woke up at 4:40am.
mind racing.
usually when this happens i can force myself back to sleep.
but i have the sniffles (allergies) and my mind was just working too hard to fall back asleep.
so i actually got out of bed.
and started preliminary work on this scrapbooking book idea i have.
i wrote a rambling introduction to be edited at a time when i have a goodnight sleeps.
i wrote out a list of chapter ideas - 6 - is that enough? Plus a epilogue gallery?
i wrote out major concepts i want to make sure to include.

i did some more googling and found nothing on the subject except some various messageboard threads.
can i really have a unique idea?
i didn't think unique ideas existed anymore?
it makes me paranoid to think i may be on to something - like it's too good to be true.

but now i want to start a scrapbooking challenge blog dedicated to this.
kind of as a research tool for the book and kind of as a way to meet other people who may be interested in the subject for the book and kind of as a way to hopefully inspire other people.
not sure how to get started but i've already sent out some emails to other people who run challenge blogs.
i mean, i know i could just start a blog and say "hey come and play!" but i want it to be inspiring and motivational and fun and accessible. So the pre-planning shall begin.
And hopefully i will launch it when i return from spain in mid-september.

its so weird, and i'm not sure in a good or bad way, that i'm using this upcoming trip to spain in september as a bench marker for a lot of things. i wouldn't say an excuse to put things off, but i have so many things in the hopper right now that i want to make happen now now now now now i feel like i need a goal date. i also need a master list so i can figure out what is priority! cause some things absolutely can NOT wait until september.