For a while, I really almost totally was ready to tackle this project. I had ordered a bunch of pictures through Snapfish at the beginning of the summer with the best of intentions to work on the photo albums. Then, as tends to happen with small children around, Little Miss got into the envelopes of pictures and mixed them all up. Pictures were everyone and disorganization reigned. LITTLE MISS FAIL.
Obviously, that quasi-disaster set me back a little bit. By mid-summer, the picture jumble was driving me mad and I couldn't take it anymore. I spread everything out on the office floor and spent an entire morning sorting through 200+ pictures. I organized them by month, but to get the months right, I had to compare groups of pictures with the digital versions on my computer.
It was a long and tedious process, though I did enjoy the stroll down memory lane.
Now, all pictures are sorted by month and tucked inside a storage bin drawer. Where they sit. And wait. As you can see from the month labels, I am exactly two years behind on the photo albums. AMANDA FAIL.
Summer was a busy time, and all things considered, I am choosing to be happy about what I did accomplish rather than be unhappy about what I didn't. After all, making happy memories with your kids trumps getting caught up on photo albums and scrapbooks any time. But, the anal-retentive Martha Stewart wanna-be in me is hanging her head in shame over this fail. PERSPECTIVE FAIL.
Now that we're in fall, I know there's no way I'll be touching these pictures anytime soon--the Little Guy's birthday and Halloween are just around the corner, and I have a ton of home improvements planned between now and then. Still, if I just try a bit harder to channel my inner Martha, buckle down and learn to live on three hours of sleep each night, I might be able to get this done by working on bits here and there. That's a good strategy, right?
REALITY FAIL.
2 comments:
What's the hurry on the albums? It's not like a midterm final or a master's thesis paper.
You enjoyed the summer and made great memories. Awesome! You'll get to re-enjoy the memories when you do get around to scrap booking. Isn't that the best part of scrap booking anyway? There's no rush IMO.
Tom, ummmm...have you met me? Of course I have to get it done, and soon. Besides, it took me 5 years to finish my master's thesis, and I don't want to be on that same timeline when it comes to this. Finally, the Little Guy and I enjoy going through the albums/scrapbooks--it's a great way for the kids to become familiar with family we don't see as often as we'd like.
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