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Project Life 2026: February ephemera

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Here are the scraps of ephemera I saved in February.

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 February 2026, as enumerated in the bulleted lists in the body of the post.

Top row

  • Packaging from G2 pen ink refills.
  • Packaging from a Hostess cupcake, a favorite childhood snack.
  • Scrap from a “puzzle history sheet” from the puzzle exchange I’m launching at my gym.

Second row

  • A coin and sticker I found on the floor.
  • Tag from a stuffed animal I gifted one of my kids for Valentine’s Day.
  • Packaging from a favorite Crystal Light flavor.

Third row

  • Price tag from A Room of One’s Own, which I bought in 2017 and (finally) read for the first time in February.
  • Packaging from my weekly Rice Krispie Treat.
  • Label for a new medication.

Bottom row

  • Packaging from another favorite childhood snack (the good news: I finally found a place that sells the individually boxed version; the less good news: they cost $3.69 a piece!!!).
  • Piece of cardboard from a puzzle I had made of a photo I took years ago.
  • Image sheet from a puzzle in my collection. I have no idea why it’s so small. I’ve never seen a puzzle come with an image sheet this small. It’s pretty useless.
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 February 2026, as enumerated in the bulleted lists in the body of the post.

Project Life 2026: January ephemera

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The first ephemera grid of the year is in the books. Here are the scraps of ephemera I saved in January.

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 January 2026, as enumerated in the bulleted lists in the body of the post.

Top row

  • Packaging from the bread crumbs I use to make my daily lunch and dinner of crispy breaded chicken breast (it’s just store brand).
  • Portion of an old hard drive I had destroyed.
  • Packaging from a box of M&Ms that my son gifted me for Christmas, and that I finished in January.

Second row

  • Wrapper from an Andes “after dinner” mint. (When the kids were much younger, we each had an Andes after dinner every night. Early in the pandemic when we became split between households and then states, the nightly tradition died out. In January, I decided to buy a box and began having one each evening before bed.)
  • Packaging from an electrolyte sample.
  • Tag from a new gym t-shirt.

Third row

  • Tamper-proof seal from one of my supplements.
  • Portion of packaging from a natural toothbrush that I tried.
  • Tag from a new pair of gym leggings.

Bottom row

  • Receipt from a library hold.
  • Lifting tape from a workout.
  • Flower I found on the ground.
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 January 2026, as enumerated in the bulleted lists in the body of the post.