Scrapbooking the weekend away

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Scrapbooking the weekend away

Posted on July 14, 2010

I am so excited! I get to go to a weekend-long scrapbooking event full of scrapbooking for 3 days straight! So, why am I procrastinating? I always do this. I am so excited to go, but I find every excuse to put off getting ready – organizing my tools and photos, packing my clothing, etc. I even stay up late rather than going to bed earlier to make the time to leave come more quickly. Could it be because I am afraid it won’t live up to my expectations?

This suggestion was made by one of my more psychologically in tune friends. She tells me I tend to build my expectations so high that I can never live up to them leading me to a major let down, even if things go well.

Maybe she’s right. I’ll just go with the flow, not expect anything, and have a fun weekend.

Who am I kidding?

I’m going to stay up all weekend,work on 200 pages, find time to take a class or two…