This is going to be a fun and focused time to help you Lighten YOUR Load with your photos, photo projects, project supplies or even that undone project guilt.  It doesn’t matter if your photos are printed, on your phone, in a box, still on the camera or on the computer, this is the right place for you.  I truly believe when we focus on a few specific tasks and break down our goals into small manageable pieces we see better results.  My plan is to help  you with those specific tasks that will help you make progress, real progress toward a completed project!  Are you ready to get started with Step #1 this week?

 

Step #1: Setting a Summer Lighten the Load Goal

What area are you most interested in tackling this summer?  Are you overwhelmed and not sure where to start?  See if this list sparks an idea for you:

• Are you wanting to get your photos off of your phone and camera and backed up so you can do something with them later when you have more time?  Maybe your Summer Goal will be: Create a system to clear my 2018 & 2019 photos from my phone, organize them and back them up.
• Is there a project you want to complete – maybe it is finish a 2018 photo book or a vacation you went on this past year, maybe it is dust off that child’s album and finish it before they graduate, get married, etc?  Maybe your Summer Goal will be: Gather my 2018 photos and complete my Family Photo Album for 2018.
• Are you interested in getting your scrapbooking supplies finally organized so you find that perfect paper pack or sticker?  Maybe your Summer Goal will be: Gather all of my scrapbooking supplies in one place, remove items I no longer need, pull the items I need for my next project and take inventory of any supplies I am missing.
• Are you interested in getting that box of family photos and/or videos converted to digital so you can finally get rid of the old prints or film that you no longer can enjoy. Maybe your Summer Goal will be: Pull out that old box of media (or collect the pieces into one place), get a media conversion box and pack it up to send off for conversion this summer.
• Are you wanting to complete a gift or invitation for a baby shower, wedding, birthday, etc?  Maybe your Summer Goal will be: Pick the project (album, canvas, wall art, cards, calendar, etc.), determine the number of photos needed, gather and complete your project.
• Maybe your goal is different than these, you know what you have nagging at you or that has popped on your list.

I will touch on tips and ideas that will help you with many of these but you will want to have a personal goal in mind.  Whatever you choose I encourage you to PICK ONE!  Write it down for yourself and then comment below or e-mail me directly so I know what you are working on – make this your summer Lighten the Load Goal.  If you finish that one, you can move to the next but let’s start with ONE and get it DONE.

 

Have you picked your goal?  You want to do that before you go any further.  You can let me know you goal here:

 

Now that you have checked off Step #1 – Set your Goal, here is a brief overview of what you can expect to see in upcoming posts.

I will be sharing updates each of our 13 weeks with a focus for the week, tips to help guide you and other updates.  The biggest thing to remember is that you don’t need to do all the things that I may share.  Pick one or two areas you want to work on each week and just do those, you can always come back later to these posts and pick up other ideas.  As we get things up and going each month there will be more posts at the beginning of the month with generally one post a week later in the month.  Take it at the pace that works for you.  I want to make sure you have all the info you need when you are ready for it.

Take a peak at what you might see each month:

June is going to have a focus on Saving

• Saving Money
• Saving Time
• Saving and Protecting our Photos

We will talk about tips for working in just a few minutes a day only a couple of times a week and seeing how that can make HUGE changes to the progress we see.  We will create a rhythm and system that can carry you through the summer and through your next project.  I will share some BIG savings with by Buy 2 Get 1 Sale – watch for a new group of products each week on the Summer Sale Tab.

In July, we will focus on Organizing

• Organizing our Photos
• Organizing our Supplies
• Organizing our Memorabilia

We will continue building our new rhythm and focus on organization of our photos and scrapbooking supplies.  I will offer my Annual Scrapbooking Yard Sale with a bit of a refresh to help you clear out the old items you have and make sure you have what you need for your next project.

As we wrap up in August, we will focus more on Sharing

• Sharing our favorite photos
• Sharing our finished projects
• Sharing photo gifts and the gift of peace of mind with others

We will continuing building on our system so we can share more of our photos with those we love.  We will celebrate finished projects and learn more about sharing our projects with others.  With our photos are safe and  those projects that are most important to us are done, we will also be able to share the peace of mind that we have after a summer of completing our Goal.

Let’s get started!