Week In The Life 2012 | Saturday Words + Photos
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NUMBER OF PHOTOS FOR SATURDAY | about 60
Today was a good day.
We went for a super long bike ride around town that included stops along the way for checking things out, for rest, and for lunch (and when I mean super long I mean we were away from home for 3.5 hours or so). I'm actually amazed that Simon made it the whole way - it crossed my mind more than once to call a friend to come pick us up. You'll see a photo of him below when we got home and he laid down on the sidewalk and proceeded to literally fall asleep on the ground. Other than that adventure we did a lot of just hanging out.
A couple notes on self-portraits: I never did find my camera remote so I've just been setting my camera on chairs, counters, etc as I've gone about my week. My process is to find someplace or something to set the camera on, open up the lens (usually I go as wide as I can or at least 1/2 of that - my lens is a 24-70 and it can get most of a room in a shot), set the timer on, press the button, and get back in position. I then check it and if it's decent I go with it. I wrote to someone in the comments yesterday that I'm not striving for perfect with these shots - I simply want a representation of what was. If it's super out of focus I'll try again, usually putting my hand out in front of the lens and pressing the button half-way down to get it to focus on the foreground and then pushing the button again to begin the timer.
ONE MORE DAY | You can do it. I can do it. And even if you are just seeing this now you could do it too - do it for one day or begin your own week.
Next week I'll be sharing how I put my album together - incorporating the words and photos I've collected. In case you missed it a few weeks back, here's my design plan.
Here's a look at some shots from my Saturday:
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Thanks for sharing this incredible project with us.
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Ali, I'm not sure how expensive your camera remote was, but you can get an app for your iPhone that can act as the remote for your camera. Since I always know where my phone is, I thought this was a great thing when I first heard about it. I haven't actually bought it yet, but now you've reminded me that I wanted to! I thought it might be a good alternative for you. Amy
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Thanks for sharing your photos. They have definitely inspired me to take more pictures along the way to show what a typical week really is like at this point in our lives, baseball games, homework, as well as the laundry and cleaning. It's all of life's little moments as well as the big.
Loved this weeks giveaways! Hoping to win 1!
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Great pictures, Ali! I love seeing pictures of your every day life. You are a real inspiration to me (and I guess to many others) with your simple and authentic approach on memory keeping. Thank you once again for inspiring and inviting us to be part of this mammoth project! I love looking back on my week already. Looking forward to putting it all together and holding it in my hands!
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classic shot of Simon on the ground w/ one shoe on! love your day!
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More wonderful photos! So glad you were all able to get out for a ride and enjoy the weather...rain is back tomorrow. :(
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A couple of things:
- I have one more day after this. I see how you can be so DONE by the end.
- Really? She fell asleep on the bike?
- I hate it when Lego guys loose their heads :)
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Really - it was a long afternoon outside ;)
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I've really enjoyed seeing all your photos during this series and checking out some of the blogs from around the world, very inspirational.
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Love the Simon photos today - love how open he is to the camera! Random question here- what is that big 3 on your wall for? Thanks for sharing your life and your heart with us Ali!
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I used to have lots of number 4's around - for the four people in our family. Now, we are 3.
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hi ali, i was just looking at the week in the life template set i bought and it says 2010, so do i need to buy the sentiment tabs in order to change the year to 2012??? i hope not.
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There's a couple things you can do to update the date: (1) draw a box on top of the number date, color it the same color as the background (use the eyedropper tool and select the same gray), and then type in a new year or (2) you can purchase the 2012 sentiment set http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking/supplies/product_info.php/products_id/13872 (where I've done that for you).
okay i got it figured out, thanks.
Cool -let me know if you need more help!
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When you write up how you put your pages together, will you explain the significance of the big 3 in your kitchen?
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I used to have lots of number 4's around - for the four people in our family. Now, we are three.
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love your photos! you really do inspire me!
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Love that pic of Simon looking so serious. He is seriously adorable.
Enjoyed tagging along on your week.
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love all your pix but the one of Simon in his bike helmet...those eyelashes...he is so handsome!
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What fun pictures. Looks like it was quite a day, a good one.
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Love the one of Ana asleep on your bike... So adorable!
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Well done Simon. What an adventure!!
I set my camera up on all kinds of things too. Just used a packet of flour I had on the bench to take a shot of myself cooking. Anything goes!
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Thanks for sharing your life with us in photos and ideas and encouragment it has been lovely to get ideas and feel like we are all giving this a go together.
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