2020-01-17 02:49
Oh hi neglected blog!It seems there's only ever any action over here when a project is completedso here we are!my 2nd year working with a 4x6 album which made the process [yet again], super… Read More
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2019-06-16 00:55
can I get an amen???soooooo happy to finish this - 323 days ahead of schedule. ha!I say that because I finished up my 2018 a mere 3 days before we documented Week in the Life 2019.I spent a… Read More
2019-05-03 23:41
...and not a moment too soon!i don't plan on being so tardy with my 2019 album(she said optimistically) Looking back at the finished product, I can see and KNOW that this project… Read More
2019-03-04 08:52
I've said it before and I'll say it again- i love how quickly these mini albums come together!our first Day in the Life observance was a wonderfully ordinary dayfull of people i love and lot… Read More
2019-01-01 00:51
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGhow is this possible?New Year's Day and my album is complete!unheard ofunprecedentedsuper excited and supremely happythese numbered tags are from a DD main kit many moons a… Read More
2018-12-26 01:57
ah yes - that point in the month where you hit critical mass:when you're so busy DOING the things, you don't have time to DOCUMENT the things.it happens, even with a smaller album!would you… Read More
2018-12-23 05:38
so many memory keeping projects!i'm still loving these 4x4 albums, and as long as i can keep sourcing them on Amazon and talking friends into bringing them back in their luggage, i shall con… Read More
2018-12-10 18:01
1 week down, 3 to go!when i look at my album, i realise it's 'heavy' on the people in my lifethis makes me happy whether the people are coming or going (on a road trip, or a 2+ year adv… Read More
2018-12-06 19:31
Days 5 and 6 feature impromptu lunches with some of my favourite people and the Midland Park tree.i didn't get the clear blue sky that would've made the pic look extra crisp, but that's… Read More
2018-12-04 07:21
i already have such a good feeling about this little 4x6 album of mine! the wooden '3' is from a previous DD main kit, as well as the manila tag.my rule of thumb, is that any DD product… Read More
2018-12-03 04:53
Day 2 and all is well!not too much more to say about this photo.it was taken at my Scrapmates' Christmas BBQwe hosted again this year, although the weather was not so kind.i have been doing… Read More
2018-12-02 01:17
December Daily is here!help, i wasn't ready!!!let's pretend i'm not still working on Week in the Life (from May), and that Day in the Life was last week.let's focus on this cute little red 4… Read More
2018-05-09 10:42
if today could be summed up in two words, it would be CREATIVELY UNINSPIRED- and MEH.ok, that's 3.this is the face of someone who woke before 5am and couldn't get back to sleep.this is also… Read More
2018-05-08 05:13
Back in March, i attended an event put on my Trina McClune.Take Time Out Adventure was 'on tour' and came to wellington for the day to the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan ClubOMG - who knows about t… Read More
2018-05-08 05:04
Not too much to say about this project except:- i'm so glad it's in an album already!- i just LOVE these 4x4 albums (pity i've run out of them!)- my day was much busier than i thought it wou… Read More
2018-04-19 05:36
If i'm honest, finishing this album as winter approached was a bit of a drag. i had to remind myself MANY times to not just 'get it done'. that my photos and stories are important.still, i h… Read More
2018-03-23 01:56
this is the latest i've ever finished my december daily (not that i'm actually done yet!)i have notes and know which photos i'm printing, so i'm not stressing too muchnote to self: plan… Read More
2018-01-18 04:40
i love these 4x4 albums for my Day in the Life photos and words, although the mixed media approach does make it a little more time-consuming.either way, it's in the bag.a fairly ordinary wor… Read More
2017-12-15 04:59
cracking along!if you're paying close attention, you'll see that i used the pool pic twice (not on purpose lol)having said that, our air bnb was THE most epic i've stayed at yet!the 'cheers'… Read More
2017-12-06 20:53
changed my mind about my cover page and 'note to myself'added the year to make the inside cover page my title pageand typed my intentions on a separate page.the 'celebrate' was a die cut fro… Read More
2017-12-04 22:02
as was the case in 2014, December Daily started while i was on holiday overseas, so coming home i felt like i was playing catch up.thankfully, all my supplies were set up and ready to go and… Read More
2017-08-27 01:59
some thoughts on the project this year...- i was pretty happy to be done with this project and put the album on the shelf tbhas always though, i'm forever grateful for the details captured d… Read More
2017-08-23 09:05
i'm SOOOOOO happy with the way this came together!given that i had only just completed my JUNE 20 Day in the Life on August 18;the fact that my August 19 Day in the Life is complete on Augus… Read More
2017-08-18 04:08
here it is - a hastily and poorly photographed Day in the Life Albumfrom June 20 of this year.hastily, because i am DETERMINED to get it finished before the next DitL observance - which… Read More
2017-05-08 02:44
yes this was 6 months ago, but when you have your photos, words and supplies all in one place, it's pretty easy to put together!i've had these 6x6 plastic 'pages' for ages so thought i'd hav… Read More
2017-05-01 04:24
8:48 | HE has a list, I have a list, and there's THAT listjobs are being marked off at a cracking rate of knotshe's been incredible throughout this process, whereas i've been an emotional wr… Read More
2017-05-01 03:30
9:04 | i'm sure my daughters will have something to say about 'phones at the table'!i was no doubt catching up on Tash's latest snap story - she's having an absolute ball in London with Mika… Read More
2017-04-27 04:14
there's just something about a cloudless blue sky that makes everything seem right with the world6:52 | i wear a fitbit which tracks my sleepmost nights there's 'daylight' on the graph betwe… Read More
2017-04-26 23:15
i've been waiting all week to post this picture.today we're unconditional on our next home and i can finally share our fantastic newsi.e. - make it 'Facebook official' lolif you know me at a… Read More
2017-04-26 07:48
now that my iPad is beside my bed (i have the kindle app on it), when i wake i reach for it, knowing that tash and mikaela will have reunited in london around 3.30am our time, and there'll b… Read More
2017-04-26 07:07
here's what i'm finding already: excited as i am to include the new house purchase and the process of getting our current house ready for sale, i'm SO busy doing all that, that i barely… Read More
2017-04-26 05:36
Take 2 - because i wrote this already but i've somehow lost it!insert wailing emoji here...this was our lunchtime view on the way back from the dumpwe needed somewhere we could park the car… Read More
2017-03-14 01:53
done done done, and OMG my album is so full!i was kinda hoping that i'd put this baby to bed before we headed off to Vietnam, but was trying not to stress if i didn't.a horribly rainy s… Read More
2017-01-11 03:24
ugh - i feel like i'm dragging the chain a bit, but i'm getting there!Christmas Eve was quite an emotional day for me, but i think once i journal my thoughts and work on that particular page… Read More
2017-01-03 22:28
I'M BAAAAAACK!!!silver lining to absolutely APPALLING new year weather (where it SUPPOSED to be summer mind !) is guilt-free crafting time!!!i must say picking this project back up afte… Read More
2016-12-23 00:05
not sure how it's the 23rd already, but here we are!i have vowed and declared that i won't be leaving the house after 2 o'clock today once i've picked my parents up from the airport.no, i re… Read More
2016-12-21 02:27
i can't believe i've almost caught up!i guess that's what happens when you get a dedicated few hours to work on it- AND you've finished your job contract and have lots of spare time even tho… Read More
2016-12-19 00:38
loving these digital advent boxesit's the first time i've used them.i never expected to use the 'let's go carolling' card either until i ran into my friend busking.when i asked her for detai… Read More
2016-12-18 00:16
i love the tones of this page, and LOVE any time that the girls have friends over.i miss the constant stream of friends through the house, i really do!friday's page is pretty straightforward… Read More
2016-12-12 08:30
i'd forgotten i had these giant manilla tags until i received my order from studio calico (which included a set of giant cork numbers). seeing the cork numbers prompted some memory of them b… Read More
2016-12-10 06:56
yeeeeah, so when i said i start this project with a hiss and a roar i wasn't kidding!that 'hiss and a roar' quickly turned into a 'pff and a whimper'so without further ado, here is my averag… Read More
2016-12-04 05:01
Welcome back!it's december again - apparently!drawing on inspiration from the december daily Facebook group,i tried something a little different, in that i gathered ALL my Christmas-themed s… Read More
2016-08-04 04:31
ali edwards chose a WEEKEND day for her 2nd Day in the Life this year, and produced a mini kit, which consisted of the 'puffy' circular stickers, a word sticker sheet and t… Read More
2016-07-29 04:07
well i said i wanted to have this finished before the next Day in the Life(which is TOMORROW)and i DID!so without further ado, here is my 2016 Week in the Life album. Complete.i actually too… Read More
2016-05-16 05:20
katelin was really happy with the new goalie gear, but not so happy that she let in a goalfinal score against the indians 1:19:37 | the weight of responsibility sits heavily todaya 6.5 hour… Read More
2016-05-15 04:10
"What do you see every day that you often walk right past?"this really resonated with me todayi note that i've taken photos in the evening of us watching 'friends' 4 times this week.this mor… Read More
2016-05-14 11:01
ticking things off the list i'd like to achieve this week:- 'get low'tick.7:24 | the calm after the storm. wind gusts of up to 150 kph hit welly last nightluckily we're quite sheltered where… Read More
2016-05-12 20:19
taking a leaf out of ali's book today with 'remembering' as a prompti want to remember that Tash tried to get clive to line his feet up with hersme: i was happy just to get the photo. 7… Read More
2016-05-12 08:51
7:02 | we both actually woke some time ago, but i live in hope that i'll go back to sleep!i did not.clive keeps his phone and iPad beside the bed, so he reads his blogs on feedly before gett… Read More
2016-05-10 21:00
7:17 | a photo from zoe on her walk to workthis is feijoa forest (not albert park) who knew?!zoe's replacement fitbit arrived yesterday and she finally is back up and running (or should i sa… Read More
2016-05-10 05:31
Last night i was 'chomping at the bit' to get started this morning;i felt like i was as prepared as i could be - i'd made my list and checked it twice(no wait, that's December Daily!) ;)i'd… Read More
2016-05-01 10:58
i'm happy this layout is complete for 2 reasons:i particularly love birthday layouts; especially ones that involve an interviewthis birthday provided a great story too, which i thoroughly lo… Read More
2016-04-26 09:46
When my blog post from March 20, 2015 showing my completed 2014 December Daily album came up in my Facebook memories last month, i have to say i felt pretty dejected.sure, if i hadn't gone t… Read More
2016-04-08 00:49
it's done! it's done!actually, i was slowed down by the fact that i had to order more 4x4 page protectorseither way, really happy with the timely completion of thisin the past (2013, when al… Read More
2016-04-01 02:14
in the interests of getting this blog post up, i haven't edited any of my photos from yesterday.i ended up with 72 in aperture, including one lone image taken with my DSLRan iPhone 6 camera… Read More
2015-08-24 09:20
the morning after the night beforethe birthday girl warms the cups for a much-needed round of coffee preparing a hearty post-party breakfasti love their kitchen. they've eve… Read More
2015-08-24 06:20
remember yesterday when i wrote about if i sit down at the computer sid doesn't always get fed right away?yep - this is what happensat 6.2kg he won't fade away, but he'd like me to know that… Read More
2015-08-24 04:00
...and so it beginsweek in the life 2015as i write this, ali posts in our fb group that #weekinthelife is a trending hashtaghow do we even know this stuff? i don't know, but it's prett… Read More
2015-08-23 09:16
i realise i haven't taken a picture of my bedside table this week, so take the opportunity todayso this is how i decide what book i'm going to read next:- i'll see a post from a friend on Fa… Read More
2015-08-21 22:17
Man i am struggling to keep up this week!when Ali announced the dates i knew i'd be busy because this week fell in the middle of the Wellington Food on a Plate Festival. Sure, it gave… Read More
2015-08-21 05:28
what a windy recycling day looks like in Wellington.if you don't bring your bin in as soon as soon as your rubbish has been collected - look for it in the next suburb...bottles this week, pa… Read More
2015-08-20 06:10
these days i'm usually the first one out into the family roomi open up the curtainsunlock the sliding doorstart the fireturn on the coffee machine..and supposedly feed SID (our ginger cat)if… Read More
2015-08-19 03:15
week in the life 2015 is happening this august 17thi'm excited!not because as it turns out, i have a lot on that weeki'd be excited if my week involved nothing more than zumba, boxing, going… Read More
2015-08-19 03:15
i was justing starting to wonder when we might next do this project when Ali posted about itso yay!i took in excess of 72 photos, but that's how many ended up in aperturewith 111178 photos (… Read More
2015-04-28 08:44
this was the title of ali edwards' blog post that landed in my inbox this morning, and ali asked us when was the last time we made a similar list. no time like the present eh… Read More
2015-03-21 00:54
i'm pretty proud of myself for finishing my december daily and not getting distracted with other layouts that were begging to be done.yes, these photos are almost 6 months old, but i'd alrea… Read More
2015-03-20 02:57
yes it's march and i've only just finished my december dailywhat's your point?sometimes life gets in the way of documenting your lifeoh yes it doesi'm congratulating myself on finishing this… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
it occurs to me i haven't shared any of the 'traditional' scrapbooking layouts i've completed in recent times.i'm a new convert to project life, and spend a lot of time working on that, but… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
...and it's bulging!so much bigger than last year's album, but then again, it was a crazy busy weeklet me just start by saying that all the hours of blogging and documenting during the actua… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
the morning after the night beforethe birthday girl warms the cups for a much-needed round of coffee preparing a hearty post-party breakfasti love their kitchen. they've eve… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
remember yesterday when i wrote about if i sit down at the computer sid doesn't always get fed right away?yep - this is what happensat 6.2kg he won't fade away, but he'd like me to know that… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
my youngest daughter has been on her college (high school) rowing team for 3 years now, so we definitely no longer consider ourselves 'parental rowing virgins'now we get to say things [to th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
back in september we jumped on the 'bandwagon' that is my food bagmy food bag is the brainchild of an ex-corporate executive and a previous new zealand master chefevery sunday night 3 brown… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
back when our family looked like this(she's too big to balance on my hip these days, so i stand next to her instead...)we switched places with the couple belowwell, the menfolk switched jobs… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
i belong to an actual and virtual scrapbooking groupevery day our 'leader' KRIS sends through a QoTDit might be 1 question or 4 questionssometimes there are MANY questions that might include… Read More
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