Day In The Life™ 2026 Countdown To April 2nd

One week from today is our community documenting day for Day In The Life™.

Join us next week on Thursday, April 2nd as we come together from all around the world to tell the story of our day via words and photos. This is a great warm up for Week In The Life™ (starting May 18th). I wanted to get this post up before the weekend if you wanted to spend a little time making your own documenting plan.

Here's a look at how I'll be setting up my project in my 10x8 album this year (I store 3-4 months per 10x8 album):

And here are some more details and photos about my set up:

Within this year's kit we included 3x4 cards and two prompt papers that I'm using as a spread and the basis for my project.

For 2026 I will be pausing every two hours from 8am to 10pm to take a photo and jot down a memory (those details will be added to the 3x4 cards). I am also going to be on the look out for 10 ten details about right now that I can both take a photo of and add to the number list on the second page.

For my project this time I decided to sew page protectors along the outside edge of the prompt papers. This then becomes a home for the 3x4 cards and any other photos or sentiment cards I might want to add in after living the day.

If you like the look of this but you don't use a sewing machine you can also use thin red line tape (like 1/8), staples, or another type of adhesive to create the page.

If you are adding this to a 6x8 album you could simply add in a 4-pocket, 3x4 page protector as an insert between the two prompt papers.

One of the cool things about page protectors is that you can fold them to create sizes that work for your project. After stitching I used a bone folder to fold the pocket page in order for it to fit in my album.

I'll see you back here next week for additional inspiration related to documenting your day!