This giveaway is now closed!!! Congrats to Tracy V for winning the Project Life goodies!!! Enjoy!
Welcome!!! This blog post received a lot of love and attention and I am so thankful. The reason I shared it was to encourage every reader to be intentional with their summer time and to keep myself accountable to all of my good intentions!
I know that many of you are first time visitors...hello! Thanks to the wildly talented Becky Higgins for sharing my Project Life Summer Bucket List on instagram and facebook. I know many of you are visiting via that link...thank you! I hope you'll browse around my little blog. You'll find delicious recipes, photos of our everyday life, devotionals, and all kinds of other randomness.
As I state in the video below, I will be hosting many other Project Life giveaways this summer. I love the products (way too much) and have more than I could ever use. So, I will be giving a lot away over the next couple of months. You can follow me on Instagram and/or sign up to receive email updates of blog posts using the feedburner over on the right hand side.
So here's my first vlog ever! You're witnessing my randomness in full force! It was fun and weird and quite an adventure! Thanks for watching and make sure to leave a comment to enter into the bigger and better Project Life giveaway!
The giveaway ends June 26th at midnight. Winner will be announced on Friday, June 27th! Canada and US only, please ;)
NEW GIVEAWAY GOODIES!!!! Cards from many core kits and theme kits and even a few tiny square cards from the Just Add Color Kit :)
ORIGINAL POST on May 31, 2014
I truly love my job...and have especially loved teaching in a Christian school this year. My class of 7 have been a joy to teach and I will miss them greatly. I'm already beginning to plan for next year and think about what I'll do the same and what I'll do differently
BUT....
This girl is so happy it's summer break!!!! I am so ready for some freedom, more time with Karsten, and a chance to do all those things that have been sitting on my to do list for way too long. I have a to do list a mile long and the hopes and aspirations to tackle it one item at a time. I have dreams of having a well balanced, super productive and very relaxing summer.
BUT...
I know myself...I know that I am really good at creating lofty goals for myself and then falling way short, very quickly. I've been thinking about my goals for the summer and things I want to accomplish as a Mom, Wife, Writer, Teacher, Friend, Photographer, Believer, and all those roles that make me, ME. I don't want to come to the end of my summer and feel that it was a waste of time and/or resources.
Here are some things I want to make sure that happen almost every day this summer:
***"School time" with Karsten. Spend time working on letters, numbers, counting, colors, sequencing, sorting, crafting, etc. Each week I'm planning a theme that will be a basis for our crafts, stories, etc for that week. Pinterest is a fantastic resource with this. I will share my "lessons" once they're more developed ie: not just rambling thoughts in my head.
***Quiet playtime for Karsten. During this time I will work on projects/laundry/chores while he plays quietly in his playroom. **naptime will also be an integral part of each day**
***Outside time with Karsten. Could be in our backyard, at the pool, the park, or an outing to the Zoo.
***Time with friends (a few times a week) Make playdates for K and Mommy time for me...nothing fancy, just time for socialization
I typed up the following list one evening, but then decided to take it one step further.
I took each item on the list and wrote it on a Project Life 3x4 journaling card. I plan on taking a photo (or a hundred) of each activity and will create a mini album at the end of the summer using these journaling cards. I then taped the cards on the playroom wall and added a banner also made out of Project Life journaling cards.
GIVEAWAY-- to be entered to win leave me a comment and tell me what you're most looking forward to this summer! I'll ship to US and Canada! Winner announced next Satuday, June 7th.
A pack of 80+ 3x4 Project Life cards to create your own Summer Fun Bucket List wall and/or album!
Assorted cards from a multitude of Project Life core kits
For those of you who have never heard of Project Life it's a simple way to document life. I've done Project Life for 4 years and love everything about it. Check out the video on the founder, Becky Higgin's, blog for more information. This is not a paid advertisement...Becky doesn't know me, but I'm sure we'd be great friends if we did know each other ;) I'll be doing more Project Life giveaways throughout the summer, so sign up on feedburner to receive my blog updates.
What a cute idea! I don't have any wall space for this, but even in a PL album and leaving a space next to it for a picture would be cool!
I'm headed to Washington D.C in a few weeks to spend some much needed time away with a few girl friends. And then back to the grind of grad school and work. :p
Posted by: Andrea | May 31, 2014 at 04:11 PM
Looking forward to Dylan's 2nd Birthday party, visiting Sea World, visiting friends in other cities, weddings, and life in the outdoors (while trying to stay cool)!
Posted by: Cheka Heihn | May 31, 2014 at 04:22 PM
Looking forward to moving, backpacking camping trips, vacation, laying by the pool and warm summer nights. This is adorable.
Posted by: Heather Mitchell | May 31, 2014 at 05:16 PM
What a great idea!! I'm looking forward to down time with my family 😃
Posted by: Carmen Atwell | May 31, 2014 at 06:03 PM
We are surprising the kids with a visit to Disney in July!!! Love your giveaways!
Posted by: Melinda D. | May 31, 2014 at 06:37 PM
Hanging with YOU of course!!!
Posted by: Michelle Tanner | May 31, 2014 at 06:40 PM
That is an amazing idea! Thank you for the inspiration and the chance to win! This summer I'm most looking forward to having my family reunited. My family fell on hard times and my husband has been living in a different state finishing his degree while my daughter and I have been living with my mother. The anticipation is killing me; I'm so excited! :)
Posted by: Faith | May 31, 2014 at 07:54 PM
I love this idea and wish my kids were smaller to get the full effect!! But I can go back and recreate things!! I look forward to working on PL and get some memories documented!!
Posted by: Paula Arnold | May 31, 2014 at 08:16 PM
I can't wait to travel and have play dates with you guys!!!
Posted by: Mariellen | May 31, 2014 at 09:08 PM
looking forward to having an amazing summer with my girls and husband...just being together and having some memorable adventures.
Posted by: Pamela Chantron | May 31, 2014 at 10:47 PM
Having my kneecap heal so I can get out of this brace and start enjoying my summer break! Sweet!!!!
Posted by: Colleen | May 31, 2014 at 11:41 PM
I absolutely love this use of PROJECT LIFE cards... So glad I found your blog! I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts!
I'm looking forward to more daylight hours, fresh garden vegetables and cold salads, grilling with my kids, sitting outside in the sun with my Chinese Crested no-fur baby, family reunions, Sunday suppers with my family at my parents house, and painting in my journal while outdoors! Life is Good!
Posted by: Bonnie Reynolds | June 01, 2014 at 06:16 AM
Enjoying time with my girls before my youngest starts KINDERGARTEN!!!
Posted by: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=717292806 | June 01, 2014 at 12:47 PM
Brilliant! I'm looking forward to quiet craft time, family get-togethers, listening thru my windows to kids playing outside and my husband home on weekends. I love this idea. I can just picture taking down a card and making it happen...
Posted by: Cindy E. Rapson | June 01, 2014 at 03:36 PM
Always so crafty, Ang! Gonna spend the summer hanging with my boys....swimming, bowling, reading, mini-golf!!!! Hope yours is special with that sweet boy of yours!
Posted by: Tonya Gigous | June 02, 2014 at 10:12 AM
I'm not posting to enter...just to say, Dancing in the Rain was one of my favorite memories ever with Lauren.
One day during summer break we were at home just hanging out and a sudden downpour came and I just scooped her up and we went outside and danced in the rain until we were soaking wet and laughing hysterically.
She still remembers to this day!
Posted by: Danice | June 02, 2014 at 09:29 PM
Super cute idea! I am looking forward to going to the lake and to the splash park with my kiddos, having picnics, making s'mores, an just making lots of memories!
Posted by: Kelsey | June 02, 2014 at 09:38 PM
Looking forward to spending time with family and friends, outdoors adventures, relaxing at home and enjoying my yard. Road trips.
Posted by: Mona Babin | June 02, 2014 at 09:39 PM
What a unique idea! I'm looking forward to selling fireworks, this will be our 3rd year doing it. It's a lot of hard work in the hottest part of the summer but we always make it fun! This is the time our family comes together and makes some fun memories and stories to tell, we laugh til we cry usually!
Posted by: Sarah | June 02, 2014 at 09:45 PM
I love this idea. I'm looking forward to swimming and getting some sun this summer. After such a hard winter I want to be outside as much as possible.
Posted by: Susan Brown | June 02, 2014 at 09:59 PM
Love this! What a super cute idea! I hope you enjoy your summer break!
Posted by: Maddie | June 02, 2014 at 10:02 PM
I'm looking forward to my cousin's wedding, and a family reunion. Its been several years since all of my husbands siblings have been together in one place. It should be a lot of fun.
Posted by: Jessica | June 02, 2014 at 10:13 PM
After the worst winter ever, I can't wait to go swimming and taking my boys to an amusement park.
Posted by: ashley | June 03, 2014 at 01:21 AM
I love these cards. I am new to Project Life and I am loving it! I am looking forward to spending lots of free time with my kids checking items off out bucket list. Looking forward to new and exciting adventures and documenting as I go. Thanks for this opportunity.
Posted by: Paula Nichols | June 03, 2014 at 04:53 AM
I am a little nervous for this summer because I will have all four of my kids full time for the first time, but there isn't anything I don't like about the season, so it will be all good! Thanks for all of these ideas, I'm going to make a wall like I'm our house! :)
Posted by: Amy | June 03, 2014 at 06:42 AM