MMDT Challenge #9: Unlaced

This challenge was particularly difficult for me. 

Part of it was easy ... work on Periwinkle Grid Paper with page pattern #58. 

The hard part came with the subject ... we were to create a page showcasing what we want others to remember about us. For me, this was difficult. Every time I thought about it, it made me sad. More than once, I actually started crying just thinking of not being here anymore.

I finally decided to include some of the things I love, things I have learned and things that are important to me at 42.

Because the challenge left me feeling so vulnerable and exposed, I decided to title it "unlaced." I added eyelets and string to reinforce the theme.

I used a Cornerstone featuring a flower -- something that is always on my mind this time of year. The background that came with the flower didn't match my layout, so I replaced it with pink cardstock.

I also modified the year -- it was white, but I colored it with Distress Ink to make it match.

This is the text below the photo ...

This is the collection of the things that I love, collect and enjoy:

and this is the quote:

So here I am, on my swing, playing with my chickens and standing by my shed, which is painted to look like a barn, unlaced: