For those of you who feel entirely overwhelmed with the idea of scrapbooking every moment and event of your family's life, take a step back and ask yourself this question.  Why do you scrapbook?  Is it to create a timeline and story of the lives of your children?  Is it give yourself a creative outlet?  Is it therapeutic for you to reflect on your life or the lives of your loved ones?  Regardless of the answer, each scrapbook journey is a personal one.  You might even find that your reason for scrapbooking might change from time to time.  When I had more time, I loved scrapping all of the moments of our lives, this is not to say that I ever got "CAUGHT UP".  Today, as life is more hectic and I have less time, I love treating myself with the time to create - and work on my photos.  I don't take less pictures, but I am more selective about those that I work with.  I find myself scrolling through hundreds of photos until I find one that speaks to me.  I use this as my inspiration for my page.  I absolutely  love the whole creative process, and I don't want to let the pressure of what others are doing to take the joy out of it.  So, for those of you who don't want to commit to scrapping every photo, but might want to play with one here and there - I say DO IT!  With this in mind, as I was going through my many photos, I came across and fell in love with this picture of my sister and my oldest daughter.  This was the inspiration for this page.  I am so happy to be able to share it with you.

This layout was created with the products that were included in our March What's Hip Club Kit.  I love this stuff!!!