and I still look forward to editing and printing so I can scrap. I'm super excited by what I've created and I literally cannot stop looking at it. Honestly, the reason I'm writing this all tonight - instead of tomorrow when I'll have pictures of the pages - is that I was just looking at it all again, and thinking about how much I love it. Not perfect by any means but I've finally realized it doesn't have to be.
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