Scrap-in-the-Moment Day 7

I should have known it was too good to be true..that I'd actually snap, scrap and blog on the same day for an entire week! in saying that, this LO was scrapped yesterday, but the light wasn't good enough to photograph it.


Yesterday saw one of my 'Airport Runs'...honestly, my car could find it's way on it's own by this time! The new all-singing- all-dancing airport opened about seven weeks ago, and is huge in comparison with the old one. The last few times I've been there, it's been fairly quiet...but I guess holiday (vacation) season starts in earnest, this weekend.

So ends my 'experiment'. What have I learned?

I have learned that you most definately remember the details when you scrap-in-the-moment.

I have learned that the most insignificant  (to me) things should be scrapped...they will make interesting reading in the future.

I have learned that using the same sketch for a 'series' is really helpful.

I have learned that scrapping about 'things', rather than people needn't be boring.

Thanks for all your lovely comments....normal service will resume this week, starting tomorrow with Amy's challenge for this week.

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx

Scrap-in-the-Moment Day 6

Today has been a 'house' day...apart from a quick pre-weekend food shop. 


Just so that you don't think I spend all my time lying around the pool, scrapping, blogging and wandering round pretty villages drinking tea and coffee, here's today's page!

I am pleased to be able to report that the ironing board is now back in it's home, and the ironing basket is as empty as it's going to be (I have to confess that it's actually never empty!).

 I also have to confess that the reason for  the ironing, dusting and stripping beds today is that DH is due home tomorrow, and I don't want him to think I spend all my time lying round the pool, scrapping, blogging and wandering round pretty villages drinking tea and coffee! 

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Take care of you

Alison xx

Scrap-in-the-Moment Day 5

If it's Thursday, it must be Weight Watchers! I was really hoping to reach that 'magic' two stones lost today, and though I did lose 1.2kg (2 and a half pounds) there is still a measly point 2 of a kg to go! 


In saying that, I did lose the most today and got a clap (and a lot of commiseration for being so close!) at the end!

Oh well! Onwards and upwards downwards, hopefully.

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Take care of you

Alison xx

Scrap-in-the-Moment Day 4

Halfway through the week and I've managed to find something to scrap about every day, so far! Here's today's LO

Tonight, whilst out watering my plants, I discovered that there's the start of an avocado growing on the tree mum bought us last year! Mum likes to buy things for the garden while she's here...I think it's because they live in a flat now, which has no garden. I can feel another 'cherry-type' saga coming on!!

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Take care of you

Alison xx

Scrap-in-the-Moment Day 3

Tuesday is the day I go the the Market, in the village just 2km beyond us. Although  Friday is Market Day in our own village, due to the size of the village itself, it consists of one fruit and veg stall and one with household items. You can pick up enough to get you over the weekend, but the 'good stuff' is at the Tuesday Market.

Looking forward to seeing lots of 'Scrap-in-the-Moment' Layouts tomorrow....check out 

Amy's Blog for details.

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx

Scrap-in-the-Moment Day 2

Apart from general cleaning and washing (I'm still catching up with the bedlinen from my 'houseguests', having given myself last week to 'draw breath'!), my main aim today was to get a parcel and a card posted.

All morning  I had to keep reminding myself that this was the thing I needed to do. I say this, because our village Post Office is only open between 12.15 and 1.15pm, and if you miss it you end up having to apologise continually for the late arrival of Birthday cards and gifts (because, without fail, I forget the next day too!). I now give myself a week before what I reckon is the very last posting day, to allow myself to actually get to the items posted!

I have, of course, digressed somewhat. I did actually get there today...and scrapped a LO about this salubrious building.

As the weather heats up at last (30 degrees today!), I am always pleased if I get at least one job, which involves any kind of walking during the day, done. Today I excelled myself and actually got some food shopping done too! Of course, I have also had a lovely hour in my garden  watering and deadheading, just as the sun was dipping behind my neighbour's roof, but poor Boo's evening walk is getting later by the day!

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Take care of you

Alison xx

Scrap-in-the-Moment Day 1

Thanks to everyone who left kind comments on my post earlier today!


 I've had a think about how best to approach my 'challenge'....and decided that I'm going to scrap one photo a day, and use the same sketch I used for my BOUFFLE post...this saves my brain getting too overworked!


I thought I would probably be posting a day behind, to allow me to actually scrap and photograph the LO (I like to photograph my LOs in daylight), but- for today at least - I've managed to get it completed on the actual day! No promises that  that will continue!

Let's see what tomorrow brings!

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Take care of you

Alison xx

Challenging myself....

.....to find something to scrap about, every day this week....and do the scrapbooking the same day!


 Thanks to this post by Amy, I have decide to try to find something in my day, that's 'worthy' of a scrapbook page. As I explained to Amy (or tried to..it may have come over as one of my gobbledygook emails!), life here can be so slow that , unless I have visitors not very much actually happens....and then it would be rude to sneak off to scrap. Because of this, my scrapping tends to be of the recent past (as people leave) or longer ago (because there are so many photos still 'waiting' on my PC!!).


But this week I'm going to try to be more aware of what I do do in my everyday life and find something to scrap about every day (and I don't have any exciting plans to cheat with-promise!).


This will either make for a really boring week of blogposts, or maybe I will realise that there is more to my slow life than I think. 


I'd be glad if anyone else feels like joining me...if you just want to see if I've succeeded with my personal challenge, this is where you'll find me.


Thanks for dropping by!
Take care
Alison xx