I haven't done a scrapbook in the way you are thinking, but I have done something similar. When I first started gardening, I bought a lot of garden magazines. I had a big stack of them after a couple of years and could never find something I wanted to reference. So, in an effort to whittle down the pile and be able to find information and photos that I liked, I cut out what I wanted to keep and put them into a composition notebook. I would add my own notes, want lists, and draw maps of the gardens, so I knew where everything was come spring. I loved my little inspiration books. Making them gave me something garden related to do over the long winter, plus I would get lost in the books when paging through them. Often times it felt as if the sun was shining even though it was cold and gray outside. One of the reasons I liked them so much is that they were small and lightweight. As my gardens expanded, I started to modify them from idea books to more of a garden journal. My first attempts didn't work out so well. The pages of the 8x10 composition books are bound, and I didn't have a clear idea of how I wanted to use the book. I was going to give it another try until I saw this software... http://www.plantstep.com/ If you want to preserve how your garden looks today, then I'm sure you will get a lot of enjoyment out of the process. If you want it to be part memory book and part journal, I'd reconsider the size and use a smaller book.

Are you near Buffalo, Rochester, Batavia? We are having a plant swap and I have many plants I could give you. Email me for more details.

I'm new to this board as well. I am looking for ideas to downsize our stuff. It is so hard. I tend to want to save DD's too small dress for a cousin who lives an hour away and won't fit into it for 4 years. I pile, bag, save things only to find that recipients are overwhelmed with things and are not always willing to take on stuff they might need in a few years. It's a NOW world. Anyway, I feel I am always in put away / tidy mode and I can't progress to actual cleaning. I spray a little windex, throw down comet in the bathroom, laundy, cook, and dishes and that's about it. My swifter wet jet is a godsend. 24 hours in a day and 100 hours of chores to do. As for hobbies, I think they are very worthwhile (even though I don't have much time now for my top 10, or even top 3 thanks to full time job and mother to 2 busy gals). I gave up one craft that I very much enjoyed because I found it tiresome to constantly have to hunt down materials to make a new project exactly like the one I made last year. Also, I often spent alot more $ on my craft project than I could have bought a ready made for. Granted, I would have some extra materials, but not enough, so the buying cycle continued. I have noticed that people without hobbies, whether its music, exercise, art, crafts, wood work, genealogy, etc. are bored people and this multiplies as you age. So often, I see people who could easily retire continue to work just so they'll have something to do. I think that's sad.

You said you had a ot of stuff...but you did't say what please email me and let me know. Thanks!