Books to Inspire Creativity is the name of my new online book club, and I have noticed so many more details about the creative process since beginning the first selection. We are starting with the book Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.

We are speeding through the month of February and it’s time for another Monthly Memories collection release. I hope your February memories will be filled with much love and happiness! I have two new sets of papers, two card packs, some bits and pieces, a new set of mini templates to help you document your everyday life.

Having a recap of the past month all documented feels so satisfying. I love sharing each month's memories with the Roundup ideas, prompts, and supplies! It was a good month for us, with a nice long visit to spend time with our daughter and her family. Life also started to feel more "normal" for the first time in a long time now that I can walk again.

I’ve always loved the idea of belonging to a book club, but it’s been hard to work that into my schedule, especially when my husband was always traveling for work. I have a lot more flexibility now, but I’m finding that I want to participate in a book club for creative people.

It's the last day of the month, which means it's a great time to look back at the memories of the past 28 days and do a roundup! This is something that I started back on my very first blog back in 2006, and I have kept going strong with the practice ever since then. Creating a quick recap of the month as it ends has been my most helpful memory-keeping tool and has made a huge difference (for the better) in how I view my everyday life.

I love sharing this idea with others, and I've had so many tell me that this has impacted their lives. I hope you will take a few minutes to reflect on the month as it ends and celebrate the memories made.

I’ve been so busy designing Monthly Memories items lately that I’m sure you’ve wondered if I was going to work on anything else. I definitely have plans for more themed releases each month. My daughter Riley and I have planned out the entire year of designs. It’s so inspiring to have a big picture in mind as I work on these collections.

There are so many great websites and apps to help us be productive and stay organized. It’s entirely possible to spend all of your time working on researching and optimizing these resources, and it can be pretty overwhelming. However, I’ve found that year after year, I have a few favorites that I always use. These are my go-to tools for keeping life organized and manageable.

We are speeding through the month of February and it’s time for another Monthly Memories collection release. I hope your February memories will be filled with much love and happiness! I have two new sets of papers, two card packs, and some bits and pieces to help you document your everyday life.

I’m excited about documenting each month’s memories this year, and I’m happy to have January “in the books”! It was a good month for us, with lots of grandbaby snuggles and a week-long stay at our cabin. I’ve also made a lot of progress with healing after my December ankle surgery.