Project Life 2012...

I've seen lots of bloggers post about Becky Higgins' Project Life for some time now, but it wasn't until late 2011 that I really took a look around her website to see what it was all about.  To keep you up to speed if you don't know what it is, it's basically a system she has set up with kits to help people collect photos and memories through the year.  The kit is set up to capture one photo and journal about it each day of the year, but it's very versatile and I've seen all sorts of formats pop up in the blogosphere.  It's a look at the moments of our lives that usually aren't scrapped.  We tend to scrapbook the big events - birthdays, holidays, vacations.  Project Life captures the basics of our lives.  

This is my kit.  I loved the colors of the Cobalt design, and once it arrived I was NOT disappointed. 

Let me just say, the kit smells SO good - like the smell of new books in the bookstore.

  
Project Life appeals to me for several reasons. 

• As noted, the project is customizable to individual needs.  I will be looking at doing a weekly format instead of a daily format.   I know I will never keep up if I am stressed out about finding something to document every day.  Enough happens in our week that I can document some decent day to day memories.  
• I turned 30 this year, so this is a great way to document the start of a new decade for me.  It will also be documentation of my marriage, my 2 furry babies, and who knows what else.  I'm excited to see what comes up for me when I reflect on this project at the end of 2012.  Even though Kyle and I don't have kids, I definitely want to remember the daily routine and way of living so I can have it to look back on years from now. 
• My medications have the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting my creativity.  This kit comes with coordinating materials. In addition, I bought the protective photo sleeves that go with it.  All I have to do is slide the photos into the pockets and use the included journaling cards to document memories, thoughts, places, names, or anything else.  I can add as much embellishment as I want, or leave the layout with just the materials from the kit.  This takes a great deal of stress off of me, as I don't have to try to coordinate or decide on layouts.  The beauty is, there are lots of different layouts for the sleeves, so I'm not confined to the same layout throughout the year.
• It's a very organized process which, for me, is essential.  I am still fine tuning my set-up in my craft room and folders on my computer for storage of photos to print.  I will share that at a later date.  

So that's why I'll be diving into Project Life 2012.  I'm pretty excited and a little bit hopeful that this project will jumpstart my creativity and get me motivated to do more crafting. 

Tomorrow I will share photos of the awesome supplies I've gathered up for this project.