Today is my birthday! I’m turning 52 years old today and that is a very good thing because that means I made with through the last year. Birthdays are blessings! This one feels extra special because I’m also getting my Covid-19 vaccine today. Such a great gift!

I’ve been wanting to write about fonts for a long time now because I see so many posts out there recommending hard-to-read fonts. I’ve made thousands of scrapbook pages over the years (both paper and digital), taught scrapbooking classes, written for instructive scrapbooking sites, and been a digital designer. I’ve looked at A LOT of text and fonts over the years and have put a great deal of thought and study into my own font choices. It’s tempting to just download all the amazing fonts out there, especially when they are free. If you love fonts, go ahead and download to your hearts content, but be sure to do some research and figure out which ones look the best. Focus on readability above all else. It will make a huge difference in your projects!

I’ve created some graphics for you to pin or save as desired that will help you in your own font study. I’ve made sure that each font I’ve recommended is free to download and easy to find. All of the fonts in today’s post are actually OK for commercial use as well (always good to read the licenses to be sure). Links are included below.

I finished my February 2021 roundup and it feels good to have a new page for our family records. This is a great format for me, but there is no right or wrong way to do a roundup. I even shared a GIF template in my Instagram stories the other day and quite a few people enjoyed using that for their roundup. I’ll share that later in the post.

I usually tweak the roundup graphic a bit each year and I think this is my favorite one so far. Feel free to save it for your own use. I’ll post a new one each month to remind us all to document our everyday lives.

Release day is a big deal around here and this new collection is one of my personal favorites. March is my birthday month so I love St. Patrick’s day theme items. We don’t usually do much for St. Patrick’s day, but I love to include these festive touches on my pages and projects throughout the month. I’m excited to reveal the new collection here with you and also share some ideas and inspiration for creative projects.

I’m convinced that humor sparks creativity. When I can laugh at life, I feel much happier and that leads to good things. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ve probably figured out that I have a pretty goofy sense of humor. It’s a great coping tool and I’m so grateful for the funny parts of life. Here are some silly snippets I’ve been saving to share.

I’m excited about a new tool I found last week when I visited someone’s Instagram profile page. It’s called Campsite and it’s free and helps you put all of your important links in one place. This is important when you can only include one link in your profile - which is the case with platforms like Instagram and Twitter. My blog has always been my homebase for all of my links, but in a mobile app connected world, it’s nice to have an easy way to help others find all of your resources.

Here’s what my Campsite looks like. When you go to the actual page, all the links and icons are clickable.

Whether or not you follow my monthly roundup prompts, I hope you have a system for documenting the details of your everyday life. It might seem overwhelming during a busy month or boring during slower times, but it’s worth having some systems in place to help you capture the details.

Here are a few of my suggestions to make documenting an easy part of your routine.

I’ve had a few technical issues behind the scenes that I’ve been trying to work out and this post will be a bit of a test to see if they are all resolved. When I have to work on the techie behind-the-scenes stuff, it’s harder to find time to focus on the fun and creative content so I’m really hoping this will all do the trick. If not, I’ll keep trying!