As I putting layouts away and looking through my older pages and albums, I noticed a little something I have gotten away from...
the story...
I don't journal nearly as much as I used to. I remember the event or story as the pictures tell it. I feel I take better pictures now that help tell my story, but is it really enough?
There is a reason someone said,
"A Picture is worth a THOUSAND words."
I started scrapbooking before my daughter was born and my main purpose was to document my life. Coming from divorced parents and divorced grandparents, pictures of me as a kid were here, there and everywhere except where I wanted them to be. I would get pictures every so often from family members or when my dad was doing attic cleaning, but to have them together in one place for me to see... not even close.
I felt there was a piece of me missing. I started with my high school album and slowly went backward. To this day I have only seen a handful of pictures of me on birthdays or at picnics as a child. What was the story, what was going on? I have memories or stories that I have heard, but how much is really true? Who knows, I might even be mixing it up with someone elses story.
Just last week a very dear friend of mine had emergency brain surgery. Thank God she is doing amazingly well and is already home recovering but you always have that gut wrenching "what if". Then late last night and this morning, the current news of the death of Bin Laden and remembering September 11, both country wide and my own personal account, I feel there is a little bit missing from "my story".
Am I missing the whole point of what I am creating and why I am doing it?
What happens if I am not there to tell the story...
I have been motivated... actually, more like INSPIRED... to add a bit more story to my albums. More journaling and even more pictures of myself. I need to remember that it's not just about the kids, but about the relationship, the bond and the amazing dynamic of my family.
More of MY STORY.
...hey, it might even get me to use all those cute little journaling blocks and embellishments I have :)
so, what's your story?
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I have been scrapbooking since 2001. My girls were already 2 and 7. A couple of months ago, we sat down and looked through a bunch of my scrapbooks together. I quickly realized that I had begun to focus more on the artistic feel of the page vs. documenting memories. Some layouts even lacked dates. It really made me realize that I need to pull back a bit on embellising and get back to some heartfelt journaling.
I met you in the store Saturday. My husband was the chatty one :P Thanks for the help finding the album. Hope you have a great week!
hey girl, yes journaling is super important. I have been guilty in the past of not journaling on my pages and just focusing on the design. But, lately I have been motivated to tell my story too. Much more personal that way, and it will leave a beautiful tribute for our families when we are gone.
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