Comments on: Playing Strange http://www.themommytimes.com/2010/laugh/playing-strange/ real moms. real fun. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:25:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: VickyandJencom http://www.themommytimes.com/2010/laugh/playing-strange/#comment-191 VickyandJencom Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:17:39 +0000 http://www.themommytimes.com/?p=1628#comment-191 OH MY - Stacy Julian's approach is VERY do-able and guilt-free. We interviewed her not too long ago and she made me feel less stressed about being "BEHIND" on my son's scrapbooks. There is no such thing as BEHIND - right? It's ok. By the way, your style is fabulous - love this simple page. It's beauti-ous! Vicky OH MY – Stacy Julian’s approach is VERY do-able and guilt-free. We interviewed her not too long ago and she made me feel less stressed about being “BEHIND” on my son’s scrapbooks. There is no such thing as BEHIND – right? It’s ok. By the way, your style is fabulous – love this simple page. It’s beauti-ous! Vicky

]]> By: Shelley Hunter (Gift Card Girlfriend) http://www.themommytimes.com/2010/laugh/playing-strange/#comment-190 Shelley Hunter (Gift Card Girlfriend) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:39:36 +0000 http://www.themommytimes.com/?p=1628#comment-190 I too have found a way to get out from under the pile of pictures in my closet. Since my oldest daughter has a scrapbook that goes to Age 5, I've decided to get all of my kids books to that same age--so nobody can holler cheat or complain about me in therapy. But from 2009 forward, I'm using software to create a family journal. What I love about this method is that I can capture all of the stories, can write more, and i keep the journal going all year long. Like you, I still skip around in the timeline, but the book itself keeps everything in order. I used Blurbs--so much more than a photo book like you can get at Shutterfly. And I'm printing off one book for each child plus one for me to keep when they all leave the nest. At the end of each year, I interview the kids as well. I'm told you can also "slurp" a blog into this software to keep a printed copy of everything you posted for the year, though have not tried this myself. Anyway - just wanted to share. I think scrapbooking is awesome. I just don't have the time to do it and got tired of feeling guilty about it. I too have found a way to get out from under the pile of pictures in my closet. Since my oldest daughter has a scrapbook that goes to Age 5, I’ve decided to get all of my kids books to that same age–so nobody can holler cheat or complain about me in therapy.

But from 2009 forward, I’m using software to create a family journal. What I love about this method is that I can capture all of the stories, can write more, and i keep the journal going all year long. Like you, I still skip around in the timeline, but the book itself keeps everything in order. I used Blurbs–so much more than a photo book like you can get at Shutterfly. And I’m printing off one book for each child plus one for me to keep when they all leave the nest. At the end of each year, I interview the kids as well.

I’m told you can also “slurp” a blog into this software to keep a printed copy of everything you posted for the year, though have not tried this myself.

Anyway – just wanted to share. I think scrapbooking is awesome. I just don’t have the time to do it and got tired of feeling guilty about it.

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