Project Life: Week 8

This week's Project Life covers the week of Feb 20-26th.  A full week for us, however i didn't have my camera out a lot this week.

Whenever I have a week where my camera isn't in much use, I view it as a challenge to myself to
incorporate items that represent places we've been/things we've done or important aspects of our lives.  Sometimes there's just not a photograph to document every special moment in our lives, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be documented.

Lately I have trying to think beyond ONLY including "what we did" this week, but also including items, or photos, that show who we are and what we like to do as individuals and as a family.  One of those elements I incorporated this week was a screen shot of my Pinterest boards.  It's pretty fitting too since all the "copywrite discussions" popped up this particular week.

Jonah started completing chores this week and earned his first allowance.  I used the chores list with the check marks and trimmed it to fit into a 4x6 pocket. (side note: WHY didn't we do chores earlier!?  He loves them!).  I also used Elle's new Make a List 3x4 tags to "interview" him about his favorite rides and games after visiting Snapperz (an arcade/game place).

Todd also had a big week at work where he put together an "Executive Briefing" featuring many local and state government officials as a panelist.  This is something he has been working on for awhile and I definitely wanted to include this in Project Life.   He saved the invitation and I taped it together and added his business profile photo with journaling on the back.

I have mentioned this before, but I am working on including more of his work life in Project Life.  He works at our family insurance agency so there is never a shortage of funny stories-- i just need to get them written down!

I also included a note that came home in Jonah's backpack stating he is ready for Kindergarten next fall.  We were all super excited and that's all he can talk about these days :)  I made this insert slightly wider than the insert with Todd's work brochure, so that it would peek out and add some layering.

Behind the letter is an enlarged photo of Jordan on her birthday!!  Yes her fourth birthday was on Sunday of this week and we had a great day celebrating our Jor-baby.

A simple enlargement insert is a great way to highlight an event, or showcase a photo, and looks great opposite the smaller Project Life pockets.

In addition to Elle's Studio products, you will usually see the Martha Stewart labels in my Project Life layouts each week!  I love those things.  They are from the Martha Stewart Home Office line at Staples.  I even used the negative space in a 4 x 6 pocket below.  Also included on this page is a portion of our church bulletin and a game card from a friend's baby shower.  Only 4 photos on this page, but lots of memories written and documented.

Thank you for swinging by today, and as always, be sure to check out my Project Life post today over at Elle's Studio- we are giving away a $15 prize pack of Elle's Studio goodies!

Project Life was created by Becky Higgins as a way to simplify how you document life and preserve memories. Photo pockets used in my Project Life are created by Becky and can be found here. You can read all of my Project Life posts here.

 

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