Week In The Life Wrap Up

I started to run out of steam for keeping up with Week In The Life here on the blog  
But I did stay with the project and completed taking pictures and journaling last night.  
This was a large undertaking and the burning question for me today is 
Was it worth the effort and would I do it again?

Absolutely!


Wrapping up today, I am swimming in a pool of deep gratitude 
for Ali Edwards sharing this project on her blog in such a way that 
made it feel do able for me.

When I looked back at all the pictures I feel like I got the essence 
of what my days are filled with right now; a mixture of every day 
habits, reasons to celebrate, along with family and good friends 
to share it all with.   

Since we did have some of those special days (my birthday
and my neighbor's 21st wedding anniversary celebration) mixed in 
with our regular days, it was interesting to just observe the different 
feel between what was routine and what was 'special'.  

I noticed the difference in the energy around how I felt about the day as 
compared to the regular days.  I found it very comforting to know where 
those anchors during my week were Monday homemaking, Tuesday and 
Wednesday karate, Thursday knit night, etc. 

As I continued to record my days, my perception really did shift.
What was routine became special because I was looking 
at it all with new eyes.

Taking more pictures than I thought I would need, I ended up with a total of 375 photos 
and 4 videos (1-2 minutes each) of moments through out my week.  
The pictures I've shared publicly have become mosaics (thanks Liz Lamoreux
for the great idea!) and the others I plan to put together 
on DVD I'll keep in my kids' family boxes along with my journaling sheets.

I'll probably share the DVD with relatives so they can feel a part of our lives as well. 

And now back to Project Past Life...