This is a quote from Stacey Julian's (Stacey is the Editor-in-Chief of Simple Scrapbook magazine) new book and I just wanted to post it here because it says it all:
You see, the term scrapbooking does not just refer to the assembly of pages. Scrapbooking actually describes an ongoing, multi-dimensional spectrum of activities that begins with an awareness of your life, followed by a desire to photograph and record your day-to-day experiences, ultimately resulting in scrapbook albums that are overflowing with perspective-laden layouts, each of which contributes in some small way to the story of your life and heritage.
I love that!