Project Life | Week 5

Here's my Project Life Week 5! 

Sun-Tues... We got even MORE snow this week! The top right photo is of our under cabinet TV in our kitchen showing the blizzard warning, the bottom right is of my dear, sweet, hard working husband who spent nearly 24 hours solid out plowing the white stuff! 

Wed-Sat... A few of the things we did/enjoyed the 2nd half of the week... while we had cabin fever (minus Friday when we finally got out to go to the store!) :) 

I also did a little insert page from a photo I took of my 2 kiddos that turned out well and a journal entry I put into my Momento iPhone app on Friday. 

On the back side I slid in a family portrait Noelle drew at church. The big guy with 6 arms is Daddy, the one to the right is Mommy with the crazy hair, Noelle is on the other side of Daddy & that's little brother Parker with the long arms! :) 

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PS. How do you like my new little blog button over there ----> "Be Intentional" found here. Thought it quite appropriate and a good reminder since Intentional is my One Little Word this year! :)

Project Life | Week 4

Project Life Week 4!!! Wow, I can hardly believe it! This year is flying by already! 

One of the things that I think is essential for this project is having a camera with you at all times, whether that be a little point and shoot you keep in your purse or your cell phone, without something portable that you can have with you all the time, you won't be able to capture spur of the moment shots. 6 of my 7 photos this week were taken with my iPhone, including photos taken at the library, in our car and inside Target. It's so fun to be able to capture those little things of everyday life that often get overlooked or may seem unimportant at the time, but it's those little things that are what take up the majority of our days and moments and are so worthy of documenting! So, here's a look at week 4! 

Because I included Wednesday & Thursday's journaling on one block & I didn't have a photo or any memorabilia I wanted to put there, I used an extra filler card on the 2nd half of the week. 

Sunday - Tuesday

Wednesday - Saturday

For my Wednesday shot I used an idea from Becky's Blog about using Google Maps to map where you live. I then just took a photo of the screen with my iPhone to get this POTD! Thanks Becky!

And thank you for stopping by today! I'm linking up to Project Life Tuesday on The Mom Creative.

Twisted Sketches #86

Here's my layout for sketch #86 for Twisted Sketches. This is my final assignment as a Twisted Sister, it's been such a fun and rewarding experience to be on such a great team and have the opportunity to share my work! 

Products Used: Patterned Paper - Sassafrass, American Crafts, October Afternoon; Stickers - October Afternoon (label), Cosmo Cricket & Sassafrass (alphas); Rhinestones

Project Life | Week 3

Project Life... week 3! Yippee... still LOVING this project, more and more as I go I think! There are some days I think "What in the world am I going to capture today and then at some point later on something happens and I'll think "aha!" this can be my POTD! :) I'm wondering if this is going to get easier or harder as the year goes on... although I am sure that some weeks will be easier than others (like this week was). Such a great & doable project and the great thing is you don't have to do a photo a day, there are SO many fabulous different ways you can use this album! For lots of ideas visit Becky's site.

So here is the first part of week 3. 

We've gotten a lot of snow the past couple of weeks and I've taken quite a few photos, so I decided to insert an American Crafts 6x12 page protector with some of those additional photos & a journaling block I made out of some lined paper I had in my stash.

And here is the 2nd page of week 3. On the bottom left 4x6 block I slipped in part of the hot chocolate packet that says "Making Warm Chocolatey Memories". I loved it and knew that it needed to be included... how fun is it going to be to look back at that in 10-20 years (or more) and see how the graphics and things have changed over time. I also included a ticket from the arcade/play place we went to on Saturday for a birthday party... loving including these little bits!

Just a side note: If you happen to look closely & you notice the stamped dates look a bit odd, well that's because  I somehow got confused on what date it was! ;) I had to go back and "fix" them so they showed the correct dates with the correct days. Ooops! 

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2011 Goals | Read More

So, one of my goals for 2011 is to read more. In the past I get eager about reading but rarely, if ever finish a book. It's sad, but true... but this year that's going to change! Hubby and I have both set out to read more, which should help, since we can help keep each other accountable and remind each other. So, our goal is 12 books this year (1 book a month)... secretly I am hoping to read more like 15-16... but, I don't want to get in over my head. :) 

Right now I am reading this book. I'm over half way and my goal to finish is 1/31... totally doable! :) Next on my list is this book. And what I'm so excited for about this one, is the community that I'll be reading along with. The club reading will start on February 7th and will discuss a chapter a week. One of the coolest things is that the author will be discussing with us in the weekly videos! How cool! I am so excited to be joining this community as well as reading this book! I hope that if you've set out to read more this year you'll consider joining the (in)courage community! The book is on sale for $10 on Dayspring through Monday, so hurry and get your book and join in! :)

Project Life | Week 2

Hello! I'm here to share my Project Life Week 2 with you! This week I included a few "bits of life" rather than just photos/journaling blocks. I included the card that came with the flowers my hubby surprised me with and our receipt from the grocery store. 

Sunday's photo spot was actually a sheet of paper my daughter was practicing writing on. 

On Wednesday I took a photo of the gas pump that showed how much gas is and how much we spent. 

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The Simple Things

These are the flowers my husband brought home for me just because, just to thank me for all I do. What a day brightener! It's the simple things that have the power to bring great joy! Being appreciated and enjoying a vase full of beauty, especially during these cold, snowy, winter months!