2012 Annual Scrapbook Challenge: Jan-Dec totals added

In 2012 I am going for Priceless Memory Preserver

2012 goals:

Albums
Finish Disney Cruise Line September 2010 Album DONE
DCL December 2010 Album DONE
DCL June 2011 Album
House photos DONE
Nephew Marshall's Safari 1st Birthday

Layouts
Disney Wilderness Lodge Photos shoot 2008 DONE
Christmas Minne 2009 DONE
Dad and Mark's Birthday DONE
MNSSHP 2011 DONE
Food and Wine Festival 2011
Signature Dinner 2011
Party for the Senses 2011
MVMCP 2011
 
I've been MIA with the way life is going (good but busy), but I've still been taking (too many) pictures so I need to get back on it! I'd love to make it back up to Master Scrapper so I'm aiming for 500 pages. Thanks for keeping me motivated! First goal of the year: finally finish my friend's wedding album...they have a baby now, it should have been finished forever ago. :confused3
 

Late to the party, but still here!! I am also "borrowing" the layout!! I will start with February since January only has 5 days left!

General Scrapping:
Trying for 10 pages / month or 120 total...more would be awesome! Need to get caught back up!
Use stash and don't buy too much! Treated my self in Feb...back to being strict in March!
Swaps - very limited I have no will power...groups limited though!

Albums:
Disney 2012 books Trip didn't happen yet
Disney 2011 books Coming soon!
Disney 2010 books In the process
Work on everything else books...totally behind! Hoping to get 6 done. Coming soon!
Start 2012 pages and keep current Already behind!
Disney 2009 books Soon
Disney 2008 books Soon!
Disney 2006 books Soon!
Disney 2005 books Soon!
All about PopPop books (one for me & one for Mimi) Getting started this month

Cards:
Christmas cards - approximately 60 Late summer / early fall
Everything else cards - approximately 105 (working on building a stash) 22 down!!

Organizing:
Clean out each room...purge, donate 2 down, 6 to go!
Keep house cleaned doing what I can while we are turned upside down in renovations!
Re-organize scrap stuff, need some cabinets almost done!!

Printing:
Finish ordering photos on computer just about done!
Burn all pictures to cd's almost there!
Load pictures monthly (empty camera cards) & edit & order fell behind
Organize all photos hopefully this month!

Shopping:
Only purchase scrap supplies I absolutely MUST have this is the month!
Keep sticking to menu-planning hopefully!
Put any extra unused money from budgeted grocery spending away weekly for fun money need to start!
Stick to budget each month need to make budget again!

Personal:
Lose 30 lbs...really let things get carried away this year ugh....still not there mentally yet!
Exercise at least 3 times per week goes with above
Date night 2 times a month yeah...I think we did this...at least at Lowe's!! LOL
Start reading again...slacker!!! - at least 2 books/month nope...still a slacker!

February Goals:

Page goal: 10 pages
Swaps: Finish MK swap done!
Paint can swap
Cricut cuts swap
Parks / icons letters swap done!
Sports swap
Duos swap
Scrap: Finish 1 2010 Disney ABC book
Do January 2012 pages
Print: edit & order rest of photos (including January 2012 pictures)
clean all rest of pix off computer & burn cd's
organize all Disney photos in boxes
Cards: Make 15 cards for stash
Make DS's Valentines for school done
Lose 5-10 lbs
Exercise at least 12 times
Organize scrap supplies at least half way done (the half way part)
Re-do my bedroom & clean out in the process almost completely done
Re-do older kids' bathroom & clean out in the process done
Read 2 books
 
February:

1. Scrap 58 pages--Oct. 11, Nov. 11, Some Disney pages, and DS's school album
2. Keep weekly cleaning up to date
3. Keep weekly budgeting up to date
4. Finish work project (the parts that must be completed in Feb)
5. Lose 3 lbs
6. Walk on treadmill @ least 12 times--12/12 done
7. Tan @ least 10 times--6/10 done
8. Finish Project Life for January--DONE
9. Do our January 2012 Family Album pages (digi)--DONE
10. Do DS's January 2012 pages (traditional)

Let's keep this month going great!!
 
Feb Goals:


I'll be back to fill this in later today.. The kids are getting ready to head out to school for meeting.. :)

Finish DD's Lyric Book for graduation (have lyrics ready, may need a few new ones, need photos) lyrcis printed: will finish book next month
Catch up DD's sports book current: doing back date work now
Catch up DD's life book (photos ordered for '94 - '05) complete 93 - 99; photos here for '00 - '08
Continue keeping DD's school book current (printing school photos 5x7 for pages) all photos printed: some done
keep boys books current
complete 2012 - 365 Jan done (digital this one)
kit 2010 MK/ sketch selection
complete Sept-Dec 2011

Goal pages for month 75 but hope to get a LOT more (4 months til graduation)
 
MARCH Goals:

1. Lose 3 pounds--didn't happen, but I didn't gain any!
2. Keep weekly budgeting up to date--DONE
3. Keep weekly cleaning up to date--DONE
4. Scrap 62 pages (Disney--MK & Epcot Days, Dec 2011, May 2011, June 2011, DS's school album
5. Kit DHS day from April 2011 trip
6. Scrap Jan 2012 in DS's album
7. Scrap Feb 2012 digi for family album
8. Walk 31 times (it's my Lent goal)--screwed up my leg and couldn't finish.
9. Tan 12-15 times--did about 5. Schedule was just too crazy!
10. Work project done for March--DONE
11. Plan DH's birthday--DONE
12. Spend more time with my guys!--DONE

Let's have a wonderful March, everyone!!
 
march goals... what... already.. what the heck....

Ok, here are the goals for this month:

1. Lose 3 pounds (this is a MUST: with warmer weather I can go walking with the family after dinner)
2. Scrap 75 pages
3. finish Lyric book completely by the 15th
4. finish life book pages for '00 - '08
5. order needed photos I don't already have for '09 - '10
6. finish up sports book by 25th (this can be done as I only have 6th - 8th grade to do and they are printed)
7. finish up school book (photos are printed; make notes of those photos I need printed)
8. order missing photos by 28th
9. get DS15 in for 3 of his 6 required drives this month
10. keep house cleaned
11. DH to finish DS15's room by the 10th
12. DH to finish DD's room by 30th
13. bring current 2012 project life book
14. movie night once a week
15. template PJ's graduation open house photo card
 
March Goals (and trying to make up for February since renovations and sports took longer than expected):

Page goal: 20 everyday pages (also makes up for last month) no
Swaps: Final touches on Paint Can, ship out done
Finish up duos swap done
Sports swap done
Sketch swap no
Topper n Tag swap started
Cricut cuts swap started
Scrap: Finish both 2010 Disney ABC books (also makes up for last month) only 2 1/2 pgs left in first one!
Do January 2012 pages nope
Do February 2012 pages nope
Print: edit & order rest of photos (including January & February 2012 pictures) done
clean all rest of pix off computer & burn cd's need to get this done
organize all Disney photos in boxes almost
get 4 additional photo boxes organized almost
Cards: Make 30 cards for stash (also makes up for last month) 2...ugh!
Lose 10-20 lbs (also makes up for last month) down 3...it's a start!
Exercise at least 24 times (also makes up for last month) did a pathetic 3!
Finish organizing scrap supplies hope to be done early April
Finish Re-doing my bedroom & clean out in the process done
Read 4 books (also makes up for last month) 1 down
Copy/print Poppop pix done
Design Poppop books layouts
Organize / clean out Logan's room
plan weekly menus done
plan budget for several months
start AK swap? postponed

(I need to keep the yearly goals with the monthly to keep me in check...sorry for hogging all this space)

General Scrapping:
Trying for 10 pages / month or 120 total...more would be awesome!
Use stash and don't buy too much!
Swaps - very limited

Albums:
Disney 2012 books
Disney 2011 books
Disney 2010 books
Work on everything else books...totally behind! Hoping to get 6 done.
Start 2012 pages and keep current
Disney 2009 books
Disney 2008 books
Disney 2006 books
Disney 2005 books
All about PopPop books (one for me & one for Mimi)

Cards:
Christmas cards - approximately 60
Everything else cards - approximately 105 (working on building a stash) 24 down

Organizing:
Clean out each room...purge, donate 2 down, 6 to go
Keep house cleaned tough while renovating...but doing ok
Re-organize scrap stuff, need some cabinets almost done

Printing:
Finish ordering photos on computer done
Burn all pictures to cd's almost there!
Load pictures monthly (empty camera cards) & edit & order so far so good
Organize all photos getting there

Shopping:
Only purchase scrap supplies I absolutely MUST have so far, so good
Keep sticking to menu-planning still trying
Put any extra unused money from budgeted grocery spending away weekly for fun money need to start
Stick to budget each month need to make budget first

Personal:
Lose 30 lbs...really let things get carried away this year down 3 lbs
Exercise at least 3 times per week trying...
Date night 2 times a month yep
Start reading again...slacker!!! - at least 2 books/month started...
 
March Goals:

Scrap at least 20 pages
Start Weddding Album for Gift for brother and his new wife
Clean and organize Julia's Room
Organize swap pieces
Hopefully get washer repaired so I can start spring cleaning
Lose 5 more pounds
Start excercising (just can't seem to find time or energy)
Clean out my closet-need to see what fits and what doesn't

Will be starting this weekend.

Cassey
 
March goals!

scrap at least 50 pages 110 done so far !!!!
finish Oct 2011 WDW trip FINISHED !!!!!
sort Dec 2011 DLR trip photos finished and scrapped it too!!!!
sort Feb 2012 DLR trip photos
put together ideas for topper & tags swap group finished

continue 2 pilates class each week - studio was sold...need to find something else for exercise
lose 2-3 lbs lost 5 lbs so far!
 
April goals! :dumbo:

1. Lose 3 lbs--nope, too many out to eats. Gotta fix that!
2. Exercise at least 12 times--Nope
3. Tan 9 times (cannot look like uncooked chicken on vacation!)--DONE
4. Scrap 60 pages (Epcot and DHS day, May and June '11, Jan '11 and '12, Feb '12 digi and Feb '12 for DS's album)--DONE
5. Begin buying trip stuff and organizing--DONE
6. Keep weekly cleaning up--DONE
7. Keep weekly budgeting up--DONE
8. Do meal-planning and stick to--Not so much :(
9. Finish April work projects--DONE
10. Kit MK 2nd day--started, but not complete
11. Pay off dining for upcoming trip--DONE

Let's have a productive and fun April!!
 
April Goals (still playing a little make-up):

Page goal: 30 everyday pages
Swaps: Sketch swap
Topper n Tag swap
Cricut cuts swap
Event swap
Summer Activities swap
AK swap
Lyrics swap
Scrap: Finish both 2010 Disney ABC books and 2010 Disney Halloween book
Do January 2012 through March 2012 pages
Print: clean all rest of pix off computer & burn cd's
organize all Disney photos in boxes
get 7 additional photo boxes organized
Order / Edit March pix, off computer, burn to cd
Cards: Make 43 cards for stash
Lose 7-27 lbs
Exercise least 33 times
Finish organizing scrap supplies
Read 5 books
Design Poppop books layouts
Organize / clean out Logan's room
Organize / clean out upstairs bathroom
plan weekly menus
plan budget for several months
niece's birthday invites
20 poppop book pages in each book

(I need to keep the yearly goals with the monthly to keep me in check...sorry for hogging all this space)

General Scrapping:
Trying for 10 pages / month or 120 total...more would be awesome! 66 done
Use stash and don't buy too much! doing it!!
Swaps - very limited

Albums:
Disney 2012 books
Disney 2011 books
Disney 2010 books
Work on everything else books...totally behind! Hoping to get 6 done.
Start 2012 pages and keep current
Disney 2009 books
Disney 2008 books
Disney 2006 books
Disney 2005 books
All about PopPop books (one for me & one for Mimi)

Cards:
Christmas cards - approximately 60
Everything else cards - approximately 105 (working on building a stash) 24 down

Organizing:
Clean out each room...purge, donate 2 down, 6 to go
Keep house cleaned tough while renovating...but doing ok
Re-organize scrap stuff, need some cabinets almost done

Printing:
Burn all pictures to cd's almost there!
Load pictures monthly (empty camera cards) & edit & order so far so good
Organize all photos getting there

Shopping:
Only purchase scrap supplies I absolutely MUST have so far, so good
Keep sticking to menu-planning still trying
Put any extra unused money from budgeted grocery spending away weekly for fun money need to start
Stick to budget each month need to make budget first

Personal:
Lose 30 lbs...really let things get carried away this year down 3 lbs
Exercise at least 3 times per week trying...
Date night 2 times a month yep
Start reading again...slacker!!! - at least 2 books/month started...
 
I will update my goals for March later.. April is how many days in...it's been nuts w/ a family emergency...but I think we have it under control for now...


April:

Finish PJ's lyric book ~ goal date 4/15
Finish PJ's life book
Finish PJ's school book (all that can be done w/ activities still going on)
Finish PJ's Senior book (will be premade w/final photos being done after the events are complete)
Finish PJ's sports book (just a little bit more to go ~ goal date 4/26)
Finish 2011 album (got started on PJ's stuff so it got pushed back)
Prep decorations for grad party


I know there is more but we are discussing our trip now..
 
May Goals!

Can't believe tomorrow is the first of May! It's the month I go to Disney!! YAY!!!

Here are my goals for May:

1. Survive testing week
2. Tan 12 times--NOPE, after Dad's surgery, I couldn't get this done!
3. Walk at least 16 times--same as #2

4. Lose 3-5 lbs--this I did do. . .I blame stress
5. Make meal plans and stick to--DOING BETTER
6. Scrap 62 pages (finish Disney, scrap March 2012, do remaining 2011 pages)
7. Keep Project Life up to date
8. Do weekly budgeting
9. Do weekly cleaning
10. Prep for trip
11. Buy WDW tickets!

Let's have a MAGICAL May, everyone!!
 
May Goals:

Scrapbook 75 pages
Finish PJ's Senior Book
Finish PJ's School book (5/8)
Finish PJ's Life book (5/16)
Send out invites/open house (5/5)
Prep scrapbook pages for graduation/NHS/Senior Awards/Grad Party
Thank you cards DONE
Guest book DONE
finish t-shirt quilt (mom will be here this weekend for us to finish up the binding!)
Prom for PJ & C
DH to finish PJ's room by 5/22
Deep clean of house for party/graduation





march goals... what... already.. what the heck....

Ok, here are the goals for this month:

1. Lose 3 pounds (this is a MUST: with warmer weather I can go walking with the family after dinner) done
2. Scrap 75 pages done in March
3. finish Lyric book completely by the 15th
4. finish life book pages for '00 - '08
5. order needed photos I don't already have for '09 - '10
6. finish up sports book by 25th (this can be done as I only have 6th - 8th grade to do and they are printed) done
7. finish up school book (photos are printed; make notes of those photos I need printed) May 8th deadline
8. order missing photos by 28th done
9. get DS15 in for 3 of his 6 required drives this month 4 drives done; 5th scheduled; going to call and complain about lack of openings available for his final drive!!! I want it done by June 10
10. keep house cleaned done
11. DH to finish DS15's room by the 10th done
12. DH to finish DD's room by 30th Still waiting!!!!
13. bring current 2012 project life book :lmao: that's waiting til after vacation
14. movie night once a week done
15. template PJ's graduation open house photo card DONE/ordered

April:

Finish PJ's lyric book ~ goal date 4/15 done
Finish PJ's life book Due date by 5/16
Finish PJ's school book (all that can be done w/ activities still going on) Due date 5/8
Finish PJ's Senior book (will be premade w/final photos being done after the events are complete) Due date 5/8
Finish PJ's sports book (just a little bit more to go ~ goal date 4/26) done
Finish 2011 album (got started on PJ's stuff so it got pushed back) waiting til after vacation
Prep decorations for grad party done
Paid off CC #3 for the year!!!!
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How I am doing 4 months in:

General Scrapping:
Pages: 366- I for each day of the year.- 186 done
Cards: 120- I am going to try for 10 a month- January will be Thank Yous for Christmas gifts- have done this every month so far. I am at 68 for the year so a little ahead
Swaps: Only items I have a specific and immediate use for and giftsI have been good so far- just doing partner swap and I have been using up swap items especially my piles and piles of completed pages.

Projects to finish:
Fairy Tale books for nieces/nephewsI have done a significant amount of this- need to finish covers, about 10 pages, and bind
Beautiful Album- Done
Others to be added as I find half done projects as I organize
Completed Pages in albums (even if the album isn't finished)
Cross Stitch Stocking

Albums I am Working on:
10th Anniversary
Larry's Graduation (2 -1 for his mom and 1 for us)- MIL's album, have done some pages of mine- MIL's is done, 1-2 pages left for us
Park Albums
Character Album
Food and Wine Album- layouts done need to put in an album

Organizing:
Redo scraproom set-up (January)done
Find a way to keep putting things awaydoing better about this but not perfect yet
Work room by room through the house and throw/give away 1/10 items
1st room: Living room (February)- done, Dresser(March)- done, April- none, Dining Room (May)
Get the last of my school supplies organized in the garage (Finish in January)done!!!!!

Shopping:
I will only buy scrap items that I have a specific and immediate use for- doing pretty well except when spending gift certificates I have won when I get new products to try but my spending has been very limited
Carts- New Testament (when it gets to a reasonable price) and others only if they have a specific purpose and I have a list of at least 10 cuts I will be using off the cart- none bought so far

Personal:
Exercise 4 time/week- need to really work on this one
Wii Fit measurement 6/week- did well until March- need to get back into after our vacation
begin wearing make-up- gave up mid January
at least 8 servings of veggies daily- doing well
at least 2 whole grains daily- doing well



Specific Goals for May:
Finish our Grad album and get the pages into an album
Cards for parents
Journal while we are on our trip
Upload any photos I still need printed for our 10th Anniversary trip
get craftrobo working (need to put the software on the new computer
Organize/clean out Dining room

Rebecca
 
2012 Goals!

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Scrapping ~

750 pages for year
only join swaps I NEED! ~ have lots of Disney to use up!
use my STASH!!!

Projects ~
2011 album - Finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 2011 WDW trip Finished
Dec 2011 DLR trip finished

upcoming trips that will need to be scrapped
Feb 2012 DLR
Apr 2012 Hawaii Cruise finished

Organizing ~
clean out closets - done
organize said closets - just bathrooms to finish up this weekend! done

Shopping ~

only scrap stuff I need for project so far so good!
carts - will only buy if I know I can use it A LOT!

Personal ~

lose 15 lbs 8 down - 7 to go!!!
join pilates class - do 2-3 a week started on 1/13!! - studio closed in April
eat more veggies yup!

Be MORE PATIENT WITH MEGAN!!!! working HARD ON THIS



doing great on my to-do list I started in January!!!

May goal to work on feb DLR trip
Organize my swap pieces - need to do an inventory list!

doing good on buying, only getting what I NEED....using up my stash ::yes:::thumbsup2

have lost 8 pounds!


oh Nan, you never posted my yearly goal of 750 pages!!!!
 












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