When I created the Too Fast collection, I had a very specific moment in mind. My youngest grandson was turning two, and we leaned into a fun theme for his birthday… “Two Fast, Two Curious.” It was one of those celebrations where everything came together in a way that felt representative of his personality and an excuse to have a lot of fun. I wanted something that matched that energy, so I started designing.

The theme of joy in the everyday is something that I think about a lot. There are a lot of reasons to feel sad, scared, and angry these days. It takes a real effort to find joy and to celebrate it. Choosing joy is an important way to stay mentally healthy.

This month is a great time to notice what is already good in your daily life. One of the easiest ways to do that is with your camera. Don’t look for perfect photos, just pay attention to the small moments that bring you joy.

If you want a few ideas to guide you, here are some simple photo prompts to try this month.

I’m in love with the theme for this month of Joy in the Everyday. Most of the moments we want to remember are not big events. They are the small things that happen during a normal day. The routines, the little wins, the comfortable spaces, and the moments that make you pause and think, this is good. That is what this collection was designed for.

Welcome to April. The season is shifting, colors are beginning to show up again, and there is a fresh energy in the air. It is the perfect time to slow down a bit and look for joy in the small parts of your day.

March is coming to a close, which means it’s time to pause and take a look back before we move on. I always like to end the month by gathering the pieces of it in one place. Nothing complicated. Just pulling together the moments, photos, notes, and little details that made this month what it was.

We are down to the last stretch of the month, and this is usually when I start thinking ahead to my roundup. I do not set aside a big block of time. I just pause here and there and begin noticing what stands out. A little bit of attention now saves me so much effort later.

As I have been thinking about my last post, I decided I wanted to write about how trends in memory keeping have changed. I have found that my scrapbooking, journaling, and photography styles have evolved over the years and I like how they have come together for me right now.

I started scrapbooking with Creative Memories supplies in 1994, and these zoo layouts were some of my first pages. While I have plenty of new pages to be working on, I decided it would be nice to redo these layouts to reflect a more modern memory-keeping style.