Week In The Life : Monday

Totally had the "don't feel like I got it right" day yesterday (and blogged about it). So far...much better day today!
Also wanted to mention that the $20 that I spent for a remote for my camera is one of the best "investments" that I've made. Faster than the self-timer option, and allows you to shoot multiple frames.

Been looking forward to this!!!

Ali, you have such a beautiful family,
I wish I could go back in time and redo my children's childhood!
Your blog is such an inspiration to me.
Thanks for all the great ideas
Deb

Thanks for sharing your photos--they're fun to see. But, even more, thank you so much for spear-heading this project. Just one and a half days into it I can already say that I'm so very glad that I've made the effort to join in.

So nice pics of your day!
Really enjoy watching it...
I will start in another week. But I think it will be not so good like yours.
Greetz, Anja

LOVE to see your day - your family is so very cute! Love the photo where Anna wants to check the emails, too. And the one where the whole family dances. Simply wonderful! :)

I had the same thought! I love the concept, not sure how exactly to do it! So I will let you guys show me how it's done and do it next week! LOL.

I love your blog and keeping up with your wonderful family. I am so inspired by you! Thank you for all you share.

Had a great day documenting stuff yesterday. I will change up my notes through the week - let's face it, some days you have more time to write stuff down, some times it's just a bunch of bullet points!

i had a great day yesterday! today is a bit more challenging. but i'm still loving the process. i adapted your journaling card idea but modified it. i have a scripture each day and a Jared sayings each day. my son says at least one hilarious thing each day (he's almost 5) that i want to capture.

what a fun series of photos. reminded me much of when my girls were little. thanks for the fond memory!

Yay to day 1 :o) I'm still getting the hang of things and decided my album will be a week plus. The first few days have really been a learning experience (I started Friday). Thanks for yet another way to capture moments in our life.

Hi Ali,
How was Anna's checkup?
Morrisons was ok.
He is actually not skinny, but the doctor said he is small for his age. But he said not to worry about it, because he eats like a horse :)
He is 73 cm now and 10,3 kilos (so that would be just under 29 inches and 23 lbs).
I gave my camera to the nurse and she took a few pictures when Morrison got his shots. Although it also hurts to think about my little guy having pain, they're also brilliant pictures :) So glad I asked. So glad you made me think of that!
Thanks!

Great photos of the Edwards family! Self timer shots not so great here. Trying tho!
You are a master.

Thanks for sharing and mentioning that there's no right way...ahah...sometimes I feel like I want to take more photos, then somehow I forgot. It's pretty bizarre to step through your day again via the photos... this is definitely a cool project!

Hi, Ali! I am really enjoying "a week in the life"! Yesterday I was feeling a little bit stressed. I went to bed and felt exhausted. And I thought: what happened? Besides raising one year old twin boys with no help (we are expats) I was feeling more tired than normal for a Monday night. And I realized I was feeling too much pressure, as if I was in some kind of "The Truman Show" movie or something like than. And then I thought: RELAX! Nobody is watching you! And you don't have to publish all this stuff if you don't want to. It is just something for you and your family. So today I woke up and had a great time with my kids, my camera, my journal, my dirty laundry and messy living room. And I loved it! I thought of sharing this because maybe others are/were feeling the same way. Thanks for sharing your pics and suggestions. They do help a lot! Funny thing: I have almost the same picture of myself driving to the supermarket! Cool! Hello Tuesday. Looking forward to Wednesday! Have fun!

Heh heh, yeah, as a the mom of an 11 month old I wondered how long she can keep Anna out of it LOL.

In the process of capturing all of these moments, the typical and the unexpected, I keep thinking that I wish I had something like this from my mom from the 70s when I was growing up. How much fun would that have been!!! My 9-year-old daughter is helping me document this now and I hope she will still LOVE this 30 years from now.

Would love a chance to win

I really enjoy peeking into your process. I have a question for you. I find that I'm taking so many photos I'm worried about how I will go through them when I'm ready to put the album together. Are you selective with which photos to take in the first place or are you selecting them later on after taking a lot more than the 15 or so you've shown? Just yesterday I took over 50 pictures.
THANKS!