Week In The Life : Monday

So...I ment to say on the second comment..."how you MAKE things simple"...I guess I hadn't had my 2nd cup of coffee yet...LOL.

It is interesting the you feel you wished you had documented more on Monday. I think I did too much!! I have a 3-page typed document about yesterday :) And NO photos! What happened?? But today I've taken some pictures and have decided to approach each day differently. Yesterday it was all about the going-ons in the house and some thoughts/feelings I had. Today it is all about random thoughts. I'm thinking tomorrow I'm going to focus on my feelings for people that I interact with. Just taking it day-by-day and doing what feels right for the day. Thanks for inspiring me to do this!

It's amazing to me what energy it takes to everyday things. 845a has to be my fav it just a few minutes for yourself.

i'm doing week in the life too, but just as a blog project, because i don't do scrapbooking (but my sister does, she was the one that linked me.) doing it in norwegian too!
love your photos from monday, nice documentation :D

Thanks for the words of encouragement! I am getting more ideas as I go along, not all can be accomplished and I have to realize that. I like that style in which you wrote the post above though. A combo of play-by-play and actual writing. HA! Wish I could come over and share books with you! I will bring the snacks. The girls could keep each other occupied :)

Love your photos. :)
I would be totally curious what Anna weighs! My daughter has a lot of weight issues (well, they are slowly getting better now) but we used to go to the doctor for weekly weight checks, so I know the feeling!!

Ali thanks so much for not being "perfect" in your shots. I keep thinking that I can't take a photo of myself as I don't look good today!!! I just took a pic of myself in my dressing gown with hair all messy....LOL. Love this project. I took pics last year trying to do this but never quite finished. This year, with your guidance, I will succeed.
PS I love that some of the other girls are adding links to their blogs as I love seeing how others are capturing the day.

love the use of your timer, Ali...will definately keep that in mind this week.
I also love your blue shirt..can I ask where di you find it?

Ali, I love the very casual style of the photos, really helps to give it the "this really is my day" feel. This will be so much fun for all of you to look back at thru the coming years.

wow, Ali, I did not know you had a baby (just started following your blog). When you posted this idea -a week in the life- I thought, "well she has a lot of time on her hands. I have a one year old and two older children, I don't have time to take pictures of my days for a whole week." After seeing today's post I have been put in check - we are all busy, we have time for what we make time for, right?! A few photos takes a few moments. I can do this.

very special - two days down but for me, I may have to replay to get the photos I want - I will have the journaling though. Wish I had the grandkids around so I could include them a little more often.

She was 17 lbs 14 ounces yesterday...still below the growth chart for weight. She's 14 months old.

I took 92 yesterday. Many are repeats of these same shots above - blurry, different angle, etc. Often times when I do this project I end up creating other layouts from stories that develop from all the photos I take...

This is completely random, but I love the blue shirt you are wearing! I don't know if you read your comments, but if you have a moment to mention where you got it, especially if it's something that would still be available in stores, that would be awesome. :)

My daughter was 16 pounds 10 ounces at a year. She gained five pounds in two months though after a week long hospital stay. Prior to that she hadn't gained any weight in six months...12 pounds at 10 months old. Our last weight check was 17 pounds on the dot at about 12.5 months. I have a feeling, though, that this big weight gain is going to taper off now that she is finally mobile! I know how stressful the whole weight thing can be!! Hopefully Anna will start growing soon! :)

I love this week in the life project. Instead of me just living, I am observing the life that I live.

Well day two is almost over for me. After reading the comments here and looking over what I've done theirs some new ideas I have. I took 3 pages of notes yesterday and 2 pages today, 56 pictures yesterday and 44 today. What I discovered might be easier and more fun is every day I will really journal more about a few things then let it a little on the other days. For instances yesterday I really took a lot of my kids and my self getting ready in the morning and my morning after they left but didn't do a lot at bedtime. Today only a few at morning and really did a lot between 3:00 -6:30. Tomorrow I plan on doing more at bedtime, their actual brushing of teeth, pj's, stories, their beds,etc. I'm still going to do all day but just zone in one particular time of day more then the rest. Just thought I'd share my ideas for anyone who might need them, also take your camera everywhere it really is cool to take some pics of things you usually drive right by everyday. Have fun tomorrow everyone.

Way to go keeping her rear facing, in her car seat! Such an important thing to do.

Quick questions for anyone using their iPhone to take some of their pictures. How are these photos looking when printed out? How large can you make them? I had read somewhere that iPhone photos were useless and not worth printing, but I use mine a lot to snap quick pictures. Some of my favorite photos of my 11 week old son are on my phone. I have never tried printing them out. I have used the phone already during this project and would love if those photos were usable. Anyone have any advice?

awesome.