Scrap Your Trip Year-End C*L*E*A*R*A*N*C*E Sale – Part 2
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The end of 2009. What a year!I don’t want to say I’m glad it’s over, because I am not glad another year of my life has passed, but let’s just say I’m happy 2010 is almost here.
I have been re-reading some of my e-mails from this time last year. On 1/21/2009, I wrote, “I’m also all about making sure Scrap Your Trip is still going strong on 1/1/2010 and wishing you another Happy New Year. I am well aware that 2009 is going to be challenging, but we are up for the challenge!”
It’s not 1/1/2010 just yet, but I am happy to say that Scrap Your Trip made it through a very challenging economic year. We would have never been able to do it without the support of our wonderful and loyal SYT fans, so from the bottom of my heart (and the hearts of my 20 employees), THANK YOU!!!
2009 was a turbulent year for me. I said goodbye to my 13 year marriage, the house of 6 years that we built, 45 pounds and a large part of my identity.
But I also welcomed into my new life a new identity (one that I am still working on), a condo in a new part of town that I love living in, becoming a better parent as a single parent, the evaporation of most of my workaholic tendencies and new friendships that enrich my life and are very important to me.
I gave up New Year’s Resolutions many years ago, but each year I set an intention for the year. My intention for 2009 was Be Present. Live in the moment that I have, instead of wishing for one that has already past, or waiting for the next one to arrive. I think I did pretty well with that one.
So for 2010? My intention is: Be Happy. I think happiness is a choice. It’s not about what happens to us…it’s about how we choose to define it and what we do about it.
I choose to be happy. Life is too short to live any other way. 2010? Bring it on!
I’d like to share something I read recently. It made me happy. Maybe it will make you happy too. Seth Godin, legendary marketer, asked 70 big thinkers to think about a word or phrase about “What Matters Now” and write a 200 word essay. Some of them will really make you think.
My favorite one is the last one by novelist J.C. Hutchins on “Gumption”. I think it’s fitting as 2009 comes to a close. Here’s an excerpt:
“You can start that business. You can lose that weight.
You can quit smoking, and learn to garden, and write
that book, and be a better parent, and be all the things
you want to be … the thing this world needs you to be. It
requires courage and faith, both of which you can
muster. It requires effort — but this effortless life isn’t as
satisfying as it seems, is it?
Declare war on passivity. Hush the inner voice that
insists you’re over the hill, past your prime, unworthy of
attaining those dreams. Disbelief is now the enemy, as is
the notion of settling. Get hungry — hyena hungry. Get
fired up. Find your backbone, and your wings.
Flap ‘em. It’s the only way you’ll be able to fly.”
Want to read more? You can download the rest of the eBook here: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/what-matters-now.html
On to scrapbooking supplies!
I just added couple hundred items to our end-of-the-year clearance sale. There are still close to 500 items marked down 40% and over 1,000 items marked down 25%. Click here to see all the items on sale: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/clearance.html
And remember, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, we can always make a custom title or paper just for you! Click here to see all our custom options: www.scrapyourtrip.com/custom.html. See you on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/ScrapYourTrip
As always, thanks for your business. See you in 2010! Julie Swatek, President
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13 Comments
1. Laura&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 9:28 am
What an inspiration you are. I hope that 2010 does make you very happy and that your new life will be filled with many new adventures and happy moments. Thanks for sharing those essays. So many reinforce the way we should all live. Happy 2010
2. Jerolynne Defibaugh&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Julie-You are a very special person. It comes through even on your website. I mostly shop via the net. Please believe me when I say that you are a very special person.
3. Carole Bancroft-Turner&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Also thanks for sharing those essays. Well done on a great year, I love the scrapbook supplies you have its just a shame its so expensive to order them from the UK. Have you thought of a UK branch?? Happy New Year to all at SYT
4. Jackie Patton - Albuquerq&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Julie- WOW! Is all I have to say. I agree with Jerolynne. I personally don’t know you but reading this I had to respond. Sorry to hear about your marriage. By the looks of things your hanging in there! You sound so positive about 2010. Keep it up! I enjoy SYT and can not be without it! Michaels and Hobby can only have so much. I need SYT! So hear’s to a new year and I wish you all the best!
5. sammie&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 11:27 am
I have enjoyed reading your comments about yourself and your children since I started shopping with SYT. It seems as though you are a personal friend the way you write about your life. Your products are tremendous. I have used many in my scrapbooking projects–more paper waits to be used. Thanks.
6. Lisa Steenson&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 11:45 am
So inspired by your blog I had to leave a comment. I very much appreciate your honesty and openess as by sharing this you allow others to know they are not alone in their own struggles. I also really enjoyed the essay especially the part about being hyena hungry!
Lastly I wanted to share that I too have a Lauren and a Logan! My Logan however came with a twin brother so we also have a Carter!
Do take care. I believe 2010 will bring you what you need as long as you are open to it.
Lisa
7. Kelly&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Julie – I love the personal comments you include in your SYT updates. I am going to use your quote about happiness in my next photo album. Love it! Life really is what you make of it… and it sounds like you’re doing a good job making yours worthwhile! Best wishes for the new year!
8. Meredith&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Thanks SYT for amazing year! I am a frequent shopper and I have never been disappointed! Thanks for making those LLAMA’s too
The best thing is that if you guys sell out on a product, you will email me and let me know- and then credit my card- Awesome!!
Also the sales and clearance are amazing-
Thanks again and I look forward to 2010
Meredith- NJ
9. Martine&hellip | December 30th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
You are an inspiration Julie, thanks for the words of wisdom you quote periodically. I wish you and your family a very Happy New Year when it comes and whatever the year brings I’m sure you’ll field it beautifully!!
10. Margaret&hellip | December 31st, 2009 at 12:53 am
Julie – all I have to say is “ditto” to everything above! I really appreciate the download info as I just received a Sony reader for Christmas. I am reading “Buddha is as Buddha Does” and it mentions “BuddhaVision”, a term I love for its meaning and uniqueness. This is my year to become ‘me’ again – the person I have lost touch with over the years of being whomever everyone else needs. My “new year’s resolutions” I save for April 1 – I figure it’s a day for fools anyway so why not make them with laughter and a grain of salt. Happy healthy 2010!
11. Dixie Finlayson&hellip | January 1st, 2010 at 1:46 am
I am so happy to have found your site! When I read your blog I really felt for you. I ‘said goodbye’ to my first marriage 20 years ago and I know what it is like. Even if it is for the best-which it was-it’s hard and being a single parent is not so easy either.
I just thought I would tell you that things do get better. The lessons I have learned in the last 20 years are priceless and I wouldn’t have learned them any other way. So good luck to you and I am passing on your site to as many people as I can!
May God bless you
12. Mary Lou&hellip | January 18th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Thanks for sharing the essay on Gumption. Someone hurt me very badly last summer. In additon to the terrible hurt, I was (and still am) very angry. I also avoid confrontation at almost all costs. When I feel as I did, I tend to take it out on myself. Well, I did a real number on me, to the point where I am now almost an invalid. Walking around my house with a walker is difficult and painful. Hamstrings are tight; other leg muscles starting to atrophy. I’m wondering whether I can take care of myself alone in my home.
I am wrestling with the question if I can pull out of this. Can I regain function in my legs? Do I have the “gumption” to do the hard work it will take? I decided to try; your posting reinforced my decision. I’m printing it and posting it on my treadmill.
Thank you.
13. Lisa&hellip | January 22nd, 2010 at 7:53 am
Can you see if they have anything for cleaning the house as well as home improvement materials?
Tahnks