Why so Many People are Addicted to Scrap Booking as a Fun Activity
Monday, February 19, 2007
We hear the term Scrap booking a lot these days. From kids to senior citizens, many people, it seems, are almost addicted to scrap booking as a fun activity. But is it really a new thing?
Actually it is not a new hobby. But now it is so popular that even golf has become less popular than scrap booking. In fact, 25% of households are engaged in scrap booking. Previously it was done with crafts and gluing the photos with the comments.
An album of photos or any other small clippings can make a scrap book. The subject of the scrap book may vary from babies to pets, or anything you want. Recently the craft has gained in popularity because of technically improved photography. Addiction to scrap booking is so intense that the first Saturday in May is announced as National Scrap booking Day by National Scrap booking Association.
If you are addicted to scrap booking, you will come to know that it is good thing. When you prepare a scrap book you are involved in an activity which gives you happiness. You will always select your favorite subject. Your scrap book is a kaleidoscope of memories. Whenever you will look it in future, we will remember all the things related to the particular photo or the event or the thing.
When you see somebody’s scrap book, you have the idea of preparing the scrap book; you may not be clear about the subject. May be you are full of ideas and you could not choose one out of them. That time you should write down your ideas and then you can decide your subject for scrap book. Once you decide the subject there are number of ways to help you to prepare the nice scrap book. Today online help is much more useful for preparing your scrap book.
Scrap books may include many things like invitations, drawings, cards, pictures apart from photos. You can give your personal touch to your scrap book by decorating it with ribbons, stamps, and your own comments will make it more interesting.
You will get the answer of the question ‘why people are addicted to scrap booking?’, once you start doing it. This addiction is healthy and spreads just like cool breeze of wind. It gives you relief from your day to day tension and stress. After a hectic schedule when you give only 15 minutes for your scrap book, it will reduce your fatigue and gives your smile. You will get a scope to show your creative abilities. Your imagination is the key to make it beautiful. Scrap book addiction will bring out your unknown capabilities.
There is no deadline or time limit to finish your work in time. You can continue it as per your wish. You need not have to do in one sitting. When you have spare time, you will spend it in scrap booking instead of other useless activities. If your friends are impressed then they will also join you in your scrap booking. That will give the joy of sharing with the friends.
If you are doing scrap booking, your children will help you and they will be impressed by it. If children are encouraged to prepare scrap book, that will be great for their development. They will remember the memories of the special occasion or the events.
Scrap booking is an addiction which will improve your life quality. It is an exception to the meaning of addiction which generally refers to an unhealthy obsession.
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Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Scrapbooking for Years. For More Information on how to get Addicted To Scrap Booking, Visit His Site at ADDICTED TO SCRAP BOOKING
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February 19th, 2007 at 10:58 am
If you give me just 5 people in this world to kill, Lou Engle would be on my list.
It’s not that he is among the most 5 evil persons in the world I can think of, (although Engle is pretty evil, fucking a whole lot of children up with his “The Call” program) it’s just that I fucking hate the guy.
February 19th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Haggard asks Levi if he has good content and implies in his answer that he does not have good content and will only have it when becoming 30 years old.
What a fucktard. I guess the joke about old people dying off was meant for real and a momentary Freudian slip up where Haggard showed his real face.
February 19th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
how do they feel about obama?
February 19th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Sorry, no idea. Try reposting your question. You might get better luck next time.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
“God wants to use the smallest, to confound the wise, the things that are nothing, to nullify the things that are”
Ok, NOW we are talking really, big time, out of your head, desert island…CRAZY.
February 20th, 2007 at 11:37 am
I’m sure they think he’s the antichrist, he’s black, he’s liberal, he’s not evangelist like them, i’m sure they want him dead.
February 20th, 2007 at 6:04 am
i would suggest shipping them over to Huruko children center in Kibera slums of Kenya. it focuses on eradication of poverty through educating the young ones. am sure they need the books-look up their profile on http://www.wecaretoo.com. it will get to them personally. the director can be reached on essymboina@yahoo.com,or call her on +254727417495
February 20th, 2007 at 11:57 am
The Curious George collection is good, Dr Suess of course, Where the Wild Things Are is classic, and don't be afraid to challenge them. Our eight year old read Harry Potter to our five year old. It was a wonderful experience for both.
February 20th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Hmmm, I don't know of a particular series of books. I do know that the sorts of things you've listed are best discussed with a child when the need arises (such as talking about lying when the child starts to lie, or talking about puberty before puberty hits the child) or when the child starts asking. Books on child development might give some ideas of the age that a child is likely to start to want to know about a particular topic.
Aesop's fables are great stories to deal with some issues such as lying, sharing, etc. William Bennett's "The Book of Virtues for Children" is another. There are lots of other books out there on particular issues, but I don't know of a series that would cover them all.
February 21st, 2007 at 6:43 am
03:13
It’s funny how Haggard turned out to be a homosexual. Beautifully ironic.
February 21st, 2007 at 6:59 am
its sad. they are gonna hate their parents when they get older
February 21st, 2007 at 4:49 am
I know of a book that is about sort of 'kidnapped' kids who get adopted.
It's called Found by Margaret Haddix.
February 21st, 2007 at 11:08 am
Try amazon they have some good ones:
http://www.amazon.com/tag/pagan%20childrens%20book
February 21st, 2007 at 8:24 pm
@BloodFromCatsFace It’s not just that, it was an affair with a prostitute. Literally couldn’t worse for him.
February 22nd, 2007 at 4:16 am
Haggard is a classic nut case.