I've got nuttin' for Foodie Friday this week – other than raving about that broccolini salad again. Seriously. SO good. I'm eating a kale version of it for lunch right now. Instead, I thought I'd talk a bit about "being behind" in Project Life.
I haven't completed spreads for the past 2 weeks – thanks to lots of travel. I've post-it-noted the heck out of my page protectors, and I've made notes about what I want to include. I'm going to honest – a little over a week ago, I was okay with being behind. Life happens, travel happens, and it's no big deal. Today? It's stressing me out. It's a combination of not wanting to fall behind, and being frustrated that I haven't been able to carve out the amount of creative time that I'd like.
Another thought on Project Life, prompted by this comment from my friend Michele:
i TRIED to start PL. i really did. then i abandoned all hope. however, austin's quote really struck me, and now i can't wait to start *next* year's. sad. but i bet i can do month-glance this year instead of week-glance, as practice. i think there needs to be something big and noteworthy, but there really doesn't. just the little bits of life. i forget to pay attention to those. so, thanks, austin. ;o)
I'm answering Michele here b/c that same sentiment might apply to some of you reading. My response…why are you waiting? This isn't Project Jan 1 – Dec 31. It's Project Life. You can start where you are. If you're feeling weird about that, maybe do a couple of compilation pages at the beginning with journaling about why you're starting in April. Or, as Michele noted, do month-glance. OR DO BOTH. Don't get all twisted up in imaginary rules.
Cheers to a weekend of kitchen painting, bread making, project life-ing, and blogging!
5 Comments
Lee Currie
As always, LOVE your words – and perspective 🙂 Onward!
Kate Ware
I SO needed these words today. I’m behind on my PL — WAY behind — and have been berating myself for the past, well, since February, really. Which just makes it worse, and makes me more behind. Your reminder that this is “life,” not “jan-dec” was much needed. Thanks for your words of wisdom!
Niki
I feel exactly like Michelle and it was so good to hear your words of encouragement.
Thanks for being that for many of us.
stacey k
I am 2 weeks “behind” too. Thinking about it a lot but not having time or energy to get with it. School holidays here make it harder to especially when my 3 girls make it impossible for me at the shops to get my pics printed. I have a window of time now but I am so tired I just want to nap & know I will just waste the time surfing for inspiration not actually achieve anything so I am going to go back to sleep.
Sometimes it is ok to let it go but sometimes you need to just put the pics in & simple journal cards & call that week done, not every week needs to be spectacular, the album as a whole is what is spectacular.
Jessica Sanchez
Kitchen painting? That would be very interesting. I love to paint and decorate my house but I have not done it in my kitchen.