An Unexpected Guest

I had a "Coffee Crop" on Saturday - an opportunity to have customers come over and spend some time working on their albums. It was a smaller group, just two people had RSVP'd. After they had arrived, we were setting up at my dining room table and my 6-1/2 year old came in to check out what we were doing. She declared that she, too, would like to scrapbook. Now this is fine with me, she received her first scrapbook on her 6th birthday and occasionally likes to spend a little time putting pictures of her friends in her album, adding some fun stickers, of course!

So I told her she could join us, knowing she doesn't need a lot of help from me and that this would probably only keep her attention for an hour, tops. Well, she sat down with us ladies and worked on her album for the entire time we were working - just about 4 hours! I was amazed. She had a great time, showing off her pages to us when she was finished and trying new stickers and tools... and was very excited when I gave her her own paper/photo trimmer.

The other amazing thing is that she thinks she's a new customer, telling me all the items she needs... okay, she's obviously not paying for any of these things, but I love that she recognizes what she needs to keep going with this. The big item on her wish list now? A "bag" to carry all her stuff in. Which is great, because Creative Memories just came out with the M2 Go Backpack, specifically targeting our younger customers. It's a backpack that's pretty hip, and has all the compartments you need for album, pages, paper, pens, scissors, etc. I asked her if she wanted that for her birthday this fall and she screamed "yes!"

It made me realize, from the innocence of the 6-1/2 year old, that a bag is one of the first , basic items that you need. How many of you have husbands/boyfriends that golf? Do they carry their clubs around individually, or keep them in a bag? How about husbands who fish? Do they keep all their tackle and gear in shoeboxes? Okay, so maybe I'm giving you reasons how you can justify buying a scrapbooking bag (I do what I can to help...) but I'm also sharing a way to look at the basic importance of keeping your stuff together and organized.

Consider the Memory Mate Carryall, the Memory Mate Cart, the Album Tote or the M2 Go Backpack for the younger kids. I know it's going to make a great birthday present for someone I love!