Here I am... one year older and am documenting the next year in photos.

Why not?! I was so intrigued by the Project 365 concept that I decided to document the next year this way..

Basically this entails taking a photo a day for one year. For me that also means a bit of journaling about each photo and combining it into a project binder/scrapbook. I was lucky enough to find the CK Becky Higgins 365 project Kit of the Month (from another scrapper who received several by mistake in that whole CK KOTM order fiasco). I just got mine in April and decided that MAY is a great time to start. That is the beauty of your life... there is no "right" day to start a project or documenting your everyday life. It just happens my birthday is May 17th, so I felt like what a great way to see my year unfold in photos.

I added a Project 365 album here on my blog so you can browse what actually makes up my everyday life and see the progression with me on my highlighted photos. I encourage all of you (scrapbookers or not!) to take on this type of challenge/project. It has really opened my eyes to how fast a week goes, how fast my son keeps changing, and compliments carrying over my "Little Things that Make Me Happy" philosophy that I started on my blog not too long ago. 

Yep, it is a bit of work to remember to take the photos, etc. in the beginning, but I am an avid photographer anyhow, and with the help of my iPhone there is NO excuse not to get the one shot I need... I carry it everywhere, and it is so fun to see the candidness that the iPhone allows me to get. Honestly it is about capturing the moment for me, not so much the perfection of the photo - although I am stickler for quality it makes it hard to just let go of that in my process so far. I am overall impressed with the quality of my iPhone photos that I have gotten processed and try not to play with them in Photoshop too much. It is really a challenge to take the photos in landscape format, so sometimes I have to roll with what I have and edit it later.

So, here's to another year of my thirties - I forecast this year will be less stressful, more grateful, and hopefully a new beginning in how I look at myself through 365 days of photos. 

Comments

[Dedra Long]

Happy Belated Birthday Terri!!!!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs....
Dedra