Ep 06: Layout a Day – the Podcast: A Rising Tide

Lain, just got caught up on your last few podcasts while scrapbooking 4th of July photos!  My overwhelm is typically a disconnect between everything I WANT to do and the time I have to do it.  Yet, I’m a teacher on summer holiday right now, so I’m blissfully enjoying time to read and scrapbook!  Like many of your listeners, I tend to spend too much time finding online inspiration and not enough time actually scrapbooking.  A couple years ago, I made the decision to stop buying product unless I had a specific project to work on.  As a CTMH consultant, I get the workshop on the go kit with my customers each month, but other than that, I do most of my scrapbooking using our online program, Studio J.  By making that small change, I’ve become far more PRODUCTIVE and have avoided the product overwhelm I was feeling.  I do admit, though, that I’m also contributing to the online education overload…I can’t help it, I’m a teacher and YouTube makes it so easy to share my knowledge with others!  And what I love best about the scrapbooking community is that most people are so appreciative of that knowledge and reach out by leaving positive comments.  I had a really rough school year and those positive strokes from people who actually cared about what I was teaching helped sustain me!   I feel blessed to be a part of such an amazing community drawn together by our love of scrapbooking!