I am finding all sorts of things to do today to avoid getting out all the paraphernalia that it takes to work on scrapbooks. It was on my radar to work on the scrapbooks today--the yucky weather helps that project--but I keep finding things to do to avoid it.
There was a time when the scrapbooking was a therapeutic and relaxing things to do on a rainy, or snowy day. But I have two banker's boxes full of the scraps, plus all the photos from the last two years for our family book; and each of the kids have a banker's box of their stuff, along with photos for the past year or so. I try to keep theirs up, as they do occasionally look at their books.
I know that scrapbooks are just a nice thing--and not necessary to my eternal happiness, not even the idea of happy for the weekend. But I would feel much less guilt and have fewer "bad-mom" vibes if I could get it caught up.
I have discovered that as the kids get busier with their own friends, the scouts, work, teams, etc. I am not taking as many photos of them as I did when they were little and we are together all the time. I guess I miss that on one hand, but on the other I am relieved that I don't have more to put into their books. Pretty sad commentary, right?
It is amazing how many other "undone" things are getting my attention, however, as I avoid the supposedly "fun" way to spend my day.
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I have guilt because my older kids all have three or four large scrapbooks and Jillian, who was born at the time we decided to go digital, has maybe 10 pages. I have tons and tons of pictures on my computer that need to be printed out and put into books. I kind of lost my scrapping mojo with the digital age.
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