It thrills me to know that so many people in my crafting corner feel inspired to start memory journaling. I've had lots of questions about my photo printer. I want to tell you all about it and the process I go through to print my pictures every week. 

PHOTO PRINTER

The Canon Selphy 1300 is $99 on Amazon. I have always had a photo printer. My grandfather got me a Kodak one 15 years ago while I was in high school so I could print and scrapbook my photos. It is a convenience I have ALWAYS loved. When that printer died in 2015... I asked for this Canon Selphy 1200 for Christmas. My kind in-laws got it for me! It's a gift that keeps giving. There's now an upgraded Canon Selphy 1300 . You can read all the differences here. But there's nothing too big to note in my opinion. All I can see for sale now is the 1300. The 1200 is $89 on the canon website refurbished.

 INK AND PAPER

Canon Selphy .25

Walmart .25 

Costco is .17

CVS is .13

Persnickety Prints $.29

Yes the Canon Selphy Prints are more expensive but the added 12 cents (compared to the cheapest at .13) IS WORTH IT! When I am ready to start a project, I like to do ALL at once, I do not want to go pick up a photo from the store, I do not want to wait for an order to ship, I

PRITING WEEKLY PHOTOS

In every new journal, I take time to write down COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS. It's a good reminder and prepares me to identify them in my own thinking. Here they are! Read on and I explain how I was introduced to these in my anxiety and depression journey!

1. All or nothing: look at things in absolute
2. Overgeneralization: negative event as never ending pattern of defeat
3. Mental filter: dwell on negatives, ignore positives
4. Discounting positives: insist that your accomplishments or positives don’t count
5. Mind reading: assume people are reacting negatively with no evidence
6. Fortune telling: predict things will turn out bad
7. Magnification/minimalzation: blow things out/ shrink importance of proportion
8. Emotional reasoning: saying “ I feel like an idiot” I must be one. "I don’t feel good about myself" so I’m not good.
9. Should statements: you criticize yourself with other people using “should”s “shouldn’t”s “must”s or “ought"s
10. Labeling: identify with short comings instead of saying “ I made a mistake” you tell yourself “I’m a jerk or a fool”
11. Personalization/blame: blame yourself for something you weren’t entirely responsible for or Blame others without seeing your own part.

When I first noticed my struggle with depression in 2011, I went to a psychiatrist. She tactfully explained that when others grow up they learn to go through each of the tires in an obstacle course/race... I on the other hand missed a couple of tires and I need to go back and learn them. Then she lead me to the book... The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns. She also guided me to a therapist to help me in my learning.

The idea of the book is that our brains distort reality and can cause anxiety and depression. Addressing the distortion greatly improves our mental health. I've had this book by my side for years now. As you can tell the cover is very aged compared to the most recent edition. That beautiful 90s sweater says it all!

It has blessed me and grounded me when my mind escalates a situation. I am VERY VERY guilty of MIND READING and PERSONALIZATION. I can use this chart to identify this thought process and then turn to the book to learn more!

PS I think all of us skip tires. 😉 Our upbringing taught us how to get through the obstacle course. We take shortcuts for survival and the way our guardians learned how to do the tires carries on to us. We can rewire and redo those tires over and over and get better results by learning healthy thought processes! EVERYONE can do and be better at the “tires”!

LEARN MORE HERE

https://theremoteyogi.blog/2020/05/01/thinking-habits-that-are-anxiety/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/15-common-cognitive-distortions/

TOPICS

I sat with my scriptures and a question on my mind... what do my children need as we go into the new school year?

My answer was... PEACE!

So in 2020-2021 we are focusing on PEACE in CHRIST.

I want my second grader and kindergarder to know that when they are nervous, when things do not go as planned, when they need help, when they are feeling uneasy during this mask covered pandemic they can find PEACE IN CHRIST.

SCRIPTURES

Here are some of the scriptures we will read in our dinner discussion.

1. Psalms 29:11 (Christ gives peace) The Lord will give strength unto his people. The Lord will bless his people with Peace.
2. Psalms 34:14 (Seek it, Persue=follow it (someone or something) in order to catch it)Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace and pursue it. 
3. Isaiah 9:6 Christ is the prince of Peace
4. Mark 4:39 And he arose, and he rebukes the wind, and sid untio the sea; Peace be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
5. 1 Corinithians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace
6. Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace. 

PRINTABLES

FREE PRINTABLE Banner is here. It also has the smaller banner for the wreath on the door.

DISCUSSION TOPICS

On each pencil is a discussion topic to guide us as we teach the boys. Here’s what we will discuss.

1. Be Kind
2. Be Tough
3. Follow the Rules
4. Work Hard
5. Help Others
6. Be Happy
7. Be a good Example
8. Choose Good Friends
9. Stand up for the Right

Fall Favorites

 https://theturquoisehome.com/fall-favorites-free-printable/

Hello Fall

https://www.roseclearfield.com/free-fall-autumn-printables-round-up/

Leaves

https://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2019/09/printable-fall-leaves.html