Day 49 - October 2nd - Lots to Work On

Although I'm not shopping anymore, I'm still collecting coupons like I am.  The Joann's flyer comes in the mail, I immediately turned to the back, clipped the coupons and put them in my purse. I didn't even look to see what was on sale. And I have no intentions of going there. But for some reason, I just had to keep the coupons.
Same with Archivers. The email came, I passed by the advertisement section, scrolled to the bottom and printed out the coupons.
They are in the purse too.
So I'm going through the motions as if I would be shopping.  Maybe this is like "phantom shopping". You know, when you loose a limb and they say you can still feel it.  I've lost my "shopping limb", but this way I still "feel it".

And I really don't have time to shop. 
Between the scrapbook classes I'm taking on line; one purchased prior to this "Scrapbook Weight Loss Program", and another shared by a friend (thanks June) I have emails to read and projects to attack.
 I've got a "Picture Fall" class where I shoot a different "fall" object every day. (First day; a leaf). So walking around and taking pictures - totally free and no cost. Yes, I can print my own photos.

My second class, "The Book of Stories" helps you to journal and get the stories you want to tell organized.  It's really a good exercise in journalling and seeing how you want your page structured. (Do you  start with photos, then the design, then the story? Or do you use a design first? (cause you saw a sketch, then photos, story. OR, do you have a story you want to tell, select your photos and then try to find a layout to fit it?)
I have all this information to get into the "scrap-top/lap top" and do several exercises.

On top of that - we have major scrapping projects... Sundance-548 photos to scale down,  Utah shopping spree (layout or two), Kane County Cougars baseball game (6x6 album), Mackinaw Island, and of course - Italy! (The monster of all scrapbooks! I SO need to develop a plan with that book!) Oh, and my "Photo a Day - 365 Project". I think I'm behind and only have photos in there up until June.)
So as you can see, I should be doing nothing but scrapping. No working, no eating. no shopping.

There is no time to shop here!