Week In The Life : Wednesday

Great post Ali...love it because you "keep it real"...another good quote for days/weeks like these (especially lately :) "life happens while you are making other plans"...I've just discovered a new outlook/philosophy on "life happens"...it's called "Wabi Sabi"...I posted about it here after my disappointing yard sale this past weekend:
http://con-tain-it.typepad.com/bobis_business_of_bliss_i/2010/04/wabi-sabi-saturday.html#tp
fyi...on organizing those legos...try "fish n'tackle boxes" tambori brand (I think I spelled it right) anyhow...I still have my boys legos in them to pass onto my grand babies...hope this helps! Fondly, Roberta

Hey Ali...Some days are like that and then we move on. Thanks for sharing all that you do, it's fun and good to know you are 'normal' too! :)
I can't believe she is in bed that early every night! My kids were/are not early to bed. You must have some lovely peace and quiet at night! :) Jealous!

She had some turkey, avocado, bread, cucumber, strawberries, and a cheese stick :). The shower curtain is from Anthropologie.

I totally need to post a collection of all the photos where Simon has jumped in the shot because he has heard the timer going off! He goes back and forth from doing crazy silly things to being totally ok with it as if everyone takes photos of all these sorts of things.

I am telling you mer, it is THE BEST. Love it, love it, love it.

Knocking on wood big time here because it is REALLY nice. Some nights it's even earlier and she sleeps straight through. It's very much a gift after Simon...he was not a good sleeper at all :).

WOW, I so needed a quote like that!!!
I spent half of my day in the hospital today.
Our daughter is in breech presentation (did my dictionary give me the right word? Her head is under my rips and booty in my pelvis) and we gently tried to turn her around by helping from the outside, but she just couldn't do it. I was upset, angry, frustrated because I wanted to give birth naturally so badly, and then when I read the quote you posted I thought: Come on, let it go, move on, be glad she is alright and a miracle like that is happening to you!
So thank you for making me let go of the negativity of my day!

thanks for the quote Ali - it is a good one ... one day you will look back on these days and think where did those simple days go?
Enjoy!
Sandra

That would be funny to see some of those photos, thanks for answering my question. I can't find my manual for the camera so I can't take any timer photos. Hope your having a good day!!

I'm in a meeting and was just delivered a box of See's chocolates. Pretty cool and kind (well, not to my hips).
But when I think of kind, I think of my mother who is the most giving and kind woman I know. She gets my 4 year old on the bus nearly every day and picks up my middle school kids in the afternoon. Yesterday, all my laundry was done. She's so kind and a keeper.

Oops, posted answered the wrong blog ;)
Love your Wednesday.

Thank you for what you said today! I have been loving this project, but today I kind of started to lose my umph. Or maybe it is that the dishes, laundry, play dough, swing shots all seem the same...not sure...either way it was nice to hear that you, the pro and originator of this...feel this too! If I haven't told you lately, you rock!

How nice it would be to have dinner at 5pm. It was that way when I was growing up. Now, I'm lucky if my husband is home and my daughter back from cheerleading in time for us to eat together at 8! At least we DO eat together :)

this post REALLY helped me. I'm not a work at home or stay at home mom but my husband and i have a 3 yr old and one moth old along with very busy and demanding jobs/lives. we're trying to figure out how to make it run smoother. would love to chat further with you.

We just got a new puppy, and even though this is a perfect time to document and I really would have liked to have joined in, the sensible thing for me was not to. Hopefully next time :) However, I'm really going to try and take that Emerson quote to heart, this is just what I needed with everything that's going on, so thank you for sharing :)

I have been doing a lot of the timer thing and I am getting some good shots. I am still trying to use the 10 sec to get into a natural position. Not always easy. Thanks again for the inspiration.

I didn't find out about this until today but I am planning on doing this next week. We are going through some major life changes and I believe it is cool to document everything in our lives, not just the fun parties and Christmas. This will be amazing.
REAL popcorn is the best, no can do on the microwave front!
Ali, you are an inspiration to me!

I'm laughing right now because we have crazy-haired mornings with my six-year son everyday too. Gotta get out the water spray bottle and brush to try and tame his hair. I also love the picture of Anna looking out the window. I could picture my three-month old daughter doing the same thing when she gets a bit older watching my son get on the bus.

I'm still loving this project. It was a little harder to remember to take photos on Wednesday, but somehow I managed to still take 100. That's way down from my 200 on Monday. :)

Today I had my Pilates instructor take a photo of me doing Pilates (before the class started!!), I also convinced my Postman to let me take his photo as he was handing me a long-awaited letter!! I am sure people think I am mad, but I know that these photos are going to mean so much to me when I look back at my WITL project. Thank you for your inspiration and for giving me the courage to document everything...regardless of what others might think!!