a raw approach

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson

after taking a break for about a week

to relax and not get stressed about scrapbooking

i was able to document march - some part of april

some updates on harvey before

i start with my project life pages

i have been rotating nights with harvey and my baby
i cant sleep with both of them cause theyd fight all night

i tried making homemade eggplant parm
i honestly think it tasted better the day after

being used as a couch has become a regular thing for me
it takes them a good minute to find a way to both fit
on top of me comfortably

harvey's first day outside :)
i didnt let him on the grass because
he doesnt have his last puppy shot yet
but he seemed to love it

now onto the project life pages

i documented some of january earlier last week

i decided to go back
and write all the resolutions i had for the new year - 2013
so that i could remember them

had to use a transparent sheet
to include some pictures i forgot to add to the
month of january

documenting my 3 days i had in chicago
for my school interviews

a page from february

i tried to be creative
i had more pictures going horizontal than vertical so i just
turned the photo pages to the side and used
a hole punch to put them into my binder
[i have already used this same method for some other pages;
it really helps to use all the photo pages i have]

included the loud clappers? air tubes? we got at the kings game

this past weekend i began to document

some part of march

using both project life and the traditional way

of scrapbooking

i was able to use the stickers i bought from michaels
i noticed its a little harder to be creative with stickers using project life
because i dont seem to have many empty spaces to fill or borders to design
im left with having to put stickers directly onto my pictures