Ok - here is some motivation (I hope!)
Alice28 is just in one of those spurts that we ALL get from time to time. Something spurs you on. And we all know (I think) that scrapping is a great way to focus on the positives when things in our lives need refocusing. A friend of mine says as expensive as scrapping can be it is MUCH cheaper than therapy.
So keep scrapping!
Feeling overwhelmed by everything? Take a break and go scrap! Even if you only have two pages done you'll have a feeling of release. Call it escapism if you want.
Give yourself the time to do something that is meaningful to you! Hey you can't take care of everyone else if you don't take care of yourself.
Obviously Alice has a goal she is trying to accomplish which is only in part getting a set of photos scrapped. And a goal is a great thing to have.
Back in April when I was sitting in the ICU waiting room day after day after day I was hauling heavy totes of scrapping stuff with me and managed to finish off a trip and catch up on several other books. I went back and counted and during that 2 week time period I ended up scrapping over 150 pages! Yes, I tended to stay a little simpler than I might have if I was working where everything is at hand. But my goal was to keep from dwelling on what might happen or eventually what was happening. It gave those wonderful friends who came to visit us more than mom something to talk about besides the situation. Ok - that was one sort of goal that had a positive result in terms of scrapping.
Another sort of goal is when you are bound and determined to complete a special book by a particular date. Look at all the folks who have said I "had" to get such and such book done for X occaison. They blow us away with the number of pages. This is part of why my page count for August was so high and July wasn't too far behind. DS had a major trip with Scouts that we needed to get into a book. They had a trek reunion coming up and I wanted the book done for that. Also he is a junior in high school and I know that I have a LOT to get done in time for his graduation open house which is now less than 2 years away!
Ok...do you have a situation like that to focus on? Do it! Just need to give yourself permission to do something for yourself? Do it!
Don't think you can win? So what...play anyway! Bet you'll be surprised how much you accomplish.
Hmmm....I think the sleep deprivation that accompanies two long campus days in a row is catching up! I've been rather philosophical here.
Hey - stop reading and go scrap!
Deb