Week In The Life 2013 | Thursday Words + Photos
NUMBER OF PHOTOS FOR THURSDAY | 20
As usual, as the week progresses I tend to take less photos. I've come to recognize it simply as part of the process.
The rest of my week will be documenting what my life's like when my kids aren't here in the house with me. It's part of the reality of my story.
Over time it's gotten easier (and I often welcome the break) but I'm still learning to really embrace the time to reconnect with myself. I miss them when they aren't here but I'm thankful that they get to spend time with their Dad who loves them so very much.
It's different, as many of you know, to document your life without kids as leading characters in the story. There's no better or worse, it's just different and to be honest I think it's more challenging. For me it means I need to switch gears - there's not a moving target I can always point my lens at and it can feel very repetitive.
But rather than looking at it as repetitive or boring or not how I want it to be or not enough, I'm looking at it knowing that I need to capture it as it is for what it is right now. How can I represent this piece of my life visually? What can I take photos of that I miss because I'm focusing on capturing my kids? How do I fill my time? What other things have become important?
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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...)
Learning to use your timer will be awesome - opens up all kinds of doors.
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What blender do you use? I'm looking to start juicing.
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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.
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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?
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Ali, is there a particular filter you use in pic-tap-go? Thanks!
Lights On is my favorite.
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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.
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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.
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