168 Hours : Welcome To A Week In The Life
What do 168 consecutive hours of your life look like?
YOU CAN DO THIS.
Here's one of my favorite quotes to send you on your way:
And while it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfillment in being ordinary. For the joys that last have little relationship to achievement, to standing one step higher on the victory platform. What is the adventure in being ordinary? It is daring to love just for the pleasure of giving it away. It is venturing to give new life and to nurture it to maturity. It is working hard for the pure joy of being tired at the end of the day. It is caring and sharing and giving and loving…
Marilyn Thomsen
I invite you to simply take a deep breath and enjoy the process. Capture those little things that you pass by everyday or those little bits of life that really do make up your everyday existence.
I also encourage you to approach this project with what I call the past perspective. Think about what you wish you knew about your parents, grandparents, etc and document those things - simple routines, thoughts, feelings, the hours of ordinary life. Let those thoughts be your guide this week as you document your own daily life.
FLICKR GROUP : Want to share your images and project? Join and upload to the Week In The Life 2010 Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/weeekinthelife2010/
Look for a very special giveaway post coming today at noon Pacific.
Thanks Ali! Love the quote. I am lucky to have a son who collects baseball cards. Can't wait to join the fun.
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Glad to get Ali's inspiration and start the creative juices flowing. I always think my life is about as everyday as you can get, rather routine, but there is joy in the everyday! Looking for the joy!
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I have all my supplies and am excited about documenting this time in our lives.
The baby themed giveaways are perfect as we are getting ready to have #3.
Thanks for setting a deadline!
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Was is special/exceptional about me?...I love order, but don't dust; I am neat, but my scrap table is a mess; I read like a fiend, but can never finish a magazine; I love chocolate, but don't keep it in the house...unique is just about the right word to describe me.
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One of the special things about me...hhmm. I can find beauty in most anything; you know, the silver lining, lemons to lemonade type thing.
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I am the Mom of a beautiful daughter with Down syndrome and a fabulous son heading off to college. I also teach undergraduates who will become speech language pathologists. I love my life!!!
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I am excited to see how this week turns out!
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Along those same lines of courage - I have a favourite quote framed on my wall: Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow'. -Mary Anne Radmcher
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about me; I have learned to love myself no matter what=)
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What a great first day! Lots of pictures and notes! Thanks for the inspiration!
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This is starting out to be so fun. I've taken some random photos and am thinking about how to put it all together.
As for something special about me, I love to send cards to people who need a pick me up. It started with a friend's mom. I didn't even know her, but when I found out she had breast cancer I asked for her address and began sending her cards. From there, I started sending cards to several others going through similar trials. Fortunately many of them don't "need" me any more. It's such a little thing that I can do, but it truly means so much to the person on the receiving end.
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I am forgiving, that is one thing I like about myself.
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I'm not special or exceptional. I'm just me.
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I think this project is really great although I must admit, I thought it´d be easier. First of all I find it a little bit difficult to integrate taking photos all the time but then it seems even harder to take good photos (since most of them are taken inside either with to much ISO and thus coarse-grained or with an anfavorable flash light). When looking at the results of the participants so far each of them seems to have perfect shots - so what is your trick ladies? wanna share? ;)
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Im so excited to do this project... I haven't scraped for myself in some time... it would be great to get one of these giveaways to help me along...
Thanks for all the inspiration....
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Hello everyone, Im so pleased to have decided to take part in this. I have been very camera happy!! I am struggling a bit on what to write for my journalling but I will get there.
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Thank you, Ali for such great inspiration!!! and thanks to all the sponsors for the great giveaways!!!!
Gina Landry
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Hmmm - something special or exceptional about me. I know that I could be a better person and I'm not afraid to admit. At least I'm trying.
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Amazing giveaways!! Something special about me . . . I am a peacemaker. Can't let things go without a resolution that makes all parties happy. :)
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Well the week started on a High.......Stocktake at work :) counting, counting, counting,...you get the picture and yes I did get lots of pictures to start a week in my life. The quote is perfect not only did I put in a good hards day work, I worked to the point that I was that tired I ended up horizontal on the couch when I got home from a 10 hour day, and yes .... I got a pic of that too lol
Thanks Ali, I'm getting right into this :)
cheers
shazza
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What a great give away. It seems like a great project. I will have to start it next week.
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I think the only thing special about me is that I am absolute optimist who follows smart work and will not stop at anything other than perfection :) Now isnt that special :)
Thanks
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I don't even know how I ended up here, but I thought
this post was good. I don't know who you are but definitely you're going to a famous blogger if you
aren't already ;) Cheers!
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