Definitely something to document, and beautifully done. Such a good use of the crinkly embellishment. I had a few small potted shrubs ready to plant this fall because usually our falls are temperate and rainy, but no dice this year. It's bone dry.

Just scrolled through all your layouts--did I miss your departure point? We had a similar "weathered" transatlantic cruise once (Copenhagen to Oslo to some itty bitty place in Norway, to Glasgow, THEN missed Belfast, missed Greenland, missed Newfoundland, and ended up in Halifax, before...

That's a nice trick with the title--the outline unifies it all. Note to self: TRY IT!

This is so fun and awesome! I love the bold graphic complementing the action of the fishing rod!

Beautiful framing with all the embellishments. Love your sandhill crane pages!

Just one suggestion: A FULL PAGER ABOUT THOSE KNEE PATCHES WITH CLOSE-UPS! You are so creative! Enjoyed the journaling here, as I just assumed the weather remained the same in LA year 'round. And always enjoy a Cher update! Oz has morphed from "cute" to "handsome" as his bone structure appears...

Love this! Give me the feeling of looking through a tunnel...and having surprised eyes looking back!

Such a carnival of color! Love the arrangement of leaves with the little label at the top.

Loving the way the rocks in the blended photo curve toward the framed photos--this design makes me want to be there! Excellent placement of the flower element, too.

Beautiful. Someday I hope to catch the sandhill cranes on the Platte River.

Glad this became fun and you found your groove--it's an important story. I know what going up against the "shoulds" is like...and I'm already thinking that my 2025 thing is going to be to break every rule that I can. I'm loving your highlighting of the "firsts."

There is something that jangles about this design, and therefore I love it lol. You've broken a few of the "artistic" rules here, and that works for me.

This one hits it out of the park on so many levels. So beautifully crafted.

C is for Courage, which has always been in your head and in your heart (c'mon, I remember some of those C-is-for-Crazy-Cool layouts in your portfolio!). As a 6-year survivor of back-to-back diagnoses, I know that C also stands for Complicated because of the R-is-for-roller-coaster of feelings...

Whoa! The extractions are so fun but the TITLE! It's so perfectly placed, looks like grass! Bravo!

Looks like a terrific time! The vibrancy of the spread brings the experience to life!

Love the leaves in the background and the clock.

Hahahaha of course you get it! Exactly!

The puffs in the truck really got me, too.

A Left Bank Boy all the way LOL