Words escape me.  Not that I won’t pursue them relentlessly. ; )  The big brown truck brought me Stacy Julian’s The Big Picture this week and I think I have read every word on every scrapbook page shown.  I think my son has read every one too. It is addictive. It makes you think. It makes you think about writing and photography and your life.  This is without a doubt THE best book on the scrapbooking I have. If you buy only one, buy this one, even if you don’t think you are a scrapbooker.

Each section of the book begins with an envelope containing a handwritten (ok, its handwritten and then printed 5 million times obviously) note with random thoughts about things like personal style (she thinks its over-rated) photos (its not about the photos) and simplicity.  She makes the point that you could conceivably scrap all your photos and never tell your story.  That is something to think about. Its not about the pictures. 

The message is to take fewer photos of ‘events" and more photos of everyday moments, things like perfect pancakes, sleeping children, your stack of library books, your grocery cart, the toy box. These are the "nothing-special-here kind that in just a few years become so real, so nostalgic."  This is your life.  Are you taking note?  It goes so darn fast. Don’t miss a thing. : )