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Documenting December

 

13 Photos, Thoughts, Ideas and Plans for Documenting December Daily 2009

1. Holidays and family values.
2. A favorite photo.

3. No decorations until after both December birthdays. 
4. Last year my December Daily album was all traditional scrapbooking. This year it's a hybrid project.

5. Every year I'm sure Alec and Alyssa will be too old to continue some of our holiday favorites. Happily I was surprised to find that some things haven't changed. Remember Rudolph? Classic.

6.  Tim Holtz never fails to inspire with his annual 12 Tags of Christmas. Amazing creativity. You can see his holiday tradition here 12 Tags of Christmas

7. My Yankee Candle fragrances for the season.
 
 8. For almost every day in December I'm using journaling prompts (in addition to the daily details) from Jessica Sprague's Holidays in Hand.

9. Although it drives my family crazy, I love a radio station that plays only Christmas music. 
 
10-11. Family. Christmas shows. And hot chocolate with candy canes.



12. My morning started with fresh coffee. Compliments of Alec :)
  
13. Inspired by Ali Edwards, December Daily is one of my all time favorite photo projects. The key to success is the prep and spending a little time at the end of each day journaling and putting it all together.

  

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More Holidays In Hand with Jessica Sprague.

13 Things to Make and Do for the Holiday Season

1. Make Peppermint Bark in holiday tins for the neighbors.
2. Celebrate Alec's birthday on 12/5.
3. Celebrate Alyssa's birthday on 12/8.
4. Make Hot Cocoa with Candy Canes.
5. Date night with Chad (sans kids).
6. Make Cookies In A Jar for teachers.
7. Holiday notes in backpacks.
8. Make Christmas cookies with Mama (tradition).
9. Family movie night with Scrooge (our favorite is with Albert Finney as Scrooge) and popcorn.
10. Spa Day for me (perfect right around the 21st).
11. Complete another year of December Daily.
 12. Mall trip just for fun.
 13. Make Christmas cards.

A few favorite traditions. A few new ideas. And not over committing. Perfect.

Documenting Life

 

Holidays in Hand with Jessica Sprague  started today! 

Day 1 is focusing on values and goals for the holiday season. What matters most? What values do you hope to instill in your family? What do you hope to accomplish this holiday season?

First, the values...
gratitude, joy, traditions, family, peace, giving, reflecting, together 

Second, the goals...
1. Complete December Daily and Holidays in Hand as a hybrid project.
2. Do not over commit. That includes entertaining, projects and accepting invitations.

I think that's a good starting point for this project.   

I'm also in the process of putting together my 2009 Week in the Life (inspired by Ali Edwards) album. I'm creating all of my own templates for this one so the process is a bit slower than last year, but I'm loving it. 

A peek at Day 1 (keep in mind I will be adding traditional elements to the pattern paper blocks on the final printed layout)...

 

Until next time :)