How to Scrapbook with a Sleeping Baby.

1.) Make sure the 2 year old is napping safely in bed.
2.) Lay baby on cushion positioned on lap with spit cloth handy.
3.) Nurse baby and surf internet until thrashing dissapates and baby falls asleep.
4.) Have all needed supplies within handy reach.
5.) Be sure to be sitting in rolling chair in order to manuver across floor to get anything that you may have forgot.
5a.) If you've forgotten something that is high on a shelf, learn to live without it.
6.) Make sure path across floor to scrap supplies is clear of obstacles such as toddler chairs, dogs, toddler artwork and art supplies, play monies, plastic food and play-doh apparatus. Oh and get that darn doctor's kit out of the way too. It seems to follow me around.
7.) Reiterate: have all scrap supplies within easy reach of sitting position.

8.) Start scrapping.
9.)If your foot falls asleep or numbness occurs in leg...live with it. One move and you may not be scrapping anymore.
10.) Forget flawless and embrace eye-balling. Stuff is going to get stuck on the page crooked whether you like it or not.
11.) Using border punches is not an option (noisy and more easily done in the standing position)
12.) Forget fidgety tools like the brad maker or the bedazzler. Believe it or not, you require more than just your hands to operate these tools. (Knees and body positioning is important)
13.) Be careful of sharp scissors, in fact just put them aside. Let's not tempt fate. Besides, 'ripping' the paper is considered shabby chic and is the trend right now.
14.) If something falls on the floor, it gets left there. Find another embellishment.
15.) That chocolate stash in the drawer is no longer in reach.
16.) Glimmer mist can work if your baby doesn't mind being sparkly.
17.) Oh and now the toddler is up. So much for scrapbooking. Unless you want a helper.