project life | january

Mar 29, 2013

January is complete.
It was seriously an amazing and terrible month all at the same time. I went to Thailand for about 3 weeks and had the time of my life only to come home to a boyfriend who blind sided me with a breakup. Now it really can not get much worse than that but as the weeks have gone on I have started to slowly pick up the pieces of my broken heart and put everything I have into school and my future. Project Life has seriously helped me look at the positives of what is going on in my life and not focus on that negativity.

Lessons. They are all lessons we learn in life. It was just another stepping stone.






Two inserts because I did so much it was hard not to add every picture I took.

Insert 1

They don't allow you to take pictures inside so the outside is all we have and that is totally fine because it's all about respect. One person designed this entire temple and the surrounding ones. It really is magical.


Insert 2
We stayed in Bangkok for about 5 days to visit family and go to a beach house (which I loved). I tanned by the pool for hours and enjoyed every minute of the sun. Although Bangkok is much hotter, walking through the markets was killing me. There were so many photos that making small collages was easier to showcase everything at once. One of my favorite things? The food. My aunt made amazing food. My breakfast meals were consistent of what I would normally have for dinner. LOVED IT.




This explains my leaving Thailand and my coming home.



Now I am not a sob story to make others feel sorry for what had happened or put any negative feelings on my ex. Things happen in life and if we can not accept them and grow from them, then what was the point? I have learned something new from every break up and this is one will be no different. I still love him and care for him but these moments happen in life. No hard feelings because I don't like to live my life in that way. If you have followed any of my previous posts on this whole ordeal, then you will see how much it hurt and how it gets better.. because it does.

But that was January. It is now March (basically April) and the sun is starting to shine and summer will soon be here. I am finishing up February and will post more soon!

13 comments

  1. I love the spread. The last caption of you coming home made me a bit teary-eyed. It's unfortunate so many people know what its like to be totally in love with someone and seemingly out of the blue they "peace out". But I like to think the other people we end up being with we love even more than we did the person who left.

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    1. Thank you :)

      I like to think that too and when that time comes I know I will be more than happy to enjoy it and not dwell on what used to be.

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous pages. What a wonderful trip. I had a similar experience of a marvelous trip shortly followed by a big break-up. But as I reflected (a bit later - I was quite expectedly upset at the time) on the photos, I was happy then, and it's important to remember those moments too.

    Good for you for moving forward positively. I really enjoy the style of your PL pages and look forward to see more of what you create!

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  3. Oh my, how do you follow that...!
    Your pages are amazing, and your trip is truly inspiring.
    Looking forward to the rest of your PL.

    Keep smiling, you never know who is looking. Hugs x x

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  4. Gorgeous spread, it looks like you had an amazing vacation! I love your monthly approach to this project also, I've been doing it weekly though I think in 2014 I might switch to a monthly approach, sometimes the weekly thing seems a little repetitive. I'm sorry about the break-up, but it sounds like you're doing much better now & I'm sure everything will work out in the end.

    "Sometimes things need to fall apart so that better things can fall together."

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    1. Last year I did a weekly spread and I loved it but it was just too much work. Being a full-time student and having a full-time job doesn't help so the monthly approach was much better for me this time around!

      Thanks so much! I love that quote, it definitely is true :)

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  5. Great clean and bright look to your pages. I love your pics of Thailand. It is a wonderful place. It must have been even better visiting family. I didn't have a bad meal when I was there. The food is delicious!! I love your attitude. And how cool that Project Life is helping you appreciate all you have to be thankful for even during the difficult times.

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  6. Followed you from the Mom Creative. Picked you from the crowd because I saw January! I'm half done with February. It's nice to see I'm not the only one. Love so much your last picture there. Such a fantastic outlook. And what is ahead can only be better!

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    1. Haha I am so slow at it, I am almost finished February. You are not alone :)

      And thank you very much, the future will be bright and I will continue to showcase in through PL!

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  7. Gorgeous pages. Especially love the second insert. Well done.

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  8. I love your take on PL. I love how you used collages instead of inserts!

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    1. Thank you so much!
      I had so many pictures from vacation that I wanted to show; the collages were the best choice!

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