... Big Picture Scrapbooking ...

[ AmySJ ] Goodmorning
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] Not so sunny and... cleaning after a child with the stomach flu
[ AmySJ ] Never fun!
[ AmySJ ] DH has left the building (Ok House) Sent him on his merry way to go to a hunting thing with Dr. Deer.
[ nonnysbooks ] Good morning everyone
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] DH still sleeping...
[ nonnysbooks ] After the chat, Nonny is off to go buy some seeds to get started for my porch planter, and then putting some music in my scraproom.
[ AmySJ ] DH would normally be sleeping but he was awake early- knew he'd have a fun day. Walking in the woods at the SFA Wildlife Research Center- a day filled with nothing but thinking about hunting.
[ cgull1 ] Hello . . . just got my category boxes in just in time to work on my dividers and such. STILL deciding on colors though. I bought black WRKM but can't decide if I want to go with shades of blue or pink, purple, blue, green. Hmmm . . .
[ italgal ] Good morning, ladies...
[ MelissaTX ] Hello from sunny Texas.
[ AmySJ ] I'll be here on the computer organzing pics. If I ever get out of 2008 I'll be happy.
[ cgull1 ] Is anyone addicted to the Forums?
[ italgal ] I hear ya, AmySJ!
[ AmySJ ] Me- but don't tell my bosses please!
[ nonnysbooks ] Addicted? How about obsessed?
[ italgal ] cgull1, I am currently enrolled in 3 classes...by the time I read each of their forums, there's no time for classwork ;)
[ AmySJ ] Mind you my pics are already pared down- 2008 has 2600 pics in it, Beyond that no year has more than 1000 (most about half that) except one with 1500. I know it's going to get easier.
[ LyciaK ] Hi, everyone!
[ sassyscrapper ] I'm trying to figure out the category drawers....i'm 26 and not married with kids...I have 6 siblings that are all married...do i do the us category as just me? adn the people category to include the rest of my family?
[ LyciaK ] AmySJ - where is the SFA Wildlife Research Center?
[ cgull1 ] I find myself checking in the Forums too much when I should be working on my stuff for the week. But I can do it while on the couch. :-)
[ sassyscrapper ] oops..no kids
[ AmySJ ] Nacogdoches- well actually out in the middle of no where outside of Nacogdoches County. East Texas- up off Highway 59
[ Leora ] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!
[ sassyscrapper ] Amy...any suggestions?
[ cgull1 ] italgal--I wouldn't be able to keep up with that much! I teach college classes online so one class at a time will have to do for me. This is my first though. Really like it.
[ Sabine H ] sassyscrapper - i'd say yes. You've got the right idea.
[ LyciaK ] Wow...I'm in East Texas too...about 45 minutes North of Nac. Small world!
[ sassyscrapper ] Thanks!
[ nonnysbooks ] good morning Stacy
[ AmySJ ] Lycia- we're in Garrison. The Center is between Trawick and Cushing off 204.
[ stacy julian ] You girls ROCK. I forgot to post a reminder and look at you, all here and ready to go!
[ LyciaK ] When I saw SFA, I immediately thought of Nacogdoches, but didn't know what state you were in :)
[ MelissaTX ] sassyscrapper - IMO, the us category is just you and your siblings etc in the people you love. It is just DH and me in my Us category and everyone else in the poeple.
[ LyciaK ] We're in Gary.
[ stacy julian ] I was answering questions on my forum and lost track of time ... how are we this morning? How goes the customization of your categories??
[ cgull1 ] Amy SJ It will get easier. I'm still trying to FIND all my digital pics from the last 8 years or so in the old laptops and such. I wasn't too good at keeping the organized. That's why I"m here, though, right? :-)
[ AmySJ ] Sassy- I think it depends. How much do you scrapbook them, see them etc. You could make All About Us just you. Or your family.
[ MelissaTX ] Small world - we moved back to Dallas area from SFA three years ago after I finished my MBA.
[ italgal ] cgull1, I am in no way keeping up with all 3 classes (LOM being the exception)...I am planning to use our forever access to get caught up, on my own time... Yeah for Forever Access!!!
[ AmySJ ] Yup Cgull- thankfully during my scrapbooking hiatus I'd already gotten all my digi in one place and pared down.
[ nonnysbooks ] I went through another box of photos last night (from the 70s) and was brought to tears. I found a golden nugget....a picture of both my kids, dh and I, my parents, both my grandmothers and my grandfather. I didn't think I had any pics of both kids with my grandparents.
[ AmySJ ] LOL Melissa I met DH at SFA, we moved to Corpus Christi, and then back to Nac.
[ cropnmom ] as I continue to triage my photos, I find I'm coming up with subcategories I hadn't thought about.
[ stacy julian ] nonny - so happy for you. Love those extra special pictures that become so special with time!
[ RBH ] Would you put grandchildren in the US drawer or with extended family in the PEOPLE drawer?
[ cgull1 ] Forever access is cool!
[ italgal ] Stacy...to move forward to the next lessons with triaged photos...what would you say is the MINIMUM number of photos we should have triaged in our CD??
[ Sabine H ] Stacy... i'm looking forward to getting the bubble charts done and beginning the customization process... the lists we did in the last lesson will be a big help.
[ sassyscrapper ] Stacy...I'm not married and no kids...would you say that I should use the Us category for just me(and my dogs!) adn the people category for my parents and 6 siblings who are all married?
[ LyciaK ] If it makes you feel any better, I'm just starting with 2009! There was so much discussion back & forth last year about iPhoto, that I never could commit. But this year, thanks to Kayla, I'm taking the plunge!!!
[ noell ] I set up the LOM system when the book came out but my category drawers have not been effective for me. That part is finally starting to click now! I'm so happy!
[ colleenkroe ] Um, if it's possible to be behind in a SJ class, I am.
[ cgull1 ] What treasures, nonny!
[ colleenkroe ] I just started doing seasonal folders last week. :-(
[ stacy julian ] "cropnmom, 
note any subcategories you *think* you might want to add to your drawers, but be careful adding them. When I get an idea for a new category, I wait until I have 10 or 15 pictures that I would put there before I actually make a new card. This way you won't end up with too many categories!"
[ cgull1 ] Cool, cropnmom. I've started planning mine out this week and suspect I'll find what you have . . . that other categories emerge with the pictures.
[ Ann in FL ] I've decided I need to work on digital instead of printed pictures and have the digital pictures somewhat in categories. Have been considering changing from CM Memory Manager to PSE and experimenting with that this week.
[ Leora ] Stacy, do you feel free to "use up" pics from your category drawers or are you stingy in using them? Does that make sense?
[ stacy julian ] "colleenkroe, 
Not possible to be behind ... as long as you are moving forward. So glad you are here!"
[ colleenkroe ] Thanks Stacy. :-)
[ MelissaTX ] Hi Stacy! I set up my category divider cards and subcategory cards yesterday based on my library lists and bubble charts. I only had about 25 photos triaged, but am now making progress with the triaging and have over 100 photos pulled from my storage binders and a cold storage box from 2002 (I had already scrapped that year, so triaged the extras that fit my categories).
[ AmySJ ] I think keywording my what and where has really helped me think about sub-categories and things I routinely take pics of et. Like those of DH driving while I'm in the passenger seat- there's at least one from every trip and tons from just driving around.
[ cgull1 ] LyciaK I have iPhoto, too. Love it! I've been working on non digital stuff in the last couple of weeks though.
[ nonnysbooks ] RE: Grandkids....I have one grandson and the prospect of more grandchildren is far out on the horizon, therefore, my grandson is going in my Us drawer. Although my kids are 30 and 33, they are still using the revolving door at our house. I don't see me moving them out of "Us" for the foreseeable future.
[ colleenkroe ] Stacy, I have a question. I was married before for a LONG time and now have been with my current husband for four years (married for 8 months). What do I do with all of those older photos with my ex's family, events, etc?
[ ajohnson ] Stacy - Any thoughts on what to do with pictures of friends/kids i.e. school pictures, grad pictures and/or christmas pictures. How do you incorporate these in your system
[ noell ] I'm using the CM Power Sort box for my category drawers (at least I have been for now) and last night I think I figured out how to make them work better for me. I'll share when they're done (in case I'm wrong, lol).
[ stacy julian ] Yay MelissaTX -- this sounds great. What are some of your favorite subcategories that you discovered via your lists and bubble charts? Anyone can answer!
[ cropnmom ] Stacy, I will keep that in mind. Oddly, one of the categories coming forward is cemeteries. We used to pay annual visits on memorial day, and now that we're in NJ (where my ancestors settled) I find we are still adding cemetery photos. I am thinking a category would make more sense than 8 LO of cemetery photos
[ AmySJ ] I felt behind last week because I didn't feel like I had a chance to move forward... totally nutty week. Out of touch with classes etc. Feeling much better now that things are bit more normal
[ noell ] nonnybrooks - I like that. I like that you're making the US drawer work for the way your relationships really are.
[ AmySJ ] Subs- Caves (that's a new one I added but realize I'll be adding to it as I go back with my pics)
[ colleenkroe ] Knowing which photos to focus on (current, vs. using ones from the past with trips with the ex, etc.) will make a big difference on what subcategories will be good for me.
[ AmySJ ] Another Sub- Clearsprings- a restaurant in town. . . I didn't realize how many pics I had from there.
[ LyciaK ] I'm already seeing the benefits of iPhoto and I think I'm really gonna love it too.
[ cgull1 ] Interesting about the cemeteries, cropnmom. We end up at a lot with geocaching, yet also have visited several with family history work.
[ stacy julian ] "colleenkroe, 
Not sure I'm qualified to answer this as I don't understand the emotions tied up in two separate marriage/family dynamics, but ... I think those pictures are part of your story, so I think they need to be at least represented in your system -- don't feel like you have to scrapbook everything, but do focus on relationships and personalities and traditions and those kinds of things that grew out of that time period in your life?!"
[ Sabine H ] noell.. would love to hear how you work the Power sort box. I'm using one too and haven't started it yet.
[ LyciaK ] I guess I'm a "thinker" or a "muller". I seem to have to put a lot of thinking time in on the front end of a project before I can dive in.
[ scrappyangel ] yeah, I made it to a chat! I have missed every one so far! I'm taking this as progress :)
[ MelissaTX ] My favorite subcategories - Toys (DH is a collector and we have lots of photos of his collection plus people enjoying these things when they come to visit) and Flowers (DH sends/brings me flowers every week and there are tons of photos of these and I love how they show up in the background of photos we take here at home)
[ colleenkroe ] Thanks Stacy...I started to do that, but wasn't sure. Seems so strange to revisit those things right now, you know? I will do my best!
[ LyciaK ] Clearsprings - yum! - haven't been there in a LONG time.
[ AmySJ ] I've got a big sub category for cemetaries tow- in fact it's split between Find a Grave and family.
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] Back from cleaning up (for those late, 3 yearl old and stomach flu... fun not so sunny day here
[ Leora ] Oh, I like the Toys category! Fun!
[ cgull1 ] LyciaK . . . I do that sometimes, too, but then can work quickly once I've made up my mind how to do it.
[ cropnmom ] cgull1, cemeteries are one of my favorite destinations for daytrips now. discovering a lost "loved one" is more exciting than I would ever have thought.
[ RBH ] I love trees and take lots of pics of them so I have a TREE tag.
[ Leora ] Brenda, sorry about the flu--yuch!
[ noell ] Sabine H - I've customized the actual physical power sort box just slightly. If it works I'll share pic's and an explanation!
[ stacy julian ] "LyciaK, 
Love that you are thinker ... but do know that with LOM you learn so much by doing. Don't be afraid to try something. You can aways back up and un-do something. OK?"
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] For alumni out there (Stacy and Coaches too) do you find the pictures from last year don't mean the same this year?
[ AmySJ ] I like to anser find-a-grave requests and you find some really poignant things. And it's something mom and I have done together. Though I'll keep all those, I won't scrap most- I keep them in case the full size images are ever requested.
[ LyciaK ] cgull1 - same here! Once I dive in, I make pretty good progress.
[ colleenkroe ] I am excited about subcategories because I take a lot of nature photos, but going through stuff, they don't really have meaning to me outside of a trip or hike or event where I took the photos. Weird. Not sure if I should just keep them with trips or separate them out into hiking or nature or what.
[ artiste ] LyciaK, that's how I am when I do a layout. I have to let it sit while the ideas come. I'll add a piece here and there until it all comes together.
[ cgull1 ] I found we had Toys, too, but for our younger kids. My husband almost needs one for GEAR.
[ Sabine H ] colleenkroe: I have a similar situation, and have kept all the photos. I still keep in touch with my former inlaws and will one day do a photoalbum scrapbook of the photos from that time of my life for my daughter... (she asked me too as she wants to see the stories of how her Dad and I met and all about her aunts and uncles from when they were young... so I'll do what I can.. when time permits) I guess it will depend on how you feel about that part of your life....
[ AmySJ ] Colleen- I've got the same thing. I'm looking forward to seeing them all split into the sub-categores I created for nature etc- different trips together at last in a meaningful way.
[ colleenkroe ] LOL, cgull1 - gear!
[ LyciaK ] Thanks, Stacy. I think one issue is how many times or different methods I've tried. Hate to undo/redo. One thing I love about LOM is that you encourage us to move forward without undoing what has already been done.
[ cropnmom ] Colleenkroe, you and your mom rock for your find-a-grave efforts.
[ Leora ] WE have a category for Magic!
[ noell ] colleenKroe - Sounds like you could do a layout about the fact that you love to take nature photos...
[ AmySJ ] LOL- You should see my hunting stuff.
[ italgal ] Leora, that is an unusual category, to be sure!
[ cropnmom ] Stacy, I am finding a lot of great pix taken from behind. I am seeing a future album from that perspective, but until then, where should my subcategory go?
[ colleenkroe ] "I know Amy; I mean, I don't see myself doings lots of nature pages on my own, right? 
 
Oh, Noell, that's a good idea! And them maybe I could get it out of my system... !"
[ cgull1 ] One question I thought of as I worked on subcategories . . . if a hobby is specific to a person, would that just go in their All About Us subcategory (and make a special subcategory for it?). Right now, my husband has a history with amateur radio and photography, but the rest of us don't . . . just make a section in his All About Us part? I know he has high hopes for the kids, though!
[ colleenkroe ] I love the idea of a perspective album, cropnmom!
[ ajohnson ] Brenda - I often find that what I originally thought I was going to do with the pictures when I first took them and stored them in binders changes pretty fast, especially if I have not scraped them right away.
[ annt ] I love iPhoto...what is the best PC equivalent? Or can it be purchased for PC?
[ cropnmom ] Sorry, that find a grave reference was for AmySJ! oops.
[ colleenkroe ] iPhoto is only for the Mac. Not sure what the PC equivalent would be.
[ sassyscrapper ] Any thoughts Stacy? Keep the us drawer just me? and the people drawer about my parents and siblings and their families?
[ Leora ] Brenda, I am not sure if this is what your asking, but one of the things that has surprised me most in this process is that the pictures I value most looking back are not the ones I would have expected when I first took them or had them printed.
[ AmySJ ] I knew what you meant :) It's really interesting to wander old cemetaries
[ colleenkroe ] That's okay cropnmom. I actually do have lots of grave photos as well, but haven't gotten to doing anything with them. They're from trips, so I will have trouble sorting them out.
[ stacy julian ] "Brenda, 
You just hit on one of the most important aspects/filters of LOM. Yes, sometimes pictures lose "importance" over time. That's why we have storage binders to allow us the time to browse and skip over and work out of order, so that we use our precious time to 'honor' the stories that feel most important. Just as some pictures feel less important over time, others (and you can't predict this) become more important over time. When I say "We have exactly enough time to scrapbook our most important memories" this is what I'm referring to. It's 100% OK to skip over or not scrapbook some of the pictures in your storage binders, that you were "sure" you would scrapbook. After 3, 4, or 5 five years, if you've skipped over the pics from the 2nd grade field trip, then triage 2 or 3 of them into your drawers, remove the others to cold storage and know that the system is working for YOU! Sorry ... so long."
[ noell ] "cgulli - that has been my question too! Things we do stuff like hobbies keep moving back-and-forth between my Things and my Us drawers/albums. 
 
I love the idea of putting them in subcategories behind the Us people. Wonder what Stacy thinks of that?"
[ LyciaK ] colleenkroe - you're certainly not alone. I seem to have a "split" in my photos: pre-1999 (16+ years) or post-1999...that would be pre-divorce and post-divorce. Pre-divorce includes time when the kids were small, but much easier to work on the post-divorce that includes a very happy remarriage.
[ cgull1 ] Cropnmom--It is cool to visit cemeteries and make connections. A few years ago, I visited a town about 4 hours from my hometown (18 from where I was living at the time) to visit cemeteries. I couldn't find the place and stopped at the library to ask for directions. The librarian asked what I was looking for and send me down to her mom's house to chat with my grandpa's cousin--no idea! She had such a neat perspective and knew how to pronounce all the names! :-)
[ AmySJ ] Iphoto is Mac only. I think the PC equiv. isn't the word. It's buying software (or the free version) based on what you do. What type of camera do you have, do you edit photos, do you envision paper scrapbooking etc, you budget.
[ AmySJ ] cgull- yes. . . you know you are into family history when the highlights of vacations are that you get to stop at a family cemetary. I grew up with that and now we do it. (Wonder if mom could give me so pics of us doing that as a child)
[ cgull1 ] Collenkroe--I wondered the same with nature photos out of context. My husband has lots of flower pics . . . hmm . . . and lots of castles. He lived in Germany when he started getting into photos more.
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] I have been groing trough my drawers from last year and the pictures I placed last year don't make much sence this year. They don't seem relevant not even within the context of the category or subcategory they are in... This is where I got stuck last year... It was probably a better question for the chat last week but I was sick so I slept trough it...
[ Leora ] My parents aren't living and I have a subcat for Arlington Cemetery in my drawers, but I never feel quite right scrapping those pics. Maybe someday...
[ cropnmom ] cgull1 and AmySJ :)
[ colleenkroe ] Thanks LyciaK. Good way to think of it. I think I'm trying to focus on girfriends, my family, etc. I have no kids, but what to DO with all those photos of Hawaii and stuff with him!
[ cgull1 ] AmySJ--that's cool (find-a-grave)!
[ colleenkroe ] Yeah, cgull1. Out of context just doesn't work for some photos, it seems.
[ colleenkroe ] Cuz I love Hawaii, but the ex, not so much...LOL!
[ annt ] Stacy, in living with your digital frames...have you found that looking at the photos frequently has in any way lessened your excitement about scrapping them? Just wondering if this will happen for me. Once I started a blog, I found that after I had put the pictures on my blog, I didn't feel as excited about putting them in a layout. Maybe crazy...just hoping I don't dull my enthusiasm before I get them scrapped...anyone know what I mean?
[ AmySJ ] Leiora- something that helped me is a historical perspective on gravesites- as I go through my DH's family pics- the really old ones- I find all sorts of pics of gravesites with flowers on them- from the funeral. Not something I'd ever have thought to do (and don't know that I would today) but obviously it was something they wanted to capture.
[ stacy julian ] "Noell, 
sorry .. I was so caught up answering the last question that I may have missed the real question here, but when it comes to hobbies, etc .. and where they go, they can go either place. For example when I'm triaging soccer pictures, I generally put one or two in Clark's tabs because soccer is HIS sport, but I also put 1 or 2 in the Things/Sports because 'we' do soccer. A page about Clark playing soccer with pictures from several years (and pics may come from multiple places) would probably go in his album, but a page about Saturday is Soccer day (that features pics of several little boys) would probably go in the Things We Do album. Does that help? Plant those very flexible pictures in both places!!"
[ cgull1 ] Tell us more about your Magic, Leora!
[ LyciaK ] colleenkroe - Photoshop? Maybe replace your ex with a nice picture of someone like Hugh Jackman? (just kidding) Truthfully, all my pics from that time are sitting in their magnetic albums and I just haven't had the inclination to work with them. Maybe someday...
[ Leora ] Amy, that is interesting thanks. I am thankful to have a place to keep these pics for now...
[ colleenkroe ] LOL Leora! Matt Damon... :-)
[ nonnysbooks ] sassy, I would think that if you are still closely connected with your parents you could include them in your Us drawer, but perhaps if siblings have moved out of the area they might be in the People we Love drawer....just a newbie perspective...but I think I'm picking up that it depends on how you see the relationship
[ Leora ] I have our Magic pics split between my husband's tab in Us and Making Magic in Things.
[ AmySJ ] Speaking of interesting- and this has nothing to do with this class- this song line was just "you took to his jaw line" (talking about fighting) LOL! No one's hear to share that line with.
[ noell ] Yes! Thank you, Stacy, that totally makes sense to me now! (about the hobbies belong to one person, but also to the rest of us, indirectly).
[ Leora ] Colleen, Help. I am embarrassed. I am not getting the Matt Damon reference...
[ colleenkroe ] I am interested in hearing about the subcategory of people's US drawers for anyone that is married no kids. Anyone?
[ ajohnson ] colleenkroe- do you have children. Personally I would keep them for their sakes but if not, I would keep the ones that have a story or meaning and dump the rest. I would most definitely keep them if they were of their father.
[ AmySJ ] Colleen- I just have me, and DH, and then Us together.
[ colleenkroe ] Oh. I'd use Matt Damon instead of Hugh Jackman to photoshop out my ex out of my old photos. funny.
[ Sabine H ] colleenkroe; I'd pull out my fav Hawaii photos and use those at some point... 'places I love'? and maybe just put his in cold storage or in a separate box so you know they are there but they don't hit you in the face when you least expect it. That's where mine are for now.
[ stacy julian ] "annt, 
So, digital frames, blogs, etc ... most of the time I recognize the photos I really WANT to scrapbook, but if the opposite is true ... embrace that! If you are living with your pictures and blogging about them, that counts! We no longer live in a time when we are able to scrapbook all or even most of our pictures and frankly, no one wants that many scrapbook pages. We live in a time when we are required to do the 'emotional' work of valuing some of our pictures with the perspectives and stories that really matter now and in the future. Pay attention to the feelings that you have that either guide you away from or toward certain pictures -- that is your heart talking!"
[ ajohnson ] Colleen - I have no children. In our Us drawer I have All about Ann, All About Warren, Together Forever, Auntie Annie, Uncle Warren.
[ Susan ] ...isn't that the truth!! Years of baseballl, traveling baseball, friends made from that, time spent with sibling that doesn't play but is there---usually bringing a friend, places we traveled to, unexpected ventures from it. The list goes on and on!
[ MelissaTX ] For those of you with pre-divorce photos, I'm going to do a post after this chat about the album I did to help me process my pre-divorce photos. (It would be too long of post for here - I'll post it in chit chat for anyone interested.)
[ colleenkroe ] Thanks Sabine. Good idea. I will maybe do that.
[ Leora ] Are any of the digital photo frames battery operated?
[ Leora ] Are any of the digital photo frames battery operated?
[ stacy julian ] Wait .. did I just read Matt Damon. I'm in!
[ adklife ] I'm really interested in getting the stories/photos "out there" so they are accessible. For example, digital photo frames, a basket of mini albums, framed pieces for the wall, coffee table books, etc... Anyone have any different ways to share things in "home decor" or online?
[ Leora ] Not sure why it posted twice
[ colleenkroe ] "Oh, as auntie and uncle! that's a good division. 
Thanks, ajohnson."
[ AmySJ ] Colleen- So far, I haven't added my parents etc who actually now live closer or my "nephew" and "neice" and their parents who are like family but not family. But, They'll be easily found in the People We Love with subs. . . so really I don't think it matters which one they go in. . . just as long as you know where to find them. Eventually the albums will have volumes for them anyway.
[ LyciaK ] MelissaTX - sounds good.
[ colleenkroe ] Thanks MelissaTX!
[ LyciaK ] Oh, Stacy...what will Geoff think ;) ?
[ colleenkroe ] Gotta get me to see Green Zone this weekend, Stacy!
[ colleenkroe ] Sorry. I'll focus now.
[ stacy julian ] "adkife, 
love this question! To me this is LOM -- a comprehensive system for filtering and using your photos and sharing your stories across a broad spectrum of channels (wrong word, but hopefully you know what I mean!)"
[ colleenkroe ] Thanks Amy. yeah, it seems like so many subcats could go in different drawers.
[ stacy julian ] Geoff knows. I only have eyes for him and Matt!
[ annt ] Thanks, Stacy...I loved the tree analogy in the audio lesson this week, by the way..."don't lose the tree for the forest!" Wrote it on the chalkboard in my entryway this morning. My KIDS love the digital frames, even the 2 year old.
[ colleenkroe ] LOL!
[ LyciaK ] Stacy - LOL! (my husband is much the same with me & Hugh)
[ stacy julian ] annt -- thanks! I was a bit worried about my crazy analogies. It made sense to me, but I wondered if it would work?!
[ cgull1 ] We have decoupaged pictures on blocks for puzzles with each side for a different family on my husband's side.
[ AmySJ ] You know last week's lists and asking DH those questions was really interesting- I found some things out I didn't know. But also it reminded me I need to do a Pete Rose layout (for which I've no pics- perhaps an empty ballfield?) Cause DH and I have agreed to disagree on that topic.
[ noell ] The analogies work for me, Stacy. Your audio recordings are so helpful and so inspiring for me!
[ Leora ] My son is turning 13 this month. We will be out of town. I am thinking about pulling all the pics from of Him from my highlight folders to put on a digital frame to take with us.
[ nonnysbooks ] Stacy, sassy has asked twice about how she should do her Us vs People We Love categories. Single, no kids, but 6 siblings.
[ colleenkroe ] Does anyone know if there's a MB post about what subcategories you have in your category drawers yet?
[ adklife ] cgull1, cool. I like the hands on idea.
[ Sabine H ] Stacy... I LOVE your analogies. They help make sense of things. (and I always use an analogy myself when I'm trying to explain something to someone..)
[ AmySJ ] Stacy- your messages are what made me by an Iphone- well not quite but when my smartphoen quit playing them while I was on the road- that day was the last straw and I bought an Iphone the next day.
[ italgal ] sorry, MB post??
[ stacy julian ] AmySJ - I always learn so much via questions and interviews. I think in part because I live with *almost* all boys/men and in less you ask, you just don't know! It's not like they offer up much insight on their own!
[ colleenkroe ] It seems like for sassy, you could do a all about me drawer instead of us and then have subs in there by that.
[ pennyscraps ] I am "behind" on my assignments. Someone shout out a positive result from doing the triage exercise to give me some MOJO. I am not "putting it off" really - I just don't have the enthusiasm to start it.... So, friends, give me some insight please.
[ AmySJ ] Stacy- exactly! LOL Do you know Facebook has helped with that though. So many of his childhood friends are on there. As he shares about who said what etc, I get little nuggets.
[ Lucy :) ] Sassy - I'm also single & have no kids. My categories are "me", then in my "People who matter" section I have sections for Grandparents & other ancestors; Mum & Dad; My Brother; Friends
[ MelissaTX ] pennyscraps - I was struggling with the traige because I was having trouble pulling photos, but after I set up my sub-categories it was much more fun pulling photos to put them there! Have you create your divider tabs yet?
[ noell ] Amy SJ - I love hearing how Facebook is helping you learn about your husband! How cool!
[ artiste ] pennyscraps, read my post on the Lesson 3 forum ("I Get It")
[ colleenkroe ] Lucy, that's what I was talking about - yes!
[ pennyscraps ] hmmm, honestly, no. I worked on them in the fall when I self-implemented...I have been slammed at work and hope to spend today playing "catch up"....
[ ajohnson ] Penny (Stacy, you might not like this response). Last year I was in the same boat and I really did not get it. It really helped to scrap some pages and the left over pictures where triaged. I didn't do triage until months later.
[ pennyscraps ] Thank you Artiste. I will.
[ stacy julian ] nonny + sassy, sorry -- I often lose questions in chats. I think you have to set up your category drawers for your life right now. IMO US would be YOU(sassy) and your siblings/parents. People We Love will likely have a categories for extended family, friends and perhaps people you admire or learn from or just 'follow' -- you can totally adjust your categories as you life/family changes and unfolds. Does that help?
[ stacy julian ] MelissaTX, good point. Once you get customized categories it is easier (and often more fun) to 'look' for pictures to triage into them!
[ nonnysbooks ] understand the losing posts and questions, didn't want to let the question get totally lost though since she had asked it twice. Just trying to help.
[ ajohnson ] I agree with Melissa
[ italgal ] Stacy, asked this earlier, and I think it got "lost". What is the MINIMUM number of photos you think should be triaged, in order to move forward with future lessons in class??
[ colleenkroe ] Gotta get going to the gym ladies. Training to climb Mt. Rainier! Have a great day!
[ LyciaK ] colleenkroe - WOW!
[ cgull1 ] colleenkroe Sounds like an achievement! Best wishes with the training!
[ cropnmom ] ditto that wow. way to go, colleenkroe!
[ colleenkroe ] Thanks. Yes, I am waiting for it to be as glorious as it sounds. LOL! Have a good one!
[ AmySJ ] Great Colleen!
[ nonnysbooks ] I'll be working on the bubble charts this afternoon as the rain comes down, then start the category drawers. So far most of my triaged pics will go in People We Love. I'm still in film mode as far as shutter clicking goes (even though we now shoot digital).
[ pennyscraps ] I think part of my problem is that I have my physical file category drawers in an inconvenient place. I plan to move them to a closet where they are more accessible today.
[ Becky C ] Stacy, I'm finding it hard to get started with the triaging. I finally got pics into my storage binders, so I guess I just need the push to get going!
[ stacy julian ] "italgal, 
I'm not going to give you a minimum. If you 'feel' like you understand triage and you can see it's potential for creating connections (both now and in the future) then I want you to listen to your heart. It's hard for me to even give numbers like 100 and another 100, etc.. but I've learned over the years that students need something to work from. The number of pictures you "need" to triage really stems from the number of pictures you have in storage binders and the number of pictures not yet in storage binders that you would like to 'seed' in your drawers now. Does that help?"
[ Ann in FL ] Am I going to be too far behind in class changing programs and learning PSE? Pictures are all organized, in Seasonal folders and rated in MM, but it is time consuming and challenging knowing how to set up things in PSE with what is transferring there as far as titles, notes, etc.
[ AmySJ ] Stacy- Colleen's upcoming accomplishment made me think of a question. What kinds of things do you have in your accomplishments subcategory for you and Geoff? (I currently can't think of a use for it for me but would love to hear what you and others have)
[ AmySJ ] Ann- Does MM write your ratings to you photos?
[ pennyscraps ] The other thing I have noticed is that I have teenage boys and a lot of my photos are NOT event related. They are me photographing the boys - catching their faces and emotions. So, in effect, I don't really know how to manage ANY of these random photos...
[ cgull1 ] pennyscraps--I just got the big category drawers a couple of days ago. I think they will work well, but almost wish they were more portable. Kudos to you for finding a place you'll use them more.
[ italgal ] Thanks, Stacy...just wanted to be sure...
[ cropnmom ] My "accomplishments" is called "milestones". it made it easier to add to, as hubby's grad was the only thing there before.
[ stacy julian ] "Becky C -- Picture me gently pushing you. 
Does that help? I'm so happy you've got pictures in storage binders. Think of that as a rest stop on a hike. Just because you made it to the rest stop doesn't mean you don't or shouldn't keep hiking to the summit. The view from both places is awesome!"
[ AmySJ ] Penny- I'm thinking that's their personality that you are catching.
[ Ann in FL ] Amy, yes it does. It actually transfers most everything but not to where you would want it in PSE.
[ theartsymom ] ann- i just learned pse8 since the class started and it is not hard but time intensive. i STILL have not tagged everything- but have rated 5 quarters.
[ stacy julian ] cropnmom, love "milestones"
[ Sabine H ] pennyscraps... would these photos of your boys go in their personality section of your category drawers?
[ cgull1 ] AmySJ--I did a half marathon--achievement for me. I also have advanced degrees. While I will have pictures in our Learning Tab, I also consider these achievements.
[ Leora ] Me too--Milestones!
[ AmySJ ] Can you search by it in PSE- You could then find them and apply changes to big things.
[ Annette33 ] I have caught bits and pieces of today's chat. Straightening my classroom for your monthly crop, and running to the computer frequently, lol.
[ Becky C ] Thanks Stacy. I have a lot to do this week.I am trying so hard to keep up with the lessons.
[ scrappyangel ] so Stacy, should immediate family go into All About Us even when there are 5 siblings 4 parents, 4 grandparents, and 10 nieces and nephews between the 2 of us? It just seems like a lot once you include siblings and their families???
[ stacy julian ] Wow, losing lots of questions this morning!
[ pennyscraps ] Well - one shot I am thinking of is my boys standing with their dad and dad taking a shot of a needed item from Target with his iPhone. I shot that b/c hubby is so great to run errands and I like the technology factor. But where would that pic go?
[ AmySJ ] Oh I like Milestones- that might work much better- LOL DH is turning 40 soon. . . Possibly getting a new job.
[ theartsymom ] penny- about us.
[ Ann in FL ] Amy, think perhaps I will post to you on digital discussion as to where I am struggling and how things are transferring.
[ stacy julian ] Becky and ALL, you're doing great. Just keep plugging along!
[ Leora ] Stacy, there are a lot of us and you don't have any help today. YOu are doing great!
[ MelissaTX ] Here are a couple of examples of items I will have in my Accomplishments subcatgory: Photos from DH gaduation & my graduation, photos of DH at work - for things like promotions and recently helping to sell the company in a multibillion dollar deal, photos of me dressed to do a presentation of research I completed, photo of me teaching, etc
[ pennyscraps ] I understand "immediate family" to be the ones that you share a roof with.
[ italgal ] Question: 5x7 vs 4x6 drawers - anyone...Is there any benefit to using 5x7 drawers, if most of photos printed ar 4x6...will the drawers be too large...or is it nice to have the extra room??
[ cgull1 ] Cool shot, pennyscraps. Would fit right in our family, except the part about hubby running errands.
[ Annette33 ] I had an APS camera for a while, and have some panoramics to sort, tough to store those
[ stacy julian ] "scrappyangel, 
This week's handout shares my categories and subcategories and you'll see how I break down my family relationship photos. My siblings and extended family relationships go in my People We Love drawers. This is different for someone who is single. Just keep in mind that as family dynamics change, so can category drawers. Do what feels right and keeps your collection workable!"
[ ajohnson ] italgal - I have the 5x7 ones only because they were free. They are bigger but the pictures seen to fit nicely in them. I also don't store 5x7 picture in them
[ italgal ] Thanks, Ann...BTW, STILL enjoying all those Crop Talks you gifted to me!!
[ Lucy :) ] For large photos, I popped a few office page protectors in my binders (I don't know what you'd call them but they are plastic pages that you would slip an A4/8.5x11 sheet in and put in a binder )
[ ajohnson ] Italgal - I am glad.
[ just jeani ] italgal - i use 4x6 drawers and have a seperate set of flat drawers (3stack) for enlargements 1 for current and one for heritage and the other drawer is for photos I might want to punch small faces from. The 5x7 drawers eat up a lot of real estate and my studio is compact
[ Leora ] I keep one 8.5x11 page protector at the back of each storage binder for the enlargements.
[ scrappyangel ] Stacy, that makes perfect sense. I think I missed the single part and just focused on the no kids part since that applies to me...thanks!
[ ajohnson ] One thing that helped me with categories and subcategory subdivision is ask yourself "Where would I look for this photo" or use your gut instinct. You can always change later like Stacy stays.
[ stacy julian ] "pennyscraps, 
You said "I shot that because hubby is so good to ..." it goes in his personality category! Listen to yourself talk and go with the first thought, it's about him and then about technology. If you have more than one "similar" photo to triage then you can put them in two places, but listen to the 'order of importance' you assign as you describe a photo to someone else. Yes?"
[ Leora ] Do remember the "you can always change it later" part. You really can!
[ pennyscraps ] OH VERY GOOD POINT Stacy. Thank you. LOVE THESE CHATS.
[ LyciaK ] Leora - thanks for the reminder that "you can always change it later". The most important thing is to DO something :)
[ MelissaTX ] The "you can always change it later part" has really helped me pull and place photos. I figure after I have the system set up and "live with it for a while" (as Stacy says), I can take some time to thumb back through my category files and shuffle them if I need to.
[ just jeani ] love the idea of 8 1/2 x 11 page protectors. However I have also found that my Pioneer pocket pages that came with my SB will also hold 5x7s they will stick out a little bit, but they're completely on the page. They will also accomodate a panoramic. You'll notice that the dividers between the 3 pockets doesn't extend to the edge so you can use this undivided space.
[ artiste ] If a photos are "triaged" does that mean we have already found a connection? If so, where do we store the connection? Or does it just mean that we have pulled them and put them in category drawers for future connections?
[ italgal ] Very frustrated that all the recommended albums for this class (8.5 x 11) are a quarter inch too tall for my bookshelves in the living room. Anyone else have this trouble?? Suggestions?? Anyone aware of smaller profile 8.5 x 11 albums?
[ cropnmom ] since i use the wrmk 8x8 for storage, i use the 8x8 pages for 5x7s
[ sleepyhead ] italgal - are your shelves fixed? do you have the option of moving them up a bit?
[ noell ] "Changing the subcategories - you just pick up the tabbed divider and its pictures and move them from the old spot to the new one. :) 
 
I need to see if my digital program is easy to customize like that once I've assigned pictures to them."
[ stacy julian ] Change and shuffle are definitely a part of LOM and category drawers. But you have to commit before you can change. So, start and trust yourself and know it will all work out!
[ scrappyangel ] so if I am just finishing up with sorting photos and am about 2 weeks behind in class, does anyone have any tips of what I should do first so I don't get even further behind? I am going to order my category drawers today if I can ever decide between 4 X 6 and 5 X 7.
[ pennyscraps ] For 5x7's, you can actually fit them in sideways behind the 4x6 if you use the Pioneer albums because the little divider sleeve does not have a seam all the way to the edge. I have just slipped my 5 x 7's into my Storage Binders.
[ Leora ] itagal...I wonder if you used regular binders (but nice ones) instead of designated albums. Just a thought...
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] ITALGAL: The pioneer are taller than the the WRMK, that is what I use, I'll repost my picture from last year on this same thing
[ sleepyhead ] Stacy - what is the 'bound book' you refer to in the master bedroom on the blueprint?
[ MelissaTX ] italgal - I have made several theme albums just using regular D-ring notebooks and I love them. I create a scrappy page for the front cover insert and for the side.
[ italgal ] sleepyhead, they are fixed. Trying to decide how important it is, to have my library albums in my living space. I really like this idea, but...
[ sleepyhead ] may not be the same aesthetically, but have you thought about perhaps stacking them horizontally - that way they could still be in your space?
[ stacy julian ] "scrappyangel, 
Work on your lists and bubble charts, so you have customized index tabs to put in your drawers when they arrive. Then just spend time with your pictures and pay attention -- you'll know what to do! And .. you're not behind. Remember that too!"
[ artiste ] I'm feeling very overwhelmed with how much of a disaster my studio has become since I started this class. I gathered everything scrapbook-related (included volumes of my mother's journals and albums) and it's a disaster. There is no place for anything. Not even scrapbooking! Any suggestions?
[ italgal ] Thanks for the suggestions of "regular" binders. I was considering this...I guess I just needed permission to go this route :)
[ Lucy :) ] I think I lead a very boring life because I have so few categories!
[ stacy julian ] "sleepyhead, 
Photobooks that you can have made at Shutterfly and other places. Just the idea that digital photo books can be a part of your LOM output and I guess I put them in the Master bedroom because I would choose to do a photo book when I want the ability to purchase additional copies for my children to pass on, does that make sense??"
[ cgull1 ] artiste 15 minutes at a time . . . clear off a space so you can work. :-) Cool to have all those journals! Maybe some could be housed in another area until you need them.
[ sleepyhead ] artiste - I had the same problem - I took a few boxes of older photos and memorabilia that I know I'm not going to get to in this class and designated a spot in my MBR closet for my LOM stuff that I just can't fit in my working space
[ just jeani ] decided yesterday as i was triaging that i need to change my tabs in the cat drawers. I seem to be blurring the line between US and People. A little fine tuning is needed now that I've had clarification on where to draw the line. My oldest daughter is in US, but her life after marriage is in PEOPLE (with her husband and children).
[ scrappyangel ] I better go listen to lessons 3 and 4 then Stacy because I don't know what you are talking about quite yet...but thanks for the tips. It helps me to just try to focus on 1 portion. Otherwise I get to overwhelmed and just give up.
[ noell ] sleepyhead - stacking albums horizontally can make them bow. It's not safe for the pic's. Even worse if you scrapbook with 3-d items.
[ MelissaTX ] Lucy - fewer categories do not mean a boring life!!!! These are photos, your life is so much broader than just what we capture on the camera.
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] LUCY: I think few categories is good, it will give you a jumping off point and you will start seeing future conections and categories.... I also have few categories at this point just the basics
[ AmySJ ] Annette- I finished typing and then my computer shut down. Panos I have tons of them. I have those in a shoebox type photo box going the opposite way you normally would. Works pretty well. (Mind you my plan is to scan and make them part of my digi storage binders and category drawers.)
[ pennyscraps ] @ Artiste - I brought in a 6 foot table to stack my stuff on so that I could have my "regular space" clean for my regular work and as a staging area. Take a deep breath and tackle a little bit of it at a time. I think you need a clear "st
[ stacy julian ] "artiste, 
Disaster relief ... get some really big Rubbermaid bins and allow yourself to put away from the journals, etc.. and stack these bins up so you can clear some work/creative space. You need to be able to make space and keep things close. I know it's hard -- remind yourself how cool it is that you are attempting to reign everything in!"
[ scrappyangel ] Has anyone found 5 X 7 divider tabs for the bigger drawers? The ones on Highsmith are only 4 X 6
[ pennyscraps ] Okay everyone. Thanks for the positive energy. I am going to MOVE the location of my drawers and just dive in. So thankful "my bike" has training wheels and a posse of riders with me. ;-)
[ stacy julian ] I do hope you will listen and read each lesson as it is posted --even if you're 'not there yet' I think this can really help you stay motivated and give you the perspective of where we are headed!
[ Lucy :) ] artiste - you need to do this in small chunks! Box up everything & put it in a closet or somewhere safe - then work on 15 mins at a time. You can do an extra 15 mins if you are enjoying it but don'ttake out more than you can work on in 15 mins!
[ sleepyhead ] Lucy you sound like the FLYlady :-)
[ MelissaTX ] Wow, this has been a busy chat. I think I've missed a few things, but also gained some great ideas. Thanks Stacy & everyone for participating. I'm off now to write my post about What to do with Pre-divorce photos.
[ cropnmom ] sleepyhead, you read my mind!
[ AmySJ ] Just Jeani- I can see your dilemna- I organize my DH's genealogy in families- and there comes a time I have to split a person's life- while it makes since to do that with marriage there due to the change in research- it doesn't make as much since when you're talking about photos.
[ pennyscraps ] I think we all have to remember the 15 minutes and small chunks. It IS WHAT GOT ME through the making of my highlight folders...So easy to get overwhelmed and forget that 15 minute trick ourselves!
[ Sabine H ] Gotta love Flylady.... so much of Stacy's tips.. 15 minutes at a time.. sound like her.
[ LyciaK ] @Stacy - great advice (that I need to take!) I tend to get bogged down as to "where I'm at" but really need to keep listening to the current lessons as they are posted.
[ stacy julian ] "artiste, 
sorry .. don't stack, but stand old journals and albums in these big bins. I have a big bin for my childhood and my college years. I can put a lid on them and move them to our storage room and I can access them pretty easily!"
[ just jeani ] artiste - my studio was a disaster too, but I've found that by using a kitchen timer I've been able to fix this. I set the timer for 3/4 of the time I've alloted myself for the task at hand. When it goes off I know it's time to begin to tidy up. I make any notes, create a few stacks to 'to-do' and return my studio to a work space until next time. Usually this takes just about the amount of time left on the timer. Maybe this would work for you too.
[ cgull1 ] FlyLady works so well with Stacy's concepts . . . we have to love this stuff!
[ artiste ] Thank you for your suggestions. I'll remember the "15 minutes".
[ sleepyhead ] great idea jeani
[ stacy julian ] I'm ALWAYS amazed at how much clean up I can accomplish in 15 minutes when I'm focused. seriously! Set it and go.
[ LyciaK ] Thanks so much for the chat, Stacy. It's the first one that I've made it to.
[ pennyscraps ] Thank you Stacy and fellow LOMers...
[ Leora ] Stacy, thanks to you, my whole family is doing the 15 minute thing. Amazing how much straightening we can do in 15 minutes.
[ LyciaK ] The first one I've made it to for the 2010 LOM session :)
[ AmySJ ] Thanks! You have all given me some really good food for thought and inspiration today!
[ sleepyhead ] Stacy where can we find a list of which WRMK colors will not be discontinued?
[ stacy julian ] Seriously, I could NOT keep up with my personal LOM without my kitchen timer. I know I say this a LOT, but I mean it.
[ scrappyangel ] Stacy thanks for the tip about staying with the lessons even if I am not quite there yet. I think that will be really helpful. Before I felt like I shouldn't listen / read because it would just add more confusion but now I just feel lost so you must be right!
[ cropnmom ] that hour flew. thank you stacy, so much for you time, and while I'm at it thanks for the audio messages. hearing your cheerful voice thursday morning is just what I need!
[ artiste ] ok, i'm off to set my timer. 15 minutes in my studio. NOW! Thank you all. :-)
[ stacy julian ] Any final questions? The sun in shining and I feel like jogging, must act on this!
[ cropnmom ] Yeaaaah! artiste!
[ sleepyhead ] bound book in the blueprint?
[ italgal ] Have a great day, everyone! Thanks for all the input!
[ Leora ] Have a great jog Stacy! thanks for being here.
[ theartsymom ] thanks Stacy!
[ stacy julian ] Thank you EVERYONE for coming. I really enjoy these chats. Never feel like I keep up very good, but I so enjoy the mental picture of friends all over the place, sitting down to discuss LOM!!
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] Enjoy the jog, and the sun Thanks!
[ Lucy :) ] Is anyone else struggling to triage due to too few photos? pulling 100 photos would almost empty my binders!!
[ noell ] Walking away from the chat with some tangible advice I can go use! Thanks Stacy and everyone. Have a great jog (Stacy)!
[ Sabine H ] thanks Stacy... have a great day everyone.
[ Lucy :) ] Gosh Stacy, if you feel like jogging we'd better not hold you up! That feeling may be gone in 10 minutes time!
[ nonnysbooks ] My stack of triaged photos is very small Lucy, so far about 30
[ sleepyhead ] "Go jog, good for you! 
Any LOMers in NO Va.?"
[ stacy julian ] "Lucy, 
don't pull 100 photos if it doesn't feel right. If you don't have 5 years of photos (10 to 15 binders) then 100 is too many. Trust your gut!"
[ Brenda in Sunny So Cal ] LUCY, don't take the 100 literally, do a pass, look for similars or duplicates I only have about 30 or so for now
[ Leora ] I'm not in No VA, but I hear that it is raining there. No jogging for you...
[ stacy julian ] Good-bye!
[ noell ] Lucy, I'm not worrying about the 100 numbers. Stacy said she only uses that number because students need an idea to use, but you just do whatever works for you. In time you'll get more photos and they'll fill up.
[ sleepyhead ] Oh darn LOL - yes we're soggy
[ Lucy :) ] that's good to know Nonnysbooks/Brenda :) Stacy - I have 30 yrs worth of photos in 3 binders! Seriously!
[ cropnmom ] no jogging in Jersey today, either.
[ AmySJ ] Off to organize and hopefully listen to the Stacy video over at Renee Pearson a lot less interupted than Tuesday night.
[ nonnysbooks ] I've come to tag myself as "stuck in film mode". I'm not a camera hound and don't have nearly as many photos as I thought I had. See my post in "Ask Stacy" from last night.
[ Leora ] Bye all! Off to scrapbook--at least I really hope so!
[ nonnysbooks ] I have about 15 binders of photos (but I'm calling these "supply binders" not storage binders. When I pulled for the storage binders, I ended up with ONE Storage binder (pictures I want to scrapbook) for 2003-2010.
[ Lucy :) ] "Nonny - it's good to know I'm not the only one out there with so few pics! 
I would love to take more photos but I never seem to find the time/opportunity to get the camera out - when you are at work all day it really limits your opportunities to go snapping!!"
[ scrappyangel ] I am ordering the 5 X 7 CDs today but I was wondering if anyone has found 5 X 7 tab dividers? The ones on Highsmith are only 4 X 6?
[ just jeani ] I made a list of tabs for my CAT DRWS on the computer and then 'imagined' how they'd function. For the most part I've got it down pretty good. Do need to tweek a little and found I had to add some as I noticed an abundance of types of photos emerging. I actually love the drawers and think they are the heart and soul of this entire system.
[ nonnysbooks ] The supply binders may end up jumping over into cold storage, but it felt so good to put the sorted picks into photo albums and dusted off, I can't bear to put them back away just yet.
[ scrappyangel ] Nonny/Lucy, I don't think that is a bad thing. You have a great opportunity to goet LOM in place and really think about your photo priorities because you aren't overwhelmed or bogged down with thousands and thousands of photos shoved in boxes. I don't have many photos either but I think, in this case, it is a good thing!
[ pennyscraps ] Did anyone add a 5th category: Days We Celebrate? I did. I also have another drawer for School of Life for the boys. I was given 3 sets of drawers, so I have 6 in total. I am moving them now so I can reach them easily.
[ nonnysbooks ] I think some of us baby boomers are still "stuck in film mode", film and developing is expensive so you get the camera out for special occasions or vacation...not everyday. Its something I intend to work on.
[ just jeani ] Re the 5x7 tabs. Have you tried filling your printer with card stock and then printing out the templates Stacy provided? I know it means having to cut them all yourself, but that's what i think of as a TV time activity.
[ Lucy :) ] scrappyangel - have you looked in any office supply stores for divider tabs that are used in filing boxes? I prob can't help 'cos I'm in the UK but I have 6x8 ones from an office store that I have cut down a little to fit my box ...
[ nonnysbooks ] Oh, I have boxes of photos still stacked up in the spare bedroom, but I think its not as many photos as I thought, because many are in the old magnetic album.
[ cropnmom ] I find I was using the drawers incorrectly. I was putting anything that wasn't obviously part of a LO into a category, so they are wayyyy overstuffed. my new drawers are en route and they are only going to get the 'cream'. I see a rapidly expanding cold storage in my future.
[ just jeani ] pennyscraps - my children's school albums are completed, but I would so have done that were they not. And I love the celebrations idea - I don't have a category drawer for that, but I did set up a photo bin - it's a great idea.
[ cropnmom ] for my colored cat tabs, I am using DCWV mat stacks, trimmed to size
[ cropnmom ] for my colored cat tabs, I am using DCWV mat stacks, trimmed to size
[ Lucy :) ] I would think that "days we celebrate" would be a sub category under "Thins we do" - but if you wnat to make it separate, do :)
[ pennyscraps ] Thanks Jeani. My sons are 8th and 9th grade and I want to get cranking on their albums soon....
[ scrappyangel ] pennyscraps - I am going to something similar like Holidays and Celebrations because I still like holiday layouts and I don't think they go into things we do
[ LyciaK ] DCWV?
[ pennyscraps ] Well we take so many pix at celebrations that I felt it would overwhelm the things we do... I have 25 in my family that we get with on regular basis...
[ cropnmom ] oops. sorry about the double post. Diecuts With a View (the big tablet type stacks of cardstock)
[ nonnysbooks ] Off to start my Saturday, and add music to my scraproom so it doesn't feel like solitary confinement.
[ Lucy :) ] penny - but surely some of those pics taken at a celebration would go under people we love? and maybe some under places too ...
[ scrappyangel ] I haven't looked in an office supply store because of the acid free issue but I might just give in and do that today because I don't really want to cut them myself. I found them on a Cricut Cartridge too but I was just hoping someone would have a magical link for me
[ LyciaK ] Thanks...my paper scrapping knowledge is limited :)
[ nonnysbooks ] Which cricut cart did you find them on?
[ cropnmom ] "LyciaK-if you are in the US these are often on sale at the various craft stores 
...or you can watch for a 40% coupon!"
[ just jeani ] I think it's important not to overfill the cat drawers with a collected type of photo - like all Christmas. If you have an abundance of these they should be in the SB. Cat Drws are for incidental photos, not entire collections. I used my extra bin for holiday simply because I could fill 3 SB with just holiday shots and it makes it easier to sort and purge. Some go to SB, some CAT, some cold storage and yes, some in the trash.
[ LyciaK ] As an aside...nonnysbooks - do I recognize your name from a class over at Simplify101?
[ scrappyangel ] Pennyscraps - a friend of mine who alerady took LOM uses Events Worth Celebrating in her library
[ nonnysbooks ] "Yep, Aby uses the 15 minute rule too 
I took a couple of Aby's classes last Fall and the Holiday class too."
[ LyciaK ] Thanks, cropnmom. I am in the US (Texas). When you posted your explanation, I recalled seeing these at Michaels and at the LSS. I think this is a GREAT idea...good size & acid free :)
[ cropnmom ] and pretty!
[ LyciaK ] @cropnom - pretty, too - YES! :)
[ pennyscraps ] Well I will play with it and see. Easier to go from broad to narrow than narrow to broad....
[ LyciaK ] @nonnysbooks - I've taken several of Aby's classes too. Really enjoy her too. I'm "schoolmommy" over there.
[ scrappyangel ] Nonny, I found tabs on From My Kitchen but I don't have that one so maybe I will just order that instead
[ nonnysbooks ] scrappyangel, thanks, I've got that cartridge, that should make my divider prep a lot easier.
[ just jeani ] bye ladies, have an awesome week. The sun is shining and it's time to get in the garden for a few hours. Scrap strong
[ scrappyangel ] Are you doing 4 X 6 or 5 X 7???
[ nonnysbooks ] "LyciaK, 
The Simplify 101 classes got me started on getting things around the house organized, and taking LOM seemed to be the logical follow-on, to tackle the crates of pics that I wanted to dig into."
[ Lucy :) ] has everybody else chosen their category colours? I'm still undecided on how to separate mine out (I'm struggling to get hold of the WRMK albums I want to use which isn't helping!)
[ nonnysbooks ] Scrappyangel, I'm just doing 4x6...
[ cropnmom ] bye lucky jeani where the sun is shining...
[ nonnysbooks ] My category colors are undecided as of right now, but something will strike me eventually.
[ nonnysbooks ] Heading off now to get the day started before the morning is totally frittered away. Scrapstrong everyone.
[ LyciaK ] @nonnysbooks - totally agree :)
[ scrappyangel ] ok, thanks. I don't use my cricut enough and I would hate to buy a cartridge and then not be able to print the dividers in 5 X 7...Have a great day!
[ cropnmom ] i have the WRMK leather in kiwi, country blue, lilac and baby pink...but I'm re-thinking the pink for maybe yellow. cats will be same color as album.
[ LyciaK ] I could sit at this computer all day, but need to set my timer and get busy on other things. The sun is shining and its the first day of our Spring Break...and a welcome break for me as a homeschooling mom. I've really enjoyed chatting with all of you. Have a GREAT day!
[ Lucy :) ] Have a good day everyone :)
[ cropnmom ] Have a scrappy day, everyone!
[ scrappyangel ] You all have a great Saturday too!!!
[ pennyscraps ] Okay - got my category drawers moved to a spot where I can easily access them so time to dive into them - after a haircut today. Ya'll have a super Saturday! Thanks and bye bye!

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