I had zero doubt that you would arrive at this place + simply adapt. And you will continue to as Charlie grows. Believe it. Meanwhile, I'm so happy you have that yellow bag!
Thank you so much Kathy :) I’m so happy for that yellow bag too! Kinjal got one ordered to my house last awesome ladies live and I knew I had to have one of my own.
Your best piece of writing ever. I’m a few months shy of 75, definitely in a new phase of living, and your wisdom has sustained me, Kristin. I’m ordering one of those pouches, too! Thank you.
Finding your new normal will just take awhile, and that’s ok. If it helps give you any perspective, my hubby and I adopted 4 little kids back in 2006…I had one preschooler, 2 toddlers, and a 5 month old baby. I think it took me about 5 years to find my new normal…🤪. I turned to digital scrapping since it took a few years to work out a space for me to do any traditional paper scrapping and unload all my boxes with paper crafting goodies.
I do Journal Your Christmas instead of December Daily, as it fits with my scrapping style better. I’ve done both traditional and digital albums for that project, based on my wants and needs on any given year. Last Christmas, I used the Zinnia app on my iPad to create a digital album, and it was fabulous! They have so many drop and drag backgrounds, as well as stickers, other embellishments, and word art. It took me only minutes to do my page for each day. You might consider it for your December Daily pages. You could easily make them while you are hanging out with Charlie while she plays. ♥️
Enjoy your time with Charlie as much as you can and keep taking copious quantities of pictures! Time goes by so fast, and before you know it, she’ll be grown and off on her own adventures. It’s true when people say the days are long, but the years are short. My youngest moved out on his own this last March! I cried like a baby when we dropped him off at his apartment and drove away!
I love this and it is spot-on. I didn’t create for many years after I had Madi because I couldn’t do it “right.” So silly, and a disservice to both of us. Adapting your creativity to your updated life now will set the stage for adapting through all of the different stages and changes, and there are many to come!!
Also I can’t wait to talk to you about Furious, and our food experiences in Quebec!!!
I had zero doubt that you would arrive at this place + simply adapt. And you will continue to as Charlie grows. Believe it. Meanwhile, I'm so happy you have that yellow bag!
Thank you so much Kathy :) I’m so happy for that yellow bag too! Kinjal got one ordered to my house last awesome ladies live and I knew I had to have one of my own.
Your best piece of writing ever. I’m a few months shy of 75, definitely in a new phase of living, and your wisdom has sustained me, Kristin. I’m ordering one of those pouches, too! Thank you.
Thank you so much!! And you’ll love the pouch. It’s got so many great pockets for everything.
Finding your new normal will just take awhile, and that’s ok. If it helps give you any perspective, my hubby and I adopted 4 little kids back in 2006…I had one preschooler, 2 toddlers, and a 5 month old baby. I think it took me about 5 years to find my new normal…🤪. I turned to digital scrapping since it took a few years to work out a space for me to do any traditional paper scrapping and unload all my boxes with paper crafting goodies.
I do Journal Your Christmas instead of December Daily, as it fits with my scrapping style better. I’ve done both traditional and digital albums for that project, based on my wants and needs on any given year. Last Christmas, I used the Zinnia app on my iPad to create a digital album, and it was fabulous! They have so many drop and drag backgrounds, as well as stickers, other embellishments, and word art. It took me only minutes to do my page for each day. You might consider it for your December Daily pages. You could easily make them while you are hanging out with Charlie while she plays. ♥️
Enjoy your time with Charlie as much as you can and keep taking copious quantities of pictures! Time goes by so fast, and before you know it, she’ll be grown and off on her own adventures. It’s true when people say the days are long, but the years are short. My youngest moved out on his own this last March! I cried like a baby when we dropped him off at his apartment and drove away!
Oh thank you so much!!
And 4 little at the same time is amazing! What a great mom. Digi scrapping makes so much sense.
I actually got my iPad out and charged it and the Apple Pencil over the weekend. I think that’s such a good idea to get some more creativity in!
I love this and it is spot-on. I didn’t create for many years after I had Madi because I couldn’t do it “right.” So silly, and a disservice to both of us. Adapting your creativity to your updated life now will set the stage for adapting through all of the different stages and changes, and there are many to come!!
Also I can’t wait to talk to you about Furious, and our food experiences in Quebec!!!
Yesss. I want to hear all about your Quebec food, and Furious is so good. I’ve got so many thoughts on it. I can’t wait for the finale.