Challenge #75—The End

Well folks, this is it…our last challenge. 

I will still post on here every once in awhile if I find something that I think can help in the cause of recording personal history. 

But today’s challenge is basically the end of things, in more than one way.

What’s on your bucket list?

If you’ve seen the movie, “The Bucket List”, you know what this is all about.  If you  haven’t, it’s basically a list that you write of things you want to accomplish before you kick the bucket. 

Alternatively, you can make a bucket list for this year, for this month, or any number of years from now. 

Write out your list, scrapbook it, find or take some applicable pictures and put them on an inspiration board, blog it, or anything else you can think of to complete this challenge!

Here are a couple of examples for you.

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What Laura did:

She made a traditional scrapbook page with her list of things she wants to accomplish this year.   

Supplies:  Bazzill cardstock; Heidi Swapp sticker; AC Thickers; Studio Calico chipboard; Bella Blvd sticker

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What I did:

I made a digital scrapbook page of my life bucket list.

Supplies: Template with some embellishments, Scrapping With Liz.  Papers and other embellishments, Amanda Heimann. Fonts, Bombshell Pro, My Own Topher, CK Ali’s Writing.

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Well, I guess this is it!  This blog has taken more time of my last 3 years than I ever thought it would, but I am grateful that it gave me an excuse to get my personal history recorded.  I’d love to give a big thank you to all of you who have read, supported and shared this blog.  You are the reason I put time into this.

I personally want to give a big ol’ thank you to all of my team members who’ve helped me out and helped to give you some examples as well!  I could not have done this blog for this long without their support.  So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, to Laura, Kim, April, Rachel, Lindsey and Allison!!!

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Now I challenge you to get your bucket list recorded!

Challenge #74—The Best Year Ever

Have you ever tried explaining to someone how the world has changed since you were born?  Well, if you haven’t or even if you have, today’s challenge is a good way to document the big changes that have taken place in the world!

What was happening in the world when you were born?

You can do this about the day you were born, the month or the whole year.  There are many different things that you can record.  Here’s a list of some things you could include:

The weather on the day you were born
Famous people (don’t forget things they did)
Movies or TV shows that were popular
Songs, albums and musicians who were at the top of the charts
Companies that started and are now successful
News events that happened all around the world
What was going on in your home town or with your family

To find info on what was going on, try doing a search like “what was the number one song on (insert date)?” or “world events in (year)”.  I found quite a bit of information from 3 sites, and I was blown away by the things I learned! 

Also, don’t forget to ask your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or anyone else close to you who may remember what was going on.  They may even have pictures to share with you!

This is also a good challenge to do with kids right now while it’s easy to find pictures and info.  Plus I know my kids would love to see what was going on when they were born even though it was only a few years ago. 

Here are a couple of examples for you:

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What Laura did:

Laura typed up some of the events that were going on the year she was born and put them on a Word document.

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What I did:

I made a digital scrapbook page with some of the information I found online and put them into categories.  I also copied a few pictures from a site and inserted some pictures that I got from my mom which showcase a little bit about the era (like my fancy stroller, he he). 

Supplies: Paper and embellishment, Persnickety Prints.  Fonts, Lane-Narrow, CK Groovy.  Pictures, peoplehistory.com and Mom. 

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Now I challenge you to record some things about what was going on when you were born! 

Challenge #73—Fail On

No one in this world is perfect…in fact, if you’re like me, you’ve made PLENTY of mistakes.  The thing about making mistakes, is that if you don’t learn to laugh at them, it can make for an unhappy life.  So, today’s challenge is going to help us all learn to poke fun at ourselves and our mistakes.  (Plus, I think it helps those who come after us to realize that we were human too!)

What is a fail that you’ve had?

First of all, I just HAVE to post a few things to get your minds rolling…and get you to giggle a little bit too. 

Source

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Source (plus a few more if you’re still craving some laughs!)

Here are a couple ways to do this challenge:
*Make a list of some different fails you’ve had—you can give a few details about each one. 
*Go into detail on one fail.  Write a story, a blog post or make a scrapbook page about it.

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What I did:

I actually made a scrapbook page a few years ago about a fail I’d done.  I didn’t have time to do a different one right now, so I thought I’d share this one.  I made a scrapbook page poking fun at myself for my little fail about accidentally baking a batch of brownies where the spoon fell into the batter and I didn’t know it until I cut the brownies up!

And since I made this a few years ago, I really have no clue who made the supplies, otherwise I’d list them…

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Now, I challenge you to record one of your fails! (Or more if you want! )

Challenge #72—Personal Records

Our first challenge of 2014 is finally up!  (Sorry, I’ve kind of been out of the habit, so it’s a day late.  Please forgive me…)

If you read the last post, you know that we are only going to have 4 more challenges and then we’ll be done with new challenges.  So, I’ve come up with four fun challenges that I think and hope will round out anything that we’ve left out.  This one was a bit of a challenge at first for me, but the more I thought about ways to do this challenge, the more excited I got!

What are some of your personal records?

Here are some ways I thought of completing this challenge:

*Record one thing that you’ve done that was a record and tell about it in detail.  Maybe you won a pie eating contest, or did the longest plank at the gym.  It could be something you did a long time ago—like winning a softball throw in 2nd grade or getting a 4.0 your entire high school career. (No, I haven’t done any of those things…these are just examples to get your mind going.)

*Record as many personal records that you remember setting.  (If you can remember all of them, that is a record itself!)  They can be serious records, like miles run in a week, or silly things like the ability to touch your tongue to your nose!  Be creative and think outside the box!

*Record the records you’ve set within a certain time period.  It could be this last year, or during college/high school/summer camp/etc. 

Remember that you can complete this challenge in any way your heart desires!  Write about it, do it in pictures, write a poem or song about it, scrapbook it or any other way you can think of!

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What I did:

I decided to record some of my records for 2013.  I thought it’d make a nice little wrap up of my year!  I think I will do this every year too, so I’m going to keep track of some things this year to record about.

I just made a digital scrapbook page of 7 records I set this year.  (I blurred out my kid’s names, just in case you’re wondering what those weird gray marks are.)

Credits: Digital template: Scrapping with Liz.  Patterned and solid papers: Meredith Cardall.  Fonts: Century Gothic (journaling), Bombshell Pro (title), Georgia (year). 

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As you can see, this challenge is a fun one! 

Now I challenge you to go and record about some of your records! 

Challenge #71—So Grateful

Today’s challenge is a little different…

A number of years ago, I was at a training and the speaker had us pull out a piece of paper and a pen.  Then he explained that we had to make a list of the things we were most grateful for—there was a catch though.  We had to pretend that whatever was on the list we got to keep forever—and anything not on that list, we would lose forever.  (This made us think about what was most important in our lives.)  Oh, and we had two minutes to do it in as well.  So…ready, set, go!

Set a timer for two minutes and write the things you are most thankful for.

You can do this on paper or type it up (I typed mine because I’m much faster at that than writing).  Then, you can be done with the challenge, or you can do something else with it if you like.  (Scrapbook it, make a video of it, or anything else you want to do!) 

Here’s what we did.

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What Laura did:

Things that I am Most Thankful For

My children

My husband

Family

Food

A house over my head

To be able to drive a car

A phone

That I have a job

Friends

Books

TV

Clothing

The sunshine

Coca Cola

Computer

A bed to sleep in

My health

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What I did:

I typed up my list in Photoshop and put it directly into a digi scrapbook page.  Simple and easy!  It’s kind of drab, so I may change it up a bit to something with more color.

Supplies: Kraft paper—Meredith Cardall, Fonts—Bombshell Pro, Pea MissStaker

Now I challenge you to do this fun little timed gratitude challenge!

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PS—I totally did not realize today was the day for the gift card drawings.  I should’ve done a reminder yesterday, so I’m extending it by 23.5 hours.  I will draw 3 lucky people tomorrow at noon, MST.    Be sure to hashtag your IG photos with #timc30days for a chance to win!

Challenge #70—Bon Voyage

Raise your hand if you like vacation!  I’m sure everyone is raising their hands, right?  (Even if you didn’t do it physically!)

So, think back to all the vacations you’ve been on, the people you were with, the place you stayed and the things you did…now…

What was your all-time favorite vacation?

You can go about this in a few ways. 
-Describe the details of your favorite vacation.
-Make a top 10 list of your favorite vacations if you can.
-If you can’t narrow it down, just record what a favorite vacation is for you.
-Think outside the box—it doesn’t have to have been the most expensive and lavish vacation you’ve been on.  It could even be a fun staycation where you explored your own stomping grounds!

Here are some examples.

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What April did:

When thinking of my favorite vacation I came up with the time we took our kids to Disneyland or when my husband and I went to the Bahamas for our honeymoon or when I went to Europe after I graduated from High School. But the one “vacation” that I truly loved the most was not really a vacation in the sense of going somewhere exciting. On September 26th-28th, 2013 my husband and I had the amazing opportunity to attend 3 Key Elements’ “Royalty & Romance” couple‘s seminar taught by Kirk and Kim Duncan at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah. This seminar was an AMAZING experience for us and it has changed our life. It was fun, entertaining, and informative. My husband and I have grown so close since attending and we are already planning on attending again in the future!

Credits: Font: Bellevue, Photos taken from 3 Key Elements’ facebook page and website as well as my own photos.

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What I did:

This was a really hard topic for me.  I’ve had some amazing opportunities for vacations—so narrowing it down was hard.  I decided to do a kind of cop out, and tell a little bit about my favorite type of vacation, just my hubby and me.  I just typed it up this week because I’ve been so busy.  I hope to find some pictures from these vacations and make a scrapbook page with this journaling. 

Family vacations are awesome.  I love spending time doing fun and different things with my family and not having to deal with the daily grind of life.  But as awesome as they are, my favorite vacations have been those with just me and Quinn. There’s something about just spending complete alone time with him that just can’t compare to family vacations when we have the kids to worry about too. 

Here is a list of the fun vacations (and staycations) that have been just me and Quinn.  (I didn’t include the many times we’ve stayed in SLC for Quinn’s work conferences which were mostly work anyway.)

*Our honeymoon—Cancun, Mexico.  December, 2002 Saw lots of ruins (Chitzen Itza, Tulum, Coba, and spend time on the beach).
*Oahu, Hawaii—December, 2004  Toured everything we could on the whole island!
*Salt Lake City—August, year I don’t remember and need to look up.  Stayed at the Little America and saw the Broadway musical Lion King. 
*Chicago and Nauvoo, Illinois—October, 2010  Spent 3 days seeing the major sites of Chicago, then spent 1 day in Nauvoo.
*Anchorage, Alaska—August 2011  Saw many things between Palmer, Whittier and Seward. 
*Salt Lake City, Utah—December, 2012  Celebrated our 10th anniversary close to home with a night at Little America, a movie, shopping and a snowshoe hike to Donut Falls.

There is nothing I love more than spending some one on one time with my best friend in the whole world.  It doesn’t matter if we do something extravagant or even just have a night at home alone when the kids are at grandma’s.  As long as I’m with Quinn, it’s my favorite!

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Alrighty, now I challenge you to go record about your favorite vacation or vacations if needs be!

Also, don’t forget to be working on the 30 day self-portrait challenge!  Use the hashtag #timc30days on Instagram for a chance to win one of three $10 gift cards to Amazon!  The more you post, the better chance you have!  Also, see my note at the bottom of this post about what to do if you have a private Instagram account. 

Challenge #69—Click, Click (Plus a giveaway & a freebie!)

I’m so excited about today’s challenge!  I follow team member Laura on Instagram, and a few months ago, she participated in a 30 day photo challenge that I thought would make a fun challenge here!

I know there are some of you who will just totally stop reading right here because you don’t want to take pictures of yourselves, but first let me tell you why you should do this challenge! 

#1: It can showcase a little bit about you and your life right now. 
#2: A picture is worth a thousand words!
#3: It’s easier and less-painful than you think!  (Even if you’re like me and HATE getting your picture taken.) 
#4: There will be 3 $10 Amazon gift cards given out to three lucky people who participate with us on Instagram!

Here’s the official challenge:

Take one self-portrait of yourself everyday for 30 days.

You can take these yourself or have others take them for you.  You don’t have to take pictures of just your face either—here’s a list of ideas of things you can do for your 30 pictures:

A mirror shot
Hands
Feet
Hair
Favorite body feature
With a loved one
A hobby
A silhouette
Holding a favorite something
Doing an everyday experience (mundane or fun)
Full body shot
In a favorite place
In a common place
Doing something unpleasant
Side view
With a recently acquired or purchased object
Writing your name
A birth mark
Something that shows a lesson you learned
At work
At play
A quirk or something unique about you
With an addiction
With a food you like
Doing something with someone (friends or family)
Trying something new
A tradition
A habitual stance or pose
Something funny you like to do
And of course the traditional headshot with a myriad of faces

There are so many ways that you can record this as well! 

Do a blog post with all your pictures
Do an Instagram post everyday (use the hashtag #timc30days to be entered into the giveaway!)  Please keep it clean
Make a paper or digital scrapbook page
Print them and put them in a small album
Use an app on your phone (Try the Collect or Day One apps at the App Store or the Smart Album or My365 apps at the Google Play store.)

Here are a couple of examples for you:

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What Laura did:

Laura posted her self-portraits on Instagram for her 30 days, then got her favorites printed out to make a scrapbook page.

Supplies: Cardstock - Bazzill; Real Life button, arrow, smile phrase - Studio Calico Kit; love this photo phrase - Elle's Studio; word stickers - Sn@p by Simple Stories; number stickers - Basic Grey; title - Heidi Swapp

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What I did:

I did take my self-portraits for 30 day, but I didn’t post them anywhere (because I want to do some during the challenge time as well and didn’t want to overwhelm my family & friends with pictures of me twice …).  I ended up making a digital scrapbook page with all 30 pictures, and even wrote a little bit about each picture.  I did mini titles with hashtags to kind of summarize what the picture was about.  I used the Rhonna Designs and Letter Glow apps on each picture to spruce them up a bit as well.  It just took a few minutes everyday to get it all done.  Even though I don’t like selfies, I really had fun with this and I’m glad I did it!

And just a side note, I recently listened to a podcast where a couple of moms were talking about pictures, and one of the gals said that her mother went through all the pictures and cut herself out of any that she didn’t look good in. And now that daughter (the podcaster) is sad that she doesn’t have many pictures with her mom in them.  So, if you’re worried that you don’t look good enough for a picture, remember, especially if you are a parent, that it doesn’t matter to your children if you look like a model or not. They will be happy that you are in a picture.  *You may notice there are a few pictures of me with no makeup or hair done because it was a special moment that I decided to get on camera because I wanted to capture the essence of it, not my “beauty”.  Don’t be afraid to share your true self! 

Supplies: Digital template, me.  Designs & fonts on pictures: Rhonna Designs and Letterglow apps.  Fonts: Century Gothic, Landeliebe

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Today’s Freebie: If you’d like to use this template I made up, you can grab the first page here and the second one here—in a layered PSD file for quick recording!    You’re welcome. 

***Giveaway details: Upload your pictures to Instagram and use the hashtag #timc30days to be entered into the drawing starting now until 12:00 noon MST November 20th.  3 winners will be randomly drawn out of all entries and emailed a code for a $10 credit to Amazon.*** (I’m sorry to any of you who don’t use Instagram or don’t have a tablet or smart phone.  I couldn’t think of any other way to do a giveaway on FB or Twitter or anything else that was this easy to get others involved. )

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Now I challenge you to do the 30 self-portrait challenge with us! (And don’t be afraid to think outside the box!)

Challenge #68—Yum, Yum

Food.  We all eat it!  We all enjoy some or a lot of it! So, this is what today’s challenge is:

What are some of your favorite foods?

You can go about this a few ways. 

• Focus on your very favorite food, whatever it may be, and go into the details of why you love that food. 
• Make a list of all your favorites.  You can even add things you don’t like if  you want. 
• Focus on your favorite meal for each time of day  (“My favorite breakfast is ________.  My favorite lunch is ________.  My favorite supper is ________.”).  Or you can focus on just one meal you would eat a lot if you could. 
• Don’t forget dessert and drinks!  If you have any favorite desserts or drinks, you can add those as well!

Here are a couple of examples for you. 

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What April did:

Fonts: Bodoni, Benguiat, Goudy Catalogue Italic
Page Embellishments: Chandra Element Pack by DesignerDegitals, Misc. Embellishments
Papers: Kitty Dots, Shabby Princess-DiamondPaper, Promise Paper-CreamDots

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What I did:

I made a list of my favorites in each type of category.  (Also some of my least favorites mixed in there as well.)  This would be easy to do by hand or type up quickly if you’re short on time.  Remember, just get it recorded somewhere, somehow!

Fonts: Wish I Were Taller, CK Higgins Handprint. Template: Scrapping With Liz. Paper: Creativity By Crystal. Photo Source here—lots of great ideas on the Clean Eating way of life (which I am personally embracing and loving!).
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Now I challenge you to record this little bit of information about you!

Challenge #67—Smart Kids

As I’ve thought upon the things I’ve learned throughout my life, I’ve come to realize that some of the most basic things I learned as a kid—how to read, tie my shoes, use the bathroom, share, etc.  So today we are going to record some of those things!

What is a lesson you learned as a child and never forgot?

You can just record one lesson in detail, or record a few of them!  Make a list, write it as a story, make a numbered countdown, scrapbook it, or record it in your own way! 

Here’s a couple of examples to give you some inspiration:

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What Laura did:

Supplies:  patterned paper-Sassafras; cardstock-unknown; chipboard-My Mind's Eye; letter stickers-Heidi Swapp

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What I did:

I decided to make a backwards numbered countdown of 5 things that impacted who I am now—but these aren’t the ordinary things.  I simply recorded some different things, some sad and some funny, that weren’t the normal “share and get along” type of lessons.  These were personal lessons that I remember quite vividly, and though I didn’t share many details about the things that happened, one can easily assume the things that did happen.  Maybe someday when I have some time, I’ll go through and explain these all a little better. 

Supplies used—Template: Scrapping With Liz, Papers: Cosmo Cricket, Fonts: My Own Topher, Porcelain, Sketch Rockwell.

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Now I challenge you to record one or more lessons you learned as a kid! 

Challenge #66—Wear it proudly

Yipee!  Our summer break is over and we have a brand new challenge for you today!  I’m a little giddy about this one. 

What is a favorite article or type of clothing?

You can do this in a broad way—think types of clothing like jeans, shoes, jackets, t-shirts, etc. are you go-to faves.  Or you can do this in a more specific way, like recording about a very favorite hoodie, or some beloved yoga pants.  This is a time to show a little bit about why you wear what you wear, so don’t forget to record why you like that item/type of clothing!  You could also do a little spin on this and record about a favorite item of clothing that is no longer…and maybe even find a picture of it and tell why it was your favorite and what you would do if you could have it again. 

This would also be a fun challenge to do with kids—especially if they have a favorite item of clothing they love to wear a lot! (I’m so doing this with my twins who constantly wear their Superman and Batman shirts!)

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What April did:

April just had carpal tunnel surgery, so she went easy on this challenge instead of her normal digital scrapbook page…and that’s quite alright!  I hope no one ever feels that they always have to do the same thing every time—that’s what makes the challenges unique, just like you!

There was NO hesitation for me as to what my favorite piece of clothing is! I served a mission for my church for 18 months in Paraguay. I spent the first two months in Provo, Utah learning Spanish. It was September and October and cold in Utah. I hadn't prepared for colder weather since I was going to a tropical climate so I didn't have anything warm to wear while I was in Utah. I ended up buying a sweater there. I didn't know it would end up being my favorite piece of clothing!
I'm glad I ended up having to buy that sweater because I used it a lot on my mission in the winter. Winter temperatures only got in the 60's in Paraguay, but with the humidity it seemed cooler than it was.
It turned out to be a comfort item for me as well. It was a little piece of home. I wore it traveling from my mission in Paraguay back to my home in Utah!
It kept me warm through many winters and I took it everywhere with me.

(Me in my sweater my first winter back from Paraguay.)

(Carving my pumpkin for Halloween in my sweater.)

(It came with me to collage at Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho. I was REALLY glad I had it there. It is FREEZING in Rexburg during the winter!)

I finally had to retire my sweater. I wore it so much that the zipper pull fell off, the sleeves are shreds, there are holes in the pockets and the elbows are almost worn through. I can't bring myself to throw it away and still sometimes pull it out to snuggle in during the winter.

(This is me in my sweater now.)

(It is nearly falling apart!)

This sweater has been with me for a very long time. I have many memories wearing it. It's a part of who I am. In a way, I consider it a dear friend who has gone through the good times and the hard times with me. I don't think I will ever part with it because we have gone through so much together!

How cute is that story? 

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What I did:

I have a serious love of shoes.  I know it’s totally cliché, but for some reason I’ve always loved shoes.  I remember as a little girl sneaking into my mom’s closet and wearing her high heels, dreaming of the day when I could own my own pair.  Now I have A LOT of them, so I decided to record a little bit about why I love a cute pair of pumps.  (And a little bit about my other shoes.) 

Credits:  Template—Scrapping With Liz, Fonts—Century Gothic, CK Bella, Playful, Papers/Embellishments—Amy Heinman. 

I have already recorded a little bit about my love for shoes before, but this one is a little different.  See the first time here.

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Now I challenge you to record a little something about a favorite clothing item!

Re-Challenge #9

This post was originally published on June 14, 2011.  If you haven’t done this challenge yet, now is a good time to do it!  If you’ve already done it, see if it needs some updating! 

P.S.  This is our last re-challenge!  Next week we will start on some brand spanking new challenges two times a month, plus I have many Fast Fact Fridays planned to help you record your life story before Christmas!  That will be every Friday starting next week!  Awesome!!!  Now, on to the re-challenge!

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No, this isn’t a fairy tale challenge! But close…enough.

This week’s challenge: Make a timeline of your life!

This does sound hard, but in fact, it is quite easy! Think of the most important dates of your life and just put them in order! I recommend starting with the dates you know in your head already (even if it’s just a year): birth date, HS/college graduation, wedding, children, etc. Start with the big things—the things that really have made an impact on your life! Next, fill in with the smaller things: moving, jobs, religious ordinances, etc. Obviously, the older you are, the more you will have to fill in!

You can type this in a document, make a scrapbook page of it, scan some pictures and turn them into a slideshow with music and dates on them, write it in a blog, or whatever else you can think of to do!

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What I did: I opened up a new Word document and did my timeline vertically as opposed to horizontally in the picture (which I just totally made up for the sake of having something visual on this post). I started with the dates that I knew by heart, even if it was just the month and year. Then I filled in the smaller things that I thought might be important. I saved it in my “This is Me Challenges” folder. I wanted to do it this way, because I can add to it as I go. (Hopefully that will be a long time!)

I am not posting a picture of what I really did, due to the sensitive, personal nature of it. (And I recommend that you don’t publish it on your public blog if that’s how you’re completing your challenges.) Here is a basic look at what mine looks like:

(Date): Born in (City, State)

(Date): Moved from (address to address)

(Date): Started High School

(Date): Graduated from ________High School

(Date): Graduated from _______ University

(Date): Got married to __________ in ___________

(Date): Bought 1st house in _________

(Date): Had first child

(Date): Moved to _______

etc.

Now, I challenge you to make a timeline of your life! You might be surprised at how fun it is to see all that you’ve done in your life in one little place!

Re-Challenge #52

This is a re-post of a challenge that was issued on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Most of us have some kind of collection, whether it is an on-purpose collection, or something we unconsciously collect!

What do you collect?

Now, if you don’t purposefully collect anything, you can be creative on this one…for example my husband jokes that I collect plastic sacks, because I keep them in various places around the house so I don’t have to go get one from the collection bag in the kitchen every time I need one. 

But, most of us probably have something we buy as souvenir’s each time we go somewhere, or that people always give us a gifts.  This is also a fun challenge for kids to do who collect something.  I plan on doing this one with my 7 year old who collects rocks from everywhere we go! 

Here are a couple of ideas to get your mind going, but remember, you don’t have to scrapbook it.  Even just taking some pictures and writing a blog post about it is great!

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What April did:

Explanation: I never intended to collect bells. It just sort of happened. One year for Christmas someone, I can't remember who, gave me a bell. And from that time on everyone thought I collected bells and continued to give me bells for birthdays, Christmas and just for fun. So I started getting bells in all the places that I traveled and all the places that mean something to me. Each bell has a story and has become a history of who I am and where I've been.

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What I did:

From the time I was young, I have loved elephants, and started collecting them when I was a bit older.  Though, when we moved 6 years ago, I packed them all up and only took them out today to photograph—I have little kids now and I don’t want them to get ruined!  So it was fun to pull my little collection out and see them.  My 3 year old twins were in awe of all these cool elephants they’ve never seen before.  Sadly, I will have to pack them back up again until our basement is finished and I have more room to properly display them!  It was fun though, to remember all the places I got them!

Product sources: Template, Scrapping With Liz.  Papers, Crystal Wilkerson and myself.  Brushes, Dainty Swirls 2.  Fonts, Smiley Monster, Homemade Apple, Mom’s Typewriter.

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Now I challenge you to record about something that you collect!