I need to take more pictures

I need to take more pictures in my life.  I used to keep a journal, but due to minor arthritis, that has fallen by the wayside.  I'm hoping that typing and posting on a blog will help to document life's changes, as well as my craftiness.

I've gotten tired of scrapbooking because it has taken me so long to get through my band years, and I"m not even done yet.  I feel like I've run out of unique ideas, and since a lot of the pictures are of similar events (i.e. Ramp, halftime shows, bowl trips, team fun, etc), I'm not sure how to distinguish the four years.  I haven't done our wedding, which will be 3 years ago this June, and now we're having our first child--talk about pressure!  I've thought about pre-making an album for her, but how do I know what the layouts should be when she hasn't even been born yet?!

So, I turned to card-making.  Easy pieces: I can get inspiration and finish in no time.  Then I send them, and now I'm out and I can't remember what they looked like to make more.  So I make multiples (think Christmas cards), and don't USE them!  Arrrrggghhhh!  So, I've stock piled cards I'm not using, and don't have the every day cards I need to send on a moment's notice.

I've learned in the last year how to knit and crochet.  Forget scarves or blankets: too much time.  I'm not that good yet that I can't crank them out like my friends who have been doing it for years.  So, a friend taught me how to make jewelry this way.  While I've tried my best to make the bracelets and necklaces look good enough to sell, something always sticks out to me, and I think, "Who would want that?!"  So then, I just put them away in my Caboodle (that's right 90's children, Caboodle, and yes, it's that old) and never see them again.

Big life changes coming my way, and I want to be able to continue these crafty activities, and even find some new ones with inspiring social media, like Pinterest and GoogleReader for others' blogs.  So maybe if I take pictures of what I do and post them here, I will be more inclined to keep up with life's changes AND be inspired at the same time.

So, don't expect this to be a daily thing, or even a fairly regular thing, but a place to document what I've done and hope to do while life takes me on its wild ride:)  Here's to taking more pictures:)

PS. Happy 61st Birthday, Mom!!!