I did nothing for the first three weeks of this year than play with my 365 layout. The problem is there are so many options and I was afraid I would see something I really liked after I was committed. I really had to think why I was doing the project. It was to have a visual diary of our lives for the year, so I knew that I wanted the photos to be the feature, so I chose a format that allowed that to happen, and now i'm happy.
It is simple and quick, and I can still do all the other "fun" scrapping because i'll have the time.
Mary, decide what you want from the project ( the photos, the stories or the scraping art etc.), and that might help you decide on a layout.
My two cents worth.