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AnneofAlamo

AnneofAlamo

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Summer! lol wow! I feel like I haven't sat down and scrapped in eons! Summer is so filled with activities and just being together as a family.
What is ya'lls hardest time to squeeze in scrap time?
 
When I'm taking classes, and when I need to make some major cleaning in a room. And sometimes scrapping wins anyway (today).
 
Evenings mostly. I'm kinda a morning person anyway but after making dinner and cleaning up its almost bedtime.. and I'm usually wiped. I need longer mornings...
 
Summer 100%! We spend so much time trying to enjoy all the activities, I don't have a lot of down time.

Luckily, I'm taking lots of photos to scrap when it's too cold outside to play.
 
Apparently, all times are the hardest times for me, since I have scrapped a "real" layout since last fall, when I went on a three day scrapbooking retreat. I'm trying to fit in some Project Life App time into my routine, so I can at least scrap that much, but I started one of those pages a few weeks ago and still haven't finished it. :(
 
It's toughest to scrap when the kids are awake and at home. During school days, when both kids are at school, then I can scrap during the day (for a few hours, a few days a week since DS is only in preschool). But right now I only get about an hour at night when they're both in bed and I'm sitting down (before I fall asleep on the couch lol). I might pop a movie in tmw and try to scrap. I have a ton of pics from our trip up north. Actually what I should do is go through pics and delete the bad ones and add info to the good ones. Then I should back up everything to my EHDs and then I should scrap. :) So I guess I'll scrap Weds or Thurs rotfl.
 
When I've got school so I do most of my scrapping from Mid October to early March
 
I seem to be only able to scrap during school hours. A necessity when the kids were younger (only one computer to share) but now they all have their own laptops so I can get on all the time if I wanted but I guess some habits become ingrained. I suspect if I had my own laptop and I could scrap while watching tv (I only watch in the evenings) then that would change.
 
During the school year when I'm working is the hardest time. I only have an hour or so in the evening free and that's if there are no sports going on, which is rare these days.
 
My daughters' basketball seasons have been a tough time for me to scrapbook. Three girls that have been playing since each was in second grade. It's a little easier now - my oldest is playing her senior year of college, my middle graduated a year ago and did not continue playing in college, and my youngest is playing high school ball - but it's still at least four games a week between the two of them. It's a lot but it's a blast and I love watching my girls play!!
 
Ironically, summer is the hardest despite my being on vacation from work for two and half months. I think its just because we are more active and we are out of our routine, so I am exhausted at night. Whereas, during the school year, DS is in bed early, plans and routine are set for the next day and I can focus.
 
I think I scrap less when I'm busy with a lot of family activities, but that isn't just one season. It fluctuates throughout the year.
 
I'm a teacher, so it's much harder for me to scrap during the school year than during the summer. I always have papers to grade in the evenings.
 
when on holidays, I was sad I couldn't scrap, but I have to admit it was a good thing to take a break from the computer in general ... apart from that... maybe early in the morning here when the kids are running up and down stairs like there was no tomorrow, shouting, parents arguing, the drill in the street and the sirens.... all that happens in between 8:00 am and 10 am...then.... our neighborhood is quiet.... so I can do almost any time :)
 
I change my mind. When I have 7 layouts to go to finish my WITL book that grew. And I worked on it a lot all weekend.
 
This might sound weird, but when I start feeling sick, like the flu or something coming on, I think about how much time ill have to lay in bed and scrap.. I buy kits, I prepare.....then I dont do it!! I just dont feel the urge to, and usually just read!
 
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