Real. Life. Scrapbooking.

This book from Simple Scrapbooks arrived yesterday from bookoto. I am not yet done reading the book but this book made me realize my true reason for scrapbooking, that is, to preserve the memories, to tell the story behind the pictures. As I am reading the book, I recalled the scrapbooks I created when I was in high school using non-safe materials. I did not spend time in decorating the page, what I did was just put captions/stories on the pictures and until now, I love looking at them. I am the type of person who wants to remember everything, I remember before that I took all my childhood pictures and arranged it, I remember having pictures in all events during my highschool, college and first few years at work and I remember that I still always love to look at our wedding pictures. I love reminiscing. I love learning about the past. During my grade school days, I remember lying down in the "bangko" in our kitchen while my mom washes the dishes and paulit-ulit nagpapakwento ako sa kanya about her childhood, about their experience of the WWII. Now, I am clearer with my real purpose for scrapbooking. I remember, that in addition to the photos, I have a diary during my highschool and college days and when I fix my things in my hometown, in our house, i still love reading my posts there.

I am very happy for this book, for helping me make this realization. At least now, I won't feel insecure that my layouts are not as good as my co-egroup members. At least now, I know that no matter how simple I created my layout, I know I preserved a memory, I know I documented something that I might forget in the future have I not created a scrapbook LO. My memory is not as sharp as before, so I think I should hurry before I forget the little details, the little things, the everyday happening that makes me happy, things that I want to remember forever and things that I want kurt or any other future children that we might have to know.

Thanks a lot Simple Scrapbooks and to Rebecca Cooper for having this book. I truly love it.