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MOC 11 - Day 31. Home To Me

MOC 11 - Day 31. Home To Me
jam-on-toast, Jan 31, 2023
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Lynn Grieveson |Here and Now Collection
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Scrapping with Liz |That's my List Templates
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Sahin Designs | Torn Paper Edges CU
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Thank you for looking. I wish I had more time to think about this layout, but in a couple of hours we are leaving on a trip to celebrate 20 years together and so I just had to wing this one... the journaling reads:

I need to know that whatever I’m doing is not pointless. It doesn’t have to be grand or earth-shattering, but it must be meaningful. At least on some level. I don’t mind playing second fiddle or not being in the spotlight… as long as I know that things are going the right way. Because the moment I get the feeling they are not, something deep within me awakens and I automatically shift into “manager” mode. I am a problem solver by nature… and the luckiest woman on the planet because my husband can solve his - and my - problems without my help. I have all the qualities and abilities of a leader… yet zero ambition to be one, which in turn only makes me a better leader… in the eyes of many people I’ve been playing second fiddle to my husband for two decades now: while he was building a career, I was building a home. In today’s world people shake their heads and murmur disapprovingly something along the lines of fulfilling one’s dreams and ambitions and equal partnership. I just shrug…

Making a home out of a house has been the adventure of a lifetime with nine international relocations - and, as retirement is approaching, I am - or rather we are - looking forward to doing it for the tenth and final time. Coming home has always been at the center of our marriage, and building a home away from home my main role. And I am grateful for that.
    • scrapchyck
      This is super special. You'll look back on this one with great pride and joy in the years to come. Wonderful journaling and gorgeous design choices.
      Jan 31, 2023
    • Skivvy
      Love everything about this page!! Wow!!
      Feb 1, 2023
    • Angela Toucan
      you are beautiful.
      Fabulous page. Great journaling, and congrats on 20 years.
      Feb 1, 2023
    • LynnG
      Mmm, could've written that myself LOL! Very relatable :-) and a great take on the challenge
      Feb 3, 2023
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    Month of Challenges 11 - Coming Home
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