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April 15, 2019
Start Thinking Now About Stories You Might Want To Include In Week In The Life™
As I was driving my kids to school this morning I started thinking about the stories I might want to tell in the upcoming Week In The Life™. I love the idea of starting to pay attention right now to the stories that make up your days at this point in time.
You might want to consider jotting down some notes for yourself about the patterns, stories, etc you are finding in your own daily life right now before the project even begins. It's a great way to practice paying attention.
Here are some things I'm thinking about:
I'm thinking about how every morning when I drop Simon off he shares two or three Simon's Cat videos. They are super short YouTube videos about a cat owner named Simon and his one or two cats. I love that my Simon wants to share that moment with me before he gets out of the car. I love that we start the day laughing together before he moves out into the world of high school and I head home to work. It's a simple, tiny piece of our overall day right now but it's something I treasure.
I'm thinking about how all seven of us go off in different directions each day during the week. Each kid in our house goes to a different school and I head to my office upstairs and Aaron heads to his office downstairs. I'm thinking about ways I can include a bit more of each of their stories from the day. Maybe I will include a map that pinpoints around our town where we are each located during school hours.
I'm thinking about the things I see out in our house right now, the projects in progress and the little things I love + maybe loathe: stacks of frames waiting to be gone through and then hung up both in the hallway outside my office and downstairs in the living room, the fake plants I've been picking up at Target to add easy green to our inside to go along with all the green I see through the windows outside, the puzzles on the work table where different hands contribute throughout the week, the ways the boys navigate video game time on the main TV, the piles that different kids leave on the counters and tables over the course of a week, the way two of our cats wrestle each morning before sleeping the rest of the day, the boxes outside Simon's door that include books he thinks he's outgrown that I want to go through and store away for a time when he might change his mind in the future, the boxes of cleats in the entry way for Elliott to try on as his feet get bigger and bigger each day.
I'm thinking about those kid piles again and how they won't always be a part of my everyday story.
I'm thinking about screen time and how that is one of the most common conversations in our home on a daily basis. That and the reminder to "wash your hands."
I'm thinking about how our homes hold so many stories and all we have to do is pause and look around. I'm thinking about how this project is the perfect home for these little micro stories of our lives. Our basic routines + our daily thoughts. Our lives are made of these moments.
I'm thinking a lot about new photo angles. Everyday life photos are my passion and after doing them for years and years - many from the same point of view (which I love because they show the passage of time from the same perspective) - I'm having fun intentionally changing things up. This has been an exercise in mindfulness for me - paying attention enough to see what I can see from different spots within my own house. If often requires me to sit or stand in different areas than I normally do - you know how we have habitual places we sit or stand? I have to tell you that even the practice of sitting in different spots in my house, with or without a camera in hand, has been refreshing and motivating.
I'm thinking about spring sports and how our calendar is full of events making that the focus of our weekends.
I'm thinking about how I can't imagine my life without all these people in it. I'm thinking about how I really wouldn't trade my life experience - the totality of it including the really hard parts and the really awesome parts. This is one of the things this project always encourages me to do - get really thankful about the life I'm living right now (even in the most challenging of times).
I'm thinking about how Week In The Life™ is really a Week In My Life™. It's always been that way. I am the main character and my family are all supporting characters of this story. I can only tell you what I know and what I see from my perspective and I never try to include every single detail of the week because that's just a recipe for overwhelm. The invitation to include other voices is always there.
I'm thinking about how with just a little effort + a little pause in your day you can have a list of stories that give a picture of your live right now. I made this list on a Saturday morning while sitting at my dining room table and simply being a witness to the life that is happening around me.
You can totally do this too.
Need supplies for Week In The Life™? We can help you with that here .
Also, digital products are now available including layered templates. Check out the digital options here .
April 13, 2019
Breathe Story Kit™ + Story Stamp™ + May Stories By The Month™
In the
Story Classroom this month we are focusing on stories related to the theme of Breathe.
Here are a few thoughts about this particular theme:
Every single day that we are alive includes breaths in and breaths out. Sometimes we are super conscious of this and other times it’s so much a part of our day that we forget how big a role it plays in our lives. This month we are investigating and documenting stories related to breathing - from the stories of taking deep breaths to the moments that literally take our breath away.
Initial story ideas for the Breathe theme include:
Think about the last time you experienced something that took your breath away. Tell that story.
Do you have a mantra that you say to yourself regarding deep breaths (or when you find yourself in moments of stress)? Write about that.
Reflect on a time when you found yourself “coming up for air” - tell that story.
If you are new to the Story Subscription program, check out all the details
here.
If you are already a subscriber the content in the classroom will be available to you on the 15th.
Here's a look at
the
Story Kit™ contents for Breathe:
ADD ON OPTIONS | Current and new subscribers can select + purchase Add-On's via your new drop-down menu access under your user name in the top right corner of the site. If you subscribe to more than one you will have a Box for each subscription and the ability to purchase Add-On's for each one. Depending on product availability subscribers may be able to purchase the Add-On's after the Add-On period has ended and regular shop shipping rates will apply because they will ship separately from the kit.
Here are the optional Add-Ons for subscribers of the Breathe
Story Kit™ theme. All three of these products are exclusive to subscribers at this time (but may be added to the shop in the future).
Here's a video overview of the
Story Kit™ and Add-On options this month:
STORY STAMP™
The Breathe
Stamp Set:
The
Story Stamp™ also has Add-On options available to subscribers:
Here's a video overview of the
Story Stamp™ and Add-On options this month:
DIGITAL STORY KIT™ (Included with the STORY CLASS)
Your digital kit and the classroom and any Add-Ons purchased will be available to you on the 15th once your card has been charged for the month.
Here's a look at what's included in the Digital Story Kit™ for Breathe:
And a couple peeks at the layouts I created with the kits this month in addition to the one featured at the top of this post (
full details, including process videos and how-to handout, are included with subscription):
Again, thanks so much for subscribing and/or considering my
Story Subscription program! If you have any questions about this program please let me know below in the comments.
Stories By The Month™ kits now include 4x6 chipboard, 3x4 and 4x6 cards, a 3x4 stamp, a sticker sheet, and an embellishment (wood veneer, cork, etc). Subscribers were sent an email last month with information related to this adjustment, including the price increase and the option to cancel your subscription without penalty. If you have questions about this adjustment please reach out to my Customer Service Team. Stories By The Month™ Kits are all based on the designs we offered digitally each month throughout 2018.
Here is a full look at the kit for May:
Here's a look at the Add-On options for Stories By The Month™ subscribers this month:
And a video overview:
This subscription is a great option for those who are looking to tell more calendar/everyday life sorts of stories.
Check out
this post for more information about this new subscription, including differences between the subscription options offered.
April 11, 2019
AE Creative Team | DESIGN Story Kit™
Happy Thursday everyone! Today we are delighted to share with you the projects made by our Creative Team using the DESIGN Story Kit™. And just as a reminder, tomorrow (04/12/2019)is the last day to subscribe to the Story Kit and receive the DESIGN theme.
As always, we are so grateful to our awesome team for sharing their creative inspiration with all of us!
April 10, 2019
Project Life® 2019 | March
Around here March was dominated by work and travel. It was a busy month that ended with a whole lot of much needed sunshine and relaxation (as relaxing as it can be taking five kids on vacation).
For March I identified three stories I wanted to highlight in my
Project Life® album:
A few random photos of me working, girls in the office, and a photo of Woody who passed away (I'll be doing a longer story about him another time).
Aaron and I took a quick getaway to San Francisco to see Hamilton.
Spring Break with the whole crew in Hawaii.
One of the main thoughts that went through my head as I was bringing this all together include how manageable I find this type of yearly documentation. Doing this once a month vs. weekly has a completely different rhythm - not better, not worse - just different. Weekly Project Life®, for me at least, told a different kind of story. I probably included more photos over the four spreads than I'm including weekly, but with weekly I'm identifying stories that are getting a little more depth vs. what I would have included in weekly Project Life®. I have no idea if that makes any sense at all - ha - but it's a bit of what was running though my head as I worked through identifying and telling the stories for this month.
I love that we each get to choose how we tell our stories.
Here's a look at how it all came together:
The first thing I wanted to document about the month of March was how much work I tried to get done leading up to the travel that happened at the end of the month. I printed out a few different photos and used the graphic card from the March Stories By The Month™ Kit to hold a bit of the story. In addition I added label stickers to each photo and added a bit more of the story. I also added yellow chipboard stars that were available as Add On's for last months Design Story Kit™ (these are still available with a subscription until April 13th).
I used the plastic envelope from last year's Travel Collection Kit to hold some things from our San Francisco trip.
On top of the envelope I added one of the large rubber pieces and a "go" circle chipboard from last year's Travel Collection release.
For the first part of the story of our San Francisco trip I added in a 6x8 page protector. I printed a daytime photo view from our hotel room and an evening view from the same spot. In the bottom pocket I cut up a map we picked up and added a label sticker on top. Along the outside edge I added an Avery Index Tab and used the Travel Phrases Stamp Set.
The back of the page protector includes three photos. The bottom one is from a story I posted to Instagram from our horrendous travel day. Love that I can just save and print those out.
To hold more of the story I printed out a full page 9x12 photo and added my journaling on top before printing. I also used a White POSCA Paint Pen to add a little sentiment at the bottom of the journaling. I love playing around with different photo angles.
To tell the Spring Break portion of the trip I printed another 9x12 full page photo (loving the blue sky in this one and in the one from San Francisco). I used the POSCA Paint Pen again to write a bit of the story and a chipboard piece from the March Stories By The Month™ Kit.
In addition I added a couple random pieces from the trip - the welcome card that our hotel keys came in and a photo from a restaurant near the hotel where they take your photo. I am up for any opportunity to get all of us in a photo together. The fun puffy sticker I added to this photo and to the other one on the backside are from Crate Paper All Heart Collection.
To finish off this month I decided to go with the 3x3 pocket 9x12 page protector to hold a variety of photos from this adventure. I don't plan to do a travel album or additional projects from this trip as this was one of those where we literally went either to the pool, lagoon, or beach each day and including it here feels like it's enough.
I cut up 3x3 inch pieces of white yardstick and added small adventure stickers that are included in this Travel Sticker Bundle and a puffy star from the Crate Paper All Heart Puffy Stickers. I also added three chipboard pieces on top of the photos.
9x12 Black Album
9x12 Page Protector 2B
Crate Paper All Heart Collection Puffy Stickers
Stories By The Month™ March 2019 (digital version available here)
Travel Sticker Bundle
Label Sticker Bundle
Label Sticker Bundle (beige)
POSCA White Paint Pen
Pieces from last year's Travel Collection
Travel Phrases 4x6 Stamp Set (click notify me if you'd like to see this stamp available again in the future)
Rolling Date Stamp
StazOn
Avery Index Tabs
Epson PictureMate PM400 Printer
Epson SureColor P400 Printer (for printing full page 9x12)
Power Punch
You can see all my past Project Life® posts here.
April 9, 2019
Currently | April 2019
Listening to the Becoming Wise podcast. This is a compilation of a bunch of clips from past On Being interviews. I love that they are short. From their own description, "Depth and discovery in the time it takes to make a cup of tea. Each episode is curated from hundreds of Krista Tippett’s big conversations with wise and graceful lives. Reset your day. Replenish your sense of yourself and the world."
Watching some past Game Of Thrones episodes as we get ready for the final season to begin this weekend. I was totally a late adopter to GOT. Katie told me for years, literally years, that we should watch it. I remember originally watching the first episode and feeling like this was totally not the show for me (generally not a zombie/back from the dead/intense violence fan). Fast forward a couple years and I decided to try again - this was before Season 7 came out. Aaron and I ended up binge watching all six seasons and then watching Season 7 as it was released. The storytelling is so darn good. The character development is so darn good. My level of excitement for this final season is high - including lots of recent nights of dreaming about characters from the show. Yep.
Taking a break from the news for a bit. Actually that's not totally true. I'm taking a break from my obsessive checking of news. I want to keep listening to The Daily each morning and NPR in the car but I think I'll turn off my the NYT alerts on my phone (I have no alerts for anything else turned on for my phone so this will be the end of all alerts). I’ll also listen to a couple podcasts. I have mixed feeling about this. First I always want to acknowledge that I come from a place of privilege to be able to even say I want to take a break from it (meaning that many people are living in the crises I read about/listen to/watch and they don’t have the luxury to “turn it off”). I think for me it’s about paying more attention to what I’m consuming. Is it mindless? Is it habit? And what is the result of all my increased awareness of politics/news? Is it spurring me to action within my own community or am I just consuming it?
Enjoying all the pops of yellow out in my yard as my daffodils and tulips bloom. This year I planted a bunch of them in pots and I've loved seeing them all come up together.
Reading two books right now. The first one I'm reading during the day because it's too scary for me to read at night: I'll Be Gone In The Dark: One Women's Obsessive Search For The Golden State Killer. The second one I'm reading before bed is one of my BOTM picks for April: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim. Both are so far, so good.
Shopping for a Stand Up Paddle Board. I want to incorporate this into my summer activities this year. Any one have any recommendations? I want to be able to load it on top of my car by myself and take it out to a local lake.
Eating vegetables. Seriously trying to increase my intake and feeling good about that slice of life. Enjoying recipes from New York Times Cooking and Pinch Of Yum. I also recently added The Forest Feast cookbook to my collection. Love the design and love the simplicity of her approach to cooking/serving vegetables.
Writing up your own "currently" list is an awesome way to document right now. It does't have to take a lot of time and is an excellent way to "start with story" - meaning you are getting the words down first and can then flow them into a layout or other paper project if you want to at another time.
April 8, 2019
5 Reasons To Join Me In Documenting A Week In The Life™
Starting on May 6th, 2019 I'll be embarking on my annual Week In The Life™ project. This is a 7-day documentary project that invites you to capture the basics of your life right now.
As I get ready for documenting my week I wanted to share with you 5 reasons for joining me in this project:
1. Own your story.
Something I love about this project, and one of the reasons I come back to it year after year, is that is gives me an opportunity to reflect upon and take ownership of the story I am living right now. I am the sum of all the pieces of my daily life.
Who am I? Who are we? Where do we go over the course of a week? What do we eat? What is our current routine? What are we into? What do I care most about at this point in my life? What time do I go to bed? What's different from last year?
Those are just some of the questions I aim to answer over the course of the week. My goal isn't to capture every single detail of every single day - that's just not attainable. What I want to do is capture the essence of life at this point in time in 2019. I want to take ownership of my story through the process of taking photos, writing down stories, and bringing it together in one album that I can hold in my hands.
Maybe this is the year you include more of yourself in the story? Maybe this year you include a self-portrait each day as you reflect on how you are living life.
2. The details are awesome.
In memory keeping one of the things I come back to again and again is this question: “What do I wish I knew?” This past perspective has encouraged me to go beyond the birthdays and Christmas stories to get to the heart of what I wish I knew about my own family - often for me that’s my grandmothers or even my Mom. What do I wish I knew about them in their earlier years? Those are the kinds of stories I want to tell about myself. It’s the little every day details of routines and thoughts and circumstances that interest me most.
Tell me about your morning routine and the way you feel in the afternoon after a full day of work and what you do in the evening to wind down. Tell me about the text conversation you had with your Mom or the email from your kid’s teacher. Tell me about how you love or loathe your current work situation. Tell me what you are “into” right now - maybe it’s gardening or quilting or video games or running or car shopping. Tell me about this season of your life even if it feels exactly the same as the last season.
Being able to go back in time and review my past albums shows me that people make it through things. They show me the beauty of my ordinary life. It is so worth the time.
Maybe this will be the year you focus on what you wish you knew about a relative or friend who has passed away as the inspiration for your own storytelling.
3. This is a project with a beginning and an end.
Over my years of memory keeping I have seen lots of different ways for people to approach telling their stories. It started with traditional scrapbook pages in 12x12 and 8.5x11, then mini-books, then Project LIfe® or pocket pages, then Instagram + Facebook as a way to document words and photos, then travelers notebooks, then 6x8 albums and page sizes, and it continues to evolve. Sometimes people tell stories in an ongoing fashion and other projects have a beginning and an end.
Week In The Life™ is a project with a beginning and an end. You start on a Monday (or some of you start on Sunday) and you end on a Sunday (or Saturday if you begin on Sunday). It’s seven days in a row of documenting pieces of your life at this point in time. Remember, it's way less about capturing every single detail and way more about paying attention and capturing stories that matter to you.
You don’t have to be crafty to participate. You don’t have to become a “scrapbooker” to participate. Even just taking photos and writing things down over the course of the week is enough. If you want to take it a step further and put it into an album I’ve got supplies to help you do that. But maybe what fits best in your life right now is simply documenting your stories and images via Instagram or a private blog.
Maybe this will be the year you give yourself permission to start and finish this project with whatever content you collect vs. thinking you didn't get enough or you got too much.
4. The vibrant, supportive community.
This project has been happening annually since 2005. There’s a dedicated Facebook group. There are posts here on my blog going back years and years with examples of past projects.
Connecting with like-minded people who care about storytelling is icing on the cake. They help me remember that I'm not alone in my love of memory keeping and in how my life progresses. I love seeing the creative ways that people take photos, write their stories, and play with the products we create to help get those stories told.
Maybe this will be the year you open up and connect with others for inspiration and support.
5. Make your life visible via photos and words.
There is a little bit of magic (okay, maybe a lot) that happens when you begin to pay closer attention to the story you are currently living. For me, seeing myself in the story - literally seeing photos of myself inhabiting my life (I take these with my self-timer most of the time) - has helped me to live through some of the most challenging seasons of my life. Taking photos and writing about my experiences - even if I’m not writing directly about the most challenging pieces - grounds me in the present and helps me understand my story. It helps me identify things to be thankful for and reminds me that life moves on.
One of the greatest gifts I give myself is taking the photos. The photos I take during this project are often some of my most favorite I take all year. I think this happens because I'm really paying attention. I am looking for the stories through the lens of my camera and letting it be a tool to gather my content.
Maybe this will be the year you really get intentional about the photos you take during the week and let those guide the stories you end up telling.
Consider yourself invited. You have the time to do this. Your story is important.
Learn more about the Week In The Life™ project here. Check out supplies here.
April 5, 2019
For The Love Of Puzzles
Last night on my Instagram Story I showed a time-lapse video of Aaron and I working on a puzzle together before rewatching a couple Game Of Thrones episodes to get ready for Season 8.
I got some questions about which puzzles are my favorites so I decided to put together a short post to share those in one place.
My favorite puzzles are illustrated vs. a photo and most often include animals or nature. That's just personal preference and the ones I gravitate towards. Most of mine I've ordered from Amazon and others I've picked up at gift shops. You can also often find puzzles at Goodwill. We mainly do 1000 piece puzzles. We often sit there and turn on music that plays via our Apple TV.
We usually start with all the outside pieces first and then fill in the middle. Rarely do we sit down and do a whole puzzle at one time which leads to this question: what about the cats? Do they mess with the puzzle when we leave it out on the table? For some reason they don't jump up on that table. Who knows why because they definitely climb on other stuff around here.
Obviously a Christmas-time photo but you get the idea.
I love being able to have it on this table (we added this table when we got married) and we use it mainly for homework, puzzles, games, etc.
We have a closet in our living room that is home to our games & puzzles. It used to hold more toys but as the kids have gotten older we've been able to phase those out to make room for more puzzles. Right now I'm holding on to most of these puzzles because I kinda love them as a collection but would totally share/trade with friends in the future.
Also, if you are looking for something to add to an Easter Basket these could totally work.
Here's some I own and have enjoyed putting together (or plan to) over the last couple of years:
Galison Avian Friends 1000 Piece Puzzle - pretty sure I first saw this one via Liz Lamereux who also loves puzzles.
eeBoo Below The Surface 1008 Piece Puzzle - I love this brand and have since bought a few others.
eeBoo Sloths 1000 Piece Puzzle
eeBoo Cats At Work 1008 Piece Puzzle
eeBoo Peacock Garden 1008 Piece Puzzle
And here's the one we are working on right now:
Galison United Eats Of America 1000 Piece Puzzle
Recent additions to my collection also include:
Mudpuppy Cool Cats 1000 Piece Whimsical Carolyn Gavin Illustrations Of 23 Cats
Galison Rainbow Popsicle Puzzle 500 Piece
Galison Naranjas Puzzle 1000 Piece (this is probably the next one I want to tackle)
Do you have a favorite? I'd love to read about it in the comments!
April 2, 2019
For The Love Of Books | What I Read In March 2019
Spring Break helped me add a few more titles to my completed reading list for March.
Here's what I read:
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson (BOTM) | 3 stars. I found this to be a satisfying thriller. It's totally possible that I wasn't paying close enough attention while I was reading it (meaning I wasn't trying to figure out what was going to happen) but I definitely enjoyed it. Aaron read this on our vacation and also enjoyed it. Definitely good for a beach read. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens | 4 stars. Beautiful writing that I definitely think will stay with me for awhile. My local book club read this last month and I missed the meeting because I wanted to read it myself before having a conversation and the early part of my month was just too full to make time. Daisy Jones + The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid | 4 stars. I initially resisted this title as I was thinking I wasn’t interested in a story about rock & roll but people kept talking about it and then my book club picked it and down the path I went. I am so glad I went down that path! I definitely had a hard time remembering that it was fiction. I kept wanting to look up the band online to listen to their music and see their faces and read what had been written about them. That’s basically how well written and clever this book is. Beyond that, I loved the entire format for how she told the story and I loved the themes of love and loss and addiction and honesty and passion. So good. Highly recommended. Next Year In Havana by Chanel Cleeton | 4 stars. Read this on vacation and loved the imagery. I'll definitely consider reading the new book she's coming out with that tells the story of Beatriz Perez: When We Left Cuba . The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith | 3 stars. This is the second book in the Cormoran Strike series and I didn't like it as much as the first one but it's a solid mystery with characters returning and their stories continuing. I like reading these ones on my Kindle on vacation. I'll definitely keep reading the series.
For my April Book Of The Month selections I went with three books that I felt excited about:
Lost And Wanted by Nell FredenbergerMiracle Creek by Angie KimAll That You Leave Behind by Erin Lee Carr (this one is a memoir)COMPLETE LIST OF WHAT I'VE READ IN 2019
JANUARY
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (BOTM / Amazon) | Totally enjoyed this super-fast-to-read thriller. A great way to start out the new year.
There There by Tommy Orange (local book club book for January) | This was a brutal book but an important read in terms of exposing ourselves to different voices - in this case Native Americans. There were lots of places I wished I would have underlined and I might just go back in and read it again for those words. It was a little confusing to follow the characters as it went back and forth - I definitely found myself flipping back to previous chapters to make sure I remembered whose perspective I was reading. Read it.
Verity by Colleen Hoover | Super satisfying thriller. Started it one evening and finished the next morning. Just read it.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith | Finally had a chance to start this series (written by JK Rowling under a pen name) and I totally enjoyed it. Detective mystery that kept me interested.
FEBRUARY
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity In A World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown | 5 stars. There is nothing else to say besides this: this is an important book that should be read by everyone. Stories matter, especially of those who have been and continue to be marginalized in our society.
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai | 5 stars. I loved this book. I loved the weaving of the two different time periods (1980's during the AIDS crisis in Chicago + 2015) and I loved how the author posed questions about love, friendship, memories, stories (and who gets to tell them), imperfect people (everyone), and the passage of time. It was heartbreaking and rich and beautifully written.
The Winter Sister by Megan Collins (BOTM) | 3 stars. A fast ready but one that was really just "okay" for me. The characters, the story, the whole thing - it was just not quite there. I've read so many better thrillers over the last few years.
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (BOTM) | 5 stars. Loved it. Go read it. Three generations of Palestinian-American women's stories of daily life, courage, family, expectations, faith, etc. Really enjoyed the storytelling and how it all unfolded. So many times as I turned the page I kept thinking to myself how the stories of these women continue today here in the US and around the world. So, so different than my life experience. This is why I read.
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani | 3.5 stars // Picked it up because it was included in the New York Time's 10 best books of 2018 (others I've read from that list included "There, There" and "The Great Believers" which were both really good). This book was a super quick read - read it over the course of one day - and it was interesting but not awesome. Some pieces felt disjointed - I kept waiting for the author to go deeper into the story.
Maid by Stephanie Land | 3.5 stars. As an advocate for telling your story, I generally appreciate memoirs like this that detail how lives are lived because I believe there are always things to be learned from people's experiences. While reading her story I had a wide variety of thoughts running through my head regarding poverty, single-parenthood (a piece I have lived + was thankful every single day that I had a job to support myself and my children), the way the "system" works, as well as thoughts about people I have interacted with throughout my life. From that standpoint, I'm glad I read it (and it was a super quick read).
You can see my 2018 Reading Recap post here and what I read in 2017 here.
March 28, 2019
AE Creative Team | March 2019 Stories By The Month™ Digital Kit
Happy Thursday everyone!
As we say farewell to the month of March, we wanted to share the projects created by our awesome Creative Team using the March 2019 Stories By the Month™ Digital Kit.
As always, we are so grateful to our awesome team for sharing their creative inspiration with all of us!
March 21, 2019
AE Creative Team | April 2019 Stories By The Month™ Physical Kit
Happy Thursday everyone!
We are delighted to bring you another round of creative inspiration from our awesome Creative Team! This week we are sharing the projects they created using the April 2019 Stories By The Month™ Physical Kit.
As always we are so grateful to our Creative Team for sharing their projects and the stories of their lives.
