Project Life 2026: May ephemera

Here are the scraps of ephemera I saved in May.

A 6-inch by 8-inch page protector divided into 12 two-inch by two-inch pockets. Each pocket hold a piece of ephemera from my life in May 2026, as enumerated in the bulleted lists in the body of the post.

Top row

Wrapper from the piece of gum I chewed during my first run in forever. (Before CrossFit and weightlifting and powerlifting, I ran. Often. Seven to nine miles a day, rain or snow or shine, and through two pregnancies. I miss it and I’m very excited to (incrementally!) add it back into the mix.)
Packaging from my favorite fun/fizzy drink. (I’M SORRY, MICHAEL!!!)
Packaging from the cupcake mix I cooked for one of my kids’ birthdays.

Second row

Some of the receipts from my many Michael viewings.
Portion of the envelope my ballot arrived in.
Packaging from one of my gym snacks (gummy bears).

Back of a 6-inch by 8-inch page protector divided into 12 two-inch by two-inch pockets. Each pocket hold a piece of ephemera from my life in May 2026, as enumerated in the bulleted lists in the body of the post.

Third row

Packaging from a mini candy I got at one of my weekly volunteering gigs. (I hadn’t had these in YEARS! Maybe even decades.)
Pre-printed postage from a vintage envelope.
Shiny packaging I found on the ground during a walk that caught my eye.

Bottom row

Paper wrapping that was around a wall calendar I had printed at FedEx Office.
Items found on the ground during my walks.
Packaging from a canister of Bar Keepers Friend, which I used to clean all the gunk off two stainless steel frying pans I scored from a neighborhood free pile.

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