The Reality of My Scrapbooking Life

Check out this picture of my beautiful scrapbooks! I AM very organized and love having my books on display and pride my self in my scrapbook accomplishments. There is nothing more rewarding than being caught up with your books!!! Well, here's my little secret. I am SO organized, that I have managed to 'sort' my pictures into so many to do bins by major events, stacks of pages ready to make, accordion folders filled with random events ready to plan pages for and then a stack that has been growing of pictures that need to be sorted that I am now BURIED in to do stacks. ALL need to actually be 'SCRAPPED' but staying on top of what you need to do is a job in itself right? Well, I seem to be a pro at that. I pulled everything out today so I could sort the stack that got too big and here is my reality. I am behind 2 1/2 years. I couldn't believe it. I saw my son Carter's birthday pictures from his 4th birthday party--he turned 6 this past August. Oh boy. Here is a question--has the digital world confused others or only me? That's another issue I have. I sorted what I have but this stack doesn't even include the pictures I have on my computer that I need to print!!! I haven't ordered prints in over a year! So I have the pictures from my kid's birthdays that my family has given me but then have to sit down and figure out, have I ordered mine yet? And then can't do the page until I do! And if your solution is to print myself, I have done that in the past and spent too many hours loading ink and paper and cutting them off the sheet and it seemed like SO much work to me! I LOVE digital cameras but this is my newest frustration. Anyway, back to my stack! I am sorting and ordering digital prints this weekend and vow to get caught up. Here is my personal goal--to be done through the holidays by the time the kids are out of school. I'll let you know!!! Oh, and wish me luck!

Kiersten