Sweet Shoppe Designs

  #1  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:16 PM
eranslow's Avatar
eranslow eranslow is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,940
Default Week in the Life?

Is anyone doing a Week in the Life this year? Ali Edwards posted about her planning on her blog today so it got me thinking. I was able to complete a few days last year but didn't finish the week. And I don't know if I should really tackle it at all since I'm currently 7 weeks behind in my PL.

Anyways - just wondering what everyone was doing

btw - did you see who is doing a giveaway?!? http://aliedwards.com/2013/08/planni...life-2013.html
__________________



Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:22 PM
Nettio's Avatar
Nettio Nettio is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 7,196
Default

I am! I'm planning to do another 8x10 Blurb book like I did in 2011 but with a new design. Templates in 8x10 & 12x12 will be coming next weekend (Sept 7).

I'm really excited about it. Taking a year off in-between was good I think because it's a lot of work but now we're in a new city, new home, etc so I think it'll be neat to capture how our life is different again.

Last edited by Nettio; 08-29-2013 at 02:24 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:24 PM
LeeAndra's Avatar
LeeAndra LeeAndra is offline
SugarBabe
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: northern Indiana
Posts: 6,063
Default

I already did AWITL this year (I'm a rebel like that!) back in April, so no, I won't be doing it again.

I think it's a really fun project, though. I think I've done it 3x in the last 5 years.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:24 PM
Libby Pritchett's Avatar
Libby Pritchett Libby Pritchett is offline
Sweetsaholic
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Wichita
Posts: 18,365
Default

I am! I never make time to scrap anymore, but I managed to do a super simple Instagram version of AWITL last year. I think I'll go that route again. It really is fun to look back now and see how different our lives are just a year later.
__________________
♥ Libby
My Shoppe
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:24 PM
ripal's Avatar
ripal ripal is offline
Sugar Rush
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 741
Default

Lynnette, you mean, Sept 7th?

I'll be doing it! That will be just part of my PL book! I just told my kids about it last night to be prepared to have camera in front of them for 7 days!
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:25 PM
Libby Pritchett's Avatar
Libby Pritchett Libby Pritchett is offline
Sweetsaholic
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Wichita
Posts: 18,365
Default

ooooh or maybe I'll wait and see Lynnette's temps before I decide on the instagram thing. LOL
__________________
♥ Libby
My Shoppe
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:25 PM
Nettio's Avatar
Nettio Nettio is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 7,196
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ripal View Post
Lynnette, you mean, Sept 7th?

I'll be doing it! That will be just part of my PL book! I just told my kids about it last night to be prepared to have camera in front of them for 7 days!
Hahaha, yes, Sept 7th. Not Saturday in two days, whatever next Saturday is. I think I'm in denial about it being September already. Probably because it's still 90+ degrees here.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:31 PM
NeverendingJen's Avatar
NeverendingJen NeverendingJen is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Utah
Posts: 4,247
Default

I'm doing AWITL this week and planning on using Lynnette's templates to do mine. I'm doing it along with PL. PL is going to be super simple this week and mostly be about stuff that doesn;t go in WITL.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:36 PM
eranslow's Avatar
eranslow eranslow is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,940
Default

Can't wait to see your templates Lynnette!!

So Jennifer - are you making a separate album or just printing the pages and putting them in your PL?

I know if I do it - I need to keep it extremely simple. We are actually closing on our new house that Friday (Sept. 13) so I know there will be a ton of packing and stuff. But I like doing it when everyone else does it - love the camaraderie. So we'll see.
__________________




Last edited by eranslow; 08-29-2013 at 02:39 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:44 PM
Libby Pritchett's Avatar
Libby Pritchett Libby Pritchett is offline
Sweetsaholic
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Wichita
Posts: 18,365
Default

Erin, that's why I went with the instagram version last year. I had a newborn, and i just didn't have time to do a big drawn-out thing.

I did my layouts using Traci's Insta-album templates. No embellishments. Just pics, text, and a title for the day of the week.



__________________
♥ Libby
My Shoppe
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:45 PM
MamaBee's Avatar
MamaBee MamaBee is offline
SugarBabe
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,464
Default

yes - I am... I need to add another project to my really, really long list of unfinished projects!

I've been slowly pushing through last year's AWITL using Mari/Nicole's Days of the Weeks kits... so hope that is done in time for this years...
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 08-29-2013, 02:56 PM
Stacey42's Avatar
Stacey42 Stacey42 is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,454
Send a message via MSN to Stacey42 Send a message via Yahoo to Stacey42
Default

I'm going to. I do one in spring & one in fall because we have very different things going on in each season. I get them printed together in a photobook.

But I just do a 365 photo project, not PL. If I was doing PL I probably wouldn't do AWTL on top of it. I have a hard enough time getting my P365 photos edited and in the Blurb templates as it is.
__________________

Last edited by Stacey42; 08-30-2013 at 10:08 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 08-29-2013, 03:14 PM
marlathrall's Avatar
marlathrall marlathrall is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 2,627
Default

I think so! I actually just finished my AWITL from April 2012 like last month with Nettio's templates. It came together fairly easily, but it took awhile for me to force myself to do it. It's only been a year and a half and things have already changed so much!
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 08-29-2013, 04:36 PM
heathergw's Avatar
heathergw heathergw is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Chicago Burbs
Posts: 8,639
Default

I am! It's the week before I go to Archiver's Scrapfest and I'm taking Becky Higgin's Project Life workshop and planning on using doing it with the mini album and cards that are part of the workshop... I'm just going to do super simple this year and edit and print all my photos on Monday after the week is over and then bring them with me to the event... my only thing is I'll have to remember to take all my photos as horizontal... otherwise they'll have to be two 3x4 together if I take vertical photos...
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 08-29-2013, 04:56 PM
NeverendingJen's Avatar
NeverendingJen NeverendingJen is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Utah
Posts: 4,247
Default

Erin, I'm planning on doing it as a separate minibook, but I've also considered printing and doing it as inserts in my PL. We'll see once I am done what I decide to do. I wish I could do it when everyone else is, but our life will not be anything like normal that week so I chose to do it early.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 08-29-2013, 05:01 PM
rach3975's Avatar
rach3975 rach3975 is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 8,695
Default

I'm not. I'm struggling to keep up with PL (ie, I'm far, far behind) and do regular scrapping. Plus my PL album already has most of the things I'd want to record in AWITL. I may do a single 12x12 or PL LO at some point this year that's more schedule/time focused, but that's all I feel the need to do right now.
__________________

Last edited by rach3975; 08-29-2013 at 05:04 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 08-29-2013, 06:53 PM
joelsgirl's Avatar
joelsgirl joelsgirl is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Davao City, Philippines
Posts: 9,241
Default

I've never done it, and I'm not doing it this year. It seems a little redundant since that's kind of what my PL album is.

I will, however, be stopping by to check out this really great sponsor...
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 08-29-2013, 09:02 PM
clearskies's Avatar
clearskies clearskies is offline
Sugar Rush
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PNW
Posts: 990
Default

I'm totally in! Loved doing it last year!!!!!

Baby girl is due to arrive next week, so it'll be neat to have a record of those first 5-12ish days....

I do mine paper. I pretty much mimic Ali, but with different colors.
__________________
Amy
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 08-30-2013, 09:26 PM
nun69's Avatar
nun69 nun69 is offline
Sweetsaholic
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 10,044
Send a message via Yahoo to nun69
Default

I am cause I got my 2011 AWIYL pages printed and I absolutely FELL IN LOVE...maybe I will convince my self to finish 2012 so I can be ahead of the game....I always like doing these kinds of things and I am struggling to keep up with my PL this year, but I am still chugging along!!!! I have through week 21 this year with pictures and journaling, the rest will be easy....
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 08-30-2013, 09:40 PM
Jengerbread88 Jengerbread88 is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 3,588
Default

Lynnette, I am DEFINITELY buying that template set this year. I used your last one to design the Family Vacation album this year. I also used Traci's to design my Instagram vacation album...

I'm going to try to do AWITL. I've never done it before.
__________________

New Siggy Coming Soon
Reply With Quote
  #21  
Old 08-31-2013, 12:14 AM
Sherri Tierney's Avatar
Sherri Tierney Sherri Tierney is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,802
Default

I can't decide. I am currently failing at PL. The last WITL I did was in April 2012 and lots has changed in my life since then so it would be nice to see the two books side by side if I were to ever finish the other one.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 08-31-2013, 05:21 AM
misserin's Avatar
misserin misserin is offline
Such a Sweetie
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 134
Default

I've never done this, but it sounds fun! Ok, I might do it. I'm always so busy, but I want to make time. As it stands, I really need to get back to work on my PL book that I haven't touched in months haha.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 08-31-2013, 08:55 AM
tanyiadeskins's Avatar
tanyiadeskins tanyiadeskins is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 3,118
Default

I think I will do it, ty for the reminder!! I skipped last year so I think I will do it and use the same templates I did the first year as I love how they worked out for me. I used Traci's 10,080 minutes template.

on a side note I have decided PL is NOT for me.

Last edited by tanyiadeskins; 08-31-2013 at 08:58 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 08-31-2013, 09:13 AM
SmallMoments's Avatar
SmallMoments SmallMoments is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 3,645
Send a message via Yahoo to SmallMoments
Default

I always say, "THIS IS THE YEAR!" And then I get knee-deep in life and forget.

That said... THIS IS THE YEAR!!

Um, which week is it?
__________________
Kristin
social media girl for ljs designs.
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 08-31-2013, 09:44 AM
eranslow's Avatar
eranslow eranslow is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,940
Default

So glad to see so many doing it!!

Kristin - it's September 9-15
__________________



Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 08-31-2013, 11:02 AM
SmallMoments's Avatar
SmallMoments SmallMoments is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 3,645
Send a message via Yahoo to SmallMoments
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by eranslow View Post
So glad to see so many doing it!!

Kristin - it's September 9-15
Thanks... I clicked on the link (there's an idea, huh?) and saw that after I asked.
__________________
Kristin
social media girl for ljs designs.
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 08-31-2013, 06:32 PM
scrap2day's Avatar
scrap2day scrap2day is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,762
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MamaBee View Post
yes - I am... I need to add another project to my really, really long list of unfinished projects!
LOL. I'm so there. So I guess I'm in for this year too.
Reply With Quote
  #28  
Old 09-01-2013, 11:38 PM
mnm_y2's Avatar
mnm_y2 mnm_y2 is offline
Sugar Rush
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 681
Send a message via Yahoo to mnm_y2
Default

I will be doing it. This week is my first official SAHM week, so it will be neat to document a typical week in this new stage in my life and also capture some first of my newest son (3 months old)
Reply With Quote
  #29  
Old 09-07-2013, 12:52 AM
scrap2day's Avatar
scrap2day scrap2day is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,762
Default

I realized I didn't miss this. Woo Hoo!

So do you do anything to "prepare"?

Do you have lists of things you would like to capture?

Many of my days are very the same. I'm looking for any suggestions or ideas.
Reply With Quote
  #30  
Old 09-07-2013, 12:57 AM
nun69's Avatar
nun69 nun69 is offline
Sweetsaholic
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 10,044
Send a message via Yahoo to nun69
Default

so glad it is next week...but I will literally jave to take pictures with my regular camera cuase my phone is DEAD ...like D.E.A.D!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!
Reply With Quote
  #31  
Old 09-07-2013, 03:50 AM
lorryfach's Avatar
lorryfach lorryfach is offline
Sugar Cookie
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Denmark
Posts: 345
Default

I really love the idea, but it won't be a typical week at all! My inlaws (who we normally see EVERY week) are out of town, my daughter's birthday is the 10th, we have meetings with her preschool, her birthday party, etc. etc. In addition to not needing ANYTHING else to plan, it just wouldn't capture what our normal life is like at all. Plus it seems kinda unfair to my other daughter if I document every minute detail of her sister's birthday planning and not hers. I think I'll do it some other week, though.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #32  
Old 09-07-2013, 09:19 AM
AnalogPaper's Avatar
AnalogPaper AnalogPaper is offline
Sugar Rush
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 601
Default

I definitely want to do it this year! I totally fell in love with Lynette's templates so I'll be using those, but resizing them to 6x8 and including them in an existing album. My bf has been going out of town a lot recently and I want to record that. It works out that he'll be gone on Monday and Tuesday, so I asked him to take pics while he's in Ny and I'l be taking pics here in Bos
__________________


Reply With Quote
  #33  
Old 09-07-2013, 09:51 AM
eranslow's Avatar
eranslow eranslow is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,940
Default

I think I'm going to pass this year. This next week is going to be so super hectic as we close on our new house and move. And it's not like I'm not going to have this week documented at all - it will be in my project life

So I'll sit and watch you all and cheer you all on!
__________________



Reply With Quote
  #34  
Old 09-07-2013, 04:22 PM
Sherri Tierney's Avatar
Sherri Tierney Sherri Tierney is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,802
Default

I am still debating. I'm actually tempted to do it this next week instead of the following.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #35  
Old 09-07-2013, 04:44 PM
lorryfach's Avatar
lorryfach lorryfach is offline
Sugar Cookie
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Denmark
Posts: 345
Default

Isn't that when everyone is doing it?
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #36  
Old 09-08-2013, 07:10 PM
Sherri Tierney's Avatar
Sherri Tierney Sherri Tierney is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,802
Default

Lorry, YES. LOL I was totally off on days. I had read it completely wrong. I was thinking 16th as the starting date. This week works better for me by far. I'm glad I had it wrong in the first place. My brain was on vacation, I think.
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:39 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
All Creative Content © 2007 SweetShoppeDesigns

Making your memories sweeter

Copyright © 2016 Sweet Shoppe Designs – The Sweetest Digital Scrapbooking Site on the Web | Site by Lilac Creative