During my mega-vacation on the west coast, I’ve had a bit of down time
along with the tons of fun you’ve seen already. My sweetie works hard so I can lay around and read, go
to the gym or, most importantly, I scrapbook. I’m current on recent life events
and now have started scrapping this trip. I have recorded so far: the day he
left, the LOOOOOOOONNNGGGGG wait until my flight west, my arrival and the first little bit
of my time here. I’m probably a month behind, but with our departure for home
rapidly approaching, I’m hitting it hard.
This is the kitchen/dining room area of the small apartment I call
home. This is the only work space to speak of. Since we usually eat at the
coffee table laughing at the latest episode of Duck Dynasty online, I am
allowed this entire space. After all, a woman’s place is barefoot in the
kitchen. ;) Here is where some women would comment about the joy of scrapping
in the kitchen but not fixing any meals or something liberal. Well, I like
freedom and enjoy a variety of them. I also love cooking and caring for the man
who, not only provides for me in every way imaginable, but also makes my life a
joy. Exhibit A: 3 month long couples snowboarding retreat. No need for further
evidence. I digress.
I’m a barefoot, standing scrapper; I like to have full range of reach over
any supplies I have out on the table. I only keep out the limited supplies
necessary for this topic. Also other pictures are put away so I can keep
focused. I sort my pictures ahead of time and organize any cutesy little
tidbits I’ve picked up as well. I really have a different approach than most
scrapping veterans out there. I am not into all the details. I like the pictures;
I find some paper; if I have a title or embellishments for it, good; If not, I
move on. So later I’ll come back and embellish some more, add titles and
journal notes I’ve handwritten or printed out. My main objective is to get
everything glued down. Then I can sweat the small stuff later.
I hope to get all finished, barring the fact that I need to print
about 250 more pictures, before we start home. Then in mid-April a group of
ladies from my church are getting together to have an all weekend scrap-a-thon.
We set up tables like mine here, but there are 10-12 of them in a house. We
eat, sleep and scrap there for two days and one night, somtimes until 2 am. There is also a whole lot of chatting and admiring
and sharing ideas and life stories. We also watch a couple movies while we
work. It is a fun time with sweet friends. I should be at the journaling and
embellishing phase, except for the cross–country road trip home.
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