My goal is to post a week of pages here on Friday but I'm starting to think Saturdays are a bit more realistic for me. I didn't finish my pages yesterday with enough time to photograph and blog but here I am only a day late.
After documenting two weeks I've learned a few things about taking on a daily project in addition to Project Life.
First, I think I am most successful when I setup my pages at the beginning, keep it simple and work on a batch of days at once. I have never successfully completed a December Daily because I haven't done these things.
Second, I think this might be working because I'm incorporating it into my Project Life and I'm not trying to have a second album. I am still undecided as to whether my December Daily will be a separate album. I like the idea of it being separate and something that comes out at Christmas but if I don't finish it then it never comes out.
Third, I don't take enough pictures during the course of a normal week to support a full two page Project Life layout and a daily project. I think I'm going to either combine two weeks into a two page layout or only use a one page layout for the week with my gratitude inserts in between. I hope to test this out this weekend. If this works I will likely do the same in December.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Monica
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Monica
I am so thankful that you share your learnings and perspective on actually doing a project. So many good points shared and so many ah ha moments that make me feel human too. thank you so much
Such a great post so many things to be thankful of, a nice reminder and I love the PL tips.
Gee, Monica, 7 wonderful photos with journaling, on color-coordinated paper - that looks like project life to me! Do you really have more to add?
Your message about your friend is so inspiring. A nice way to include other people in an album when you don't have a photo. And the hats-are-the-only-cute-boy-accessory made me laugh. How jealous I was of my friend with girls!
As for DD, you could put those into an insert, then collect them all into a PL-size binder to take out each Christmas.
I'm planning to attempt to do PL alongside December Daily this year...not sure how it's going to go, but I have set up my album already...and that's a good start for me! Good luck with however you decide to document it :)
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