Life gets in the way...

[HunnyPots]

I realized this week that I have not scrapped a thing since last August!

Once football/marching band season started, I was booked solid for three months running a concession stand, altering and repairing band uniforms, going to games and contests, etc.

Then came the holidays!

Next came concert season and more uniforms to fit and alter. More competitiions to attend.

Then I decided, Hey! Just for fun, I'll have a hysterectomy! Six more weeks go by and no scrapping whatsoever gets done. I really thought I'd get some done while recovering but there was ZERO desire to scrap or do anything even remotely creative.

Now, I have time on my hands and no excuses but I just can't make myself get started. I keep thinking about the three unfinished projects I have started and I don't know where to begin. I really want to get back in the swing of things but somehow I just can't make myself do it!

Anyone relate? What got you started again? I'm thinking of reorganinzing my craft closet and scrap desk to see if that inspires me at all. Closet cleaning has always been the best therapy for me.

We'll see...

 

[susan0326]

I totally understand. It's been one thing after the other for me this year, too. I've used my scrapbooking supplies more for school projects than anything else. However, the Cricut I just got at ACM has helped get me get started back on scrapbooking. I also went through my supplies and reorganized things. That helped a lot, too!

Hope you are feeling better from your surgery!

 

[HunnyPots]

I took the plunge and started cleaning out the craft closet and !
It looks like Hobby Lobby exploded in my living room!
I have no idea how it all fit in such a small space. It must expand upon being removed from the closet! I have already filled one large garbage bag with things like tiny scraps of fabric, gift boxes, wrinkled wrapping paper, etc. (I know they aren't craft items exactly but my family seems to think anything that doesn't have a specific place of its own should go in my craft closet.)
Oh - and hey, I found my missing box of potato head parts!

I sorted through all my fabric and organized it by color. I threw out anything too small to feasibly make something out of.

Now I've just got to go through all the misc. craft items, get more photo boxes and organize photos, pick up a few small storage containers and start to put it all back.

Why did I start this again?

 

[aroyer]

I am always amazed at how much room paper takes up.

 

[party of 3]

Then I decided, Hey! Just for fun, I'll have a hysterectomy! Six more weeks go by and no scrapping whatsoever gets done. I really thought I'd get some done while recovering but there was ZERO desire to scrap or do anything even remotely creative.

this was killin' me! not that you had to have surgery, just the description of it. "hey just for fun......"
omg really that was funny!
back to ? at hand......

yes this is me exactly. life does get in the way. every weekend i say i'll try to do a few pages and NOPE something always more important at the moment comes up and it's sunday night, ds bath time and i realize not a page made......

 

[Timon]

Then I decided, Hey! Just for fun, I'll have a hysterectomy!

Yeah, I hear ya about not having time! I started my daughter's DSB not too long ago, figured that the hard part was STARTING it, but nope, stuff gets in the way and I did about 8 or so layouts and that's it. I find myself doing everything else BUT.

With a 6 month old, I just don't have the time anymore. When she's sleeping, I end up showering, cooking, cleaning, walking dogs, grocery shopping, exercising and DISing

And my to-do list is so long, I don't know when I can get back to it

BUT I am racking up those photos! I took over 500 in May alone At least I will have my pick when it comes time to do the SB right?

 

[disneynut14]

How is this for bad? I am coming up on my 5 yr weddding ann. and I still haven't finished either my wedding or honeymoon albums. YIKES

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

How is this for bad? I am coming up on my 5 yr weddding ann. and I still haven't finished either my wedding or honeymoon albums. YIKES

LOL I have you beat on that one, it took me 14 years to get mine done.



Welcome to the FUNK club. I am in such a rut right now but everyone here has been really helpful. I'm going to do a small album for our dog and work on the kids school albums. Those are both going to be pretty basic. I did the cleaning and organizing last month and I feel much better. I have a bit more to do but today I'm headed to Target to get a bookcase so I can finish up.