Finish What You Start Friday

I've decided that not only am I going to shrink my pile of left-overs on Why Waste Wednesday but now I intend to shrink my pile of unfinished projects on Finish What You Start Friday. Be honest,  you probably  have a few of these too! Many of my unfinished layouts only need journaling while other projects will need a lot more time and energy. This bad habit is not contained to my craft room either. Sadly, it spills over in all areas of my life. It's not that I can't finish them, I work incredibly well under pressure and I always meet deadlines. The problem arises when I'm just doing something for myself. Last December I decided to write a book. I wrote five chapters and figured at that rate it would be done in a month. The problem is, I never touched it again.  I have 3/4 of a scarf knitted, 1/2 a cross-stitch project going, (that I will never finish because I don't want too!) tole painting pieces that need shading (I think I'll give those a whole new "mixed-media" life) and not to mention all those layouts that I have started and never finished. (and the list goes on and on and on...)  I guess I need accountability so here I am, giving the whole world permission to call me on this if I don't keep this up!

 For this layout all I needed to do to finish it was add a photo and the journaling yet it sat on my desk for 3 months! Five minutes of my attention and it can get off my workspace and into my album! I think the reason I waited so long was because I knew I wanted this photo for it but I couldn't find it.
I used the Aiko Collection from My Little Shoebox  I absolutely love the diecut sheet of rolled  flowers!

These mini pearls add a little something to these flowers that just excites me. I know, it doesn't take much!