How do I remember my journals~~

This is me: Sweet Pete said... Isn't it hard to get back to layouts you didn't finish. I have tons of those from my sons baby book, especially finishing up the journals. Um, yeah...my son is 14 now. LOL So by the time I get to those layouts I'll have forgotten the details. So good for you for making that your goal!! Oh, and I love the photo of the baby w/the dog. Too darn cute! January 19, 2011 9:08 AM

I really like Tammy's five journaling strategies to help you get started so head on over and check it out: http://www.yourmemoryconnection.com/5-journaling-strategies

I make sure to document my journals with or without pictures. I have a dairy set up on my computer so that each day I will journal what going on that day along with my pictures I may or may not have taken. Then once i get the pictures develop I will either print it out or write it out and put in my photo box until I am ready. I really make sure of this because I was going thru my own pictures of me and often ask my mom questions and she didn't remember some of important details which disappoint me because there is alot of great stories but not being remember. so the key is to sit down and write what you remember. then when you are ready you can match them or just journal what you know.

I have two baskets sitting on floor~ one is for pre-plan layouts and second is incomplete layouts

Pre-plan layouts will consist of papers i want to use, pictures, embellishment may be include or not, often time I will either add my own sketch or sketch from other sources. I will file in this basket until I am ready to work on it.

Incomplete layouts will consist of complete layouts that may need picture reprint or resize, and add journals. I prefer to type my journal instead of handwriting but I am trying to include more of my handwriting if journal is smaller.

Today I'm still cleaning up and go thur my basket of what need to done. I'm also working on my Project 12 layout that is due on 28th. I have that set up and will be ready to be assemble. I'm making room for my expression bc I need to use it for this layout. Yee-haw can't wait to play. :) Until then, Thanks for reading!

Flu season over??

I'm starting to get over the cold. We took our daughter to doc wednesday. She woke up with bloody nose. She has an ear infection. No sign that she has one. just the runny nose and crankiness. With medicine, she actually slept all night now. She is back to her normal schedule.

The past two nights I actually got my journalings done and already on the layouts. I completed at least 6 of them. Yeah, I'm so excited. lol Still have alot to do yet. Tonight I am preplaning my next set of pictures with paper and embellishment I want to use. I have find this to be easy for me to complete couple layouts at a time plus If I'm going to a crop I can take them with me to work on. I'm so excited about this one layout I did but I can't post until after Janurary 20th. I'm trying my hand on the Pagemap contest. I just love how it turns out. I'm still working on the organizing stage. I haven't even started lol. I'm currently look at paper storage. I need to purchase more copper hopper holders. I'm still working on purging stage as I go. As I'm doing the preplan stage, I've been going thru the papers and pulling out what i know I won't use at all and I'm tire of holding them thinking I will when i won't lol. That's it for now. Thanks for reading.