trying to get motivated!!!

[wbh1964]

I have not scrapbooked in way too long! I need to (re)organize my scrapbooking area so that it is easier to work in BUT I have so many things I need to do around the house that I feel guilty spending time in my scrapbook area. I need to finish DD make a wish trip from 2 years ago...especially before we go back to Disney again next year. What do you guys do when you want to scrap but know you need to be doing other things around your house? What do you do to get motivated?

 

[LB1122]

When I have the mixed feelings I find something I can do in shifts.

I do laundry - get everything ready to go and while it is running I go play in my scrap space.

My husbands often tells me to go - he says i am much less stressed when i take time to scrap and play/

 

[wbh1964]

Thanks LB...
I read your reply to my hubby and he said he def agreed...I am MUCH happier when I have time to "play" in my area...lol! Guess I just need to jump back in!

 

[laura&fam]

My kids get to play with their friends or play computer games or other things so I figure taking a little time to do what I want (scrapbook) is alright. It also helps that my kids love to look at the finished scrapbook.

Once I start scraping it's hard for me to quit so I set a time that I'm going to stop and scrap for that long. Of course I'm lucky enough to have somewhere I can leave things out.

 

[Poppins2000]

Sunday is always laundry and scrap day! My laundry room is right outside my scrap room - I have fun and get a chore done

DH loves to watch football so he is on the couch cheering on his teams. I scrap too during the week when I can but if cleaning or home projects need to be done, I know I'll always have Sundays

 

[PrincessNancy96]

I understand what you are feeling...

I am lucky enough I get a 6-8 hour window everyday to scrap while the kids are at school and DH is at work..

However, in the summer/holidays I have to limit my time... So, I do "speed" scraps of short.. small windows of opportunity... I start a load of laundry and get to scrap 2 pages or finish a project while I do a load of laundry...

I have a list of deadlines that I need to meet over the next several months so starting tomorrow I have to hit the ground running.....

I'm actually getting ready to kit some pages from our 2010 Disney trip while DH and the boys are doing chores outside today.

 

[disney-akj]

I understand completely. Lately if I'm lucky to get a free hour, even scraping sounds exhausting- lol. I used to try to reward myself. If I finished A, B, and C then I could scrap. I felt good that I accomplished something house related and scrap related.

 

[disney-akj]

Double post from cell phone. Sorry!!