{...still unpacking}

So, we are in our house and I am surrounded by boxes.
I have no motivation to unpack; not even my scrap stuff. I am busy being a stay at home mom and that takes up 99% of my time. I can't even imagine what Caitlyn will be like when she gets 2 because right now she is wearing me out.
I have pulled out a few magazines so that I can browse through for some ideas, but I have no idea when I will actually get a chance to sit down and scrap. I can say proudly that I am keeping up with my project 365. The only drawback will be that when I do get a chance to sit down and work on it I will have almost 6 weeks worth of photos to scrap.
Anyway, I am going to get back to looking for a job - staying at home is driving me crazy.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{happy v day}

This will be a quick post as I am so tired from yesterdays move and the drive from Florida to Atlanta that I can barely keep my eyes open.
Hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's day. I found a couple of pictures of my two loves to post in honor of the holiday.






As you can see I am still in love with black and white photos.

I will try to catch up once we get settled in the new home. I get one day of rest before we move so I'm going to take full advantage.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{tomorrow is the day}

Okay so I am nowhere near ready for the movers; but they will be here in the morning to start packing. I figure I can try to stay one step ahead of them and I should be okay. Not sure how that will work out with the "Little Princess" right next to me every step of the way, but we will see.
My plan was to clean the refrigerator but I decided to come update my blog instead and also do a little job hunting; there really aren't enough hours in the day. So I have now changed my plan to getting up at 7:00 am or so and cleaning it then (before the trash man comes). Keep your fingers crossed for me.
I figure it will be about a month before I have anything scrappy to share, however I did make a little "challenge book" last night (hope to post tomorrow) with some of my stash. This way I can keep a list of the challenges/prompts/sketches I see online and want to do and I can check them off as I get them done. This way I always have something type of inspiration close by.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{monday once again}

So it's Monday and it's really nice here in Florida. I am busy getting things ready for the move on Friday. I can't say that I'm enjoying it, but I am fortunate enough to have a wonderful daughter here to entertain me everyday. She just never ceases to amaze me.
Anyway, I was able to get some scrappin' done this weekend (only 1 page). I have found that that I have fallen back into the pattern of spending all my time on the internet; either looking at scrapbook stuff or looking for a job. I have got to step away from the laptop again.
Okay I am off to watch "Big Bang Theory" - thank goodness they moved it to 9:30 so that I wouldn't have to miss it due to the Presidential Address.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{february?}

I can't believe how fast time is flying by. I noticed that I only had a handful of posts last month which means I'm obviously not doing as well as I wanted to do this year with my blog upkeep.
Anywho... I am still in ATL and I am still job hunting so no scrapping or anything crafty for me right now although I am happy to report that I am keeping up with my project 365. I do hope that my year gets more interesting becuase right now it looks like we lead a pretty boring life.
Okay so we are scheduled to head back to Florida tomorrow and even though I will be busy getting packed/organized etc. I plan on scrapping at least on page. Wish me luck.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{ATL}

I guess you can tell by my title that I am in Atlanta.
The family loaded into the car yesterday and drove from Fort Myers to Atlanta. My DH seems to think it's not that bad of a drive.... I don't agree.
Anyway, that means a break from scrapping for about two weeks but I figure this will at least give me a chance to take a bunch of photos of Caitlyn and daddy. We will be here for about two weeks before we head back to pack up the house and make the "real move".
Okay well I'm off to make some memories to scrap - Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

*Making 2009 My Year*

{purge}

I'm sure you know what that means.... and it's not going very well.
It's amazing how I can continue to talk myself into keeping papers that I know I'm not going to use. I mean how long do I really need to keep this stack of vellum paper? What makes me think that a day will come along when I will be working on a layout and think "I need that striped sheet of chatterbox vellum"... It sounds even crazier now that I'm typing it.
I can say that I have established a stack of papers, stickers, rub-ons, etc. to get rid of, but I find it very difficult to actually throw them away. Maybe I will donate them or something.
Anyway, I'm off to continue my purging as I'm sure that when we move I will no longer have a scraproom (I can't even imagine).

*Making 2009 My Year*

{first page of 2009}

Okay, I am finally getting around to posting something scrappy.
If you wondering; no I still haven't gotten any photo editing software and I am realizing everyday that I really do need to buy some so that editing and resizing my photos wouldn't be so difficult.

Anyway this layout is based on the challenge over at The Design Experiment. This is the first challenge that I have ever done of theirs and I love it. They have challenges that are meaningful and that make you think. Hopefully I can keep it up now that they are doing twice a month challenges. Thanks to Sasha for turning me on to them. The ladies over there are super talented so if you get a chance go check them out.

I'm getting ready to do some Sunday "baby's naptime" scrapping while I have a couple of hours. Which means I might have some more scrappy posts tomorrow.

Hope everyone is having an excellent weekend.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{sugar free jello}

Okay where have I been?
Am I the only person out there that didn't know how delicious sugar free jello was?
I think it might have to do with getting older because I'm pretty sure that the last time I tried it; it wasn't this good. Anyway, I have to keep it in the house now. It's great when you get a craving for something sweet.
Okay enough about that....
I completed the challenge over at The Design Experiment (no I don't have the picture yet). The topic was "having one more hour in the day". I decided that I would try to find a "scrap home" this year. I don't really belong to any message boards right now and although I love looking at all the challenge/sketch sites I never actually sit down to complete them; so it's one of the scrapping goals that I'm adding to my list.
Anyway I hope everyone is having a great week and is getting a good start on the year.

*Making 2009 My Year*

{work in progress}

just wanted to check in... I have been cleaning and searching the net and reading some new scrapping magazines (loving the new changes that Creating Keepsakes made).

Anyway, I am scrapping...what am I working on? Yes, you guessed it - Project 365
I have always prided myself on being a leader and not a follower, but when it comes to this craft... I have no problem jumping on a band wagon or two.
I wasn't going to do the "picture a day thing" but I love the idea of capturing and scrapping your everyday memories so I thought this is PERFECT.
Anyway I totally lifted an idea from an idea I saw on Two Peas. I purchased a 1 year planner/calender and it has room for an entry everyday (including up to cropped 4x6 photo).
I can do a little scrapping with the picture on each day or just journaling if I want. I love that I get to use my scraps and I will capture an entire year in photos.
I of course don't have a photo right now, but hopefully I will have something for you by the end of the week.
I hope everyones week is going great so far.

*Making 2009 My Year*