Introducing the 2012 Design Team… & A Preview!

2012 Memory Logbook

They’ve been in hiding for more than two months, creating amazing Weekly Challenge layouts, writing behind-the-scenes blog posts, filling out questionnaires, and anxiously waiting for the day when their identities could be revealed. Today’s that day! Introducing the 31 members of the 2012 Log Your Memory Design Team!! This talented group of paper and digital… read more »

What a Difference a Year Makes

Current Photos

The roles in my life have changed drastically over the last year. I went from working full-time as a teacher to being a stay-at-home mom. I’m still working to find balance in the third month of the new school year. (Yes I still measure the year by the school calendar, even though I’m not teaching… read more »

Have you added YOU to your priority list?

"Priority" by Rachel McPeek

My “one little word” for this year is Priority. It is also one of the themes this month at LYM. In January, I was starting a new job,  my son was turning 1, my daughter had just turned 8, my husband was out of work, and we were still settling in from a move the… read more »

Time to Say GOOD-BYE to Scrapbooker’s Guilt

Kristin Rutten

If you’ve ever struggled with scrapbooker’s guilt … you know, that “I SHOULD be more organized and I SHOULD be scrapbooking more and I SHOULD journal more and I SHOULD be better about logging my memories and the big one… I’ll NEVER get caught up…“, then I hope you’ll feel some relief when you come… read more »

Fallen Behind on Your Logbook? Some Ideas to Get Back on Track…

Sarah Brown, Challenge Team

I know I’m one to get really excited about a new project, dive in… and then get burned out really fast, so I thought I’d share some ideas on how you can bring your Memory Logbook up to date if you’ve fallen behind. Go through your Twitter and Facebook feeds. It’s amazing to me how… read more »

Real Life Inspiration:Weekly Challenge #16 Layout of the Week

"Snapshot of Everyday Life" by PattiP

Weekly Challenge #16 Theme: Life Is So Daily/Document a SNAPSHOT of your everyday life. Selected by Challenge Team Member Melanie Ritchie     This layout perfectly reflects this week’s theme of capturing your everyday moments that make up your life. All the photos show Patti performing the various activities she has listed. I like that… read more »

Snapshots of Everyday Life: Definitely Worth 1,000 Words

"Everyday Circus" by Lydia Tarbox (ltarbox)

You know the old saying, “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” I don’t know if that always holds true. But, as I was thinking about the challenge for this week, I thought that it really is true a lot of the time. When I thought about taking a “snapshot” of my everyday life, I knew… read more »

Real Life Inspiration:Weekly Challenge #15 Layout of the Week

Giveaway Winner

Weekly Challenge #15 Theme: Life Is So Daily/Share a consistent part of your everyday life. Selected by Challenge Team Member Candy Risher     I love the documentation of a simple everyday routine, but even more, I love that within the documentation is the relationship between a Dad and his children. Those quiet moments as… read more »