Alison's Momentos

Today I got into my "Alison's Momentos" box. I actually mangaged to clear most of it out other then my School Days Treasury book. It's amazing what I was collecting though - and I'm not sure why I thought they were to be saved. Anyway, I am clearning away the following:

• a few decorated boxes
• 7 mini glass jars
• a metal welcome sign
• Beatrix Potter/ Peter Rabbit tin, cards, and book
• my Europe country badges

I will be saving my

• "Dreams" piggy bank - if one of the kids will use it.
• My old green jewelery box - only if Marlee wants it (my old teeth were still in there!)
• My china dolls- until Marlee can decide if she wants them
• My girl guides badges and pins - I need to find a way to incorporate them into a scrpabook page somehow - they aren't very memorable in a plastic bag
• a pottery momento box my mom made
• my old music box with the girl on it - unfortunately it isn't working so I will have to look into it
• my best girl award from elementary school - hoping to take of the award apart and give away the trophy - what do you do with those?
• my patroller of the year award and safety belt - photograph and then discard
• My Peter Rabbit baby cup and bowl - going to the china cupboard

I'm also getting rid of a box of baby items I know I won't use:

• 2 hooded towels
• a suction cup bowl
• bottle warmer
• old bottles and bags for them
• baby bood containers

Little by little...

I managed to get through 2 boxes of Craft supplies for church yesterday too = sorted through the woodsies and all of the wooden sticks and other misc items. I love that kind of completion. It resulted in another box for Goddwill along with some other things I added (Scrapbook papers, kids discarded toys, blue tiered box that came with snacks). It feels good!

A new mini goal - purging!

Purging! My goal this week is to spend 15 minutes a day purging and see where it gets me. Knowing my character though, I like to "know" what I've purged. So here's today's loot:

• cleared out chip, film, plastic etc containers stored in cold room (saved for 'projects")
• 2 brown baskets (taller with leather handle for hanging) - size med and large

craft materials bin which contained:

• bees wax materials for candles
• wooden shapes for painting
• wooden puzzles for painting
• rub-on transfers
• kit for making double wine bottle basket
• kit for making single wine bottle basket
• reed colouring (for wine baskets)
• plastic lacing materials
• dried apples???, Cinnamon sticks and oranges for ????
• cherub head with wings???
• bag of silica gel
• 5 country craft tiles with animals painted on them
• Christmas craft ideas
• 1 Cor 13 cross stitch

In addition I found my old Ziggy crossword I worked on - I'm going to scan it and give it away.

I also found a number of patches of materials with pictures I painted with that gel paint that was all the rage - again I will scan and discard.

Some wooden spoons which will go into my wedding shower bag.

I started this as I was looking for my old corking spool which I thought I had so that Matt could use it. No luck though.

People are right though - now that I have started I really do want to keep going. But lunch is calling...

The end of a decade, the beginning of change?

Yikes! Has it really been 4 months? Wow! Well I may not have posted nut there are a few things that I have actually been working on or should I say I have accomplished. Not nearly as much as I should have but seeing how it is a time for renewing of goals, making intentions, making resolutions. Now is as good a time as any to reflect and then go forward.



So, in reflection:

How did I do with my actual 2009 intentions? (blue was accomplished)



To Learn:
- Learn Photoshop elements 6 – I’m satisfied with my progress on this one.
- Set up blog - done
- To make de-cluttering a habit (minimum of 15 minutes a week – I’ve de-cluttered but certainly not 15 minutes each week
- How to do a digital scrapbooking page (minimum of 5 for the year) – I have done 8

To Do:
- Scan at least 100 of mom and dad's slides – I asked several times but have not yet received slides to scan
- Marlee Owwie album - oops!
- At least 52 scrapbook pages (one for each week) – yes, thanks to the LOAD challenges
- FACE finances and CUT DOWN!!! – my finances are still good, I have no debt but then I have also gained more work
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To Read:
- Blogger book
- Photoshop elements book
- The Priest
- The Scribe
- Something Borrowed

To Eat:
- Tara (with Drew)
- The North
- Fishbowl
- Horseshoe restaurant near gas station
- Indian Restaurant on Dunlop

To Complete:
- Shimelle Christmas Journal – generally as much as I want to do
- 27 days album (I'm just about done)
- Pieces of our home album (Just about)
- Album about Paula's ornaments (jsut about)
- Cottage album



To live well:
- Pray, journal - prayer good, journaling not so good
- Initiate - okay
- Bed before 12? - ha - well more then I used to!
- Run 3x/week - I think I generally exercised at least 3x and I was happy with my running up until pregnancy. Unfortunately for me the 2 don't go together.



So all in all I'm quite satisfied with how I did. I don't think I need to be so specific about some things - I'd like to be open to trying new things but not limiting them to certain places for instance. I'd like to complete unfinished projects (which I did - just not those listed) but again, maybe not be so specific. So I have learned. And as I consider my intentions for the upcoming year, I am also striving to keep in mind the goal to SIMPLIFY! (See here for more details).