I **did** get a new computer. Jay and Daniel were looking for a replacement for me while I was still soldiering on to find a solution for mine. We determined that it wasn't cost effective to repair, so within minutes of finally calling it (RIP), Jay and Daniel had picked my new PC and we had it ordered. That was like at 10:00 or 10:30 pm, and I picked up the new PC the next afternoon. Everything about this beautiful PC is wonderful, but I'm still so aggravated about losing my Lightroom Catalog. No matter what I did, I couldn't go back to an older Lightroom, so every time saved the older catalog, it updated it and I lost my keywording and color tags.
Here's a look at my new PC which is a BEAST and it's sitting beside my old PC tower. It is SOOOOOO fast. Lord, this tech geek's heart is going pitter patter.
@JillW
Yes, I am so thankful as well for all my family and all the memories. It also helps me look at my life in the here and now, knowing that I'm still making new memories every day!
@jagruti patel
I try to capture real life, but I also love photography, so I do take an extra minute to compose my shots. I don't mind journaling about the perfect photo and the chaos that was going on in the background during that season of life. So I get my pretty photos, but the story is real.
@AshleyMilfd
I did cry a little bit, but not sobbing or anything. I think it was because I was so excited to see all the photos available to me to scrap.
@Brendazzle
Google Photos can be my arch nemesis. I get a lot of memory posts about Piper and about my Mama. So while my heart aches, oh boy, I see how absolutely blessed I was (and still am). I can't believe how big your boy has gotten, and you know I'm a fan of your layouts - whether it's a new memory or an old one.
@AmieN1
I do the same thing looking for a specific photo, and then I get lost looking at other photos. I have to rein it in, or I'd never get a layout done.
@HavaDrPepper
I've always admired that you scrap your own memories, but that you scrap those of your family and share them with them. That's such a gift.
@LynnZant
I know! I keep taking photos and I have 150,000 photos, most of which have never been scrapped. It's a daily, bi-weekly, or weekly chore making sure I get all my photos in Lightroom before I have months of photos to import.
@aussiegirl
I want a new Barbie kit! I have lots of photos of Olivia playing with Barbies. I mark the photos that I scrap with a color tag in Lightroom. I also save them in an Excel sheet that has the date, what happened that day, as well as a thumbnail of the layout. That Excel sheet has been my saving grace since my LR Catalog decided to remove the color tag. Booo! I think having a couple of different ways to indicate something has already been scrapped is a wonderful idea!
@EvelynD2
I have all of my Grandma's and all of my Mama's photo albums and boxes of photos. My Mama was working through them to organize them, but there are still so many of them left. It is definitely bittersweet!
@LeeAndra
You, my dear, are amazing! I love how you thought ahead to do the then and now photos. And how you took charge of your life and have made something magical!
It's hard sometimes to be able to look back with 20/20 hindsight and see everything I wish I could have done better for him but we can only do what we can do.