168 Hours : Welcome To A Week In The Life

I'm excited to do this. I have taken lots of pictures and scrapbooked lots of pages but this is different for me. It just feels different. As my oldest just turned 18 and is heading off to University in the fall, I am dumbfounded by how quickly the time goes and how many details are lost. So this is as much for me as it is for my family.

I've watched along on your blog in years past but never jumped in to do this. Not this year! I started getting ready this weekend. And I started out well this morning - even set the camera on self-timer next to me in the car at a stoplight!
I'll be using a kit my friend gave me called "Simple Stories" by Memory Works. It has premade journaling cards, title blocks, etc that fit perfectly into different sized divided page protectors. I think it will fit great with this project! No turning back now since I already made the title page ;)

I'm in! I've done a 30 days album with Stacy J. Hopefully I'll post to my blog in addition to the paper version.

I plan to start next Tuesday and go for a week. Looks like it will be a lot of fun and hope I land up with a treasured album of this one week in my life. Will there be any templates offered for inspiration?

hi. are we going to have a flickr group for this like we do for the december daily? would love to see all of our work.

Ready, set, go! I have already been snapping pictures & documenting since 6AM!!! So excited about this project & guess what??? My teenage sons are "playing along" with me...Love those guys :o) See a bit more of my PLAN & thoughts on "a week in the life" on my blog...
Thanks for the inspiration Ali!

I'm in, but I'll start tomorrow. I'm very excited about this project:)Good luck for all of you!

Hi Ali,
I think I am in. It's a busy week but should be lots of fun documentation. One Question for you though....Do you make a template for printing the 2x3 photos you are going to use in the trading card page? Can you share that template so that those of us who are printing at home on a 8.5 x 11 printer can get a number of photos on it.
TIA

Took my camera with me on my morning walk with my dog Ernie (who is use to having his photo taken - LOTS):-)Now to jot down some notes... Happy Week everyone ♥

thanks for your continued inspiration!! I love both of my previous albums (CKU Chicago and CKU Detroit) . . looking forward to doing it again this year. Off to a great start this morning : )

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :) Let the week begin. And the week in my life :)

i love this project. and i told myself that i was going to do this. i know that i can do this. i know that i need to do this. i haven't scrapped or been creative in anyway in several months - but that is going to stop here... i do have one question - where do you get those baseball card page protectors i would totally have some to complete this project. thx again for the wonderful inspiration ali. and have a great day! smiles, m-

I finally did this project last fall with my young, busy family - and LOVED the process - it was the first time I have ever scrapped what is happening NOW as opposed to "catching up" with the years gone by. I can't join in this week, but I will again - and will use the ideas of all you guys when I do! Thanks for giving us the idea for this wonderful documentation of our own little (incredible) story!

Good Morning Ali! Thanks for all your suggestions on preparing for A Week in the Life. Love this project. This is my 2nd time doing it and as I reviewed my last one it affirmed to me that this is such a wonderful memory for my family, now and future generations. Already journaled and taken lots of pictures this morning. What a fun way to start Monday!

Great quote!
I also started this morning....not how I intended since my son woke up with an irritated eye and is staying home, but I'm still going forward.
I have no clue yet how I'll be putting it all together, but I will be documenting this week.
Thanks Ali!

Hi Ann,
I just discovered a how-to for the divided page protector photos from the week in the life 2008 the other day. Have a look: http://www.aliedwards.com/2008/10/week-in-the-l-9.html

Finally the day is here! I have been taking photos and jotting down in my notebook all day. I can't wait to assemble it all in a scrapbook. Thank you so much for the inspiration to do this!

I'm SO excited to finally be taking part in this. I'm excited about the process of documenting my life for the week. It always seems like time is flying by, this way I can grab on and hold onto some of it.

I am sooooo excited. One of the first things I did this morning was stop by your blog and discovered the quote you left for us to read!!!! I don't have kids and my life is sort of humdrum but I'm on spring vacation from school (I teach) and this has inspired me to do MORE than just sleep in every day...tee hee! Can't wait to see everyone's books.
QUESTION: Is there a central place where we can all post our layouts to share? I was thinking of posting my layouts at Designer Digitals?
xoxox Sue

This is my first. This part is the fun and easy part. Mine is a 71 year old view point.