Procrastination

My name is Bernice and I am not a naturally tidy person.   There I've said it.   That said there comes a time when I haven't put things away and I end up with just enough room to put a 12"x12" piece of paper on a table designed to seat 8 people!!!   So I determined to tidy up the space which could be called a craft room or a studio but was built to be a dining room.   I have a kitchen as well but that's only because it came with the rest of the house.  :)

I started yesterday.  I had read an article about how to overcome procrastination and the author said two interesting points in amongst several good points.  One: break the task down into smaller parts and two: say what you are going to do out loud.   So flies on the wall have heard me say: "I am going to put all the papers away", "I am going to sort out this cupboard", "I am going to find the dining room table" etc.  Actually I'm hoping there weren't any flies, although I did find some cobwebs.  Perhaps the spiders ate the flies.  (Cue for a song here!)

Anyway, I am pleased to say that I have finished and I can now start making a mess again.

Here are the before pictures:                         And here are the after:

So now I am ready to start making a mess.   I'm taking part in a Cybercrop on SFTIO today plus I have two scraplifts to do for a Scraplift on UKS, plus a CJ entry to do and a new Journal to make.

I don't think the table is going to look like this for long!

Morag's Minibook

Wow, twice in one day!!

Last Saturday I went to the Bromsgrove Cropaganza where Morag taught three classes.  This is the minibook I made from the kit provided.

This also needs to have photos added.  I need to think what theme I want to use.

Embellishment Heaven CJ

My Circle Journal from UKS, 'Embellishment Heaven', came home a while ago but I only remembered to photograph it today.   When the CJ was set up I didn't use very many embellishments on my scrapbook pages so I asked the other 9 ladies to do layouts using embellishments so that I could see what I might do.  Since then I have acquired mounds of embellishments which I use on layouts.  However I have found new ideas in the CJ and it has given me some sample layouts to scraplift as well.  I just have to find the photos I want to put in the book and then it will be finished.

Thank you to all the ladies in the Eternal Circle CJ on UKS