Project 365

So, I’m taking on a new challenge this year… it’s not quite as rigorous a task as NaNoWriMo was, and I promise I won’t bore you with lengthy daily updates. (Um…okay, now is when you’re supposed to say, ‘We loved all that droning on about your novel! Noooo, really we did!’) Anyway, I thought I’d tell you a little about it because I think it will be a cool ‘slice of life’ project.

It’s called Project 365, and it involves taking one picture a day for a year to document your life. No, it’s not a picture of ME everyday (God forbid!)… I have seen some of those on YouTube, and to be perfectly honest, the very thought of that horrifies me. I would know, unequivocally, exactly how many days I spend with a baseball cap stuck down over my messy bedhead. Not sure I want to document that.

No, this involves taking a picture of anything in your life on that given day… the idea being that it is a better ‘snapshot’ of your daily world than a more traditional scrapbook gives. Yes, I know, I’m already a goddess in your mind when it comes to scrapbooking (among other things, right?!), but I thought this sounded like a cool challenge.

I started on January 1st, and the plan is to do a weekly layout which consists of the 7 pictures from the week, and one or two sentences of journaling for each picture. I’m working from Monday through Sunday (so yes, my first week will be a little short…) and so far, I’ve taken pictures of the guinea pigs, Davis reading a chapter book (he’s getting so big!), the kids with all their light sabers playing ‘General Grievous’, and the book we’re reading: The Tale of Despereaux.

The picture of the book is a perfect example… I would not ordinarily make a scrapbook page about reading this book to them, but it is an important little snippet from our family life these days. Now it’s documented. I think that’s pretty awesome.

When I finish my first full week’s layout, I’ll post a picture. I’m looking forward to seeing how it will all come together. A day at a time, I guess… just like real life.