In my previous post, I pondered on how to tie my enthusiasm for my one-room school heritage into my blog and my writing/speaking home business.  I listed various ways I could do this. 
Then it occurred to me…make a scrapbook, illustrated journal or CD about my heritage.  Then teach others how to do this with their school memories and provide scrapbooking kits.  These scrapbooks don’t have to be about a one-room school education.  These could include any school memories.
This also could expand upon my idea of providing kits for teaching scrapbooking in nursing homes.  In other words, Themed Scrapbooking.  The brainstorming could …read more

I mentioned in a post at Blisstree, Scrapbooking with Alzheimer’s Patients, that I had taught a workshop at nursing homes.  A reader inquired whether I sold kits so individuals or nursing homes could do it on their own.
Yes, I do put together the kits, but I hadn’t actively promoted this business because I’ve been wondering what direction to take.  However, this inquiry got me thinking…“Here’s a need.  I must fill it.”
So now I’m doing more than dabbling.  I’m putting together a business plan.  It seems practical at this point in my life, because it’s a fairly simple kit to compile, along …read more