Week In The Life : Tuesday

Hey there, how's it going? 

Yesterday I took 128 photos (on Monday I took 92). Will I use them all? NO WAY. Many of them are repeats or different angles or blurry or trial images of the same subject. Next week, when I put the album together, I will go through each day and select the ones that best tell the story.

Any photos that don't make it into the album may be used to tell other stories in my regular scrapbooks. Maybe. And maybe not. One of the beautiful things about this project is that the photos themselves bring up other stories you may have been wanting to tell or you'll find things that are important to you that hold stories that you should tell. 

I would love for you to share links to your favorite photo taken so far in the comments section. If you don't have a link you can just describe the shot and tell why you love it. There is magic in this process of capturing your everyday life.

I also wanted to re-post another of my favorite quotes about everyday life. This one's from Anna Quindlen:

..but the biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while
doing this. I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly
clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There
is one picture of the three on them sitting in the grass on a quilt in
the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6, 4, and 1. And I
wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how
they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I
had not been in a hurry to get on to the next things: dinner, bath,
book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the
getting it done a little less.

I hope you have a great day today and I hope you roll with this process. Maybe you will write more or less today or maybe you will take a 100 photos or just a few - whatever you collect is just right and will give a peek into your daily life in April 2010.

Enjoy your Wednesday. 

Here's a look at some of my favorite photos from Tuesday:

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My journaling today was handwritten on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper. I jotted down times & activities throughout the day. I'll post it next week when I show how I put my album together. I'm thinking I might just slip it into a page protector as a new page for Tuesday...

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  1. Ali Edwards says…
    04/21/2010

    Hi - I use the timer on my camera and set it on a piece of furniture to take the shot.

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  2. Ali Edwards says…
    04/21/2010

    I don't think there is a problem. There are just many pages of comments - to see your comment you would have to scroll through a ton of pages. I will double check and make sure your comment went through.

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  3. Ali Edwards says…
    04/21/2010

    It's there Sharon :). Cool about your volunteering!

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  4. Donna says…
    04/21/2010

    Hi! I'm really interested in the Week in the Life layered template album you have at Designer Digitals. If it's possible, I'd like some more information abou the template. For me, $25 is a lot to spend without knowing what is included.
    It would really help to know more about his album. The description says "The album pages include some of the Week in a Life Tabs also available separately". It would be great to know which ones are incuded. Is there any way to see examples of some of the 14 pages that are not pictured?
    Thanks!

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  5. HeatherC says…
    04/21/2010

    I did the same thing! I also realized that I read my calendar wrong and my 4year old's birthday party (with family) is THIS Sunday not next Sunday -- yikes! I think I may start over next week too!

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  6. Julia L. says…
    04/21/2010

    Ali, I love the clean look of your house. The flowers, the photos ... so ... uhm ... perfect. And then I look at my photos and I feel they are so boring because I see this stuff every day, the kitchen counter, the backgrounds.
    I want to be more creative, yesterday's picture you took inspired me to try different angles and make more out of something quite ordinary. And ... more flowers!!!

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  7. TheDana says…
    04/21/2010

    This is a lot of fun! I'm in my second year of P365, so having my camera ready everyday is now a normal part of me. I decided to join in the Week in the Life project this year because I know that this time next year our lives will be completely different and I want us to be able to look back and see what our lives were like: what we looked like, what we wore, where we lived, worked and played. Thanks for inspiring us to tell our stories. You can see some of my favorites on my blog: http://thedanaslifesmoments.blogspot.com/
    Thanks again, Ali!

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  8. radish says…
    04/21/2010

    I am glad to see the number of pictures you posted. I took 30, but I can see after deleteing, it is not enough. I had a hilarious time with the photo timer which I was happy to get a push in using. There are a couple of the learning process at www.grandmere.typepad.com

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  9. Stacy Milford says…
    04/21/2010

    My favorite photo so far was taken on Tuesday. My hubby & myself connected for a quick lunch together...he is in sales so his cell phone is constantly going off. He had to take a call, so while he was on the phone I grabbed my camera & discretely took a photo of him...as soon as he got off the phone he asked me if I had just taken a photo of him...I just smiled :o) LOVE this project! Thanks Ali!

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  10. Katie Pegher says…
    04/21/2010

    Hey Ali,
    I'm a first timer on this but I'm loving the process and all the encouragement you provide. That quote from Anna Q this morning really helps to validate all the eye rolling I'm getting from my husband when I want to take a picture of our dinner.... He'll get it next week when he sees the finished product.
    I've been posting my favorites from the last two days on my blog here:
    www.katiepegher.typepad.com
    Again - thanks Ali for all of your pearls of creative wisdom!

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  11. Lindsey Parrish says…
    04/21/2010

    Loving this... my husband told me last night he is really happy I'm doing this project. I think he thought I was crazy at first! Struggling with the journaling. I need to focus more on the STORY of our life, dig a little deeper. After all, those are the things I really want to remember. Thank you for all of your inspiration.

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  12. Noell Hyman says…
    04/21/2010

    Definitely my favorite shot right here:
    http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4539416145_4ee5a3bb9e.jpg
    Love your pics, Ali!

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  13. Cynthia H says…
    04/21/2010

    Here are my favorite shots from Monday:
    http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/2010/04/week-in-life-day-1.html
    Oddly enough, the shot of my exit sign from the highway is a favorite because I see that sign practically every day but never think to take a picture of it!

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  14. Erin B says…
    04/21/2010

    I took fewer photos yesterday than today. This is my second time doing this project. One thing I love about it is that it makes me stop and reflect about my daily life and the things I really love in my life. I've noticed I take a lot of pictures of food and food prep. I love to cook and eat well and I have realized I don't really document this part of my life in my everyday scrapping. Here's a link to my Monday post, which includes a few yummy food shots. http://itsaredredworld.blogspot.com/2010/04/week-in-life-2010.html

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  15. Trish says…
    04/21/2010

    Love the photos, love the week in the life albums that I have.

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  16. Sara S says…
    04/21/2010

    WAY better pics than me. I will do better today. I will, I will, I will......

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  17. cinback says…
    04/21/2010

    My favorite shot is the opening page for Monday. It is one of my youngest daughter and I. She has hit the teenaged years and is not so willing to have her picture taken anymore, so I was thrilled that she was willing to pose with me for this one!
    http://seriousplay.typepad.com/cinback/2010/04/witl-day-1.html

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  18. Robyn says…
    04/21/2010
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  19. Ali Edwards says…
    04/21/2010

    Hi Donna - thanks for asking :). We are adding more previews today so you can better see what's included...such as exactly which tabs and which journal cards :).

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  20. Sarah says…
    04/21/2010

    I'm blogging my progress at www.growingupsharp.blogspot.com
    Lovin' it!!

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  21. Xnomads says…
    04/21/2010

    This is the link to my favorite photo by far...
    http://xnomads.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/my-favorite-photo-from-tuesday.html

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  22. JennyB says…
    04/21/2010

    Thanks for your encouragement, Ali. I have been reading a book in conjunction with the Week in the Life project since I am on vacation this week from my job working as a teacher with children on the autism spectrum. The book is called cold tangerines: celebrating the extraordinary nature of everyday life by Shauna Niequist. There is a link to the book with several chapters at www.shaunaniequist.com. The chapter "on waiting" links right up with the Week in the Life project and in documenting everyday life in my mind. I don't know if you are familiar with it but I wanted to share it with you.

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  23. dawn says…
    04/21/2010

    I forgot to leave my link to see my pictures when I commented earlier.... http://everydaymemorieswithprojectlife.blogspot.com
    Have a good day everyone!!

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  24. Tere says…
    04/21/2010

    Ali, you are so inspiring.
    I read your blog and about come out of my skin with excitement (kind of like too much caffeine!). But it does seem so overwhelming. A lot of planning, which I'm not there yet.
    What I think I would get out of doing this is really being "present" to my life. Rather than each day being a blur. Thank you!!

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  25. Nicky Hurt says…
    04/21/2010

    Great photos. I think I need to be in more. I have a couple, but I like seeing you in lots of them. Where's Chris?
    I think I JUST took my favorite pic. Yesterday I bought my 6yo new tennies that tie- and we tried to teach him how to tie them. This am, he got up in his jammies to show me he learned how last night! So I got a shot of his hands and shoes (with movement blur, but that's ok). :)

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