I did this layout for a Book Of Me challenge for New Yrs. Resolutions.<BR><BR> paper & cardstock from ScrapAddict kit.<BR><BR> Also:<BR><BR>Soft Spoken MAMBI sticker, phrases from Paper Pizzaz, Creative Imaginations letter stickers, a Fresh Cuts, and some ric rac, paper clip, brads, ink & chalk.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Here's my journaling:<BR><BR>"This year I don't have any resolutions to make. Instead I'm going to make a<BR><BR>few promises to myself. 1. To keep living life to the fullest, 2. To never give<BR><BR>up, and 3. To keep striving to get my health back. I decided several years ago<BR><BR>not to give in to the chronic illnesses that have changed me life. It would be<BR><BR>much easier to stay in bed, lie on the couch in front of the TV, or just take<BR><BR>enough medicine to stay asleep most of the time. I refuse to do any of those<BR><BR>things. I still get up every morning and do my best to take care of my home,<BR><BR>my family and my pets; run the errands when possible; cook and clean; stay<BR><BR>involved with scrapping doing Design Team work so I don't slack off; and<BR><BR>spend two hours a day out on my trails with my dogs. That's my promise to<BR><BR>myself for the coming year - - keep doing all those things, keep fighting, don't<BR><BR>take the easy way through life, but enjoy it to the fullest. I continue to hope<BR><BR>for the miracle that will restore my health, but if it never happens then I<BR><BR>haven't missed out on living my life in the meantime."<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks for looking,<BR><BR>Carolyn