Project Life 2012: Week 24

I'm inching closer to being caught up. I actually have two weeks ready to go. I will try and post the other week in a day or two.

This week is a mix of highs and lows. Not everything is upbeat and perfect in life. Some rough stuff happened with my parents who are in a retirement home. I didn't even write some of what happened down because it was just too personal. I just wrote down some basic stuff so looking back it will jog my memory and I'll know what I was referring to. Sometimes life is too painful to process in a scrapbook or we just need more time. For the most part, life is good. And I try and focus on that but I also want to be true in my albums. It's finding that balance.

Thanks for stopping to look.


Week 24:




Left-Hand Page:

I love the blanket fort my daughter built this week in our living room. That's the good stuff for sure!

Right-Hand Page:

This is a close-up photo of my laptop which broke down. As you can see, only half the screen works - bummer. I did a lot of squinting at the screen this week. Love this Today journaling card from Valorie Brown Designs which you can find here.

I love this pretty Doily journaling card that I found for free at Digital Design Essentials. I just added a ticket with the Tiny Attacher to add some interest. The blue and orange card is from Eva Kipler.

This cute Camera journaling card is from the talented MissTiina. I added some washi tape. Just a little photo of my quick trip to the grocery store. This is one of the reasons I love Project Life -- it gives me a place to document the everyday routines that make up my life.

I wanted to document that my 16-year old son turned in his 1st summer job application this week. I included a business card from the place where he'd like to work. The cool cashier card is a freebie from www.spendidmissm.blogspot.com. I really like the vintage look of it.

I read a lot so I will get a lot of use out of these Currently Reading List cards! The free set of cards also includes Current Watching, To Do List, etc. The Currently Reading List is from Valorie Brown Designs.

This week I finished up my online writing course 31 Things taught by Ali Edwards. I took a photo of the rough draft of my last story. The Numbered journaling card I used is from www.srapbookprintables.wordpress.com. I added some printable washi tape from www.libby-bonjour.blogspot.com.

This week was important because I got to meet my oldest son's girlfriend for the first time. I thought this Hello journaling card was perfect for this and it's from www.misstiina.com

So that's it for the week. The good stuff definitely outweighed the tough stuff. Not every week is like that I know. But that's one of the best things about Project Life. It helps you pause and reflect on all the small, but good, moments that make up your life. And usually the small good moments add up to one ordinary but lovely life.

Thanks for stopping by!