I don’t make resolutions.  It isn’t that I disagree with them, I just make change when I am ready to make change.  So why did I wait until January 1st to start a new project?  Well, it isn’t really a new project, it is an old project done in an new way.  I have scrapbooked since I was in high school in the early 90’s.  Since my son was born in 2002, I have done a yearly album.  I like traditional scrapbooking and I don’t think that will change.  However, I like the idea of a new way to document our everyday lives, not just the events of the year.

Project Life has been around several years, but 2014 will be my first Project Life album.  I like the idea of working on my album a week at a time.  I am not committing myself to recording a picture a day (though I have done Project 365 for three years).  I plan to look at my pictures taken for a week and select the ones that represent our lives.  I like the simplicity of Project Life.  It is just pictures and journaling when I am short on time.  I can add embellishments when I need to express my creativity.

My Erin Condren Life Planner will be my main tool for my Project Life album.  There are several apps I plan to use as tools as well, and I will probably write about those later.  I’ve used my planner for three weeks, and even if I wasn’t doing Project Life, I’m in love.  I used the calendar at the beginning of the month to write down our monthly schedule.  The weekly pages I use as a journal, meal planner, goal list.  Sundays I sit down and write out the meal plan for the week.  I am not strict about my meal plan.  Sometimes life gets busy, or my desire for a particular meal changes.  If this happens, I cross out the anticipated meal, and write in the actual meal.  The list to the side I use to write my goals for the week.  The the calendar section of the week I use to write down happenings of the day.

When I would scrapbook before, I had my Vera Bradley agenda at my side.  I kept the monthly calendar of each year in a larger binder.  When I scrapbook, I have the dates for the special events we attended.  I also journal and have for years, so my journal is also at my side to help refresh my memory on emotions and atmosphere.  I am excited about one book on my desk when I scrapbook.