Creativity Exercise #8

Was my last creativity post really in April? I'm hanging my head in shame!! And I'm behind on my self portraits (I should have taken one of me on the couch, which is where I've been for the last couple of months whenever I have a down moment - why do I always forget what the first trimester of pregnancy is like!?!).

In the meantime, I'm feeling a little nostalgic about the fact that this will probably be our last baby, so here's our creativity exercise...

"Walk around your home and list items that won't be there in five years. Photograph several of the objects on your list, and journal about what they are for and why they are currently part of your life."

I'll try to get through this one without being too weepy! ;)

By the way, if you're just following the creativity posts, and don't want to have to wade through all the other stuff on my blog (sniff sniff - ha!), I'm also posting them here: creativity blog.

So here's mine...#1 - clothes with belly bands attached to them. Ok, so there are some benefits to this being the last baby. Can this also count as my self-portrait for July?

#2 - again, I'm a little emotional about this being the last baby, so I'm moping a little about the fact that about half of things in my house won't be here in five years, when baby #3 is getting ready for kindergarten. Diapers, baby lotion, bottles...sniff sniff...

#3 - my scrapbooking supplies. If I EVER complete all of my children's first year albums, I'm dumping all of my scrapbooking stuff on my front porch, so come and get it. I refuse to go digital when it comes to novels (still hang on to my trusty library card), but I absolutely see digital albums in my future...

#4 - my laundry piles. No, I'm not delusional thinking that I won't have laundry in five years. But due to the eminent invention of Rosie the Robot, I will no longer have to clean my house. I know, wishful thinking...

#5 - my pc. That's right, I'm converting. I've been a pc user my whole life, and even resisted switching to mac as a teacher, and we all know that Apple owns the schools. But that commercial with the Bill-Gates-look-alike in the bunny suit? It's true. My pc got a nasty virus, and it made my life extremely difficult, and I'm essentially blaming all of my problems on it. Got a problem? Blame it on my pc!! So as soon as I have enough saved up for a mac laptop, I'm running to my nearest Apple store. And if you happen to pass me on the way, roll down your windows and I'll throw a free pc in for you.

#5 - these are a reminder of my friend Heather, which reminds me that ultimately, we really don't know what (or who) will still be here in five years. Not something we want to remember until we can't forget it.