Week in the Life : Sunday Photos + Words

week in the life : marbles by you.


week in the life : my closet by you.


week in the life : chris' closet by you.


week in the life : hello sunday by you.


week in the life : a bit of work by you.


week in the life : marbles all day by you.


week in the life : more marble maze by you.


week in the life : hot chocolate again by you.


week in the life : pumpkin muffins before by you.


week in the life : pumpkin muffins after by you.


week in the life : simon growth by you.


10.05.08 Sunday
- Simon up at 6:30am. I was up at 7:30am. He put on his own sweats, socks, and long-sleeved t-shirt. Watching Higgly Town Heros on Chris’ computer.
- Make coffee.
- Getting excited about putting this album together.
- Check email. Watch Meet The Press. Check out the paper.
- Talk to Chris on the phone.
- BLT for breakfast. Simon had apples + bacon.
- Listen to Dave Matthews and work on CK column.
- I love that I can google something like “song from Flash of Genius trailer” and find out in two seconds that it is “Where are you Going?” from Dave Matthews.
- Simon is calling me “Tarzan Who Doesn’t Say Too Much” today. And calling himself “Tarzan Who Is Very Strong.”
- Leftover pasta for lunch.
- Hot chocolate for dessert.
- Look through baby clothes and start sorting by size.
- Work on CK column again.
- Make pumpkin muffins.
- Fold laundry.
- Measured Simon on the wall. He’s two inches taller than May of this year.
- Leftover chicken noodle soup for dinner.
- Watch 60 Minutes.
- Work on column a bit more.
- Simon and I to bed to read.


Dottedline


I am hoping to work on my album today to be able to show you a completed spread by tomorrow morning. One thing I would love to do is have people upload their completed projects to the Flickr group as you complete them.


Also, feel free to email me images (completed pages only please) as I would like to show some of them here on my blog as well for variations on the creative process.


Thanks for all the kind words throughout the comments from this past week. I am so glad to read so many people enjoying the process and just going with it! Have a great Monday!


Dottedline


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  1. LesleMora says…
    10/06/2008

    We mark our door frame too. I am always amazed by how much the kids grow. Crazy fast!

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  2. vdalton says…
    10/06/2008

    I just have read your quote on the left--It is so going into my "week in the life" project.
    thanks,
    {vicki}
    ps.......those muffins look scumptious----I LOVE pumpkin

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  3. Laurel says…
    10/06/2008

    Ali,
    Thanks so much for the fun week of creativity! I did feel a little odd not photographing the morning routine! I think I'm going through camera withdrawl! I have photos from the beginning of the week of Kyle (5 1/2) with his hands over his face because I was taking so many images and by the end of the week he and his brother Dane (4) were fighting over who got to take the next image! I was a wonderful week! I'm anxiously awaiting my American Crafts book and will start choosing images for the cover page! I can't wait to see what you put together!
    Pumpkin Muffins....yummy LOVE LOVE LOVE anything with pumpkin! Have a great week!
    Laurel

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  4. LisaO says…
    10/06/2008

    I love checking out your blog, loving the photos you take everyday. I didn't get a chance to follow along this week, will have to give it a try another week. I'm with the other girls, can you please post your pumpkin muffin recipe..

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  5. Michelle says…
    10/06/2008

    Just love Simon's silliness, so creative, wish we could all live that way! =)
    . . .
    Mid-week my family told me I had been doing this for TWO weeks already. Last night they told me it had been THREE weeks. Such abuse!
    =)

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  6. Susan Wilson says…
    10/06/2008

    You've done such a good job getting all this material and keeping your daily schedule. I think this will make your final job (the album) so much easier.
    Susan Wilson

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  7. Trish in NY says…
    10/06/2008

    Hi Ali! What is that great toy that Simon was playing with on Sunday? It looks like something my son would love! (Working on lists for Santa, haha!)

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  8. Sara M says…
    10/06/2008

    Your pictures make me want to:
    1) throw away about 1/2 of the stuff in my house so it can be as clean and organized as yours. Your next project should be a week of decluttering and organizing tips.
    2) make pumpkin muffins.
    3) make a big mug of hot chocolate.
    Thanks for sharing your week with us.
    I am going to do this in a few weeks.
    Sara

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  9. Deborah says…
    10/06/2008

    Would you like some hot chocolate with your marshmellows?
    :)

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  10. Jo (England) says…
    10/06/2008

    Sunday saw the end of my week too. Really excited about putting everything together, eager to start but at the same time not too sure where to begin. I have some divided page protectors which I plan to use along with 12 x 12 page protectors. Looking forward to seeing your spread to get inspiration and ideas! Thanks for the project Ali. It's been great doing this project in the knowledge that lots of other people all over the world have been documenting their lifes too.

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  11. JoLynn says…
    10/06/2008

    I don't mean to get picky but "Where are you Going" is by Dave Matthews Band, not just Dave.

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  12. Vicki Arnold says…
    10/06/2008

    I just had a thought of how to play with this concept a little more. I am going to try to do a "week in the life" from my son's perspective, and maybe the dog. :)

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  13. Annette says…
    10/06/2008

    thanks Ali,
    I had a great time doing this. It felt weird this morning to not bring the camera with me. Can't wait to see how yours comes together. I may not get to mine until later in the week. Next few days are crazy busy.
    Annette

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  14. Carrie says…
    10/06/2008

    I started today (a day late and a dollar short!), but let me tell you, coming from the point of view as a teacher, getting my students involved is AMAZING already. I shared what I was going to do this week and told them I needed their help to "fill in" my work day. I am so excited to share (the appropriete bits of course) this experience with my students. As a building we are really trying to get the kids more excited about writing. I'm going to use this to start "A Day in the Life" projects in November. What an amazing and inspiring way to make life and teaching real for my students; showing how I am a writer in "real life" and how it doesn't just have to be 5 paragraph explanatory essays!
    Oh ya, I'm loving it for myself too-caught the sweetest pic of my 15 month old eatin' his waffle with his ankles crossed in his chair. He always does this, I keep saying "I NEED to get a pic of that!" and today I did. I can't wait to see everyone's projects so I can scraplift some great ideas. Maybe starting a week after you all is a good thing...

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  15. Liz Ness says…
    10/06/2008

    Oh boy! My tummy wants to come for a visit -- what with the yum-o hot chocolate and muffins!
    =)

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  16. kreativekate says…
    10/06/2008

    I am so proud of myself! I kept to the photographing all week, instead of fizzling like I usually tend to...even with an unexpected trip to the ER. Oh, well, a week in the life, right? I got some of the most wonderful, unexpected shots, too. Now comes the really fun part! Can't wait to see everybody's interpretations!

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  17. Melanie J says…
    10/06/2008

    Thanks for doing this, Ali. Today is actually Day Seven for me, as I started last Tuesday. It was quite an eventful week for me so I'm really glad to have it documented. I'm planning to do a photo book from Shutterfly to make it a simple process. My baby is due the 19th so I'd like to have it done and back before then. Again, thank you for the inspiration.

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  18. tonya says…
    10/06/2008

    LOL - I always love measuring charts right on the wall. Here are 2 of my family's: http://tonyadoughty.blogspot.com/2008/10/measure-up.html
    The vine/leaf measure chart I drew on my wall in our house to measure my kids and the chart on the bathroom wall in my Grandma's 1912 house that goes from when my Dad was born in 1943 to current times and covers 2 kids, 3 grandkids and 7 great-grandkids.

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  19. christen says…
    10/06/2008

    i'm feeling a little withdrawal today...it was fun to try photography a little differently. i just got some photos developed and i'm very excited for the next step of the project!

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  20. Susi from Germany says…
    10/06/2008

    Today is my last day taking pictures (and it's evening in Germany already). Hubby is kind of glad I think, even though he took some pictures of me without being told :-).
    I started to print some pics today and my printer didn't do the quality I was looking for, so I have to upload them. Waiting instead of starting (until they're in the mail) ... Plus I had to re-think my layout ideas since they don't develop wallet size. :-(
    This project has really opened my eyes. We should be thankful EVERY DAY for what we have and stop nagging about all those tiny things that aren't even worth talking about! I bet it will be so much fun to look at that album a couple of years from now!
    Thanks Ali for the inspiration! Can't wait to see how your pages turn out!

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  21. ellie says…
    10/06/2008

    Your pumpkin muffins look GOOD ~ if they taste good could you send the recipe?

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  22. Sharyn says…
    10/06/2008

    I love it! You have a measuring wall too - ours is in the kitchen and has the measurements of four kids scribbled all over it. It killed me when we painted the first time that I had to start over - (I took a picture and wrote down all the dates and measurements of the first wall) but now it's all full again.

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  23. Thinkie says…
    10/06/2008

    I'm looking trough all my pics of the past week right now, I'm so happy with them! i've brought it back to a total of 177 pics, now I have to think about how I want to scrap them so I can decide in what size or sizes I want to have them printed.

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  24. Sandy says…
    10/06/2008

    Hi Ali! I took this fabulous class last year at CKU in Toronto and I cherish the album I made. I am going to make a new one since so much has changed. I love your pictures!!! Here is a link to my blog post about the album I created: http://sandy-sandyscreations.blogspot.com/2008/10/alis-week-in-life-album.html
    Sandy

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  25. Betsy Cruickshank says…
    10/06/2008

    I am so glad that I am not the only one feeling the withdrawl of not having my camera with me all the time. This has been the favorite of all the times I have done this. I decided to keep it simple this time so I can complete the album. I took over 400 photos-last night I printed over 60 and then pared them down to 28 (4 for each day). I have cropped the photos to 4x4 and am starting to get the album done!!! I do have one QUESTION: How often does a person change the blade in their x-acto knife? I just started using this method and find that I like my blade really sharp. Thanks and have loved this project.

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