OH Scrap!

I scrapbook. I have been for almost 3 years since my honeymoon. My sister-in-law got me into it and I think that is the biggest reason why I started it was to have something in common with her. I believe its helped us get closer. But the reason I've stuck with it is because I truly love it. I love taking pictures, journaling on pages, the embellishments, the die cutting tools. Just everything. I especially love the colorful paper. It sounds really funny when I say I'm addicted to paper. If you go into my linen closet, its not full of linens and blankets. Its where I store all of my paper and I have tons. I know its not really 'green' to keep buying paper but I try to make up for it by recycling.

My husband hates it. I spend lots of money getting the right paper, embellishments, pictures, and albums. I once spent over $15 on one layout. I've spent hundreds of dollars on die cutting tools and dies. I have Quickutz and the Cricut. Each one comes out with new fonts and shapes to add to your collection. Just Monday, I ordered a new font for my Quickutz for $20, not bad. But in months to come I'll be getting 3 new fonts which would equal out to be around $200!!! I'm addicted. I feel guilty about buying them because....

....I HAVE NO MOTIVATION TO SCRAPBOOK!!!!

Why am I still buying stuff for scrapbooking when I'm not even using the stuff that I have?!? Its so annoying when they come out with new stuff and everything looks so cute! Its like, I need this, I need that, one of those please, one of that! And it so doesn't help that the websites like scrapyland keeps coming up with sales. Agggghhh! I can't keep up! Love it, love it, need it, want it...hate it!

The worst feeling though that I have about this is that I have the best motivation for scrapbooking...MY SON! I should want to be scrapbooking every little thing but I'm not. Why? Because I can't put my baby down. I have enough time before work to do it, heck, I can do it during work. But all I want to do in before work is play with Corey and rest up for the long day ahead and when I'm working, I sit down and get ready to start but then I have scrapbook block, kinda like writer's block, I can never get any ideas out. I have mush for brains:(

Agh! Hopefully, that new font I ordered will give me the motivation I need to start getting my passion for scrapbooking back....or not. I'm so behind...oh scrap:(