It's a new day!

I used to love scrapbooking, and looked forward to the times when I could sit down and create pages for my kids ... detailing their lives, the stories that make them who they are, their relationships, and the funny/sweet/thoughtful things they do. However, when I was pregnant with Andrew, the creativity left and my scrap mojo went right out the window. The thought of actually scrapping wasn't something I was into at all. As a result, my scrap room became a great big catch all. In other words, it was a total pit, and turned into the family dumping ground. It was so easy just to say, "Oh, go put it in my scrap room". So as time wore on, even if I wanted to scrapbook, clearing out the clutter so I could sit down at the table was overwhelming. So... For months, I didn't scrap..... I had no desire.

Well -- In the past few days, it's all changed, and I have the desire to scrap again! It all began when I decided to get a jump on Christmas and start buying presents. I found a Michael's coupon and decided to use it and grab Caleb a new train for his train table. (They carry Thomas stuff). When I went in to the store, I realized that all of the "organizing" scrapbook stuff was also 40% off, so I decided to make a few purchases. I immediately went home and got to work -- I threw out a ton of stuff, gave some stuff to a neighbor, and purged the rest. Wow... what a mess, but it feels great to finally make some headway in that room. Oh, and it does wonders for the scrap mojo!!

Wednesday night, Michelle and I ran over to Archivers and I bought myself a motherload of goodies. And guess what???? I can't wait to start using it! Then, tonight we went over to their house for dinner and to hang out and she showed me her new scrapbooking cabinet. It's totally cool, and exactly what I need. So...

Tomorrow we are having Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's house and plan on being done before the Iowa game. After dinner, everyone is coming over to our house to watch the game and hang out. Tomorrow is going to be a super busy day, but the plan is --

First thing in the morning, we're going head to the tree farm and pick out/tag our Christmas tree. Since it's so cold and we'll have Andrew with us, we won't stay long, but will make time to chat with Santa and drink some hot chocolate.

On the way home, we're going to stop by Lowe's and pick up one of these great cabinets.

When we get home, it's cooking time in the Hanson household. I'm making several dishes for Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's house as well as munchies for the game later that night.

Then, during the game, my dad and Isaac can help Matt put together my new scrap cabinet. I can't wait! I'm so excited to get organized and start creating again.

OK -- where is all this leading and why did I find the need to blog about it??? I've decided to turn over a new leaf and find "projects" around the house, or "projects" in our lives that need to be done. Right now, it's the scrap room, next it may be painting the hallway, then it may be purging stuff in our storage room, but I've decided to start tackling one project every week/month/2 months, etc. I'm not sure how long some of these projects will take, but I'll keep you updated and maybe post pictures. I wish I had a "before" picture of my scrap room. You wouldn't believe the mess in there. Quite honestly, it was embarrassing!

So, this is it -- my life in projects, and the happy return to scrapbooking. Oh, happy day! I can't wait to get this first project finished! If you're lucky I just may take pictures of my layouts and post pictures!!