I have been in a severe scrapping draught. I managed to do a couple more projects for Donna Downey\’s class, but that\’s been all I\’ve been able to muster.
The draught started when my teaching time ended at The Scrapbook Shop. I\’m realizing now just how angry the whole situation made me — how classless it was. I didn\’t start realizing this until Michelle got pushed out of The Shop\’s ownership team. That situation also lacked a lot of class.
So tonight I decided I needed to do something to symbolically purge The Shop out of my life, and as an attempt to get my scrapping muse back. I went through all my stashes of paper, alphabets, and stickers, and either threw out the small, ugly stuff or put it in a plastic bag. The plastic bag will go to school with Sarah on Monday, as a present for her art teacher.
I\’d like to think I immediately feel better. But just like when I purged all my Creative Memories paper stuff, it will take a while to feel the weight lift.
Right now, I feel OK. I know I did the right thing. Now I\’m surrounded by my much loved Club Scrap paper, some special papers I purchased at Paige\’s, and my collection of Asian papers from various sources. All things I love and use without a hang-up. Maybe I\’ll feel free to play tomorrow.’
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