Decluttering

It really is a nasty word.  I find the word makes me feel dirty and sad.  SO instead of de-cluttering all the things I have accumulated over the last 38 years of life....I am going to let go and let move on to bless someone else.  It really is a hard process but with a few different websites I think that I am off to a good start.  I think that I will make real progress this year....why different from other years you ask?  well I think because I am ready.  One has to have  a mind set that you are not hurting yourself to get rid of things that take up space that really you don't use or truly love anymore.  I am realizing that I am not in need of some of these things and life is much easier and calm without the CHAOS that I have placed around myself. 
I have started with my scrapbooks.  I will move on from mostly traditional ones to digital ones this year.  I very scary thing for me but I am also excited all the same.  I plan to pare down the paper and other things that I have had for years that I just don't love anymore.  I will be using the help of  Tammy Morales
http://www.ScrapbookersInnerCircle.com

And a few other sites like http://www.ecokaren.com/    and   http://blog.kanelstrand.com/2012/01/i-challenge-you-you-challenge-me.html  I am hoping that with the help and inspiration of these blogs I will get through this year a lighter and happier person.  I am stuck in a rut that I just can't brake....so here is hoping that something will budge. 

A Year of Project Life complete

So the year has come to a close.  2011 has come and gone......and I have 365 pictures to show for it....( well a little more than that)  BUT all the same I have a pictures a day for 365 days in 2011. I started off with a bang and really kept it up till about end of June with printing out pictures and journaling.  As the months got busy with going back to school and the holidays I did not get to the journaling but I kept up printing once a month.  I think that really was the key.  I look back and wish I kept the journaling up.  I now plan to send the rest of this week catching up.  If I spend just 15 min a day I should be done really soon. 
Here is what my journey started like
http://thecoylegoodlife.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-project-life-journey2011.html

The other fun thing about this project was the fact that I inspired others to do the same....of course in many different ways.  I have friends that are taking this journey this year for the first time.  Or others who were inspired to finish and hopefully will this year. 

I am not sure what my plan is this year.  I just know that my outlook on scrapbooking has once again changed.  I am glad it has.  I may even try my hand at more blogging and digital scrapbooking.  I am excited for 2012 and what pictures and memories I will capture this year....anything from the day to day journey through my crazy life to the more stand out events like birthday, holidays and a 5th grade graduation......
I also looked at my new years resolutions from last year.  I did not do too bad.  I accomplished about half of them.  The one that I really want to accomplish this year is fitting in my workout.  SO I am only making one resolution so that I can focus on it and it alone.  Join me and let's get healthy together......signing off and getting ready to surf pinterest.....