I am sure that I'm never given anything I cannot handle, but it's been a close call recently. I am in the process of moving to Northern California to John's house (which I am so excited!) We've been planning this for almost 6 months, and it became a reality when I stopped working back on April 30. I took one month to slowly go through all of my 'keepsake' boxes of my daughter's and mine. Since I was little, I always kept everything I could, perhaps to always have a piece of that moment to always remind me of that time, but as I start to sift through these boxes, I am finding it hard to remember half of the little mementos and what they were supposed to remind me about! But, there were also the handfuls of cards, letters, Jade's first paintings, writing her name, drawings of people that I was so happy to see again. I kept those and stored them in a sturdy box. The rest was recycled and thrown out. At first, it was hard, but not long after, I started to feel a weight lifted from my shoulders. I've been carrying too many 'things' around - boxing up and always taking it with us. I've realized I don't need it and that it was holding me back. What I did save were the boxes of photos and important memories to pass down to future generations. I won't be able to scrap all of those items, but will one day be able to hand over those precious goods to my daughter. It would be wonderful to get photos of her expressions as she pulls her old things out of the boxes. Maybe I will be able to scrap that event on a few layouts.
This layout is of John and I during our months of dating in chronological order. Picasa has a great collage function, which I've used to neatly organize my photos into a similar format, so I went looking for a template that would give me the feel of the Picasa collage. I've put up both to see - first, the Picasa collage (which could have had more pictures to it, but I decided against it for the specific look I was aiming for) and my layout. I am getting better, but still am having some layer troubles. I am scouring the web for some FAQ that might tell me the answer. Until then...there's more packing to do.
This layout is of John and I during our months of dating in chronological order. Picasa has a great collage function, which I've used to neatly organize my photos into a similar format, so I went looking for a template that would give me the feel of the Picasa collage. I've put up both to see - first, the Picasa collage (which could have had more pictures to it, but I decided against it for the specific look I was aiming for) and my layout. I am getting better, but still am having some layer troubles. I am scouring the web for some FAQ that might tell me the answer. Until then...there's more packing to do.
Template: The Daily Digi, Digi File #14
Page elements: Softly Falling by Dani Mogstad www.designsbydani.com
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