Project Life 2012 | Week Nine

Love this week with all the little comments about just a bit more than just the current week (like the him and her card for example) I don't do regular pages anymore since I do PL and I'm kind of missing those little details...I have to include them as well in my album. :) Nicely done!

I really feel that this year you are not just inspiring my creativity but are also nurturing my soul. Thank you!

I love that you found a photo to enlarge this week.

It brought tears to my eyes to see that quote by Diane Ackerman.It fits the intentions behind my 2012 OLW (focus) so well. I already had seen it on another blog, and earmarked for inclusion in my PL album as well as my OLW project. No cutting machine here, though, so I will have to figure out another method of display.
Thanks for sharing the pen information- I was just looking at Sharpie paint pens at Office Depot today!

thanks so much for sharing that silhouette file, ali! it's awesome.

I love your Project Life this week, as always!

Quick question, I'm also using InLinkz to link to supplies. I really want to link to your digital stamps that I use but I can't get InLinkz to recognize any images on designer digitals. Yet I see that you've linked there so I was wondering if there is a trick I'm missing. Thanks for any help you can give!

The photos and words are great but I loooooooove the boots-tights-skirt combo you are rocking in the enlargement!

hi Ali. thanks for all the great inspiration.
i see lots about lack of sleep at your house; we've been there. for the littles, i do "the relaxing thing:" where I start at their toes, and say "relax your toes, relax your ankles, relax your shins, relax your calves..." all the way up to their brains. I take both hands and firmly hold each part so they have that extra sensory element along with my words. Then they don't ususally ask me to lie down with them, and are relaxed enough to drift off, especially if I go slowly.
For my own roaring brain, I have a trick that I learned from an amazing yoga instructor 10 years ago that I STILL use! She said to imagine a marquee or highway sign, and inscribe a word that's worrying you on it. then visually cut the sign in half and let the pieces slide to either side. You do this for each worry in your head, and if something keeps coming up, then put it back on the sign, bisect it, and keep going. I think it's like making a list before you go to bed, except no lights, no writing. It's an interesting meditation. Oh, and I've heard other people use this technique except visualize a little boat with your words on it, and send it downstream...I wish you sleep!
best,
Cortney
(OLW: unruffled)

Hi Ali,
I love the way you tell stories and I was searching for one of your articles where you write about inlinkz, I would like too use Inlinkz manager but I don't know how could you help me?
Love,
Lory

Thank you for staying true to your style on this project. Love how simple yet creative it always turns out!

Hello Ali, thank you for inspiring me and for posting where I could get some of the materials you used, especially the pocket pages! Thanks again and God bless! :)

Your kids are cool...I only like butter on my pancakes and waffles too :o) I'm 34...It's almost always been this way...

Thank you for keeping this project up. Helps me stay motivated.
Here's my week nine and I'm all caught up... woot.
http://melaniebritt.blogspot.com/2012/03/project-life-week-nine.html

I love it. And love your true style...simple, not what I would think of as "decorated." Really inspiring Awesome big photo/quote...words aren't enough! Wow!

you are wonderful!

[...] am thinking of starting a Project Life. Totally inspired by Ali Edwards and Cathy Zielske.  Two major reasons one is that I don’t do anything with all the pictures [...]

Hi, I always enjoy stopping by to check out your PL spread for the week! I have a question about the page protectors that you trim. I love the idea but still can't get myself to do it. So, my question for you is do you cut it so you can still use the part that you trim off? And if so, what have you used it for? I'm thinking you could adhere it on to another page protector as kind of a flap or something (not necessarily for PL, but maybe). Thoughts? Thanks!!

Love the big photo! Was it as easy as trimming 4x6 and 3x4 sections? Did you use a ruler and pencil first?

[...] You can see one of those cards in action from my Project Life Week Nine. [...]

Ahhhh, validation.
Simon & Anna, you rock! I don't like anything on MY pancakes or waffles but butter, either! :-)

Not sure what you do with the rest of the F inserts when you cut them, but I keep the right hand side and cut it down the third column and punch holes for a second mini insert... Does that make sense? Here's a picture: http://feedingthenarcissism.blogspot.com/2012/02/project-life-week-5.html
Makes me feel less wasteful since I get two inserts out of it (even though that third row is kind of a waste). Just thought I'd share.