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PL |wks 48 & 49|

You've probably seens a lot of these images in my December Daily already if you're a frequent visitor to this here blog space.

Other than the battle against redundancy, though, crafting a December Daily alongside my Project Life weekly spread has been relatively easy.  Saturday mornings are spent catching up my December Daily with the week's happenings, and any other December lists and things I feel like doing.  Any pictures I print for my December Daily, I most probably like enough to want to print for my PL spread, so I'll prin'it twice.

(See our Monday-back-from-Thanksgiving-Break class trip in my December Daily here.)

My Sunday mornings are for the Project Life spread. ...and because I reviewed my week the morning before and printed some pics already, I have a good momentum on the PL spread, and usually get it done in no time.

My PL spreads have features my DD doesn't.  My end of the month 'currentlies' for example.

But the opposite is also true.  My DD has features my PL doesn't.  It's more art journal-esque, and listy, and glittery.

Oh, those kitty boops...in Christmas garb.

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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In other semi-related news,
I feel like my job is going to kill me,
but then craft projects like my PL and DD
swoop in and save my life.

Ready for Christmas Break.

You too?

|week 47| my *Project Life* album

You can read a bit about my hectic, crazy Thanksgiving week here full of mixed emotions, highs and lows.

I decided to make these 21 photo strips, measuring 4 in x 2 in...

...and place three alongside each other on seven 4x6 cards.

They were all the things of |week 47|...happy, sad, and all in between.

(most can be found on my instagram)

Oh, my Christmas kitties. :P

The next two days, I'm bringing you my December Daily.

Should be fun. :)

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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*in the first pic: one little word {__} RECORDED stamp here.

|week 46| my *Project Life* album

|Week 46| kicked off with my Birthday Brunch.

The whole left side was dedicated to it:

I filled the right side with little happenings from the week.
...and then quickly journaled right on the photos:

Pretty basic. Did you notice my insert about my student, John? Yeah...he had a rough week, which made me have a rough week.  PLing it all is my release. ...my Woo-Sah. Love it. 

I'd like to also note that this is the last spread of 2012 to be worked on without coinciding December Daily page(s) to be worked on as well.  It'll be interesting to see how the next few weeks of PL and DD flesh out.

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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Happy BLACK Friday.

(I'll be home, toasty and crafting.)

snow & birthday |week 45| my *Project Life* album

Getting this week completed was hard.  So busy busy. I'm pining for Thanksgiving to be here already. Teacher work is driving me nuts.  I had to put down Project Life to tend to copying worksheets and the such many times this week.  
However, I got 'er done.  Not my best styled week, but got 'er done.

|Week 45| in my world was my 28th birthday week.

It was filled with a new roomie in my little cousin, the killing of T-Dog and Lori on The Walking Dead (OMG!), the first few days back to school (felt like coming back from Summer), a nasty nor'easter that gave my neighborhood 13 inches of snow, a Chinese food dinner, and fun birthday things.

the left side:

the middle half-insert made up of my Birthday Eve and my Birthday day:

That chalkboard thought-bubble is officially a birthday morning tradition. See last year.

the right side:

I hope that oldest story isn't my story.  It feels a little like that right now in my life, but knowing that it does, I'm going to make FULL WHOLE-HEARTED DECISIONS on future life happenings...I want to stear my own ship, not let it drift on the waves...

...and gas lines.  

I never realized before this week how crucial gas is to living.  Having to wait on 10, 15, 45, 60, 120+ minute lines for gas this week was KAH-RAZY!  It effected everywhere I went.  It effected everyone I knew.  It was scary.  Glad it's passed.

There you have it.  I hope to catch up and have |week 46| done in the next couple days.
Bring it to you when I do.  

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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Take care. Be Safe. Watch The Walking Dead.

|week 44| my *Project Life* album

Above is the only way I could have titled |Week 44|'s spread.  It absolutely was 'the week of SANDY' in my world.  Sandy dominated every event, and most of my week was spent home, indoors and crafting and eating and speaking to loved ones.

left side:

right side:

I am looking forward to this week of getting back to routine a bit.  My cutie pie 16 year old cousin, Claudia, who you might know from here, will be staying with us for quite some time.  Her school and neighborhood in the Rockaways is covered in mounds of sand and is STILL without power. 

I haven't seen my students since October 26th, so seeing them tomorrow might be a little shocking.

...and birthday's coming up, but I just feel sluggish (eating LOADS of crap and junk...so that's probably why).  I hope by the end of the week, my energy's up again.  

Keep your heads up, New York, and the surrounding area.      

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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|week 43| my *Project Life* album

Turns out Hurricane Sandy skimmed right passed my neighborhood and we still lost our pool cover, some shingles, and part of a fence.  You don't even want to KNOW what happened to my cousin's neighborhood near the beach, or those towns that Sandy landed right on top of.

Good news about Sandy has been: Monday and Tuesday off of teacher-work (well, at least the going in and teaching kind...I've still had my fair share of plan-November to work on at home).

I did get |week 42| and |week 43| of my Project Life completed, though!
I'm all caught up and even December Dailied quite a bit (post to come).  

For now, here's |43|...

 left side:

 

get your very own sissie. and [shoe shot] stamp at my STAMP SHOP.

right side:

Halloween in my classroom
(...and the mayor just told us that SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TOMORROW for Halloween!!) Oh jeez.

Falling leaves + my two kitty boops = something funny and notable

Friday, October 26th was date night for Tomas and I...we headed three places:
1) to my school's Halloween party where we saw a few of my students
2) Ben's Deli for pastrami, potato latkas, and stuffed cabbage
                    and
3) the movies to see Cloud Atlas 

Sautrday morning looked like this:

...and little did I know that Sandy would be giving us a 5-day weekend! ;)

It's weeks like these where nothing MAJOR MAJOR goes on that I think Project Life shines the most brightly.  It's easy to PL-record a super totally awesome orchestrated photoshoot (see here), but it's weeks like this one, where a silly post-it on a rearview mirror became a whole insert to itself that makes PL so magical, I think.  

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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|week 42| my *Project Life* album

My favorite part about |week 42|'s spread is the above title card(s).  
The rest is just pics of the week thrown together. :)

I used cut-up stripey paper from a recent Studio Calico kit as labels.  
The same paper was used as |week 40|'s title card.

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This always happens in the middle of photographing my PL:

Silly guy.

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That's all for |week 42|.

    - The Walking Dead Season 3 Premiere
    - Danielle's dinner party
    - my mixed pattern Monday teach-o-fit
    - my Monday morning compliment from Josephine
    - I got sick.
    - I took a Tuesday sick day
    - had December Daily on the brain
    - took many a trip to Michael's because of it
    - Tomas went camping for the weekend, so my weekend was full of sister hanging and dad

So boring, yet still celebratory and record-worthy. That's the point, isn't it, Project Life?

;)

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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Happy Monday!

 

plain jane |week 41| my *Project Life* album

There is nothing particularly mentionable about |week 41|.  It mostly was the aftermath of this fabulous party, and a Columbus Day Monday off, and the arrival of the fabulous new coat I won, and the weekend coming of Claudia, and our painting of pumpkins. ;)

my selfie. stamp found HERE.

my birthday wishlist (post verison).
...I've mentally added a typewriter to that list.

I     you, Project Life.

Thanks for viewing, and
allowing me to share.

         

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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black labeled |week 40| my *Project Life* album

Oh, hello!
Welcome to |week 40| of my *Project Life* album.
There are  few things I'd like to say about it:

First off, I started it and finished it this very morning.  Usually, it takes me a day to choose and edit a week's photos, another day to print them, and then a span of 2-to-3 days to embellish them.   I think the whole three-hour journey of this spread is a testament to how each week I get better and better at this craft called life-art.  I am truly becoming a great life-artist, and I don't care if nobody else thinks that but me.  I'm gettin' really good. :P

Secondly, I think I'm a craft-chameleon.  I don't know if I have a style.  I've said this before -- but I'll say it again because I wonder how it is for you readers -- I let the 'look' of every week choose me.  I don't choose the look.  This morning, I walked in my craftroom, spotted the label maker in a semi-transparent drawer, and thought, "Eh, I'll use that today."  It soon become the theme of the spread.

I don't get how any of it happens, but I'm always thankful when it does. Each week looks so different from every week before it, but the week becomes what it has to, not what I want it to.

Hmmm...

...anyway...here's the left side: 

I used a lot of stamps from MY SHOP this week.

It was a pleasent surprise when I discovered the black label words fit perrrrfectly in the >blank< part of the I'm a ___ MACHINE stamp.  I shall be doing that more often. ;)

Live in your strength. <--upper right hand corner Yogi tea quote

sequins & washi // 'my Bitty.' stamp 

butterfly in Fall // just love |week 40|'s title card ...paper from StudioCalico's Central High kit

new Lotta From Stockholm clogs ... many a [ shoe shot ] in |Week 40|'s spread

I also made discovery that my [I ate this.] Yum. stamp could be stamped on a photo of your dining-companion as long as you scribble a cute 'with' on top of it.  How adorable, no?

Teacher-problems usually make their way onto an insert or two.  Sorry 'bout that.  However, being forced to journal this week via black label...I was unable to lament.  Instead, it became a cute, to-the-point graphic embellishment.

Really is crazy, though.

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Right siiiiide:

the right side was all about last Saturday 10.6.12 -- the day of Elisa's Birthday Bash

hair did fo' only 10 bucks. RADiculous!

^^ my 'Single Ladies' sentiment because the boyf did not come ot the party with me :P

a & e ...from the stationery aisle at Target

|week 40| was all about Gangnam Style in prep for that Saturday

^^ digitally placed [ shoe shot ] in white

the mani of the week...but I think the color's discontinued...

Saturday night dance dates!

...and the conclusion of my Project-Lifed |week 40|.

Thank you for visiting and allowing my art to be shared with you.

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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|week 39| my *Project Life* album

Hello, readers and peepers! 

'Twas the last bits of September with |week 39|...

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left side ::

There was a fun fall outfit post.

I won a $300 jacket!!

I've been a bit red-obsessed since the coming of Fall.
{proof here and here} 

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right side ::

a cut t-shirt DIY was done:

a new grey bootie [ shoe shot ] was taken:

get your very own [ shoe shot ] stamp HERE

...and of course, my currentlies stamp for the end of September:

♥   ♥   ♥

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For more of my past Project Life spreads, go HERE.

For more on Project Life itself, go HERE.

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Have a happy weekend, all!