Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
- Robert Brault
Thank you to everyone who has shared their version of a day that they GET TO live over and over again.
I am struck by the simplicity of most of our “perfect days”. Of how achievable most of the things are on a daily basis.
Why then, when happiness is within our grasp, do we not take advantage of it more often?
I am really going to work on this. I think I am going to let the kids pile into my bed for extra-long snuggles tonite! And then take a bath with my cup of chai and a good book! 
Have you posted your “perfect day”? Everyone who comments will be entered in a drawing for a $25 SYT Gift Certificate. We will be choosing 3 winners for every 25 comments (one comment per person, please).
Last day for 20% off all our EK Success products! Click here to see them all: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/ek.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
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As always, thanks for your business. Hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
Julie Swatek, President
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February 12th, 2010
Last year at this time, I wrote what I think is one of the best e-mails I have ever sent out. Not because of what I wrote, but because of what all of you wrote back. I wrote the following:
“I can’t even say the words "Groundhog Day" without thinking of the movie from 1993 with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, where Bill Murray plays the grouchy weatherman who is forced to live the same day over and over again until he gets it right. But what if you had a day in your life that you GET TO live over and over again? What would that day look like? “
There were over 200 comments posted on the blog in response. Your “perfect day” stories touched me…changed me…and a lot of other people that read them.
So, I thought it was time to update for 2010. Parts of my day stayed the same…parts changed.
- My perfect day is one I get to spend with my kids.
- One that I am TOTALLY present – in the moment – enjoying everything as it happens and not thinking about anything except what is happening right now.
- It starts with a nice hot cup of my favorite chai tea.
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I get to spend some time curled up reading a good book.
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We go to Disney World and ride roller coasters. I am completely present when I am on a roller coaster. Plus, I like the rush!
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The kids and I spend some time looking over scrapbooks and old pictures and I tell them all their favorite stories about when they were really little.
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I go get a pedicure with Lani and we get to spend an hour or so of “girl time”.
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I have a great conversation with my Mom and Dad on the phone
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I prepare a delicious meal for dinner. Cooking is a way I show people I care about them. The kitchen fairies come and clean up.
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I spent an extra long time snuggling with the kids before they go to bed.
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I take a nice, long, hot bath. Long enough that the water gets cool, so I add more hot water and stay in some more!
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And then, since it’s my dream of a perfect day, I would fall asleep in the arms of my baby (Hey, just because I go to sleep by myself doesn’t mean I can’t dream of falling asleep in someone’s arms!)
Aahhhh. What a wonderful day that would be! What does yours look like? Please let us know on the blog. Everyone who comments will be entered in a drawing for a $25 SYT Gift Certificate. We will be choosing 3 winners for every 25 comments (one comment per person, please).
And if you have the time, grab a cup of coffee or tea and a box of tissues and read the comments from last year. I promise you…it will change you.
Click here to read: http://site.scrapyourtrip.com/blog2/2009/02/04/scrap-your-trip-adds-220-items-and-220-sale-items/
If part of your perfect day involves scrapbooking, we have lots of new items this week to help you out!
We have lots of great new collections for you this week. We have "Scooter’s Vacation" from Imaginisce, "Generation Z" from Little Yellow Bicycle, "Valentine’s Night" from Reminisce and "Nature’s Storybook" from Webster’s Pages. All with matching Bazzill packs available. We also have "Real Sports" from Reminisce in football, soccer, swimming, bowling and volleyball, along with "Bling It" embellishments from Bazzill and Memory Mates from James Buttons.
The SYT Designers were working on the following themes this week: Chinese New Year, Cooking, Florida, Italy, Love, New Orleans, Olympics, Pets, Saints, School, Scrapbooking, Sports, Travel and Valentine’s Day. We have a custom football paper and a custom football die cut available this week.
Click here to see all the new items: www.scrapyourtrip.com/2102010.html
All EK Success products are on sale through Friday at 20% off. Click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/ek.html
We also have 206 overstock items on sale at 25% off. Click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/2102010sale.html
We have also added six new projects for inspiration this week. They are all located down the right-hand side of the website. Hope they give you lots of great ideas!
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.
Julie Swatek, President
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February 10th, 2010
Are you a trusting person? I am.
I think there are two types of people in the world. The first kind is people who don’t inherently trust anyone until someone has proven that they are trustworthy. The second type of person is someone who inherently trusts everyone until someone gives them a reason not to.
I am part of the second group of people. At my core, I believe people are good. Yes, there are some really bad people in the world. But overall, I believe people as a whole are good. And when given a choice between right and wrong, most people will make the right choice.
I always choose to see the good in people. Sometimes it’s their whole personality. Sometimes it’s hard to find. But I know it’s there.
Yeah, I’ve gotten my feelings hurt and taken advantage of a few times. But thankfully it hasn’t made me cynical or made me decide to stop trusting people. Choosing to always see the best in people is a core part of who I am and I don’t ever want that to change.
So, how about you? Do you trust or do people have to prove themselves first? Did you used to be one type and now you are the other? Let us know on the blog!
On to scrapbooking supplies!
We have two great new collections this week. First is "Love Struck" by Making Memories. Next we have "Winter’s Wings" by Webster’s Pages (since good ole’ Phil saw his shadow yesterday). And of course, we have SYT branded papers for Valentine’s Day, including a Custom Love Horizontal Word paper. Click here to see all the new items: www.scrapyourtrip.com/232010.html
All Reminisce products are on sale through Friday at 20% off. Click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/rem.html
We received a lot of emails from you disappointed because you missed the 20% off sale on SYT branded paper last week. So, just for you, I am extending it today and tomorrow! We have papers in almost every category, so they are sprinkled throughout the site, but they are all on one page in case you want to look at them that way instead of by theme, but please be patient while the page loads. Click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/sytp.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.
Julie Swatek, President
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February 3rd, 2010
Did you know that today is National Fun at Work Day? I am the luckiest woman in the world, because almost every day is Fun at Work Day for me!
I brought Lani (my Operations Manager, right-hand woman and all-around best friend), Tiffany (Lead Designer and scrapbooker extraordinaire) and Mey (Order Processor and first time out of Florida traveler) to Anaheim with me for the CHA Show. We always have SO much fun when we go on these trips! We usually get lost pretty quickly (even with the travel GPS) and then it just quickly turns into a giggle-fest.
Seriously, though, we work hard while we are at the show, looking at new scrapbook supplies – hour after hour – day after day. It’s really hard work! But TONS of fun.
We’ve been pouring over catalogs since we got home, trying to decide which are the best collections to bring to you. Wish we could buy them all, but I’d have to double the size of the warehouse again! Brand Spankin’ New stuff should start arriving within a few weeks, so stay tuned.
One of the other fun things we got to do in Anaheim was meet one of our very best customers, Nancy. Unlike your local scrapbook store, I rarely get to meet any of you face-to-face, and it is always a treat. Thanks again for driving to have dinner with us Nancy! We just loved hearing about all your travel adventures!
Looking for scrapbook paper for YOUR travel adventures? Chances are we have it on sale! Today is the last day of the 20% off sale on Scrap Your Trip branded paper. There are 1223 papers to choose from. They are all on one page in case you want to look at them that way instead of by theme, but please be patient while the page loads. Click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/sytp.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.
Julie Swatek, President
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January 29th, 2010
I always say that scrapbookers are some of the most generous people in the world. You showed me that again with your help in supporting us to make a donation to the American Red Cross for Haiti. Thanks to you, we will be making a donation of $4041.00! It’s not the millions of dollars that big corporations are raising, but it will make a difference to those that receive it and for that I thank you.
I had an absolute blast being on TheRoomLive.com Monday night! If you didn’t get a chance to see it and you’d like to hear all about how Scrap Your Trip got started, click here to see the replay: http://www.theroomlive.com/_/The_Room_Live___Video_On_Demand.html
I am the very last video in the middle “Talk” column. I let it "buffer" for awhile so it would play without stopping.
And to all of you who were saying such wonderful things about Scrap Your Trip in the chat room during the show…THANK YOU!!! My kids stayed up to watch the whole thing and Lauren was reading all the comments in the chat room. She told me on the phone last night “It’s so great to be your daughter!” That’s funny…I think it’s so great to be her Mom.
We are headed back to Orlando from the CHA show this morning with lots of catalogs and TONS of great new products to bring to you. Every show seems to have an overriding “theme” and this show was all about butterflies and bling. Yay! Bling! There is no such thing as “too sparkly” as far as I am concerned!
We looked for all the things you requested. Some we found…some we didn’t. If we can’t find it, we will work on making it for you, either as a die cut or as a paper. Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you are looking for.
We have just a few new products for Valentine’s Day this week. The "Sweet Love" line from Little Yellow Bicycle and some adorable die cuts from the SYT designers. Click here to see all the new items: www.scrapyourtrip.com/1272010.html
We are also having a 20% off sale on Scrap Your Trip branded paper through Friday, January 29th. There are 1223 papers to choose from. I put them all on one page in case you want to look at them that way instead of by theme, but please be patient while the page loads. Click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/sytp.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.
Julie Swatek, President
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January 27th, 2010
We’re off to Anaheim! It’s time for the Craft & Hobby Association Tradeshow! Over 228,000 square feet of fun stuff to look at from over 625 exhibitors!
I know I say the exact same thing every year when we get ready to head out there, but we are all just SO excited about going to see all the latest and greatest things the creative geniuses in our industry have come up with.
XXL to carry catalogs? Check! Comfortable shoes? Check! Pretty notebook to take lots of notes about awesome new products? Check! GPS so that I can drive to Portillo’s for chocolate cake? Check! (I get almost as excited about the chocolate cake as I do the scrapbooking products. Almost! If you’ve ever had it – you know what I mean!)
So, what do you want us to look for? Specific manufactures? Specific collections? Something in particular you’ve been trying to find? Let us know and we’ll keep our eyes peeled for you! Please leave your suggestions and requests as comments below on the blog instead of mailing to Customer Care. That way we will be able to print them out and have them all in one place. Thanks!
Thank you for helping us to support the American Red Cross and the Haiti Relief and Development Fund. We’ve been donating 10% of our sales since Wednesday to the American Red Cross and we will donate 10% of today’s sales as well.
We have set up an item HAITI on Scrap Your Trip. It has a cost of $10. For every $10 you “spend” on this item, we will match the amount and send a double donation to the American Red Cross. Click here to donate: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/haiti.html
If you would like to donate directly to the American Red Cross instead of through Scrap Your Trip, please text HAITI to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
Again, thank you so much for helping Scrap Your Trip support the American Red Cross. I will sleep better tonight knowing we did a tiny bit of good in the world today.
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As always, thanks for your business.
Julie Swatek, President
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January 22nd, 2010
There are lots of great things that come from owning your own company. I don’t get in trouble for being late to work in the morning…If I want to take a long lunch to run a few personal errands I can…and I get to choose the people I work with every day. But the best part of owning a company? The ability to make a bigger difference in the world through my company than I would ever be able to make as just me.
I think many of you feel as I do about the tragedy in Haiti. “I want to help! What can I do? Where do I donate? Oh, I meant to do that yesterday.”
Well, I, Julie Swatek, want to help. So here is what I am going to do. Scrap Your Trip will be donating 10% of sales from Wednesday 1/20 through Friday, 1/22 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund.
That is 10% of SALES, not profits.
We have also set up an item HAITI on Scrap Your Trip. It has a cost of $10. For every $10 you “spend” on this item, we will match the amount and send a double donation to the American Red Cross. Click here to donate: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/haiti.html
If you would like to donate directly to the American Red Cross instead of through Scrap Your Trip, please text HAITI to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
I am not adding any new products or having any additional sales this week. I am choosing to spend that money helping the people of Haiti instead. I think it’s a good choice.
I consider it one of my purposes in life to make the world a better place, one person at a time. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for helping me do that.
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As always, thanks for your business.
Julie Swatek, President
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January 20th, 2010
"What are your dreams?" That question seems to be popping up everywhere for me.
Yesterday, someone shared with me the idea of a "dream card" and I wanted to share it with you.
Write down one dream in each of these four areas:
- Relationships
- Health
- Financial
- Living a life of your own design
Put these dreams on a card the size of a business card, laminate it and carry it with you everywhere.
The person who showed me his had pictures of himself at his ideal weight (which is isn’t currently at). He said every time he orders off the menu in a restaurant, he takes the card out and holds it in his hand while he is deciding what to order. Think that helps him make healthy food choices?
And how about if one of your dreams is to keep current with the little day-to-day things that happen in a scrapbook? Our kit from Creative Cafe is just the size to help you do that. It’s 6 x 8 and comes with calendar pages and tabs, so that you can use it for "a year in the life" book.
Here are a couple examples of pages from Danelle Johnson (this book is her baby).
Click here to see the kit, along with all our other new items for the week www.scrapyourtrip.com/1132010.html
We also have 156 overstock items are 25% off – click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/1132010sale.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.
Julie Swatek, President
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‘cuz life is a trip worth scrappin’®
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January 15th, 2010
We are excited to bring you the colorful Creative Café kits from my friend Danelle Johnson, who designs for Creative Imaginations. As a mother of two as well, she shared with me how simple it was to capture her girls’ special moments in a 6 x 8 1/2 album. Not all of us have the time or creativity to do full blown albums filled with 12x 12 pages and this just seemed like a easy and fun way for us busy moms to capture the silliness and pure innocence of our children. So often we look back on events from the passing years and wish we had documented them. This kit helps preserve those special moments in a uniquely yours album. Whether it is a wedding, recital, birthday or any other occasion, these color coordinated ribbons, tags and more provide a neutral palette for your imagination.
The kit includes a swatch book filled with 28 pages of impress-ons words, 6 fabric ribbons in orange, lime, red, pink, white and sky blue and one brown flower ribbon border. 24 tags in 4 different sizes are also included in the fun pastel colors as well as 3 large journaling tags. The album is a festive green and includes 36 pages and 12 dividers which help map out each month of the year or your special events. The kit also includes 6 12 x 12 sheets of lined paper in the same colors as the ribbons and tags, one transparency of common everyday words in various fonts and colors, 3 calendar double sided 12 x 12 sheets, 3 12x 12 sticker sheets with phrases, labels, and words, and finally a 12x 12 double sided sheet of fun price tags.
This kit is a steal at $44.50, a 30% deal off the original price of $63.40. There is a limited quantity of kits. You really have to act fast and not delay on this great pack. We assembled two other kits one of which consists only of the 27 tags and the other of the tags and the 7 fabric ribbons. Both of these are also selling at a 30% off the original price. If the kits aren’t enough and you need just one more swatch book or album, each individual item with be sold separately and will be at a 20% off from its original price.
Lots of other scrapbook supplies as well! We have the "Valentina" collection from Anna Griffin, "Baby Mine", "Joy of Baking" and "Wrestling" from Moxxie, "Rewind" and "Sugar Sugar" from Kaisercraft and "Sports Edition" from Teresa Collins.
The SYT Designers were working on the following this week: Wedding, Penguins, Winter, Italy, Travel, China, Baby and Sports.
Click here to see all the new items: www.scrapyourtrip.com/1132010.html
There are 156 overstock items are 25% off – click here to see: http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/1132010sale.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.
Julie Swatek, President
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‘cuz life is a trip worth scrappin’®
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January 13th, 2010
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