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December Daily - Day 8 (and a catch up)

I love following along with Ali's December Daily.  I generally use her pages as a jumping off point for my own, sort of like a challenge of how I can make what she did work for the stories I want to tell.  Back on day 5 she used tags from her kit to create gratitude cards.  I loved the idea, but it just didn't fit with my story for the day.  So, I scrapped it and did my own thing.

Well, December 8th was just a tough day for me.  Nothing specific, just felt like I was doing more drowning than swimming in the sea of life.  I decided to use this project to shift my perspective and highlight 8 things I'm thankful for. Some were specific to the day and some were more general to where I am in life right now.  You can see how it came together below.

The front of the 8 tags.
...and the back.  I used the stamp "the reason why" on the bottom of each card as a reminder to myself that these are the reasons why even the tough days are just a part of a truly blessed life.

The cards read:
1.  I am thankful for a home that is full of messes because it is full of love.
2.  I am thankful for a husband who works hard to take care of his family.
3.  I am thankful for a job that allows me to be home with my kids every day.
4.  I am thankful for nights at home with no commitments.
5.  I am thankful for coffee.
6.  I am thankful for the health of our family.
7.  I am thankful that I am injury free and able to run.
8.  I am thankful for twinkle lights and the smells of Christmas.

Here's a look at them in the album.



And here is a quick catch up look at days 3 through 7 in the album:

Day 3
I added some extra flip up pages to accommodate some extra journaling and photos here.  Thank you to all of those who saved box tops for us :).  You can see their choices below!






Day 4
This was just one page vs. a spread.


Day 5
Day 5 is on the other side of day 4, again just a one sided page. 


Here's a look at the two days side by side.



Day 6
This was again just one page with a divided page protector I cut down on the other side.



Day 7
I used the other side of the cut page protector here and a transparent divider type page from Ali's kit here.




The majority of the supplies I used in these pages came from Ali's main kit with digital elements from her December Daily shop.

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 10, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    This is a great album! I am looking forward to seeing the rest of it!! Also, that is so cute how your son chose gifts for other people!! Awww

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