Comments on: Have you fallen a little behind?

By: shop online

shop online — Mon, 31 May 2010 06:59:27 +0000

One of the benefits of shopping online is that it helps consumer saves time. This suits the current lifestyle of most people who are rather busy and have difficulty finding time doing all their shopping at physical stores. With online shopping, they can cut down on their traveling time. Furthermore, if the product they want is not available in the physical store, they need to go to another store to find it. With shopping online, all these inconvenience can be avoided.

By: digital scrapbooking

digital scrapbooking — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:47:50 +0000

I was looking for in regards to finding pictures of digital scrapbooking and how to buy a scrapbooking kit.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:48:02 +0000

Thank you for the "boost." I have fallen so far behind. I am bad about getting the pictures printed and I guess the journaling as well(although I love to journal . I am not keeping up with it as well as I thought I would and feel overwhelmed again! We homeschool our five children and like all moms, am just plain busy! Also looming over my head are two baby albums I need to complete…I am glad scrapbooking is such a relaxing hobby to me or I fear I would quit! But, I will not as preserving my family memories are just too important!

By: just me

just me — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:06:50 +0000

I have kept up pretty well with the photos but I am using some of the smaller slots each week for adding bits of our lives - movie tickets, a cut out piece of a cake mix box when my daughter and I baked, interesting clothing labels from new purchases.

I also have a folder of "stock photos" for days I forget/can't take a photo. These are photos of everyday activities like my nightly bottle preparing routine for the baby or coffee making in the morning (photos I have taken but not used because there is a better photo that day). These photos are relevant every week so I will just use them when I am out of anything else.

By: Suz

Suz — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:40:44 +0000

I too have fallen behind and you don't know how thrilled I am to learn the Backy has too. Sorry, Becky, but glad to know you are human too! Anyway, love your idea about 1 week at a time plus the current day. That is so do-able.
Thinking next year I will do more of a random events type book rather than POTD. I told myself that would be a piece of cake, but it has proven not to be. I've seen some books that are just random and that I know I can do. Hard to pick just 1 photo from an event sometimes…
Anyway, Thanks, Becky, for the inspiration!

By: random thoughts

random thoughts — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:33:04 +0000

I write my journalling over the top of my POTD. It can be done in word or photoshop. Journalling and photo all done in one. I either then get these printed in bulk to fit baseball card pockets or 6x4 pockets. These sleeves can then be embellished as per Ali Edwards style.

'Special' moments are scrapbooked as per normal and placed in the Project Life album. I find this much more time effecient and I can keep up to date.

As for photo ideas when things may seem a little repetitive - I have a bank of photos of things that are truly everyday moments e.g. coffee, favourite bowl, breakfasts, school routine, desk at work and so on. I use these to 'fill the blanks'.

By: scrappysue

scrappysue — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:56:24 +0000

I decided from the start that I would not take a photo every day, but rather choose 8 photos a week, or some memorabilia and photos. I found this didn't put any pressure on at all, since I take heaps of photos each week anyway. I am a week behind, but that is because my 11 year old daughter has taken over this week and we need to go through her photos and print them so she can journal. Can't wait to see what she comes up with!

Best of luck to everyone and HAPPY EASTER!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:37:48 +0000

Last year I tried doing P365 and by Feb. could not keep up. So this year I restarted the album. We assigned each of member of our family a day of the week and the weekend is misc. Many times I'll ask my kids to decide what they want for their POTD. If we have a special week with a family activity, I just make those the pictures for the whole week. It's a lot less stress on me (coming up with ideas all the time) and the important thing is…it's April and we're still going!

By: fiona

fiona — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:44:31 +0000

I am enjoying Project Life. Each afternoon (or every second afternoon) I download my photo and copy it into a folder "printing for Project Life". I also have a word document where I paste the picture and write a comment about the day. On Saturdays when I get my pictures printed, I just open my word document to remind me of which picture for which day and copy and embellish the comments. I put photos in of events, like the recent Easter Hat Parade with my class or family events. On days when I don't do anything out of the ordinary, i take photos of my classroom with the students' work hanging up, or a good piece of work, or even a flower in my garden. I have a few stock pictures I've taken in the past, like my husband at golf and I use these too on days where I haven't got around to taking a photo. I'm also being taught Photoshop by my daughter and I play with mini layouts of vertical photos which can be printed 4" x 6" to go into the photo slots.

I am treating project life like a journal of the year, and try to include pictures that say something about me and my interests as well as my family and my class.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:43:41 +0000

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By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:36:35 +0000

I'm using ShutterCal.com to do the first pass on my Project Life. I like that site because my family and friends can see the pictures too. Once or twice a week, I upload the pictures to my Project Life album and transfer the journaling over too. It's working great so far and to me it doesn't seem like twice the work even though technically it is I guess.

By: BR

BR — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:34:34 +0000

I'm proud to say that I am up to date! But a missed a week or two here and there last year and here's what I did:

My 4 and 8 year olds each have a camera. They take random pics from time to time. I uploaded their photos, each kid having a folder on the PC with their pics. I wondered what I might do with these since there were very few actual "good" photos where you could actually tell what they were trying to photograph. Well! I decided to fill my empty P365 weeks with some of the better photos and shared tidbits of what they enjoy or any special meaning behind pics they took. The pics weren't actually taken on the dates in the completed album but they were meaningful little tidbits all the same. I also filled another two weeks with pics of each kid's room, mess and all, from different angles.

By: Deirdre

Deirdre — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:19:31 +0000

So appreciate this post today. I spent a good hour yesterday trying to get caught up. I did great until we went away for the first week of March, and haven't caught up since. Had so many great photos from our trip, and wanted to spend time editing them in PSE.

Last night I got two weeks done. I hope by the end of this week, I'll be caught up.

Now I think the digi version would be easier---getting to the store to upload and order with 3 little ones is a challenge. But at the same time, that has been the BEST part of PL for me---actually printing our photos for a change. And my kids getting to see and hold the album as we go---that's been the best motivation.

I know there will be these speed bumps along the way but as long as I don't give up and make it overwhelming to catch up, it will be good.

By: scrapwordsmom

scrapwordsmom — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:58:56 +0000

Love that you posted this!! Okay...here is what I have been doing...

I started mine in February. I already have every journaling card in the binder plus I put the dates on the larger cards at least a month in advance then put in binder {I am dated up to June}.

My goal it to take 2 to 3 photos that I can put in the binder for each week.

Since I keep my photos on the memory card I have my PL notebook and write the month on top of the page...followed by the weeks {ex. March 15-21} and write down the photo. That way when I have them developed I will know where they go if I forget.

Since the journaling cards are already in the binder I take them out and catch up. I am caught up to yesterday. I am writing down something from every single day.

Also, periodically I'm writing down oddball stuff...what the kids are into right now, our fave meals at the moment, music we listen to, etc.

This project is really inspiring!! I LOVE it!!! Thanks so much Becky!!!:)

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:59:45 +0000

Sundays are my days. I plug my camera into the computer, click on the images I want for each day of the past week (I usually already have them pegged in my mind), edit them, then order them. Then, I get out my scrapbook, I have already inserted EVRERY SINGLE JOURNALING card into its correct LO-CAL. I pull out the cards, jot down my journaling and slip them back into place. After I pick up my photos at the store, I simply place them in their corresponding LO-CAL and I'm done for the week! This whole process has gotten so systematic, I can get it done in less than an hour. Plus, since Sunday is such a stress free day, I find my kids and husband like to gather 'round the book to see what I've picked for the week. We are really enjoying the book as we go! It's awesome:)

By: Lynette

Lynette — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:49:21 +0000

My project was going wonderfully until late in January when my son was diagnosed with an AV Malformation in his brain directly behind his optic nerves. He has now had to episodes that has resulted in him losing a significant amount of vision in both eyes…since then it feels like my life is on hold and I am struggling to get into or start any new projects. Hoping for some calm waters in my stormy seas so that I can get my life back on track.

By: Joslots

Joslots — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:42:45 +0000

I have just caught up on my project life. I really enjoy looking back over my album when i am having a down day and think taht I don't spend enough time with my kids. When looking back over project life I can see that I do spend lots of quality time with thema dn it makes me feel so much better.

By: snarflemarfle

snarflemarfle — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:30:23 +0000

Thanks for the little nudge! I was just thinking yesterday that I haven't uploaded any of my March pictures to my digital book yet. I've got pictures and I've got the journaling in my calendar, but I need to add it all to my book.

I think I'll go work on that right now and listen to the beautiful spring shower storm we're having (it's beautiful because the weathermen have assured us there will be no tornados today...woot!).

By: Pam's Place

Pam's Place — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:57:06 +0000

I'm pretty much taking a picture everyday. Sometimes I feel like a day is 'ordinary' or the same routine as the day before, so I use 2 pictures of a fun day before or like you write Carolyn ,when you forget a day, I try to use something I found that day: a note, or a card a friend sent me, a cinema ticket, a magazine clipping or just fill it up with scrapbookpaper or an embellishment!
I already love flipping through the album!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:03:28 +0000

I was doing so well…until we moved, and I lost my creative space, and my list of things to do could not possibly include PL. I know, it's just a few minutes a day! But they were minutes I didn't have. My PL stuff is in a bag, and some days I can hardly find my camera! (Plus, I can't leave it out: two-year-old boy.) So, I have all these blank but dated journaling cards going back a month making me feel guilty. I will TRY to let that go as I continue to get settled after the move. But I will tell you this: nothing has excited me so much about memory keeping in a long time. I hope to catch up soon!!!