Those times in life are hard and it feels like you will never get through it. I know the feeling. What's the answer, I wish I knew. I had a few years like that (unexpected pet deaths and two injuries - I like to workout and have a physical job it was hard) and I just kept thinking...this can't last forever. It seemed like it did, but lately I've been getting my old self back. I hope you turn corner and find away back too. It's really emotionally hard to lose the things you loved doing, it's a feeling of being lost or in limbo.
Happy May - I've adapted my typical wild cat calendar to be wild nature this time, featuring a bird instead of a cat. And it is a very special and unusual bird. A snowy owl is typically white; to blend with snowy landscapes but this individual has beautiful orange coloring and was photographed by Julie Maggert. Here's a link to My Modern Met with the story of “Creamsicle,” as the photographer called her. I will post a full-size image for printing in the Files area of our Facebook group Scrapbooking with PSP and Affinity. The May title is in Bananas Pancakes font and the journaling is Banditas. The calendar template is from our workshop last October with Cassel.
Have you ever created an album that tells the story of your life, one chapter at a time? For 2025, I’m inviting you to embark on a year-long creative challenge to document your personal timeline in a unique and meaningful way.
We’re calling it the Timeline Album Challenge! The idea is simple: divide your life into 12 periods (the length of each depends on your age) and create one scrapbook page for each. Whether you include photos, memories, or simply words that describe those times, it’s up to you! By the end of the year, you’ll have a complete album that reflects your journey.
For example, let's assume you are 72 years old (it just makes it easier to calculate):
0-6 years old: you can talk about your birth place, your first tooth, your first day of school
7-12 years old: you can remember some birthday parties, friends, places you visited
13-18 years old: those teen years! what were you doing, your first crush, your high school years
19-24 years old: maybe your dates, or wedding (if it happened in that time)
25-30 years old: maybe when you moved town, when your kids were born, when you purchased your first house
And so on. You get the picture.
Here’s how it works:
One page every month: Start with your earliest memories or your childhood, and work your way to the present. You can also document specific milestones, achievements, challenges, etc. You can pick and choose any element to document.
No pressure: Share your pages with us as you create them. There’s no strict commitment, and you can always catch up later if life gets busy.
Make it yours: Add photos if you have them, or create pages without photos by focusing on stories, quotes, or embellishments that symbolize those moments in time.
Include what was around you: seeing how some world events (or local ones) can relate to us can be interesting. What there a new fashion trend? What were the newest inventions? Any famous people that you might have heard of (or met) during that time period?
This is your story to tell. Whether you want to focus on key milestones, favorite memories, or even everyday moments, it’s all about capturing what makes your timeline unique.
Time for the fifth period (likely your early 20's-30's!).