Scrapbooking Anyone?

I think I keep forgetting that I am the mother to a 2 1/2 year old child. I seem to be coming up with more ways to waste the time of each day away. It is as if I have nothing better to do. My recent interest, scrapbooking, started when I returned from our trip to California. I thought it would be nice to have a way to present it so that Kiernan might be able to look at pictures and remember it. A side benefit being that I would be able to share the pictures etc. with friend as well. Great idea!

So skip forward about 3 weeks. I have yet to even so much as find a book on the subject and crack it open to figure out what I am doing. I have purchased a number of items to help me in the task, scrapbook, themed pages, stickers, glue dots, various scissors with fancy cut lines to them for borders etc. I have printed literally hundreds of photos in anticipation. I am itching, chomping at the bit to get started! And yet, I have no guidance. Merely my own creativity and ideas to lead me. I have browsed a couple of websites that offer tips and tricks. That is the extent of my preparations.

When on earth will I find the time to go check a book out from the library on scrapbooking so I will know what I am doing before I start? Let's not even talk about when will I find time to read said book or actually DO the scrapbooking. Yes, I find time for reading on a semi-regular basis, but I'm already committed to certain other books I have started which need to be returned to their owners when completed.

I have polled a number of friends on FB for information, but received no answers. My requests fall on deaf ears it would seem. Either that or said friends are waiting for me to get antsy and start only to make a total idiot of myself so they can point and laugh. That's probably the more likely answer, and I can't blame them...too much.

If you are reading this post and are familiar with scrapbooking, I would like to request that you share any of your tips or secrets with me! Who knows, perhaps I'll get lucky and find someone out there who can help me out yet.