tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78623119020786414172024-03-13T21:39:49.182+08:00Tracey Holdykcapturing moments & documenting detailsTracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-60756124121250428652023-02-28T17:44:00.005+08:002023-02-28T17:44:56.482+08:00Wilson Wilson Collection - Childhood<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn7yD7vuQJbtzokjrIxVyTY-Ue19SBjlJnm93kBpACd3HeLnxlafnAEI4UGtUFmXupS0gqWnG9JYZgMVOybS58u5Ks1oxzZGANrxm6oSnQ6Z88SaGn6yNKld0EEpgOt_fcmJr7yL0X09chKzQ3SdSdnqnwz-SJv5lrLuCbwwj0TV8ArNyws5j6ElA/s3600/blog%20insta%20sneek%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn7yD7vuQJbtzokjrIxVyTY-Ue19SBjlJnm93kBpACd3HeLnxlafnAEI4UGtUFmXupS0gqWnG9JYZgMVOybS58u5Ks1oxzZGANrxm6oSnQ6Z88SaGn6yNKld0EEpgOt_fcmJr7yL0X09chKzQ3SdSdnqnwz-SJv5lrLuCbwwj0TV8ArNyws5j6ElA/w640-h640/blog%20insta%20sneek%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am about to embark on a journey. It will be a long one, one that will be filled with joy, laughter, smiles, tears, heartache and maybe even sadness. But the biggest gift will be the memories and stories that I will get to uncover. I have no finish line in sight because I want to tread slowly, sit with each memory, and take it all in, how each of these moments has moulded me into the person that I am today. I want enjoy this amazing gift that I have been given. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have my photos and they are in no order, they are all jumbled up, some have stories written on the back but most have nothing. This is the part that I am excited about. Looking at a photo and writing down the memories that come to mind. The photos that have no story and ones that I have no memory of will be the ones that I pick up, delight in the possibilities of memories and stories, then sit down with an older relative and get lost in their stories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why am I doing this? That's a very good question.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you know I am lucky enough to be on the Creative Team for <a href="https://www.wilsonwilson.org/">Wilson Wilson</a> and this Friday the 3 March 2023 a beautiful collection will be released - "Childhood" and this collection is full of inspiration to document your own story or maybe the story of your own children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYZZYpf9DCERmDBk97DLSp1VgqAOfqEtqTmpwQpY0Vnjzp6RAG_NMA26Jbqvpggdg6MQtg3kxWNhc3EbFOFRrUDi_jIYLiCxe7aS6LS4b2SlMWsP_llphHhAsfq2xiXJBQaMrxfv2zlFkQSfS1QzWsiy8QfNebUNIQ7366u2z9r-AVi7TY6zm-mfz/s3600/blog%20insta%20sneek%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYZZYpf9DCERmDBk97DLSp1VgqAOfqEtqTmpwQpY0Vnjzp6RAG_NMA26Jbqvpggdg6MQtg3kxWNhc3EbFOFRrUDi_jIYLiCxe7aS6LS4b2SlMWsP_llphHhAsfq2xiXJBQaMrxfv2zlFkQSfS1QzWsiy8QfNebUNIQ7366u2z9r-AVi7TY6zm-mfz/w640-h640/blog%20insta%20sneek%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This beautiful collection is filled with journal cards, templates and much more to document your story. The few photos that I have shared here are only just a few, there are so many more but each one is of a time that was long ago, some I remember and some I do not. They include precious images of people that I know and love well and those who I met as a young child. Each has a story, an amazing story and details that I am itching to find out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAu0I7-21XJIJ0TFub3ffgS3sN1RP8niHFf6oDs2Df1sDiGdKiII884rddhT3ClkOkBWvftJxZRl5qBLVHSC-r0jr9KzrVAXEey1-RbeR-IBZ3Qvhai5ArZ7RKYfmjxzoO1SrkL4II_vIfNkxolwRjWevyowI_uCpRGPCyDNGTwKm7ak56-KJYluy/s3600/blog%20insta%20sneek%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAu0I7-21XJIJ0TFub3ffgS3sN1RP8niHFf6oDs2Df1sDiGdKiII884rddhT3ClkOkBWvftJxZRl5qBLVHSC-r0jr9KzrVAXEey1-RbeR-IBZ3Qvhai5ArZ7RKYfmjxzoO1SrkL4II_vIfNkxolwRjWevyowI_uCpRGPCyDNGTwKm7ak56-KJYluy/w640-h640/blog%20insta%20sneek%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMYnEIRxGLrxH6blWilMEmKrCKhm5vc0fOsOG429trM9iYgXk8YaLb8fH9x3YuSFrmNyH9A4at-0YfZciIs6gWzJbaVvvosK51GGuCsqZOay8xzqsstm0KkxkfnWQpdyrSbViJtAo6SfiNTL0ZaTZP4HEIsRxJo3DDHS_fTeXE-8AUjy5Ymt1yuij/s3600/blog%20insta%20sneek%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMYnEIRxGLrxH6blWilMEmKrCKhm5vc0fOsOG429trM9iYgXk8YaLb8fH9x3YuSFrmNyH9A4at-0YfZciIs6gWzJbaVvvosK51GGuCsqZOay8xzqsstm0KkxkfnWQpdyrSbViJtAo6SfiNTL0ZaTZP4HEIsRxJo3DDHS_fTeXE-8AUjy5Ymt1yuij/w640-h640/blog%20insta%20sneek%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0EwCw6p-4AfFsUG_8-REBxEo3NMs4PoJ95C84X-qwRYTkZvDNfGh5Hw4OWs4M6OPpqw1NwMyF5R50BM8TVJV2MePoqAi63EbSvARqY_HL3TR-zRvzDqC_6Kz39rsPdfBanzqcwiImtlIQZeQtikpEi6BPHzZTgBuKAAqlUpBlYFlAtA-200cq65m/s3600/blog%20insta%20sneek%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0EwCw6p-4AfFsUG_8-REBxEo3NMs4PoJ95C84X-qwRYTkZvDNfGh5Hw4OWs4M6OPpqw1NwMyF5R50BM8TVJV2MePoqAi63EbSvARqY_HL3TR-zRvzDqC_6Kz39rsPdfBanzqcwiImtlIQZeQtikpEi6BPHzZTgBuKAAqlUpBlYFlAtA-200cq65m/w640-h640/blog%20insta%20sneek%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I will be sharing many of my pages and stories here, on my blog and on Instagram. I hope that I can inspire you to embark on a similar journey. Lets celebrate these memories the only way we know how, by documenting them, to keep for generations to come.<div><br /></div><div>xo me<br /> <p></p></div>Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-46930663084817375262023-01-28T13:57:00.000+08:002023-01-28T13:57:24.008+08:00OLW 2023 - January<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNCmNCIy2qeJqrMMuge57rVUNGI-OpDNZaykVufaWb4tOsT-XaJ6ec7a1__Yz2OtNNMS3oNG-TCFVS0E8q3MuOy2IKbZs4GoxYsoWp3VU8x2xyghJySRYD1l09XVQvoqla2SCmpwQvt6dBQs7BbBe82kBWNM3ruKLQnxIlS6pyXx_Mt5qT4oGnJfQ/s3600/insta%20blog%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNCmNCIy2qeJqrMMuge57rVUNGI-OpDNZaykVufaWb4tOsT-XaJ6ec7a1__Yz2OtNNMS3oNG-TCFVS0E8q3MuOy2IKbZs4GoxYsoWp3VU8x2xyghJySRYD1l09XVQvoqla2SCmpwQvt6dBQs7BbBe82kBWNM3ruKLQnxIlS6pyXx_Mt5qT4oGnJfQ/w640-h640/insta%20blog%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">... and that's January, well near enough. I don't know about anyone else but that went quick. I thought I would share my pages and thoughts about my choice of OLW and going digital to document my word this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I started the process of picking a OLW I was struggling. I didn't have a word, which is unusual for me and I had now ideas at all at what I was looking for. I had several words picked but none really sat right. I listened to the zoom call between Ali and the other contributors, taking notes and still nothing was coming in the way of a word. Ali starting talking about her word, Joy, which was on my list but not a front runner. But, then Ali said "I want to reclaim JOY" and "boom" that hit me in the face like, WOW, that's it. Until that moment I didn't really think I needed to reclaim anything, but my thoughts were going crazy, my heart was beating fast and then I had this realisation that although I am on the other side of cancer, I still wasn't allowing myself to fully embrace being free of cancer. This was a shock to me, really it was, but I started to realise that I was still so scared and not game enough to say I was free of cancer, because what if I did, what if I jinxed myself. It was at that moment that my word was born and I begun my OLW journey for 2023.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So far I love it. I really do love it. I gave myself permission to just go slow with January's prompt, not rush to get my pages finished (like I usually do) and really be mindful about my OLW and how I wanted to document it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One of the BIG advantages of going digital is that my pages are not set in stone, until the book is printed really. So I made my pages slowly, playing with the digital kit and other digital supplies that I have. I changed some things, changed them back to the way they were and also played a little in procreate to make my own digital elements. If January is anything to go by, my choice to go digital was a good one. I love that I can change my mind, re-order my pages, add a page in etc etc. While I am calling January done I am not ruling out adding more in or taking more out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The only down side that I have found so far is not having the physical pages to flick through. Looking back at my notebooks/albums (from past years), during the year was something I loved to do. However, so far I have more positives than negatives so I will continue on my digital journey and see how we finish up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjCY2GymPa11iL-o_qVDZCqZQhrVLp_rv9lG_cAcDp7g6ecVVMV7JnnODoa69bJMOIqsCNESUu7tz-vPZkjPXLmoUHZx6_h6_pqv52iWb_8UmQutzmOdVpkMnT0g0sF0ZYMCTyFU8IczxavRMapXFNNVgWE1WMQSe4VmUyPwmNDfxo-2WS0LT75tt/s3600/insta%20blog%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjCY2GymPa11iL-o_qVDZCqZQhrVLp_rv9lG_cAcDp7g6ecVVMV7JnnODoa69bJMOIqsCNESUu7tz-vPZkjPXLmoUHZx6_h6_pqv52iWb_8UmQutzmOdVpkMnT0g0sF0ZYMCTyFU8IczxavRMapXFNNVgWE1WMQSe4VmUyPwmNDfxo-2WS0LT75tt/w640-h640/insta%20blog%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">How have you been going with your OLW? I hope you are enjoying the process, no matter how you have decided to document this journey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I am excited about February...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Love me :-)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-41734408120971494132023-01-05T20:46:00.000+08:002023-01-05T20:46:42.224+08:00CREATIVE PLANS FOR 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl8R_e8JC8DE7YwsJ7wJktc9sCDhND_rz40zU3CMy8hVHEQ0IUeoZW6PA5w83YJRq5Wa0UtHVtfV54QnJQaikj-bxtr4duclBnmZi2RDfSd122hlNkpgNtN-5MSjNtHjevhTo3-a2uNiqV57eBDC4AdsZ2deEw-x0JK2BNZ1wwTQV7g_ldLfXPKrF/s3024/2023-01-05%2015.02.15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl8R_e8JC8DE7YwsJ7wJktc9sCDhND_rz40zU3CMy8hVHEQ0IUeoZW6PA5w83YJRq5Wa0UtHVtfV54QnJQaikj-bxtr4duclBnmZi2RDfSd122hlNkpgNtN-5MSjNtHjevhTo3-a2uNiqV57eBDC4AdsZ2deEw-x0JK2BNZ1wwTQV7g_ldLfXPKrF/w640-h640/2023-01-05%2015.02.15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Hello 2023 and hello to writing in this space. Don't worry I'm just as shocked as you are that I am back here posting. I'm not really sure why I'm here other than I had this feeling to go back to blogging. I am not sure how long this is going to last but I'm just going with it. One of my goals with my OLW is to do things that make me happy, bring Joy to my life. I used to really enjoy blogging and not really sure why I stopped so I'm giving it another go. I won't lie, I'm not sure how long this will last but I'm jumping in.<p></p><p>At the moment everyone is sharing what their creative goals are for 2023 so I might as well join in, although I have been known to go completely away from my initial idea, and, if you have been following me for awhile you know that I'm super amazing at starting shit, not so great at finishing them. </p><p>So here is my list, in no order and with little hope that I will actually do them LOL!</p><p>1. Gratitude Notes</p><p>2. Documenting in my Memory Planner</p><p>3. Photobooks as in finish them - this covers all that I have started (and there are many), all those I wish to start (there are also many of them) and probably some that I haven't even thought of yet.</p><p>4. Digital memory keeping - I have dappled in it for several years now but have never fully committed to it but I have two projects that I really want to try and stick to. These are a 6x9 photobook that I am calling "digest" a digital journal (totally inspired by <a href="https://www.shannanm.com/">Shannan</a>) and I'm doing my OLW in a digital photo book.</p><p>5. Talking about OLW - as I mentioned I am going to do a photobook this year. I nearly did it last year but chickened out at the last minute but this year I am going to give it ago.</p><p>6. Play with my stamps more. simple.</p><p>Well there you have it. I'm sure I will add to it because I can't help myself. But one thing is for sure, I am going to give it my best shot.</p><p>Happy New Year and here's to lot of creative fun, whatever that is for you.</p><p>love me :)</p><p><br /></p>Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-84471411265189845332021-02-14T21:43:00.003+08:002021-02-14T21:43:31.791+08:00Paislee Press - DAILY JOYS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxuko46iT8I2G68TkBcrl7er2R3Hnk_naoAXT5Z1wnRS9uQ5ax-_RMu0tHyd5vTCKIc6cikiINZyFAjD68zvs9Sbnhc_mtR_r4FUcalIuHRZk8m-yAOb0if92gYfFHVPZGksUYlgIZlM/s855/paislee-dailyjoys-lovingthisbytraceyholdyk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxuko46iT8I2G68TkBcrl7er2R3Hnk_naoAXT5Z1wnRS9uQ5ax-_RMu0tHyd5vTCKIc6cikiINZyFAjD68zvs9Sbnhc_mtR_r4FUcalIuHRZk8m-yAOb0if92gYfFHVPZGksUYlgIZlM/w598-h640/paislee-dailyjoys-lovingthisbytraceyholdyk.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello and welcome to February. Now as we all know February is the month of love and in particular Valentines Day. Now, I don't really get into the whole Valentines thing and my husband definitely doesn't. So I was so thrilled when Liz from<a href="https://paisleepress.com/" target="_blank"> Paislee Press</a> released a new digital kit called "<a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Paislee-Press/" target="_blank">Daily Joys"</a> that celebrates all the other things we love - Like coffee, ok, not everyone loves coffee but I do. Anyway back to the point of this post. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I live in Perth, Western Australia and recently we had a snap lockdown due to Covid-19 and my birthday happened to fall in that week of lockdown. I was actually ok about it, seeing as I have celebrated many so missing one wouldn't be so bad.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But my daughter thought differently. She came around and left some little treats including Hot Cross Buns (which is another love of my mine) on the door mat. This seriously made my day and I just loved it and I just had to document it.</div><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxp1yag3CryxJJmvq6ztII_PFRKT36WQqwdyZYFxAGvuWwDvV3iYIkmNGQinKXqYuAbzvL5DxDxgoA5HDLsG6eDQJjNYmUlyfZtYG9kOO9OnbOyjZIy_Fqqp9hRmQSTbGZHPqY6YddbU/s855/paislee-dailyjoys-lovingthisbytraceyholdyk2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxp1yag3CryxJJmvq6ztII_PFRKT36WQqwdyZYFxAGvuWwDvV3iYIkmNGQinKXqYuAbzvL5DxDxgoA5HDLsG6eDQJjNYmUlyfZtYG9kOO9OnbOyjZIy_Fqqp9hRmQSTbGZHPqY6YddbU/w598-h640/paislee-dailyjoys-lovingthisbytraceyholdyk2.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaoSuCzRleVp_z-5xiv6mw-VGfJV3cPQV7U8KLiBy66OAd5wZggk_idU9PLO0lxkG-6OmsccJTaVEnTcg4J4bq6wOickWgz-sVUZc2w2aANz2BNxOPeb7heSsYv7IJtCbaDDvrwK2jKg/s855/paislee-dailyjoys-lovingsthisbytraceyholdyk3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaoSuCzRleVp_z-5xiv6mw-VGfJV3cPQV7U8KLiBy66OAd5wZggk_idU9PLO0lxkG-6OmsccJTaVEnTcg4J4bq6wOickWgz-sVUZc2w2aANz2BNxOPeb7heSsYv7IJtCbaDDvrwK2jKg/w598-h640/paislee-dailyjoys-lovingsthisbytraceyholdyk3.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by and Happy Valentines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo Tracey</div><br /><p></p>Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-91362455315811004712021-01-30T14:59:00.007+08:002021-01-30T14:59:59.740+08:00Memory Planner / Week Two<p>Hello! OMG its the end of January already, how does this keep happening. I look up and next thing I know a whole month has gone past.</p><p>I think that's why I am enjoying the <a href="https://heidiswappshop.com/shop/storyline-chapters-insert-book-set">Heidi Swapp Memory Planner</a> style of memory keeping. I am finding that not only am I telling the big stories, I am telling the very tiny ones. I think, in years to come it's going to be the tiny ones that I love the most. I'm totally loving just doing dot points, one line of text but brings back so many memories.</p><p>I thought I would share in a little more detail some of the ways I have told stories for Week 2. I am still finding my way with this style of memory keeping but the creative side in me is loving it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhwQgEiGbbWA8k63-Oyj2fhUf-9fS74SoJbMcYo70RYMp2HPR0TmqBagDoTzqGePrEFmjlx02ku6DYOoJW7w6Xvcb1wpz6yUXiF2ZMuB4WHGkwYtbwGgs_uCnTxYNFDrxlwXwrdA-oxI/s2048/2021-01-30+13.57.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhwQgEiGbbWA8k63-Oyj2fhUf-9fS74SoJbMcYo70RYMp2HPR0TmqBagDoTzqGePrEFmjlx02ku6DYOoJW7w6Xvcb1wpz6yUXiF2ZMuB4WHGkwYtbwGgs_uCnTxYNFDrxlwXwrdA-oxI/w640-h640/2021-01-30+13.57.58.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here is a look at my week.</p><p>I have covered over some of the writing because it's personal information that I would rather keep private. </p><p>We use our phones for so many things these days, but have you ever stopped to think how many stories they hold. And, I don't just mean in the photos. Have you ever thought of taking a screen shot of a DM that you got through social media. I included one this week because when I received this message it really made my day. And, it's also a little detail that I would completely forget in years to come. It's also a reminder to me that Instagram is more than just a place to share photo's etc, it's also a place where I have met some very lovely people who have made a difference in my life.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXvzNUIHVz97GAd98cREhD1teOTjW9EASjwlFgidU1VVRqupOr-flXN_3p-rDzJC4ifJI7qYJvPaovAgMvm5VqUpF4uMt1vCqJxWH23yIkrQ91iATZFymlYwtWGz1ixN3_PR-iLTkXcQ/s2048/2021-01-30+13.58.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXvzNUIHVz97GAd98cREhD1teOTjW9EASjwlFgidU1VVRqupOr-flXN_3p-rDzJC4ifJI7qYJvPaovAgMvm5VqUpF4uMt1vCqJxWH23yIkrQ91iATZFymlYwtWGz1ixN3_PR-iLTkXcQ/w619-h619/2021-01-30+13.58.28.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also included a "on this day" note/fact that I heard on the radio. It was rather an important fact that I think in years to come with be such a huge reminder of just how crazy life was last year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu_itZDx-FpTxie7b6ZfbfM3LJwHao9_zgbn2oO75SyULCd49iULnzU-t9KgWWH1NqEEwar5sbyzivVsgzW3DuuZa_lyK-t_kuBaQU4abPNDxN9SzchM1c_A412LBtv9NH-n8qJ6oCsY/s2048/2021-01-30+13.58.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu_itZDx-FpTxie7b6ZfbfM3LJwHao9_zgbn2oO75SyULCd49iULnzU-t9KgWWH1NqEEwar5sbyzivVsgzW3DuuZa_lyK-t_kuBaQU4abPNDxN9SzchM1c_A412LBtv9NH-n8qJ6oCsY/w640-h640/2021-01-30+13.58.58.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The RHS of my week has lots of interactive elements which I just love. I love seeing them, making them and they just make me happy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYeVYNibLeEbfOV0VWrZ2fetIfZtuA3pi2GUD4Ihi96FqpbOOQkEk9H_PHxiag5WgmzaTt_vrsq4Efgo76RulaNB-Zy664c9FA7dFC0ZJvM8slYM6MlDPQWU5hBw2gPbF-IpHy9CMLIw/s2048/2021-01-30+13.59.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYeVYNibLeEbfOV0VWrZ2fetIfZtuA3pi2GUD4Ihi96FqpbOOQkEk9H_PHxiag5WgmzaTt_vrsq4Efgo76RulaNB-Zy664c9FA7dFC0ZJvM8slYM6MlDPQWU5hBw2gPbF-IpHy9CMLIw/w640-h640/2021-01-30+13.59.22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>As I said earlier, our phones are a great place to get some story telling information from. My kids are getting older and it's increasingly hard to get any photos of them but they are always texting me. So I screen shot the ones I want to remember and then add it to the digital iPhone template from Ali Edwards "TECH" story kit . I created a pocket to hold the message because I also wanted to include some photos and I wouldn't have had any room left. This way I could hold the message, and include two photos.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdhOT2t5KHeyO62-nrNRVJ7mpjwFOFgNgId3tiv1W0CIXsEuPr-Son-rdLiENw06Xnp7NI0ORJJVjOHIYf8q97AD-GxUVRC-Sx-QwA5yVggWliYNg-Hzpy_OJv8pU8dfIyIjxbL3rn1o/s2048/2021-01-30+13.59.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdhOT2t5KHeyO62-nrNRVJ7mpjwFOFgNgId3tiv1W0CIXsEuPr-Son-rdLiENw06Xnp7NI0ORJJVjOHIYf8q97AD-GxUVRC-Sx-QwA5yVggWliYNg-Hzpy_OJv8pU8dfIyIjxbL3rn1o/w640-h640/2021-01-30+13.59.46.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I created another pocket using a photo that I took from our day out in Fremantle. Using the photo was a great way to make a pocket plus include a photo. I added digital stamps from Paislee Press as a title for the pocket. I had a lot of photos that I wanted to include plus the story. In this one little area I was able to include 10 photos and the story. When I put it all together I realised that I had left out our selfie photo so I just added it as a swing tag on some twine. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K7CJF9n30k1Y5jd2th7dohKwDyKMq5DqN-IeaF3g7vPv-sB-_gr0_o0_7AuJhOSCIJmH53yEwIOOzqDxbJxIQDIJAh7okzGBwGk9Ekd0nKRiHmZt_jBPXFz-JPmCRc-wHkrQsQOJVo0/s2048/2021-01-30+14.00.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="615" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K7CJF9n30k1Y5jd2th7dohKwDyKMq5DqN-IeaF3g7vPv-sB-_gr0_o0_7AuJhOSCIJmH53yEwIOOzqDxbJxIQDIJAh7okzGBwGk9Ekd0nKRiHmZt_jBPXFz-JPmCRc-wHkrQsQOJVo0/w615-h615/2021-01-30+14.00.38.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsujX17tQXodpHmGKn5jmlnwWYsYvQg4p47Qev34nc8l3ZL2RUMouiZ7L-X3Svh0hprKjYd9KBnh4w3by6l8nSFMzoUVOq8xNURdhWnOIQgOdgI8vuKpzTtzlC0McfQa4HHkbxuChCHxc/s2048/2021-01-30+14.00.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsujX17tQXodpHmGKn5jmlnwWYsYvQg4p47Qev34nc8l3ZL2RUMouiZ7L-X3Svh0hprKjYd9KBnh4w3by6l8nSFMzoUVOq8xNURdhWnOIQgOdgI8vuKpzTtzlC0McfQa4HHkbxuChCHxc/w640-h640/2021-01-30+14.00.12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>As I said I am loving all the interactive elements. If you have any questions please feel free to add them in the comments.</p><p>Thanks for stopping by</p><p>Tracey xo</p>Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-41496274688503710552021-01-07T11:03:00.004+08:002021-01-07T11:03:59.686+08:00Farewell,Hello<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBPT6zLVWUBDKGy_SSOxyi5u0I7OeELIS-bwvzJloUB00ThojS0qmHaB_egiztY74EWPFCu4kYLYAtsHeG2OqNnLoMCK1jBk2hZbfsq7fWaVQnSqg-bSflKuPHAlk_58W8k5YUMALC8Q/s800/paislee-farewell%252Chello-hellofreshbytraceyholdyk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="621" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBPT6zLVWUBDKGy_SSOxyi5u0I7OeELIS-bwvzJloUB00ThojS0qmHaB_egiztY74EWPFCu4kYLYAtsHeG2OqNnLoMCK1jBk2hZbfsq7fWaVQnSqg-bSflKuPHAlk_58W8k5YUMALC8Q/w640-h621/paislee-farewell%252Chello-hellofreshbytraceyholdyk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my first project for 2021 for <a href="https://paisleepress.com/">Paislee Press</a>. The new digital kit "<a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Farewell-Hello-Elements-by-paislee-press.html">farewell,hello</a>" is so much fun and the colours are just popping out and screaming lets get into the year. I can't tell you how much fun I had doing this layout, I just couldn't stop adding bits and pieces here and there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This set is available now and you can find it here at <a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Paislee-Press/">The Lily Pad</a>. I have also used a Storyline Chapters Notebook from Heidi Swapp. I purchased mine from <a href="https://www.sassyscrapper.com.au/">Sassy Scrappers</a> in Australia.</div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyB6gp7kbUpsvEHcgDn7rUvZHzMQQooz8C81vQcMSCy4gGKeXp_yR8CJriegJnyNdUKgoyzEq0_3xjKWfV-RjAPdCYOVXJqcGI3A6C0DnWhez_obZSAtIr6juhkWBM5buNCEgNQi6InbY/s2048/2021-01-07+10.14.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyB6gp7kbUpsvEHcgDn7rUvZHzMQQooz8C81vQcMSCy4gGKeXp_yR8CJriegJnyNdUKgoyzEq0_3xjKWfV-RjAPdCYOVXJqcGI3A6C0DnWhez_obZSAtIr6juhkWBM5buNCEgNQi6InbY/w640-h640/2021-01-07+10.14.19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tracey</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-51748863094083251112021-01-02T14:35:00.000+08:002021-01-02T14:35:20.400+08:00Hello 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRxwyRC0xmQDNbKfOoToXwhPaXItM5hcbRMzUSK7aN7J_2fSVwSoh0Lel6vQnE7VfRMa8PiHfnR0rvdzI6nfCBlUMt5nDgVYulyQi3c_9TFKu_ksfhEFhZFOubvCYMhzuIiKpp9u0D-w/s2048/2020-12-28+12.32.04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="2048" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRxwyRC0xmQDNbKfOoToXwhPaXItM5hcbRMzUSK7aN7J_2fSVwSoh0Lel6vQnE7VfRMa8PiHfnR0rvdzI6nfCBlUMt5nDgVYulyQi3c_9TFKu_ksfhEFhZFOubvCYMhzuIiKpp9u0D-w/w640-h576/2020-12-28+12.32.04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I woke up this morning and took a big sigh of relief. Yes! I thought to myself. 2020 is finished and done. As I start this new year I am well aware than some monsters are still lurking ie. Covid-19, but the difference is I know they are there. It's no longer new or surprising so the shock is no longer there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am optimistic about 2021. I feel calm, which is weird, but a nice feeling. In the build up to New Years Eve we were camping, in nature and away from news and (mostly) social media (low or no signal). We read, rested, swam, drank, ate, laughed, chatted and rested some more. I think it gave us all time to centre ourselves, catch our breath and be.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am grateful that everyone we know made it through 2020, some with scars and some with battles still to fight, but, we made it through a year that threw everything at us and more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So with that in mind I say goodbye 2020 and all that came with you. 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<a href="http://paisleepress.com/">Paislee Press</a> has a new digital kit, journal cards and templates available and I thought I would share how I used them. I'm really enjoying going back to this style of memory keeping, it's like project life but planner style which I didn't think I would like but turns out I do. I am not going to do a photo book now for documenting our year and it's for the same reasons that I am no longer doing my Thursday3 as a photobook. I just simply miss the touch and feel of our memories. Waiting till the end of the year is just too long for me. I am trying out 6 x 8 size which I have to say I am really enjoying. I am still getting the craft experience but it's not as big and not as involved. I can still make scrapbook pages too, just on a smaller scale.</div>
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Digital products - <a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Room-To-Breathe-Digital-Scrapbook-Kit-by-paislee-press.html">Room to Breathe scrapbook kit</a><br />
<a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Room-To-Breathe-Journal-Cards-by-paislee-press.html"> Room to Breathe journal cards</a><br />
<a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Room-To-Breathe-4x6-Templates-by-paislee-press.html"> Room to Breathe templates</a><br />
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Over the past month because of everything going on I have found my self with so much more time on my hands. One thing I have missed this year is the physical side of memory keeping. I decided that most of my projects this year would be photobooks and while I love photobooks I desperately miss the touch and feel of an album. I miss not being about to look back over the year so far, reading about our lives and seeing our faces. Of course I could always turn on the computer and look at my digital pages but it's just not the same. With that in mind I am changing some of the ways I am doing projects and I am starting with my #thursday3 project.</div>
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To keep things simple (because once I make them bigger than they need to be I won't finish it) I am using a travelers notebook, two colour ink pads (black and crumb cake), a single photo each day, date stamp and one washi tape. The only thing that I am going to add to my pages is simple stamped images using only the two colour inks that I mentioned earlier. Then I just add the words that I shared on IG. <br />
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I have been working on this project for the last couple of days and I am nearly caught up. I am sharing just a few pages here to give you an idea how it's all coming together. Although it's repetitive adding the stamped images is giving me just enough creative play to keep the project fun. I have already enjoyed going back over my previous words as I do each page and I am so glad I have decided to switch how I am going to put it together. I am also having fun going back to basics and playing with my stamps.</div>
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Well hasn't the last few weeks been a bit full on. I feel completely exhausted but I haven't really done anything. I think it's just stress, because lets admit it, all this virus stuff in stressful. Our lives as we know it have been completely turned upside down. I'm a bit of a home body so as much as life is stressful and completely unknown I am enjoying the "stay home" bit. I have been putting a lot of time into my mental health and making sure that I do things that not only keep my brain and body working and thinking but that make me happy too. In these times I am always so grateful that I am a creative and that I love playing and crafting. Sitting in my craft room/space is so calming for me and I love that. </div>
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I am so happy to be apart of the <a href="http://paisleepress.com/">Paislee Press</a> CT for 2020. If you have been following me you know that I was using Paislee Press digital products long before I was part of their creative team. While most of my creating for PP is memory keeping related I do also like to make the odd card or two so for my April project is chose these two cards using papers and elements from the "<a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Happy-Little-Moments-Kit-by-paislee-press.html">Happy Little Moments</a>" kit. Card making for me is how I started out in paper crafting so every once and awhile I go back to making them. I always like to have a stash of cards on hand ready to use so that I am not running around at the last minute trying to create one.</div>
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This project has been amazing. Firstly I am super proud of myself for completing the whole challenge, getting it documented and uploaded, waiting to be printed into a photobook at the end of the year.</div>
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This was a particularly hard week for me and one where I needed to find a lot of strength to get through it. At one point it all got too hard for me and I just hit rock bottom. Doing this project made me look at everything a little differently. Yes my week was hard (bloody hard actually) but taking photos of my day made me stop, look and think about, not just the big awful thing but the little good things as well. I needed to give myself a little love these last few days and also practice a little self love. I often wonder if projects like these come up just when you need them.</div>
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I also loved the format that I chose to document this project. I know what I'm like, if I make things too difficult I just don't finish them. Breaking each day down into little snippets was a way for me to include many things without too much hassle. Using the same template for each day also meant not having to think to much about how I was going to set it all out. I also liked the template because I could change it up depending on how many photos I took. Some days were a double page spread and others were just a single page. </div>
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My favourite though is probably the last two pages. The prompt was to take a "reflection" photo. I took just one photo and decided to do a reflection in words about the week. As I said before this project helped me in so many ways this week. I am just so glad I took part, made it easy, took photos of myself and told my story.</div>
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I have shared my pages on Instagram but I have included them below so you can see them all together.</div>
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I am so excited about Ali Edwards "Pieces of Us - Self portrait challenge" and I cannot wait to get started tomorrow. </div>
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One of the reasons I am so excited about this project is because back in 2015 I took part in the #myselfiescrapbook challenge where I created a photobook based on a list of prompts and selfies based on those prompts. It is still one of my most favourite projects ever. I often think about doing the challenge again and creating another photobook just to see how life has changed so when Ali announced the Pieces of Us challenge I knew I had to take part. </div>
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I thought I would share my thoughts about this challenge and how I intend to document it. As you know I am doing a photobook so my pages are digital. I have already made my base pages using a page from the "<a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/Yearbook-Album-Kit-by-paislee-press.html">Yearbook Album Kit</a>" from Paislee Press. I resized the template as the original template is 12x12 and by photobook is 5x8. I deleted some of the elements as they didn't all fit plus I didn't need that many spaces for photos.</div>
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At this stage I am thinking of approaching this project similar to that of a "Day In the Life". For example a double page spread would be photos and words all about Feet then the next double page would be hands etc. I am not setting this idea in stone as it just depends on how many photos I can take each day. I don't want this to be bigger than it needs to be, I need to keep it simple. I know what I am like and if I make it too hard I won't finish it.</div>
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During the year long OLW class with Ali Edwards we always do a vision board. Some years I have done this and others not so much. I love vision boards and I love how they are a constant reminder of what your vision is.</div>
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I have a cork board in my craft room that usually gets stuff stuck to it and it just stays there until I stick something else over or near it. I don't really pay much attention to it. It's just there with "stuff" on it.</div>
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When I walk into my craft room the first thing I see is my cork board. Early on in January I walked into my craft room, looked at the cork board and thought, I need to clean that "stuff" off. So I removed everything and then found myself standing in front of the board, staring at it blankly. I had many thoughts going through my mind but mostly I kept thinking, I need to use this for something important. Something that will make me stop every time I walk into my craft room. And then it hit me. A vision board. Why not do a vision board every month focusing on my OLW. It could be added to, changed, things removed based on what I want to focus on for that month.</div>
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For the past three weeks I have been finding bits and pieces that speak to me. Pieces that will help me stay focused on my OLW. I haven't really worried too much about where things should go or if they match. I just filled up spaces, overlapped pieces and added words. I used procreate to hand write my OLW and then cut it out in my Silhouette Cameo.</div>
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I photographed my board and added it to my photobook file. I also added some typed words to highlight the main points of my vision board. I can't wait to see how these boards change over the year.</div>
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It's midway through January, which I can't believe. Where have those days gone? With the first month rushing by already I am focusing on going slow. Just taking my time and not getting too caught up in my "to do" list. And that's how I have been with my Creative goals list as well, but I thought I would share my progress so far.<br />
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My Coffee Book is starting out nicely. I love it and I can already tell that this is probably going to be my favourite project of the year. I love that its just one photo and words with just a few other bits added in but the focus is definitely on the story. I seriously can't wait to see what stories I get to tell here.<br />
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I have spent all month trying to figure out how I want to document our stories for 2020. It has literally taken me the whole month so far to work it out but I think I have a formula now that will work for me. I won't be doing project life in the traditional sense, I won't even be doing it as weekly spreads either, instead I will be focusing on a story and telling that. I will probably break up the book by months but I'm not sold on that yet, so we'll see. </div>
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I have been reading a ton and loving it. I have already read Souldful Simplicity and Steal like an Artist and loved both. I am currently reading Get the Girls Out and Life-Changing Foods. I usually find in January that I like to read books about change, perspective and growing. It helps set my mind for the year.</div>
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Managed to get a Creative Get Together organised as well which was so good. It's just what we needed and have already agreed to do it way more often. I made a start on my embroidery and totally amazed myself at doing the leaf stitch. You have no idea how stoked I was.</div>
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I have been working very hard on my OLW - Nourish. I am currently going to the physio, getting massages done and yes I am even going to try Pilates. The first two I am loving although I am not sure how the Pilates thing will end up, but I am just trying to do what ever will benefit my mind, body and soul.</div>
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Well that's a brief catch up on what I have been doing creatively. I am loving my progress so far but still maintaining the "go slow" approach and trying to enjoy the journey instead of just the end result.</div>
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I thought I would share my progress so far on my OLW for 2020.</div>
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In previous years I went all out in the first few days of January, printed out all my cards, wrote all my intentions, reason why etc etc. Posted in on Instagram and was very proud of my self at my great achievement. However, I found that this meant I got January done and out of the way but that's where it ended. Of course I had my OLW with me for the entire year but I didn't really work on it or let it work on me. Some years I did some of the other other prompts and some years, well, I didn't. As like every other year I am determined to do this right this year, and to make sure, I am going slow.</div>
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I have done some of the prompts for January but for the most part I am just letting my word smoulder inside of me, see what it's trying to tell me, what direction it wants me to go in. I have also decided to it digitally, which to be honest, I am not sure how it's going to go but I am willing to try it out. My intention is to get it printed into a photobook at the end of the year... if I continue to work on my word.</div>
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I used this quote (above) last year and decided to use it again. I love the words and I like the encouragement to work on becoming me, just me and I like that. I even kept some of the same words that I used for my reason why etc because those things still need my full attention. I haven't done my intentions yet because I am still mulling over what I want from this year, myself and life.</div>
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After listening to the first class video a lot of what Ali said really struck a cord with me. In particular the words "it's ok to go slow". That is what I am doing this time round, going slow, listening, looking, feeling, wandering, asking and playing with my word.</div>
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"it's ok to dip your toe in and see if it's right for you"</div>
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all of these things are forefront in my mind and will help guide me through my word.</div>
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I am also going to add in extra pages when I see something that I want to remember like this journal card from Ali Edwards. This will be a double page in my photobook and one that I already love.</div>
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I hope you are enjoying your OLW so far and I can't wait to see all the adventures that our word will lead us on.<br />
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Yes I am just as shocked as you are to see me here, and blogging. As we all do at the end of one year and at the beginning of another, we think about what we did or didn't do, whether our year was good or bad and we try and come up with a fail safe list of things that will make the new year a better one. I am laughing even as I am writing this.<br />
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Being the list girl that I am, I have spent the last 24/48 hours thinking and writing about all the things that I want to do in 2020. My list is long I can assure you but I decided that I would share my creative goals here, with you and hope that by putting it "out there" it just might make me more accountable. Yep, I'm laughing again.<br />
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So what do I want to do creatively this year I here you ask? Let me tell you:-<br />
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1. Memory keeping - I am a little stuck here. I do want to record our stories but I am just not sure what approach I want to take. I know I definitely don't want to do an album of any size and although the travellers notebook was good it still wasn't the perfect solution for me. Right now I am considering doing something digital, probably a photobook. I do know that I am not going to rush this decision, rather just let it simmer and see where it goes.<br />
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2. Photobooks - I have several that I am already doing and I am loving them so my challenge is to get them finished and printed.<br />
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3. Embroidery - I have just started to have a go at embroidery and love it. My plan is to keep this up throughout the year. Nothing too much, just one every now and then.<br />
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4. Grow more plants - In 2019 I started growing indoor plants and to my amazement I haven't killed them off yet. I love how they make me feel so I definitely want more, especially in my craft room.<br />
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5. Declutter - This is a big one. My craft room needs a good going over. However, my approach is going to be a slow one. I am giving myself the year and in that time I want to have sold off/donated/trashed things that I no longer use (my collection of stamp sets is just way too much which is funny considering I hardly ever stamp anymore). Make more room for space. Yes that's right, room for space not just making a space so that I can fill it again. Then I want to add more plants. Sounds like a plan right. Yep I know, laughing again.<br />
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6. OLW - I love having a word however, I don't always spend the time on it that I should. I am doing Ali Edwards class this year and I am determined to work on it every month. I am not sure how I am going to document it though, but I am not worried. I am just going to let it come to me on it's own.<br />
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7. Read more books - Over the last few months I have started to get back into reading and I am totally loving it. So my plan is to keep reading.<br />
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8. Thursday 3 - I will be honest here, I am still sitting on the fence about this one. I like the idea but not sure if it is something that I will start and then not finish. Again not stressing too much, just an idea and I will see how I go.<br />
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9. Craft Get Togethers - This is a big one. I used to do this all the time and then it stopped so I am determined to get it back up and running.<br />
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10. Blogging - I will give you a moment to stop laughing...<br />
For some reason I have the urge to blog but in saying that I usually do about this time of every year. Lets see what happens.<br />
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11. December Daily 2019 - I need to finish this. And I will probably do a December Daily 2020.<br />
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12. Cardmaking - This is another one of those "I think I want to do this" thing. This year I actually bought cards to give to people and it just felt wrong so I think I need to get back into it.<br />
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Okay, there you have it. It's a big list with lots of challenges but I must say I like the look of it. I have also put my list, in a bit more detail, over on my side bar.<br />
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So here we go. Let's get more creative in 2020.<br />
xox TraceyTracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-81392181462109244942019-02-25T07:00:00.000+08:002019-02-25T07:00:08.467+08:00When you have no photo - part two...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Using scrapbooking supplies that compliment your story is such an easy way to add interest and a focal point when you don't have a photo. For my page above (left hand side) I wanted to tell the story of my daughter and her feelings about moving out. The day before, when she came home to tell us that she had been offered a place to rent for free, she was so excited. But, after sleeping on it she was not so sure. She had so many mixed feelings and emotions. I obviously didn't have a photo to go with this story but I really wanted to capture her mood and how she was feeling. </div>
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I used the "house" digital stamp from one of<a href="https://aliedwards.com/subscribe/story-kit"> Ali Edwards Story Kits</a> "Home" and enlarged it so that I could turn in into a pocket to hold the story. I added a few small embellishments and my page was done. I was so happy how it turned out and the house really represents the story well.</div>
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(Patterned paper from<a href="https://felicityjane.com/"> Felicity Jane</a>)<br />
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Ideas to help you get started:-<br />
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1. Think about the story you want to tell and then go through your supplies and see if you can find something that will compliment your story.<br />
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2. Think outside the box and don't be afraid to use things differently to how they were intended to be used.<br />
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3. I used a digital stamp here but I could easily have hand cut out a house or used my silhouette cameo.<br />
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4. If I particularly wanted a photo, I could have taken a photo of our home, the one she will be moving out of and used that to help tell my story.<br />
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I hope this helps you to get more stories told. Please let me know if you have any other great ideas. I also want to say a big thank you to those of your who shared your ideas both here and on my IG feed. I loved hearing all your ideas.<br />
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xox Tracey<br />
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If you have been following my blog or my instagram you will know that I have been de-cluttering the heck out of my house. I still have lots more to do but the progress so far as been wonderful. While going through some stuff I came across two old photo albums of a cruise I did way back in 1985. It was my first overseas holiday without my parents and my first big holiday on my own. I have so many wonderful memories of this holiday, and, it's still by far my most favourite one.</div>
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I had so much fun going through the photos and thinking back to a time that was different from now. As I looked at each photo the smiles on my face got bigger and bigger. But, as with all things old they start to deteriorate especially when they were stored in those old sticky type albums. My intention was always to scrapbook them but obviously I haven't, and, lets me real here, I'm probably not going to right.</div>
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But then I had this thought, thanks to <a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/">The Minimalists</a>, why don't I scan the photos and that way they will be with me forever. So I did just that. It only took about an hour which surprised me. While I was scanning I got a notification that I had received an email. It was from a company called Snapfish letting me know about a sale they were having on photobooks. At that very moment I decided to make a photobook using the <a href="https://the-lilypad.com/store/snapshots-no.-3-12x12-album.html">Snapshops No 3 12x12 album templates</a> from <a href="http://paisleepress.com/">Paislee Press</a>. These templates were perfect for old photos and in just under two hours I had created my pages (in photoshop) and uploaded them to Snapfish and ordered my photobook. </div>
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What did I do with the albums and photos? Right?</div>
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I threw them out. It felt a little weird at first but then I realised that the photos had been scanned so now I have them forever and I had them printed into a photobook which was way better than the album. Plus the photobook takes up way less space.</div>
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This project was so much fun, so much fun.</div>
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One of the most frustrating things in memory keeping, for me anyway, is having a story that I want to tell but don't have a photo to go with the story. If you have teenage children you will know exactly what I mean, they hate having their photo taken. There are also times when you got so caught up in the moment that you simply didn't get a photo. But sometimes there just isn't a thing to photograph to represent your story. Over this next month I am going to share different things that I use when I don't have a photo to go along with my story.</div>
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A few weeks back my daughter came home from work to inform us that she had been offered extra duties at work that also included free accommodation. Yep, she was going to be moving out of home. As a Mum I was both excited for her but sad for me.</div>
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I really wanted to document this phase in her life and in my life, but, no photo. I could have asked if I could take a photo of her right then and there, obviously she would have said no but it was also at night so the photo wouldn't have been that great anyway. I have been playing around in ProCreate lately and I can say that it's definitely my absolute favourite app at the moment and decided that I would have a go at drawing a picture to match my story. When my daughter does move out, she won't have a lot to move, her clothes, her bed and maybe a few bits and pieces. So I drew three boxes, plus her pillow and her teddy bear (which she never leaves home without) and added it to my words. I love how well it compliments the story but it also adds my own personal drawings. Although I did this in the ProCreate app you could have just as easily done a simple drawing on paper to be adhered in your journal/travellers notebooks or straight onto a journal card. If drawing is not your thing maybe search to internet for some clipart or other pictures that you can download and print.</div>
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I have also found a huge shift in the feeling within our house. It's starting to look lighter now, not as much stuff around but it also has a different feeling. Since I was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly 2 years ago we have done almost nothing to the house and it is looking run down. But since I have started de-cluttering and cleaning it has had a flow on effect. We have started working on the front yard (which is very long overdue), cutting down trees, getting ready to do some paving to make our driveway bigger and jut generally tidying up.</div>
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But... the biggest change has been to our luck. I don't really like the word luck but I can't find a better word at the moment. I had a little extra unexpected cash come my way, my son got a part time job and my daughter was offered extra work. Some other big things have happened to us, personal things that I don't wish to share here but things that are making us very happy. I can feel a shift in the air, I just get the feeling that this year is going to be ok.</div>
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Is it because we are de-cluttering? I don't know but since starting this there has definitely been a change, a change for the better so I'm off to see where to clean next.</div>
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xox Tracey</div>
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This month for Paislee Press I have created two projects in my 2019 travellers notebook (my new approach for memory keeping this year. (You can read about my change from Project Life to a travellers notebook <a href="http://traceyholdyk.blogspot.com/2019/01/memory-keeping-plans.html">here</a>) . My first project is a hybrid layout and my second is a digital page which I printed out and added to my TN.</div>
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My first project "Let's Eat" is one of my favourite pages so far because I added a drawing (traced from a photo) that I did in Procreate. This has been on something that I have wanted to do for ages, add my own drawings/designs to my memory keeping. It worked so well for this story and the digital elements from Paislee Press just added that something special to my page.</div>
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My second project used the new "Here We Go" digital kit which I just love. This story about me, going swimming for the first time is a very personal and moving story for me. I wanted my story to be the main focus of my page but I wanted to add elements that complimented my story while also making it look great and allowing me to be creative.</div>
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That hand script element "just story" couldn't have been more prefect for this story.</div>
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<br />Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-5716589771150799292019-01-15T14:30:00.000+08:002019-01-15T14:30:13.732+08:0030 Day Minimalism Game - Part 2...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let me just say up front that I am so proud of myself for still sticking with this challenge. If you follow me you will know that I am great at starting things but not so great at finishing them. But, here we are at week two and I am still going strong.<br />
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I thought I would be starting to struggle by now but I feel like I am just getting started. Nothing is safe, and I mean nothing. As each day goes by I get more and more excited. I may not be able to see a huge difference yet but I can tell you that I am certainly starting to feel the difference. Its even started a conversation with my husband about clutter, stuff and how we can better our choices. Its also started to flow over to our garden. We are not gardeners (by any stretch of the imagination) and since I was sick its probably the one thing that has just been "let go", but over the weekend we started making plans about extending the driveway (second child will have his licence soon). We also organised a time to start pruning, weeding etc and organised a skip bin to get rid of it all.<br />
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The main thing that I have learnt so far is that you need to take your time. Sure I would love to just click my fingers and have it all done but then I guess I would miss the "lesson". The other thing is that we just don't need stuff, especially this much stuff. I'm also listening to podcasts, reading blogs and talking to people.<br />
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So to sum it up... it's going great and I just love the direction that it is sending me on.<br />
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Feeling lighter<br />
xox TraceyTracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-72953734352033093652019-01-07T17:21:00.000+08:002019-01-07T17:54:56.648+08:0030 Day Minimalism Game...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hate clutter, always have but for some reason I have managed to live in clutter, quite well for a very long time. Oh sure, it's bothered me from time to time, even down right annoyed me but there was always something else more important to do. I have been doing a lot of reading and searching blogs and they all seem to agree, to get your life organised you need to declutter your life, both physically and mentally. So with that in mind I have decided to do the <a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/game/">30 day minimalism game</a>, created by <a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/">The Minimalists. </a> Basically on the first day you get rid of one item, the second day, two items and you keep going until the end of the month.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will admit that on day one I thought this was going to be easy, but as the week went on I realised that it's going to get tougher each day. However, finding things each day has become quite a fun (yes challenging at times) thing to do. I am finally starting to get rid of the billion coffee cups that we have (okay maybe not a billion, but definitely a million LOL!). I am already starting to feel lighter and starting to see space in the cupboard that hoards the coffee cups. It's also making me think more about what I buy (which if I was being totally honest here, we don't need anything), it's stopped me several times from purchasing things that we don't really need. Although I do need to tell my husband to stop buying stuff. On day 5 I got rid of 5 things and my husband bought in 3 things, 3 things that we already had 😕. Tiny steps right!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So this week I got rid of 28 items (I'm not completely ignoring the three items bought in by my husband) and I already feel lighter. Only 437 items to go 😲</span></span><br />
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xox Tracey</span><br />
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How often do you try new things. If you are like me, probably not. We get stuck doing the same things, day in and day out, and for the most part we are okay about it because we are in that wonderful space that we call our comfort zone. Oh its a great place, no demands on us, no stress or anxiety. Just a nice peaceful place where nothing happens! <br />
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While mindlessly scrolling through social media like we do I came across this blog, <a href="https://www.yesandyes.org/">Yes and Yes</a> by Sarah Von Bargen. Her blog is all about money and how to be better with it. Besides all the great information she has there (some things I have taken on board already, more in a later post) she had a section on her sidebar about Trying New Things. Basically every year on her birthday she makes a list of 20 things that she would like to try. I had so much fun reading all about it that I decided to create my own list.<br />
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<li>Watch "The Notebook" - don't judge me. I realise that I may be the only person left on the planet who hasn't seen this movie.</li>
<li>Eat Ramen - always wanted to try this but just never seem to get an opportunity.</li>
<li>Try stand up paddle boarding - this baby has been on my to do list for several years now. I really don't know why I am so obsessed with trying this.</li>
<li>30 Day Minimalist Challenge - I started this on 1st January. I a determined to declutter my house.</li>
<li>Create my own papercraft supplies - I have so many tools in my craft room to make this happen, that i actually should use them.</li>
<li>Finish a quilt - yes, several years later I still have not finished one quilt.</li>
<li>Learn to make paper flowers - I have changed the way that I am memory keeping this year, to free up time because I want to try other crafty projects, this being one of them.</li>
<li>Learn Procreate App - I technically started this end of last year but I'm adding it anyway.</li>
<li>Eat a doughnut peach - never knew these existed.</li>
<li>Go to a RPM class - trying new ways to exercise</li>
<li>Swim at Scarborough Beach pool - I haven't been swimming in nearly two years </li>
<li>Coffee date with a book - loved this idea which was also from Yes and Yes blog.</li>
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This one came about quite by accident. We went to the local markets on New Years Day to have breakfast and while walking through we went past the fruit and vegie section. On one of the tables were trays of Doughnut Peaches. I had never seen or heard of these before. After breakfast, we walked passed them again so I decided to buy a tray and try them (I had just read about the Try New Things the night before was it was very fresh in my memory). I even had to ask the guy how to eat them because I had no idea. They are delicious, similar to a peach but way sweeter, I think so anyway. </div>
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<br />Tracey Holdykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424351265976046647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862311902078641417.post-30471778807218185622019-01-01T16:27:00.000+08:002019-01-01T16:27:00.640+08:00Memory Keeping Plans...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello and Happy New Year.</div>
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Yes believe me, I am just as shocked as you are. Yep I am blogging again after a very long time away. I won't get into the why's right now but I will say that I am going to try very hard to give this blogging thing a go.</div>
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There have been many changes for us as a family over the last two years, some good but most not so good. Keeping up with memory keeping and documenting our stories has been hard, I won't lie. Mostly due to time restraints and me just not being into it that much. There are several reasons but the biggest reason is that I am just not into project life anymore. Don't get me wrong, I think its one of the best things that has ever happened to the scrapbooking industry but I have been doing project life for 6 years and I simply need a change. I also want a format that is quick but still allows me to tell our story and to be creative. My kids are getting older too, which means they are not around as much and not that keen at getting their photos taken. I want something simple.</div>
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So my plan for 2019 is to document our everyday (whatever that is) in a travellers notebook. I won't be doing weekly spreads as such, just documenting the stories that I think are important to us and I will be using a mixture of paper and digital. I will be keeping a TN for our family, a TN for just other stories that I want to tell (mostly about me) and a TN for documenting my OLW journey. </div>
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... and I also intend to do the odd scrapbook page 😊</div>
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This is my title page for our family TN. I used the digital kit "Habit forming" by<a href="http://www.brandikincaid.com/"> Brandi Kincaid</a> for <a href="https://shop.feedyourcraft.com/password">Feed Your Craft</a>. I have added a "volume one" label because I am pretty sure that our whole year is not going to fit into one TN. I also included a tag with our names and ages on it plus our current address (I have blanked those out for privacy reasons). I am not sure if I will keep the same title pages for each TN but I have saved them just in case. No sense in re-inventing the wheel right!</div>
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So lets get into 2019...</div>
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xox Tracey</div>
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