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tuesday matters.

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

{ project life tuesday }

We have seen awesome growth and positively fantastic sharing going on over at the official Project Life Community. So awesome! I wanted to let you know of yet another place to share and be inspired. The Mom Creative blog by Jessica Turner, will be resuming “Project Life Tuesday” today.

Says Jessica: “I started Project Life Tuesday in 2010 as a way of keeping up with my photos and encouraging others to do the same. I have found that if you are using Project Life as a Project 365, staying on top of your photos is key! By hosting this weekly link-up, myself and many others were encouraged to keep going all year.”

Each Tuesday, people are invited to blog their photos from the previous week and link their blogs posts on Jessica’s blog. She asks that you link to The Mom Creative and/or post the cute Project Life Tuesday button within their post. It is a fun way to everyone’s photos, get creative ideas, and stay accountable.

Today is the first Project Life Tuesday of 2011 over at The Mom Creative. Check it out and – should you feel inclined – link up! A huge thank-you to Jessica, who’s done an awesome job keeping many motivated about Project Life. I didn’t ask her to do any of that. She’s just a believer like me. She gets it. She uses it. She loves it. And she shares with others.

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{ you have my permission }

I was deeply touched with the comments on yesterday’s post about the reminder to BREATHE. I’m so grateful that the message reached the people it needed to reach at the time they needed to hear it. I was asked about permission to print it.

Absolutely. You go right ahead.

I just took that picture on Saturday in Mesa, Arizona. It was an absolutely beautiful day. Awesome weather, yes. But more importantly our niece Kyra and her sweetheart Jason were married. It was such a happy, happy day.

Anyway — Just click HERE, right-click on the image, save it to your desktop, and feel free to print it any size you want for personal use. Or use it as your desktop image. Or share with friends. Whatever.

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{ school kits }

I’m just going to be like a classified ad for just a moment, if you don’t mind. Many of you are familiar with the school kit I did a few years ago. Of course they’re sold out. I have a couple of friends who bought them, held on to them, never got around to using them, and would like to sell them … now knowing that I’m working on a new & improved school kit.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t worry about it. They’re not available anymore anyway. The more important thing to note is that I’ve been working on a new school kit that will be even more simplified than the original. I don’t have anything more specific to tell you for timing other than “this year”. I know. Very vague.

Of course you know I’m an updater. If you’re up on my blog, or getting my facebook or twitter feed, you will be the first to get those product updates.

So — if you’re interested in purchasing the “old” school kit, here are a couple people you can contact. I believe they each have 3-4 kits and Marji has 2 of those “bonus” kits with more materials & components.

Megan: M-Hintz@hotmail.com

Marji: schnebergers@cox.net

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{ facebook likers rock }

So … holy smokes people. We hit 15,000 “likers” on facebook last night. What!?!? Thank you so much! A few of you might be sitting on the fence. Do I follow Becky on facebook? Is it worth it?

Yep. You should. Because guess what? If you get my facebook (or twitter) feed, you are not only the very first to know of any product updates and get little bits of inspiration like Project Life ideas, and POTD ideas, but I share plenty of other useful stuff un-related to my products. Cool websites & blogs & articles to check out, my latest favorite thing to use or eat or read, great products, a notice every time there’s a new blog post, random tips, and an occasional personal anecdote.

And today, there has never been a better time to like me on facebook. Because I’m giving away Project Life! Because that’s fun to do. And because I like you too. We sold out of the kits just last week but as soon as the new inventory shows up in the next couple weeks (let’s say by the end of January to be safe) … I will personally place the order for the randomly-selected winner so they’re first in line to receive their kit from this next batch.

Just get on facebook like you normally do, click on my page (Becky Higgins LLC), and you see that cute little LIKE icon? Click it. And just like magic, you like me!  : )  Then you’ll see my update about the contest pop up on your wall just like all other facebook updates that you get.

Thank you for the love.

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10 Q&A for today

Monday, August 16th, 2010

I’m answering more of your questions today. Random topics.

Q: Please tell me where you got that wallpaper in your kitchen!

A: The company is Seabrook. The name of the book/collection is Shadowplay. I did a google search and found this page of information. But it was my interior designer friend Joan who found the wallpaper back when we did this, so she ordered it. As soon as we saw this print, she and I both knew this was the one for our kitchen.

By the way, Joan was very instrumental in the recent changes we’ve made to our home the past year or so. She’s the one who twisted my arm to go with grey walls and I’m SO glad. This is another topic for another day, but should you happen to need some interior decorating help and you’re in Arizona, feel free to contact Joan for a consultation.

Joan Hintz (623) 826-8500 | joan_hintz@yahoo.com

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Q: Where do you get the small square canvases for your kids’ handprints? (Shown in this post.)

A: I’ve been getting them at Michael’s and I always use a 40% off coupon because they’re not cheap. I prefer the 8″ x 8″ size. And I recommend using the same size from the time you start, for those of you who might be just starting this now. Back when our oldest was a baby, I went with a small canvas because I didn’t have the full vision at that point and, well … his hand was small. The vision, by the way, is a complete set/grid of all these same-sized canvases with progressive handprints.

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Q: Do you have any photos in boxes or are all your photos in albums?

A: No boxes. All of our most recent photos (from the past 15 years) are either in albums or on our computer and of course backed up. Most of our childhood photos are safely stored and organized in hanging-file-type bins, waiting very patiently for me to tackle that project. And I will tackle it. I am planning to do it digitally so as to make copies of our childhood books for our kids.

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Q: If I were to go through your purse, what would I find?

A: Nosey, nosey. Okay, so here are 5 things you can count on finding: 1) diapers & wipes 2) Ice Cubes gum 3) a pen 4) WetSlicks lip gloss and 5) my point & shoot camera.

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Q: I love the apothecary furniture in your office. Where did you get it?

A: Thanks! Picked it up at World Market. But that was about 4 years ago and it’s not likely they still have it, sorry.

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Q: When you add text to your photos, can you still print that at Costco or do you have to print it on your home printer?

A: You can print any JPG anywhere. When you add text in Photoshop or with any software, you just need to be sure your final copy is a JPG. That’s what you’ll upload & print.

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Q: Are you happy with your Nikon? Are you using the kit lens? Why did you choose it over Canon?

A: We always used Canon. Then 2 years ago, the Nikon D90 came out right before our 3rd child was born, so we jumped on it because it was the first dSLR to have video capability built into the camera. We wanted that excellent SLR quality for our video, not just our still shots. That’s the reason we got a Nikon. Now the video in dSLRs is more common. Honestly, I don’t feel all that biased about Canon vs. Nikon. I’m no pro behind the camera. I just like taking pictures. A good resource for digital camera reviews is at dpreview.com. Oh and yes, I’m just using the kit lens right now.
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Q: How do you find the time to do everything? I’m a working mom and feel like I never have enough time. I bet you don’t watch TV, huh? Is that the answer?

A: You’re a smart woman and exactly right. I hardly watch TV. I wouldn’t say I never watch it. It’s just incredibly limited. I absolutely rely on my toddler’s naps and my kids’ bedtime. I recharge with regular date nights with the hubby. I try to cut out anything in my life that doesn’t fit into one of these categories: essential, enriching, serving. Being overcommitted isn’t all that fun. But being busy and serving and doing … that’s all good. I try not to multi-task if I can help it. I struggle with that, but I’m working on it. I also use iCal to keep all of my commitments organized.
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Q: I’ve noticed that you have a lot of enlarged family photos on your walls. What do you do with the older ones when you replace them with newer ones?

A: I used to hang on to the old prints. But I was never using them again. Enlargements are really cheap at Costco, so as weird as it feels … but in the name of de-cluttering … I throw away the old prints. Besides, I don’t change out the really big prints very often.
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Q: Please tell us about the new school kit. When is it coming?

A: Yes, we are developing a kick-bootie school kit. A lot of thought is going into the organization and system and design and everything. It’s going to be very fool-proof, user-friendly, perfect for the non-scrapbooker, and will cover all school years, from preschool through high school, in one kit. Plus, it’ll be versatile enough for homeschool use and even students outside the U.S.
The next round of Project Life kits (yes, that’s plural) should be available in time for the holidays this year. Since that has been a priority, the school kit will be come out after Project Life. The plan is early 2011. You know this is the place to come for all the latest scoop.

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your thoughts on a school kit?

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

If you have kids in school, how do you feel about all the STUFF that comes home with them? What are you doing with their school pictures, their field trip mementos, their art, their papers, report cards, tests and notes from the teacher?

Did your heart rate just go up? Do you feel a bit overwhelmed just thinking about the task?

As many of you know, I am working on bringing you a school kit. A dang awesome school kit. A kit that will make your life a little easier. A kit that will help you organize all the stuff that comes home from school with your kids. A kit that allows you to easily create a scrapbook for you kids without the overwhelming task of having to figure out how to organize the stuff and how to position photos and elements on layouts.

You know. A kit kind of like Project Life.

The reason for this post is to ask you a question (since I let you ask me questions all the time – ha!). As I’m in the development stages of this new kit, I want to hear from you. I want you to tell me your wish list for this kit. What do you value? What do you want? What works for you? What would help bring your heart rate back down and give you peace of mind?

You’ll notice I’ve closed the comments for this blog post. If you have feedback, please email me directly at school@beckyhiggins.com. Be sure you only use this email address for feedback on the school kit. If you have a question about Project Life, that email address is customerservice@beckyhiggins.com.

If you’re wondering about the availability of Project Life … we are reprinting more now and are hoping to have those at Amazon again in May.

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