Life on Lee Avenue

Project Life: Week 22

I am switching things up this week as I am working on the weekly spreads that inspire me. Hello Week 22! Regardless of what week I showcase, I am sure, this little lady will be heavily featured in my layouts. I love her expression! I love that face!

Hands down, this was my favourite photo from the week. I took it on my iPhone on a Sunday morning while we were at the playground. So much of our lives with "toddler Rowan" revolves around the playground these days. I took a few blurry shots and was lucky enough snap a picture of girlie looking up . As soon as I saw it, I felt like I won the lottery. I knew that I would use this photo for years to come in my scrapbooking including enlarging it for this year's Project Life album. It will be placed near my DITL summary for May. Since that insert will include alot of reflection, I didn't feel to need to journal this week.

This week, I channelled my inner minimalist and attached a few embellishments from the Studio Calico Prioject Life kits. The tag with the date stamped on it are front Front Row Scrapbook Kit while the Maggie Holmes green clip is from the Neverland Project Life Kit and the sequins are from the Spencer's Project Life Kit . All were attached to the photo using a Tim Holtz tiny attacher. 

What is your favourite photo you took this year? Is it of a person, place or thing? Do you scrap you favourite photos multiple times? 

Thanks for reading!

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Project Life is a fantastic and simple scrapbooking system created by Becky Higgins. I use it to document my everyday family life. To buy Project Life products in Canada, go here. To buy Project Life products in the US, go here.  Check out all my Project Life posts here.

Duathlon: The Race

THE DETAILS: 

Last week, I wrote about the fact that I was training for a duathlon. The race was this past weekend and I had a blast! It was a hot and sunny Saturday at Guelph Lake. Nervous and excited to take on this new challenge, I arrived early and registered with ease. I warmed up and waited until my wave started at 1:13 pm. The run portions of the race went very well and I survived the 19 km bike.

THE GOOD:

Given that my only goal was to finish the race, I was pretty happy with my performance. Thrilled actually. The race took me 1 hour & 29 minutes to complete and I was 5th out of 16th in my age category. Also, I was incredibly inspired by the athletes who completed the triathlon and impressed with how well organized the event was.

THE NOT SO GOOD:

It was an incredibly hot day and I didn't drink as much as I should. After the race I was tired and somewhat nauseous. I chalk it up to being dehydrated. Thankfully - I feel better now! Although I was able to rent a hybrid bike the night before the race, I really should have spent more time on a road bike logging miles. As a result my legs have been super sore the past two days. 

WOULD I DO IT AGAIN? 

Absolutely. I have to say that I am tempted to train for Guelph 2, the second race held at Guelph Lake in the Suburu Triatholon Series held at the end of summer. Of course, all of this depends on timing. The question I have to ask myself, is do I want to spend the summer training or relaxing? I am not going to make up my mind just yet, but I will consider in a week after I have recovered. 

Who knows what my next fitness challenge will be! Whether I continue on with duathlons or just plain old running - I will keep you up to date as I attempt to remain active and health in my post pregnancy body.

Project Life: Week 13

WARNING: This post contains some ridicously cute pictures of my girlie dressed up as a bunny! Please proceed with caution and consider yourself warned! (As her mother, I know that I am completely biased!)

For this week's spread, I decided to showcase the Easter egg hunt that was held at my in laws. There were so many wonderful pictures of Rowan dressed up in her bunny jacket that it was hard to choose just one. So I included all my favourite! Easter was an incredilby fun experience this year. Given Rowan's age and stage, she fully participated in the day finding eggs and eating chocolate. And as a parent, I didn't know how much fun Easter would be. I want to remember it all. 

Like in previous weeks, I created my own personalized journaling cards. I channelled my inner dork and came up with the "Hoppy Easter Card" using my favourite "go-to" fonts: Futura, Gothic Std, and Lobster. 

I also created another card that says "Love Bunny". I decided to use washi tape from the Neverland Studio Calico Project Life kit to accentuate both the journaling cards. The tape really stood out for me as it had the perfect mix of pastel colours for an Easter themed spread. I love when you get inspired by scrapbooking products that you know exactly what to do with them!

To round out the Easter pages, I decided to include a piece of Rowan's art from daycare. It seems that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Does this homemade egg mean my girlie will be a future papercrafter? Maybe! 

Do you incorporate your children's crafts or art work in your Project Life album? If so, do you incorporate the actual piece of art or do you take a picture of it?

Thanks for looking! Happy Monday!

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Project Life is a fantastic and simple scrapbooking system created by Becky Higgins. I use it to document my everyday family life. To buy Project Life products in Canada, go here. To buy Project Life products in the US, go here.  Check out all my Project Life posts here.

 

Father's Day

It is a quiet Father's Day around here. At 4:45 am Aaron headed to the airport to catch a plane to Africa for a work trip. I am happy that he can combine his love of travel alongside his job. Aaron's sense of adventure and need to explore were some of the characteristics that made me first fall in love with him. Also pretty great? The way he loves Rowan. He is incredibly calm and patient with her and he can also make a mean scrambled egg. I know for sure he will be the one that teaches her how to read. Although I would love to have him here on a day like today, I want to celebrate him as dad all year long. Happy Father's Day, Aaron! Be Safe - we love you! xo

Right Now: June 2013

THE SET UP: Tuesday night at 9:14 pm. Aaron is at the kitchen table working, I am in the living room typing away. Pup E Boy is at my feet while girlie is upstairs sleeping in her room. 

REFLECTING on how much fun the 19 month old age and stage is. Everyday it seems like Rowan learns / does something new. Last Thursday she said to me "I want to wear this" while getting dressed and today she pointed at and said the word bus. And did I mention the playground? So much fun to watch her run around. 

LOVING that it is still light out after 9 pm. Although I am trying to convince myself to go to bed early, there is something about summer that re-energizes me. 

PLANNING a father's day excursion with Aaron in July. Since he will be heading back to Africa for work on Sunday, we won't have too much time to celebrate him and all his fantastic fatherly-ness. Currently, the plan is to go to the Toronto Roots Urban Festival  and see Neko Case when he returns.

SINGING the song, "Unbelievers" by Vampire Weekend that is stuck my head. 

DRINKING lots of Perrier with lime. Feeling very thirsty after having a great night at beach volleyball. Tonight we went 4-2 and I learned that I play much better when I am not full of grilled steak, mushrooms and asparagus. Go figure!

LISTENING to my first audiobook on my iPhone. Thinking that I am must be an auditory learner because I am flying through. Am considering buying more books this way. Realize that the digital age is upon us and I am just trying to keep up with the times.   

THINKING that both family and work life is so very busy right now and that I wouldn't have it any other way. 

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The second Wednesday of every month in 2013 I will be completing a "Right Now" journal entry. These posts are inspired by the awesome Ali Edwards and terrific Tina Aszmus. Please feel free to join in! Link your simple journal post in the comments below.