Project Summer Life

As you can read HERE I decided to use the Project Life system to document my summer.
With fall suddenly in full swing I finished the final pages last friday.
I decided to print all of my September photos in one batch. This meant I got to save on proccessing costs.

I'm always a bit sad when summer is over. I am a real summer-person. This time the end of summer does not only mean the end of fabuous weather, endless hours of sunbathing, bbq's with friends and all of those summer pleasures.
It also means the end of my mini project life.
I had so much fun doing this. And it was just as easy as it says on the box..
It is the perfect option for everyone who wants to document their lives but does not always have enough time. You can totally adapt the lay-out to your needs and can make it as simple or extravagant as you wish. Or have time for.

I'm also quite proud of myself for finishing this project! For those of you who have been reading here for a while, you know finishing projects isn't really my thing ;-)

And now, I will share the final pages of this project..
( you can find the earlier pages HERE)

On the right: we had hale in august.. brrr... And the dragonboat races during the Waterweek here in Hoorn. 
On the left: Our garden and Abby when she got stuck between the couch and the radiator. Like every responsible bully-owner I took a picture before helping her..

On the left; My trip to the scrapbookfair in 's Hertogenbosch.
on the left; Nico and Abby enjoying some stewed pears together and my first zippered sewingproject 

On the left: the ratty-boys
On the right: the yearly fair in Middenbeemster and a night of playing Magic

On the left: working on my very first custom Etsy order. And Abby meeting a friends baby for the first time ( she doesn't want her kid all over the internet hence the cover up). Abby loved the baby!

On the right: we went to see "Guardians of the Galaxy" It was awesome!

On the left: being lazy in the garden; Abby and Nico are giving our new campingbeds a try. And a thursday 3.

On the right: Wearing shorts end of septemer is awesome! And some flatty-ratties..

On the left: having a Magic- night with friends: I got my butt kicked.. multiple times..
On the right: Our mini-campingtrip for my aunts 50th birthday.

 
I made a full page of the glass mug I finally scored after a whole summer of them being sold out.  But I'm ready for next years summer!

I have had so much fun doing this that I decided to try and do a whole year starting january 2015.
Still debating wether or not I'm going bigger and try the 12x12 thing or that I'm sticking to this smaller size. I still have some time to figure that out.
As for now, all this album needs is a label of the side and then my first project life is officially done!

#30 Lists ; the final lists

With the end of September also comes the end of this edition of #30 Lists.
I had lots of fun this time with my bright album.
I did find that there where a couple of hard propmts this time. I find it hard to make lists of my greatest accomplishments or things I am thankfull for.
I did my very best and decided that it's okay if a list is not page-long or has a dozen items on it.

You can find my first 16 lists HERE.
Today I'm sharing the rest of the lists with you.

And that marks...

Did you join in on the listing fun this round? How did your lists turn out?

My favorite: Stores in Hoorn

Today I'm taking you on a tour of my favorite stores right here in my home town: Hoorn.

Hoorn lies about 35 kilometres north of Amsterdam and has about 72.000 inhabitants.

We moved here 3 years ago from Oosthuizen ( wich is not far from here) 

 

Our home is about a 5-10 minute bikeride from the city centre ( It depends on the wind and trafficlights). With paid parking everywhere I always take my bike when I'm going into town. the city is filled with places to park your bike. But never forget to lock your bike up properly ;-)

First stop on the tour: Sissy-Boy homeland.  I always love the look and feel of this store. They sell a mixture of clothes, furniture and housewares. They also have toys and a small selection of paperwares. I have to admit I don't often buy something here as most of the time I find things are very expensive. But I love to have a look and be inspired. 

Right across the street is HEMA.  This is probably the store where I spend most of my money.

They have a great selection of paper goods, homewares and very well priced cosmetics. I buy most of my postcards here and when I'm in need of a small gift, this place is often where I end up. 

I just love their clean crip designs and happy colors. And most things are very nicely priced ;-)

Just around the corner is Xenos. They have a bit of everything but mostly home decorating things. 

They also have a very large seasonal section. When I was there yesterday they had all of their fall and halloween stuff out. Price-wise most things are very cheap. The quality is about what you would expect for the price you pay. But it's always a nice place to score some bargains.

( I broke my no spend and bought a drinking jar with a lid and a straw for..., 2 euro's)

 

It's also a good place to buy picture frames for a reasonable price and other home bits and pieces you might want to swap out regularly. They also have a large section filled with all sorts of exotic groceries. And sweets from al over the world..

A small street conectng the 2 main shopping streets...

When you pass underneath this cute little gateway you end up at the library and De spellenhoorn.

This tiny little store houses an enormous amout of games. No videogames to be seen; only boardgames, card games, dice games and everything you can imagine. they also sell Magic, Pokemon and those kind of cards. The staff is really knowlegeable and can reccomend you a new game if you tell them what games you like. They also organise tournaments in different games and once a month they have a game-night where you can play almost all of the games they sell. 

Next up ; De Tuinen. they sell all sorts of natural beautyproducts, vitamins and tea's. They staff is lovely and it's the only place I can find my Burt's Bees handsalve. 

On "het grote Noord" the main shopping street here in Hoorn you can find "schouten handwerken" The store is tiny but filled to the brim with all sorts of yarn in the most fabulous colors, And in the back they have  lager selection of knitting needles, crochetneedles and everything you might need for your yarn projects. I often just walk in to have a look at all of the beautifull yarns...  I also prefer to buy my yarn here in these kind of actual shops instead of big internet stores. Maily because I want to feel the yarn before buying it. But also because these stores always have a lot of knowledge they are more than willing to share with you. 

Now this is the only real tourist shop we have here in Hoorn. It's the place where I buy most of my "tourist- postcrossing-cards". they also have a very special "i love postcrossing" card they print themselves.

This not so pretty storefront belongs to the biggest organic store here in Hoorn. It's located right next to the trainstation. But when you get inside....

They sell just about everything and anything realted to healthy and organic living. They recently chaged the whole store around wich means I have to look for everything . But that also means I keep discovering new things. The staff is lovely and always knows where everything is. And if it's sold out they will always order it for you. This is also the place that got me hooked on Green & Black's Maya Gold chocolate... 

And that is the end of my tour. 

You might have noticed that there are no real clothing stores. That is because I really do not like shopping for clothes. Offcourse there are some stores where I usually buy my clothes. But I don't really count them as favorite stores... But maybe someday I will take you clothes shopping with me...

30 days of lists September ; Halfway through

We are already half way through september!
I am still very much in love with the paper I used to make the album for this round of listing.
Not so happy with the binding. I had some issues size-wise and ended up with half a hole on the end. Grrr...

But today I'm here to show you my lists so far!

I am actually a bit behind on listing at the moment. I have so much to do and the day's are flying by. 

I hope to do some catching up on Monday.

I will share the rest of the lists here early october. But if you want to see them sooner you can follow me on Instagram HERE.

See you next time!