i had a thought today. what if i took a photo of my scrapbook island once a week. no cleaning it up. just a photo of it as-is, with whatever i happen to have on it. i've seen people do this idea with their desks. taking a photo of their computer area and desk every day for a week. i think it would be really fun to see it over the course of a year.
the last time it was totally clean. which was the weekend that we moved it downstairs. september 2009. when we moved the island down to the playroom, i had no intention of using it for my actual scrap stuff anymore. i wasn't planning on putting anything up there. none of the shelves hold any scrap stuff at all. i knew we'd still use it. but it would be more on an as-needed basis. if the girls were working on school projects, or i had some big assignments to work on, things like that. but this island has not been cleaned off since the move downstairs. lol!
filled with scrap goodies. october-november 2009. i had it filled up with scrap goodies from all the boxes i got from the generous manufacturers for the CK dream team. that sat there for at least a month, before i could get it all put away.
in the middle of the christmas madness. december 2009. i had piles of frames, and collages i was creating for gifts. yarn for the yarn balls i made, my one new christmas decor that i made this year. other random things for gifts. and the island made for an awesome present wrapping station, since it's so roomy.
and here was my island today. january 2010. you can see my project 365 album for last year, with a stack of photos on top that i'm working into the album. and you can see that i'm already assembling my project life album for this year. the first thing i do, is put all the date cards and journaling cards into the page protectors. i like having it all assembled and ready to go. i also have new organizers and planners, since it's the start of a new year. a flat rate priority box, that i need to pack up and ship to a good friend (hi danni!). some more goodies that came in the mail, that i still have to put away. lots of randomness.
it really is a great place to spread out. big and roomy. and i can leave stuff there, and not worry about picking it up. the little ones can't reach up there. and even if they climb on the shelves, they know not to touch. the only thing, is that i worry people just see that island when they walk in my front door. and that they think i actually spend my whole day working on stuff up there. which is the furthest thing from the truth. i very rarely ever touch anything up there. it will literally sit there for days on end. sometimes weeks. i shuffle it around. and i think about working on the stuff. but i really don't ever get around to actually doing anything with the stuff. lol! so rest assured, if you see piles up there, you can bet they've been there for quite a while 😉
and this is totally random. but how many of you are watching the newest installment of "the bachelor"? it's ok to admit it. i stopped watching for a few years. but i got back into it the last 3 seasons. or should i say the last 2 bachelorettes, and the last bachelor. it's one of those quilty pleasure type shows. it's all so crazy, and i cringe at half the girls there, and i feel so embarrased for the other half. but i still watch. and i still pick my favorite from the first episode, and root for her. and most of the time, my pick makes it pretty far. maybe jake should be asking me for MY opinion. lol! anyways, back to my main point. did you know that the host, chris harrison, has a blog? he blogs after each episode, and gives an insider's view of what went on. it's quite interesting to read. another quilty pleasure to add to my list. check it out HERE :)
Laura Vegas 
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