Week In The Life 2013 | Thursday Words + Photos

Documenting this week has been a really different experience for me, too, because usually I document the week I spend with my grandkids in Oregon (which I'm still going to do when I travel there next week). But I decided to try it with my normal routine life with my hubby and stepson. And, yes, I have to 'think' harder to come up with something because our life seems so predictable. My husband works long hours (up at 4 a.m. home at 6:30 p.m.- a lot of it spent commuting on the So Cal freeways.) So, he's not home to photograph much. I work - pretty much the only person in my office on most days. So, yeh -it's been challenging, but I'm glad I'm doing a Week in OUR life. It's interesting - although it's also proof that I seriously need to clean and redecorate my house :)

Welcome to my world Ali. My kids have grown up and I have no family here but I rattle my brain at night while I am in bed and have come up with some ideas for taking photos. This may gross you out but I have 3 dogs and someone has to go in the garden at clean the poop up and I do that twice a day and it made a great pic. Its what I do.

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lovely to see a photo of your garden again Ali...haven't seen it for some time. I have no kids at home these days so my garden often comes into my scrapping!

The problem for me is that I'm the photographer, and need to explicitly ASK my husband to take photos with me in them, and I don't always remember. He is always obliging, though.

I suppose it would be a good idea to figure out a tripod for my phone cam and use the self-timer.

But I do try very hard to make Project Life and this project not just the Kid Show, because that's just one part of it. (The cutest part, and easiest to photograph, but still...)

What blender do you use? I'm looking to start juicing.

I haven't been taking nearly as many photos as you and today I barely took any at all. I work in the medical field and it's been difficult to figure out what to take photos of that doesn't violate patient privacy. I wish my husband would take some photos, though. He gets the kids ready for school and is here when they get home. I would love photos of that! You do such a great job of including your self in your photos, too. After this week, I'm going to work harder to do that too.

Thanks so much for this genuine look into your life. I'm especially grateful for the pic of you setting up your overhead camera. What kind of tripod arm thing are you using?

Ali, is there a particular filter you use in pic-tap-go? Thanks!

You hit a note with me on this one; I'm struggling with how to continue my scrap booking & photography without children. It's nothing I ever prepared for - I always thought there would be kids in my life, but the reality is there's not...and life goes on. So how do I capture that? You're words & photos are inspiring. Thank you.

Thursday was a challenging and unexpected day for us as a family when my 8 year son broke his leg at football (soccer) training. A preseason inter squad practice match, preparation for their first league game on the Sunday. We spent the evening in A&E and the following days taking care of him and trying to manage his pain. I continued with my Week in the Life even though it wasn't at all the norm. It was certainly a different and challenging week filled with lots of different emotions.