feeling a bit unmotivated as of late...
Been on some sort of decluttering/reorganizing kick.
Hoping that the decluttering helps me clear my mind.
Right now my body is too tired to appreciate the organization.
I tried to sit down this weekend to scrapbook...
can you believe it has been SO LONG that I didn't really know what to do?
I was stuck creatively. Could not do it.
So maybe scrapbooking isn't my thing anymore?
Who knows?
Maybe I'm too overwhelmed with the amount of photos I need to print
and stories I need to tell, that I am avoiding it.
Case point, Kade never knew about his surgery when he was 3 months.
He didn't know that he had stitches.
He was very excited to see the photos and for me to tell him about that day.
I know that I didn't journal about it or scrap it at the time because it was traumatic...
but it's been 3 years. You'd think I'd at least have the photos in an album for him to look at.
I'm not gonna worry too much about it.
I scrap because I enjoy it....or did enjoy it.
I really need to invest in some albums to just display pictures and pull when I feel like scrapping. I LOVE this idea for scrapping....not limiting myself to one paper size. I really enjoy doing smaller pages. I did buy all the page protectors to start this.....maybe I just lack motivation?
Bought some supplies (bookboard and paper to cover the outside from Paper Source) for the school album I mentioned a couple of posts back. That is going to seriously clear out a bunch of paper under my bed. I get excited about those types of projects because they have a beginning and end and a real purpose. Not too much thinking involved.
The storytelling part is important to me. The everyday life. This blog helps me in that area. I feel like I am documenting the stuff of our life. I liked Ali Edwards' daily something idea. Really liked it. Thought I want to do that....but who am I kidding? I don't have the time for the creating part. I guess that's what holds me back. Just thinking out loud.....what if I did a daily something here. Probably wouldn't be daily because really who could be that committed? But occasionally a daily something to remember the little stories of our lives.
Just maybe I'll get out of my creative rut.
Even if I don't I'll have gobs of photos and the stories to go along with them...
and isn't that what scrapbooking is all about?
Won't you join me?
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9 comments:
I liked your post, Heather. I'm not sure what to comment on regarding the creativity(because you are amazing!), but when you put on the scale everything you DO and everything you don't quite get done....you sure have a lot of stuff on the DO side of the scale. You need to give yourself more credit on what you are doing....living life. Your blog is a great way to document your life & family & I think you do a great job.
Brooke said it perfect! You are amazing, and what is most amazing is all the things you do everyday, that will never make it to a blog, or scrapbook, or album- they're just the things you do to let your children know they are special, loved, and important to you. I know my mom never even thought about scrapbooking, and still there was nothing we liked more than rumaging through her box of pictures, most of them without even dates written on them, sometimes she wasn't sure which brother was which in the picture, but we loved them anyway.
Being in a creative rut stinks, but you'll get out, thats what is so special about you (and Candace), you're naturally talented in creative ways, such a blessing. Be patient, it will come. Read your old blogs- they're a testament of your incredible accomplishments.
You girls have so much great advice. I don't even know what I could add to this other then I agree with what you are saying. I think that you just showing Kade those pictures & telling the story from your own mouth is great. And I think this is a great age to start telling him because he is a little older & ready to understand. So don't be hard on yourself. And that is true about the memories & stories we know from mom & she doesn't have scrapbooks for each of us. And still those are great memories we will always remember. This blog is also a way to tell your family stories & journal those "daily somethings". Which by the way I think is a cool idea. I will join you on this one!
Like the other girls, I don't think there is much I can add here. They all said it perfectly. I don't even know you, yet I love looking at your blogs because you are always inspiring me. You are always so crafty, doing great fun things with your kids, and taking amazing pictures. I know we all have days of feeling like we are in a rut......... But the best part about having those days, is they pass. Keep up your good work.
i have not scrapbooked in forever. i'm hoping the desire to comes back in the fall, but i'm not letting myself feel bad for it. we get done what we get done & that's just how it is.
i like the daily something idea a lot.
I agree with everyone, but I must say...don't speak such blasphemy of not being a scrapbooker anymore!!! You are too amazing to give up on the art. You always inspire me. It's hard to just sit down and start from no where, it takes time and your time has not been your own for a while now. You will find it as you learn to steel away moments for yourself. But you are still documenting the stories of your family through this blog. Go find a story in here and scrapbook it(print it out and everything). Create something around a blog story!
And of course, I'm always up for playing with you. What exactly do we do with this daily something? I don't read Ali's blog.
I totally understand how you feel. Have you ever checked out the Scrapworks "Anthologie Albums"? You could store all your photos in there (and some journaling too) until you're in the mood to scrapbook them. Just an idea.
I love looking at your blog. You have so may great ideas. It is nice to know there is another mom that feels the way I do sometimes. We all have our good days and bad ones, that is just life. Just think of all the good things. Write a positve list, only good things. That always makes me feel better. Thanks again for inspiring me.
You are an amazing scrapbooker, don't give up on it yet! Sometimes you just need to take a break or find a project that inspires you. I love the different page size album--I can't believe I didn't ever think of doing it like that! Hang in there.
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