An insert for last week...
May 16, 2012
May 15, 2012
project life : week eighteen
Welcome to the first week of volume 2! It was fun to change things up a bit - but I also feel like I was struggling for creativity. Hopefully I can get my mojo back on track (can anyone say mojo with a straight face? i can't.)... week 18 full - changing up the date card convention this time around - planning on patterned paper, thickers, and a label. I only have about 539 pkgs of thickers laying around :).
week 18, left side. that iphone only card? that's what to do when you've run out of steam and still have an empty 4x6 slot!
i think that i am the world's worst selfie-taker. seriously! (thought bubble courtesy of Digital Design Essentials)
one of the things that i love about digi supplies is that you can alter them to meet your needs. for this card, i carefully erased "this" in PSE, and added "having Hope home." (Becky Higgins Turquoise Kit, digi edition)
week 18 right side.
added in a spring recipe (thanks for the inspiration Barb!)
and a song that was on repeat all week.
No inserts, but they'll make a triumphant return in week 19! Hope to post that tomorrow, and then I'm back on track. Woot!
(Past Project Life posts are linked on the right -->. More info on Project Life can be found on Becky Higgin's site.)
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May 01, 2012
project life : week seventeen
Here it is...the last week of volume one. This was also Ali's A Week in the Life. I didn't really participate, but when I started to ponder the week, I realized that I had been a bit more mindful about the everyday. So, a seriously modified rendering of the project.. what?? no inserts this week!
Just a few highs & lows from each day. (and Gina drinking from a chicken.)
As I mentioned, I'm calling this album a wrap - volume one. I had the backside of a page protector to fill, so I did an infographic-style spread. Super easy!
Excited to start volume two...
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April 27, 2012
project life : week sixteen
Week 16 in slightly crooked, kinda dark pictures...*I don't particularly like that Frosh card. It might require a do-over. It's the text of an email that Hope sent me about scoring a frosh leader position at university next year.
brunch with miss sarah, another doctor's appt, a spring-y day...y'know, all that normal stuff.
still loving the day of the week element from Design Editor.
only 1 small insert this week - the content card from my Conscious Box.
more travel this week. i somehow didn't manage to get pics of dinner with chloe, or ice cream with kelly. (the new "if a tree falls" question - if photos weren't taken, did the memories happen? ha!) i did, however, manage a pic with a dear new friend...
so thrilled to meet & chat with Priscilla Warner, author of Learning to Breathe. You'll hear me talking a lot about her (& the book) in coming weeks.
And that, friends, brings me current with Project Life. As I photographed these pages this morning, I decided that this album is begging to be complete (the physical album...not the project.) So...I'll be splitting the year into thirds. I need a logical break point, and four months feels right. Pondering what changes I might make in album #2 - maybe a different tactic with the weekly date cards, maybe a switch-up in page protector styles (although Design A is still sold out, right?). I still love this project.
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project life : week fifteen
I am quite excited that I am now caught up on Project Life. That statement is not meant to induce guilt in anyone else. It is merely a personal victory. :) Week 15 (pics are a wee bit dark b/c it's rainy & grey today)... week 15, sans insert.
twas Easter. we brunched. i bought chocolate.
12 on the 12th insert (template still available!)
i traveled (again) this week - ohio.
and I bought tickets for more travel!
Week 16 is set to post later today...which then brings me to the current week. Woot!
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April 17, 2012
project life : week fourteen
This week felt more "normal" - even though it was crazed. I got home from OK/TX on Monday (really late), and left for NYC on Wed. This spread makes me happy... Week 14 w/o (3) inserts. Brighter colors are back. And seriously...what is it with red & project life? I'm drawn to it. (please tell me that you thought of John Cage in Ally McBeal when you read that.)
Week 14, left side. Austin & Taylor (my niece) both made the "I don't know what to do with my hands" gesture when I told them to do something silly. Great minds think alike. Oh T-Rex - you are so sad! Austin & I (and my toes) in the bluebonnets.
My brother & my son are so alike that it's a bit scary...and wicked funny. It's really remarkable when you consider that they've only been around each other in person 2-3 times in Austin's entire life.
Austin can do blue steel to perfection.
week 14, insert #2 - one handsome boy named Charlie.
week 14, insert #3 - from my fave bakery in Soho.
Week 14, right side. Mostly NYC stuff. I work there alot, so I sometimes forget the details. I love the Project Life reminds me to collect business cards & such.
I am going to write a full-on blog post about Kelle Hampton's new book. I've read her blog for a bit, and put her book on pre-order. I expected it to be a good, fun, touching read - not dissimilar to her blog. I was blown away. It was so much more.
This is so simple, but makes me so happy. Four instagram/iphone photos + an OA chipboard shape. Love.
And this...that I started to journal on, and then stopped & said "hey, y'know what? some pictures are self-explanatory." Don't overthink.
On to Week 15...and off to NYC again tomorrow!
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project life : week thirteen
Phew! I finished weeks 13 & 14 this weekend (w14 will post later today)... week 13 full sans insert - it's funny, for such an action-packed week, this isn't a very vibrant spread!
week 13 left side - lead up to travel - yummy olive oil, a hot stone massage, physical therapy, & mad men. then off to OK!
After a TON of pondering about how to capture the trip to OK/TX, I decided to keep it simple (that's ALWAYS the best answer for me) - so an insert chock-full of family photos. (uhm, how adorable is my Grandpa??)
More family photos on the back side of the insert. I'll likely go back & label/caption these - just in case I can't remember who people are when I'm old & senile.
week 13 right side - hanging out with friends (so glad that Angie was in town from Chicago, and that Amy came up from Dallas), a shot of my brother's unique house, Austin chilling on the porch, and my cheery limeade indulgence. You'll also note this cool addition:
Lindsay posted an awesome tutorial for creating QR codes. This one links to the video of surprising my parents. The definition at the bottom is from the Turquoise Edition elements kit.
Lesson learned for me with this week (and week 14) - I don't want to create albums w/in albums by detailing ever.single.moment of special events. I'll likely do a photo book for this trip, including many more "ordinary" photos & stories. Not everything has to go into project life.
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April 13, 2012
project life: behind the eight ball.
I've got nuttin' for Foodie Friday this week - other than raving about that broccolini salad again. Seriously. SO good. I'm eating a kale version of it for lunch right now. Instead, I thought I'd talk a bit about "being behind" in Project Life.
I haven't completed spreads for the past 2 weeks - thanks to lots of travel. I've post-it-noted the heck out of my page protectors, and I've made notes about what I want to include. I'm going to honest - a little over a week ago, I was okay with being behind. Life happens, travel happens, and it's no big deal. Today? It's stressing me out. It's a combination of not wanting to fall behind, and being frustrated that I haven't been able to carve out the amount of creative time that I'd like.
Another thought on Project Life, prompted by this comment from my friend Michele:
michele skinner said:
i TRIED to start PL. i really did. then i abandoned all hope. however, austin's quote really struck me, and now i can't wait to start *next* year's. sad. but i bet i can do month-glance this year instead of week-glance, as practice. i think there needs to be something big and noteworthy, but there really doesn't. just the little bits of life. i forget to pay attention to those. so, thanks, austin. ;o)
I'm answering Michele here b/c that same sentiment might apply to some of you reading. My response...why are you waiting? This isn't Project Jan 1 - Dec 31. It's Project Life. You can start where you are. If you're feeling weird about that, maybe do a couple of compilation pages at the beginning with journaling about why you're starting in April. Or, as Michele noted, do month-glance. OR DO BOTH. Don't get all twisted up in imaginary rules.
Cheers to a weekend of kitchen painting, bread making, project life-ing, and blogging!
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March 27, 2012
project life : week twelve.
I read a bit last night about folks feeling like Project Life takes too long to put together. I, too, can spend hours on a week's spread...if I choose to. This week? I chose not to. This week is simple. Super simple:
full week w/insert. i'm totally okay that the two sides of this week don't "go" together.
super. simple.
i saved the tag from the lime juice that dressed this salad...i like having little extras like that.
5x7-ish insert - Hunger Games movie poster + some facts about the movie. pop culture rocks.
guess what movie I saw?
highlights of the week + a snippet of a friend's birthday card.
and that, my friends, is all. :)
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March 19, 2012
project life : week eleven
That's right folks...it's week 11!! I'm happy to say that I haven't lost that lovin' feeling. (And that's not just the pain meds talking.)
I was reading Learning to Breathe this week, and came across this quote. Timely, eh? Type inspiration from Elise.
week 11, right side w/insert
instagram + CK Ali's Hand + vintage AC stickers
every week is better with little cupcakes. oh, and what's that? a doily? who do i think i am, stephanie howell?? ;)
thanks for stopping by!
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