Scrapronicity: April 2009

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Life Happens...

I had a plan, I would have a second child. That took four years. Then there was the pregnancy and all the fear that came with it. Then the sleepless first year. In August of 2008 Liam would turn one, the clouds would disappear and the light would shine through right? Then it was MY year! Finally time to concentrate on my weight. Finally time to hang out more with Emily. Finally time to scrap more. Finally time to breathe a sigh of relief! Yep, in theory it was finally my time. But...life happens....and it's never perfect. Right now I'm learning how to balance my life and keep my sanity. For me, scrapping IS sanity...so my goal is to accomplish a little something each day.

This week I actually finished TWO projects! The first should have been done a couple of years ago. ;) I had posted about the Cosmo Cricket TSV from QVC. I finally dove into that amazing kit and started putting some things together. I'm still working on the photo cube but my "LOVE" banner is done!

I've also been working on a set of word cubes. I put some oddly shaped shelves in my dining room and they were itching for these little blocks!

That's it for now. This Saturday is "National Scrapbooking Day" so my daughter and I will scrapping all day. She looks forward to it every year but is disappointed that there are no shows on QVC! It won't matter, we always have fun. She wants to work on book with her and her brother and I quote "Mom, can I use some of the photos you have used in your 365?".. Ah, 7 going on 27. ;) My plan is to start working on the 365 album and work on a Hershey Park album as well. Enjoy the day!!

Why Scrapronicity?

"Synchronicity" can be described as the coincidental occurrence of events. When I was a kid I saved everything that had meaning to me in a blue shoebox...ticket stubs, candy wrappers, empty tubes of Lipsmackers. I even have a response to a letter I wrote to one of the Iranian hostages in the 80's. All of these things found their way inside this box. In 1982, when I was twelve, I was given a large, blank scrapbook and it in I taped (eww, TAPE!) the $2 bill given to me by my grandma, a deflated balloon from summer camp, playbills, school play tickets, etc. In 1987 and 1988 I traveled to Spain and saved every metro ticket, wrapper, chip bag, brochure, etc. and placed it all in a book. Every momento I had ever kept was dated with a description. It wasn't until 2001 when I had my daughter that my hard-core scrapping addiction began. I realized that year that I may not have concentrated on paper and embellishments in the past, but I WAS a scrapper all along! This hobby that I love so much, the creative outlet it gives me, the thrill I get when a project is finished, actually began in a blue shoebox when I was just a child. While I know this doesn't truly describe what synchronicity is, the name "Synchronicity" for me (aside from paying homage to my favorite group, The Police) really hits the eyelet right on it's colorful head!