Week In The Life : Wednesday

I'm not participating in this project this time around, but your posts are certainly making me wish I was. Great pictures all.
Really, I must say thanks for that quote about ending the day. I REALLY needed to read that this morning. It is a new day. Thank goodness!
We're early dinner eater and early to bed folk too. :)

Ali, thanks for sharing & making me feel better about my terrible 2 weeks of straight overtime & chaos. To hear that someone like you, who I look up to & admire, has her rough days...I feel surrounded by friends!!!
Thanks Ali! Love the pictures and stories & details! You really need to start your own "Ali Edwards" line & expand from just the wonderful TT stamps that I love!!!
More books?????? Can't wait for BLISS!

LOVE the Emerson quote!

Wow. Amazing quote, and amazing timing. As always, inspiring and honest. Thanks Ali.

I also hit the slump on Wednesday, and my kitchen looked exactly like yours this morning. I only took 13 pictures yesterday, but that's part of my story too, right?

Hi Ali, I completely understand....as I was uploading my photos from yesterday last night, I realized that as soon as my son is in bed, I stop taking photos....and my husband even commented that the photos keep decreasing in numbers. I told him I was going to 200 today!!! One thing that has proven to be especially cool about this project is that my husband is getting a glimpse of our days, and he's really enjoying that.

I'm such a goof...I'm having camera envy. So i start playing with mine and turns out...I have a timer! lol. So...I'm embracing the self portrait today. Yesterday, I had one of my students take a picture of me teaching. It was fun for me and turned out great, so I may do it again today! :-D Thanks for the inspiration!

I can totally relate about Wednesday--yesterday was crazy--I worked all day and took a total of 3 pictures--I think I have 50 total for the week--but my life is a lot simplier than yours so I am going to keep working at this project!

I love this quote! It really hits home here on a daily basis and now I'm thinking about doing a framed project or something and hanging it our kitchen or near an entry door. Thanks for bringing this little thought our way!

how fun to see so much of you in your "mama capacity"... your munchkins are beautiful and i love the way you capture their relationship. it makes me a little less nervous about having two kids many years apart in age (when our next little one arrives in july our two will be just shorts of 6 years apart). thanks for the peek into your everyday - very refreshing!

By documenting my day, I'm feeling more alive and appreciative!

Powerful quote! I need that. Wednesday is always a challenge for me and I kept forgetting to take pictures. But that's part of my life too!! Thanks for sharing your day.

Love the quotes this week Ali. I tell myself that after a tough day, "forget about it, and try again tomorrow."

The picture of Anna looking out the window at the school bus is adorable! Even though her face isn't visible, there's so much lovely emotion in that shot.
Also, thanks for sharing the quote from Emerson - what an amazing concept, and how much lighter would we start each day if we could truly embody that?!
Have a wonderful Thursday! =)

So glad to see the quote, it is so so true. I think everyone gets that middle of the week bump no matter what. The pictures you have from yesterday are my most favorite I think. We had dinner dishes out all night and not once did I think to take a picture, making a note now to remember. That's so sweet of Anna watching Simon get on bus, that's what my Sam would do every morning. You are doing great at getting in the photos, so happy for you. This day was such a "real mom" day for you and I feel for you and have been there myself. On those days when they are finally in bed, my husband and I will come down and high five and do a little dance because we MADE it thru another day. Hope it's better day for you.
By the way what does Simon think of the self timer, he's not looking at it or acting like he's aware of it. My kids would probably stare at it waiting for it to flash. Super good pictures though Ali have fun today.
I'm going to go post my favorite picture from yesterday, which is the kids in the front yard waving to cars as they went by. Some of the people waved and beeped back which made my kids even more excited. My link is http://everydaymemorieswithprojectlife.blogspot.com

If nothing else this is a exercise on the timer. I have gotten some hilarious photos. Everywhere I go, I tell people about this project. I am treating it like a world class project and tell them so. People stare back at me and nod their heads in agreement. Yes, this is something you should be doing. All except for the woman who said, "who is thing project for?"

Love that yellow blanket breakfast picture. LOL! Kids!

I really wish I had done this - I have wanted to do this for a long time but never have taken the time. I am thinking I will start my "week" in May. I have really been enjoying watching your progress and photos. Thanks for the inspiration!
Marta

I have that Emerson quote printed to my computer screen! I think I got it from Rebecca Sower's blog ions ago~ love it! : ) Totally understand the working parent thing... it's tough. Happy thursday!

Something (or some things) about this post really touched me. Perhaps it's realizing I'm not the only one to have last night's dishes still in the sink. Or maybe that we all have tough days. And it was certainly that quote. Thanks for reminding me that life is in the ordinary.