Currently...

Saying... goodbye to my Big Orange Purse (BOP). I am so disappointed. This is the most expensive purse I have ever owned and it didn't even last 10 months. The stitching on the handles started pulling apart after just a few months of use and then last month, one of the handles ripped apart from the body.


Loving... my new LOVE necklace.




Organizing... my new Raskog cart. My first ever IKEA purchase. I have never been to an actual store. I finally bit the bullet and placed an order online. This cart is just so cute. I am in love with the color.




Looking... at all the Spring!




Tossing... around (in my head) a few A to Z post ideas. I plan to participate in this year's Blogging from A to Z challenge. The challenge doesn't start until April, but placed my name on the list and signed up back in January. This is the earliest I have ever signed up. I usually don't throw my hat into the ring until the night before or maybe even the day of. I have done this challenge twice so far. Once back in 2011 and then again in 2013.

Monthly scrapbooking kits...

I think I might be doing it wrong.


In the spirit of full disclosure...there are 2 boxes missing from this photo.


I honestly didn't think it was all that bad. So, I had a few unused monthly Project Life scrapbooking kits. It didn't hit me just how bad it really was until last month when I realized that I had a year's worth of boxes just sitting there. It's embarrassing.

Soon after this photo was taken, I got busy and started unpacking those boxes and putting all the scrapping goodies some place where I would see them.

They look much better outside of the boxes then they did just sitting in the boxes that's for sure. I still have a long way to go to get everything organized, but for now, at least, they are all out of the boxes. Now, all that's left for me to do is to take care of that giant pile of now empty boxes.

2013: A year in scrapbooking

I started 2013 excited about Project Life and ready to scrapbook my year. But now 2013 is over and I didn't manage to scrap more than one weekly spread. What I did manage to do was collect monthly Project Life kits. 

I scrapped the first week of 2013, but then put everything on hold in order to study for my certification exam. But once the exam was over (in March), I just couldn't get back into the groove.

I never even shared my first layout because I couldn't decide if I wanted to upload the photos to blogger or just use Flickr, like I do with all my other photos. I still haven't decided which option would be better.

Then, I got to thinking that maybe no one would want to see them. I mean, there are only so many ways a person can dress up a page protector pocket.


Even though I didn't really scrap this past year, my scrapping supplies did get some use.

For the second year in a row, I participated in the Index Card a Day challenge. I managed to create a few index cards this year but only shared 8 of them on the blog. 

I just didn't seem to have it in me to be as creative as I was when I first did this challenge back in 2012. I do enjoy the project and I plan to do it again. Not only to try to get myself to be more creative, but also because it is the only time of the year that I let myself buy some of the supplies that I have always wanted to try. Like Distress inks and spray mists and stencils, oh my!




I do see a lot more scrapping in my future though and not just because I need to do something about this giant pile of cardboard kit boxes that keeps growing taller and taller.

Here's looking forward to a scrappy 2014!

Currently...

Waiting… to post photos of my first week of Project Life until AFTER I take my exam. The less distractions the better.

Ordering… the official study guide for my certification exam. I have an outline of what is on the test but I'm worried that I am not studying the right way. Hopefully, I will get it in time to review at least a little bit prior to my exam next month.

Dealing… with chapped lips. I have never had chapped lips before and I don't know how to get rid of them. It's been over 2 weeks now and nothing I try seems to work. I have always thought it would be nice to have fuller lips but not this way. I look like a 2-year old that has enjoyed the cherry Kool-aid just a bit too much. I am currently using Aquaphor but so far nothing has worked. I have tried Chapstick, Blistex, Carmex, Mary Kay Satin lips, lotion, petroleum jelly (Vasoline) and drinking lots of water. I have not tried any of the medicated lip balms. Do those work?

Thinking about it

I am thinking about jumping on the bandwagon.

The Project Life bandwagon.

Oh....and I am thinking of starting not next year but next month, like November.

I have no idea what I want to do. Do I start now or do I wait until the new year?

Do you do Project Life? When did you start? The beginning of the year? The middle? The end?