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bestcee

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How are you filling your time?
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Seriously, I know I should clean or do the stuff I didn't do last month. But, I'm not ready to give up my scrap time yet!

I've scoped out the Designer Challenges and the Monthly Challenges. Got them listed to do. But, I wondered what you are doing to fill the MOC scrap a day void.
 
Trying to move on. I'm getting the February Challenges lined up as well - must.keep.the.momentum.going.
 
I’m actually doing real life stuff.....medical procedures, job applications, resting, cleaning up my laptop. If I do any scrapping it will be once I’ve done some organising.
 
I just made myself a checklist for Feb. If I scrap a layout I get a check--goal is to have a check on at least 24 of the 28 days. I want to keep the momentum going! I'll probably do a few challenges but more will just be guided by my photos and what I need to scrap for the book I'm working on.
 
Life is taking over - I do miss the morning check to see what the daily challenge is but my husband and I have both had major medical appointments this week (both an hour and 1/2 away), my mother just got put on hospice so I will need to drive another hour and 1/2 to sit with her one day a week, plus a part-time job. Phew! Don’t think I could have handled it this week. I am cleaning and purging my craft room and trying to finish November pages so I can get my 4th quarter book printed. I don’t think I’ve noticed any free time!
 
I spent the day at appointments and errand running. And I actually cooked dinner tonight! Ha! I’ve had my hands in a few fires (or activities) all month long so now I’m trying to play catch-up with everything I missed or finishing up what I’ve started.

I figure next week I’ll start scrapping again because I need a physical rest. I’ve been having back issues that have made sitting at my computer very difficult the past month or so, so with MOC I did what I could then had to stay away the rest of the day. Needless to say not much chatting or gallery love going on. But I had a blast and learned lots of new things. The team did an amazing job!
 
QuiltyMom said:
Okay. What exactly is the Monthly Muse? I must admit I’ve never quite gotten the concept. Sorry... :blush
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Jan, it is basically Art Journaling but having said that if you read Dalis's opening post you can create your pages in any style you want to.
 
I did catch up on my PL, but honestly I've tried to spend a little time off the PC. We've been fully virtual for the last week because of snow, so between that and MOC, my eyes, back, and neck needed a little break from sitting in front of a screen. But, I do have scrappy plans for the weekend :)
 
it's so hot here, that it's quite a miracle I finished MOC...no mojo or will to sit and scrap, only did it with 2 big fans turned into my direction!
I want to see if I play the Muse, never did it before...
 
Other than setting up the challenges to be posted later ( on an other site ) I have taken 2 ( or 3) days off from the computer.
But now I cant wait to get stuck in on the challenges again. And Yesterday we went for a drive , and I got some good close up and landscape photos , ( not Macro , they sucked, just close ups ) so I want to use them now LOL
 
the monthly & designer challenges. Also doing some of the house stuff I neglected last month (shhhhh), and some card making - got lots of birthdays coming up.
 
I've been paying a little more attention to my hubby. He tolerates me being on my computer 24/7 for January, but then he wants me back. :giggle

Also, my 256 GB SSD that is my boot drive (has programs and OS on it) filled up on Tuesday, so I am going to spend some time on computer maintenance this weekend. I ordered a new 1TB SSD that will arrive on Friday. I'm also going to do a clean installation of Windows first, create of recovery drive on a thumb drive and see if I can successfully swap out the old one for the new one and still have a functioning computer at the end of all that. :badputer:dizzy
 
My intention is to complete a "layout a day" for 2021. I zoom crop every Tuesday with scrapping friends from around the country. From that group I got a coloring sheet with each month's name divided into sections for each day. There will be days that I manage to scrap more than one layout and other days when I don't scrap at all, but the plan is to fill in all the sections by the time each month is done. (I'm also doing a zoom crop this weekend for what would normally be a retreat weekend away in Chicago.)

I always do the monthly challenges and many of the designer challenges too.
 
I actually have scrapping withdrawals! Work has been super busy this week - I’m wrapping up one of my big projects. But, my weekend starts tomorrow and I’m going to scrap my little heart out... starting with the monthly muse.
 
I need to get back to photo editing and organizing. Plus I want to purge and sort thru my digi stuff as I got a new EHD (for a second backup) and want to get started on copying files over. I also need to get back to tax stuff and sorting thru the basement odds and ends. My daughter is moving back out (after almost a yr of staying with us and unfortunately, is taking Bella, the new family pup with her), we'll miss them both but they will be close by.

I will have more time for myself, meal planning and cooking will be easier (we were all on different meal plans so it was a bit time consuming figuring out everyone's menu) so hopefully that means more time to scrap :)
 
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