Project Life | Week Thirteen

I love the idea of not having any photos a week. I think I'll be doing one of those, especially since I haven't been taking many photos lately.
I got CSF (chronical fatigue syndrom) and wasn't sure starting this album, if I would be able to keep up with it. I haven't for 3 weeks now. I don't want this to be another thing I'm not seeing through of failing at, so I decided that I'll just gotta pick up where I stopped, and if there's a few weeks missing it won't matter I'm sure. So that's why I love the idea of a week without photos. I feel it will take a lot of pressure off taking photos every week. Thank you for giving me a solution to the problem I've been having lately!

Hi Ali, I love your album and it's full of good/fun stuff. This was such a good idea you had and glad you shared it with us. I did fill my week with fun papers/ tags/ artwork etc. It was so fun to do a different kinda week so I'm going to do this more often. How sweet to have Anna's handprint and Simon's drawing and your sister's note. I have mine posted on my blog if you would like to check it out. My blog is at http://everydaymemorieswithprojectlife.blogspot.com thanks again for sharing your time each week this.

I think I am going to try a week of just stuff. Love your layouts, awesome source of inspiration each week. Seeing this really helps me keep focused on this project. Many thanks for sharing each week.

Love, love, love the kids artwork! That is so special, I must remember to do that as well. Thanks for sharing such great ideas!

Love love love this idea - I am doing the digital project life version this year (and am actually able to stay caught up that way) but I have decided to use some of last years unused project life pages to do this project and put it in our yearly scrapbook. Thanks for the great idea!

Great idea! No photo stress. Thanks also for sharing your beautiful garden in today's blog post. I love the spring colors you captured.

I, too, collect many of our daily life stuff...and sometimes wonder if it is with it....love that yours comes together so well...I don't feel ridiculous for saving things like shopping lists! Someday, we will look back at this stuff and laugh, smile, etc...

Thanks also for sharing about your sharpies. I often buy your at at Designer Digitals and have wondered how you create them...someday, I will pick your brain about this. :-)

I am so enjoying seeing how you go about documenting your year, Ali. I did this project last year, and was a bit overwhelmed after a while with taking a picture every day, although some days I took a lot more than one. I know now that I would like to do this project again next year, seeing how you have included the 'stuff' of everyday. Documenting your days does not need to be done with a photo, sometimes the goodies collected that day tell the story just as well. Thank you for sharing your life with us, and being an inspiration as well.

Thx for sharing your PL album with us!! You are so creative! You didn't have your camera charger, but you kept on going!! Love it! Thanks for sharing your creative process...

I like this idea. I need to do something like that more. I tend to forget to get memorabilia for my pages.

Hi Ali, would Jessica mind sharing where she got these sweet thank you notes? Would love to order some myself. Thanks! By the way, our kids love the movie "Tangled" too -- I think they've watched it five times since we got the movie just a few days ago...

I love your little bits of capturing life.

Can I also ask for your help? I am having printing issues as explained on my blog... http://seriousplay.typepad.com/cinback/2011/04/printer-help.html . If you have any advice to offer, I would be so grateful! Thanks.

Love the photo-less concept! So do you end up buying most of the books you read or do you check out from the library as well? I find it difficult to not buy books because I want access to them when they "call" to me. I hate the idea of being restricted to 3 weeks to rush through them. I also dislike the amount of money I spend at Amazon, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!

I love that all the paper in our lives tells a story as well, not just photos! Thanks for great ideas!

I LOVED Peace Like A River by Leif Enger!!! Enjoy:)

I love that you didn't let project life go just because you happen to not have any photos this week! Thank you for the inspiration.

I love what you are doing Ali...if only I could get my hands on project Life here in Australia. Sadly it is proving to be very expensive to ship from Canada...and the Australian supplier can not tell us when they will be available.
Awesome product but not so good for us Aussie scrappers :(

Your ideas are brilliant:) I do all my pix using divided page protectors, so your ideas are what I need!

Do you save greeting cards, if so how do you display/store them in your albums? I'd love to know how to do this.

I love seeing your little non-picture items for ideas! Prescriptions, receipts, packages from one of my addictions (office supplies) are all such great ideas!

I love the idea of including other stuff. It tells the story, too, and I know how much I enjoyed looking at my grandmothers collected stuff and seeing how much things cost, etc.

But it's been drilled into my head to use archival safe paper, pens, etc. Are there any special considerations when including ticket stubs and receipts and packaging?