Hi Alicia! Congrats on your surgery! I'm from Rochester, NY, but my husband has family down near you, in Severna Park! How long have you been an CM consultant? I went to Showcase this year for the first time and I loved it! I will try to go every year if I can. I know it's expensive, but I'm worth it! I've been gathering more pictures, but unfortuntately my mom has"misplaced" the box of all my childhood photos. She even thinks it may have been thrown out after a wet basement incident. Oh, no! I was a skinny child, and didn't start to gain until about age 11. The difference was dramatic, and I wish I had some pictures of that time period. I am down to 178, and the last time I was this weight was somewhere in high school when I was too mortified to go near a scale. I need to pick up the exercize to continue losing, I am only about a half a pound a week now. I want to get to 125 on my 5'1" frame. Thanks for responding! Heather

Good Morning! My name is Alicia (obvious.. I know) and I am a Creative Memories Consultant. I live in Maryland in the Baltimore area. First off, I'd love to schedule a meet for anyone wanting to just sit and scrapbook. Depending upon the response to this post, I'll pick a date and we can get together and share stories and have fun. I am inviting EVERYONE and will find a large enough space dependant upon how many people are interested. (There might be a small fee if I need to rent space) I know this is the holiday season, so I'm going to plan this for mid-January. I will NOT be forcing you to purchase ANY Creative Memories supplies unless you want to. This is NOT meant to be a ploy to sell, it is an opportunity to get some scrapbooking done. (I have a hard time scrapping at home!) I'm open to any questions about scrapbooking, and invite all of you, near OR far, to visit my website at Creative Memories. www.creativememories.com/aliciaknight If you are interested in the products that Creative Memories sells, by all means GO SHOPPING on my website. You do not pay at the time you create your shopping list, I will order the items, ask for payment and then get the items to you. I also do not wish to "step on anyone's toes", if you already have a CM Consultant, please shop with them. Thanks! Hope to hear from the Marylanders!

My daughter manages a scrapbook store and just got a packet in today from Creative Imaginations. They have a new line called Shape Up, which is due out in January. It is all about weight loss and she says would be perfect for scrapping your wls journey. You should encourage your local scrapbook store to order it. Hugs, fluttrbye (getting used to my new username)

Could you send me some patterns?? I want to try making shaker boxes and paper piecing and have no idea where to start~ Hugs Charlene

I started my WLS scrapbook from my baby picture so that when someone looked through my book that they could see how my weight was from childhood. I begged family members for any photos that they might have of me since I avoided the camera too! You'd be surprised at who might have pics that you want to copy. I used a Snow White theme for my book since I always loved her. My niece takes new pictures of me every 3 months or so and the difference was startling to me. You know you never see yourself the way everyone else does! Good luck to you on your scrapbook! Cathy 328/188 goal weight/152 current weight