Week In The Life | Share The Love

Hey guys - plans for 2011's Week In The Life project are underway. It's just about a month away from the start - July 25th through July 31st.

I'm working on new digital layered template sets (both 8.5x11 and 12x12) and I'm thinking about what I want my focus to be this year. The focus is always words + photos + a bit of stuff from life, but I think I might want to try to do even more writing this year.

Don't let the fact that I just wrote MORE WRITING scare you off. That's what I want to do...there's so many different ways to approach this project and whatever way you decide to do it will be the right way for you at this point in time.

This project can be done digitally or with all traditional supplies or with a mix of both. For the last few years I've been doing a mix of both and that's what I'll be doing again this year in an 8.5 x 11 format. I'll be sharing tutorials and such as we get closer - don't worry about any of that right now.

For now, just get it on your calendar and maybe start thinking about whether there's something different you'd like to incorporate this time if you're a veteran of the project.

If you're new to Week In The Life I highly recommend checking out all that I've written about it in the past few years. Check out the main page here.

As I prepare I wanted to invite you to share about the project on your blogs. Below you'll find new banners for 2011. Please link to http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/week-in-the-life.html (it's already included in the code listed below):

PLEASE NOTE | If you are having a problem posting the banner to your site, try manually entering the code vs. copying and pasting. There seems to be an issue with the quote marks and how they appear here.

<div align="center"><a href="http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/week-in-the-life.html"><img src="http://aliedwards.com/wp-content/gallery/personal-ads/aedwards_weekinthelife_longbeige.png"></a></div>

<div align="center"><a href="http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/week-in-the-life.html"><img src="http://aliedwards.com/wp-content/gallery/personal-ads/aedwards_weekinthelife_longblue.png"></a></div>

<div align="center"><a href="http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/week-in-the-life.html"><img src="http://aliedwards.com/wp-content/gallery/personal-ads/aedwards_weekinthelife_longorange.png"></a></div>

<div align="center"><a href="http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/week-in-the-life.html"><img src="http://aliedwards.com/wp-content/gallery/personal-ads/aedwards_weekinthelife_smallbeige.png"></a></div>

<div align="center"><a href="http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/week-in-the-life.html"><img src="http://aliedwards.com/wp-content/gallery/personal-ads/aedwards_weekinthelife_smallblue.png"></a></div>

<div align="center"><a href="http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/week-in-the-life.html"><img src="http://aliedwards.com/wp-content/gallery/personal-ads/aedwards_weekinthelife_smallorange.png"></a></div>

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  1. It&#8217;s here again! &laquo; Here I am says…
    06/23/2011

    [...] read my post from last year. Week in the Life is a concept by Ali Edwards (click here to read her post about what Week in the Life is) where you document one whole week of your life. It [...]

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  2. Amy says…
    06/23/2011

    I'm excited! This is the first year I'll be doing both week in the life AND project life. So...it'll be interesting =0)

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    1. Ali says…
      06/24/2011

      Me too Amy :). For me Project Life is more of an overview while Week In The Life is much more focused on the daily details of each day.

  3. scrappysue says…
    06/24/2011

    Woo Hoo, I'm in! I originally wasn't going to as I will be on vacation, but I'm pretty sure I can join in as long as I stick to digi (plus I always write a fairly detailed journal on vacation anyway). Thanks Ali; looking forward to seeing your digi templates!

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  4. hannahk says…
    06/24/2011

    oooh ~ do I / don't I ??? what a dilemmma ~ loved this project last year. tempted as it will be a record of pregnancy week 35 but we're just about to box up the house to let the builders in for two months and I'm loosing my workspace and most of our living space. trying to figure out how to be organised now so I can take part... any ideas?

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    1. Johanna says…
      06/24/2011

      As I will be quite far along with my pregnancy as well, I can totally relate to your dilemma, but would definitely vote for participating somehow! Don't you think it will be so crazy to look back at 7 days just shortly before another life enters this world? I do :) Packing and moving adds another whole dimension to it, so how about figuring out an extremely simple formula you want to stick to? I'm thinking along the lines of photos taken with a point-and-shoot or phone (or polaroid camera!) and some kind of pre-made journaling cards so you can simply jot down a few sentences a day. To make it easy, you could simply store all of your "stuff" in a folder with an envelope or sheet protector per day. I guess I wouldn't worry about getting your photos printed every day and maybe just tuck the collection away until you find a moment to pull it all together. (See my other comment #29 below - I still have to assemble my last two years of participating and still want to do it again ;) ). Hope this helps!

  5. Mandyb says…
    06/24/2011

    mmmm cant get the links to work???
    what am i doing wrong...want to add it to my blog as a blinkie

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    1. diane says…
      07/02/2011

      where do I add the "...not working for me either...help :)

    2. Terri Porter says…
      06/25/2011

      I must have missed one of the quotation marks because it worked when I tried it again. Yeah!

    3. Mandyb says…
      06/24/2011

      finally worked for me...adding the " by hand.....not sure what went wrong

    4. Terri Porter says…
      06/24/2011

      I tried that, but it didn't work for me in Typepad. Any help would be appreciated.

    5. Nicole says…
      06/24/2011

      I was having problems too. Deleting and manually entering all of the " in the code is what ended up working for me. :)

    6. Kathleen says…
      06/24/2011

      I can't get it to work either, Mandy--I have several other blinkies, so I know how to do it in blogger, but I can't get this one to work---bummer. Anyone else having this problem?

  6. Johanna says…
    06/24/2011

    I feel like a wounded veteran with this project – I have participated twice, but so far, not one of the weeks has made its way into an actual finished album! All my collections of year one are still hidden away in envelopes (notes on scraps of paper and all), year two I adapted your route of digital templates but still have to get 'em printed. I will definitely participate again, but I'm just keeping it real ;)

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  7. EE K says…
    06/24/2011

    Hi Ali-
    I am finally going to take the plunge and participate this year. I am having trouble with posting the gadgets on my blog. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

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    1. Pat Rex says…
      06/24/2011

      I copy and pasted it into my gadget box, then I deleted each quotation mark, then typed the quotation mark again. I did that for each quotation mark and then hit save. It worked. Thanks,

    2. Nicole says…
      06/24/2011

      Hi EE K, I was having problems too. Deleting and manually entering all of the " in the code is what ended up working for me. :)

  8. Gina says…
    06/24/2011

    i am so looking forward to this this year. this will be my second time and i look forward to doing it on the same week as you!! I agree with others where this has been one of my favorite projects and i love to look back at it and reminisce!! thank you so much for all your inspiration!!

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  9. Susan says…
    06/24/2011

    I've done this project every time and LOVE it. I've planned something a little different this year by making a handbound book to document the week. The book is made, scraps are assembled. Just need to get out all my favorite journaling prompts. Looking forward to your guidance again.

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  10. tetcy says…
    06/24/2011

    Just posted the banner in my sidebar! :)

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  11. alissa says…
    06/24/2011

    i can't wait!
    my bff and i have decided to do our week the week right before yours.
    i hope to see shares of your ideas and digital stuff before our week starts.
    this project from last year is one of my favorites, ever!
    thanks for the awesome inspiration, ali!

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  12. Sharon Dryjanski says…
    06/24/2011

    Hi Ali!
    I want to share with you about a challenge. Fall is my favorite time of year so in 2006 I did a month long daily journal. Just as your project in a week I took a Target $1.oo album and journaled and few photos and included ephemera that fit the day of the writings. It was a challenge! The album size wad 4x6 no techno stuff like photoshop or digital brushes.I was amazed at the end result! I have moved two times since that album and came across it last week. I spent time going over the album and realized how lucky to have the chance to relive, laugh, critique and enjoy the piece of art. So this time I am excited to do a week in life with more photos and journaling, I love telling the story and have supporting photos and writing only enhances why I do this crazy thing called scrap booking...I like to think of myself as a life artist on the journey of Mother Earth. Once again thank you for your sharing and creative
    expertise....and I still want to meet you at Creatvce Escape 2011 in Phoenix!

    Hugs & blessings
    Sharon

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  13. cinback says…
    06/24/2011

    Ali, I recently took your Scrapbook on the Road class and would like to add your badge for that class to my blog, but I cannot find the code to do so. Can you direct me? Thank you.

    Looking forward to WITL, although, I will be doing it a week later since I am out of country during the week that you have planned. Thanks for the inspiration.

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    1. cinback says…
      06/26/2011

      I did find that on the main page, but not the code??

    2. Ali says…
      06/24/2011

      Hi - the banner is on the main classroom page towards the bottom :).

  14. borcherding says…
    06/24/2011

    Ali, I really want to do this! EVERY year you do this I keep telling myself to just do it already and somehow I can never follow through. My question is, do you make your album ahead of time and then just fill in as you go?? I think it might help me stay on top of this project if I have my "plan of attack" already in motion. And it turns out my daughter got invited to go on vacation with a friend of hers for the second half of the week and I am concerned about that.. :-( I know she can include her own stuff but still.....

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    1. Ali says…
      06/24/2011

      Hi - for this one I don't make it in advance (but I do know where I'm heading with the project because I use the templates as a base). During the actual week of the project I ONLY focus on the photos, words, and gathering stuff - no putting it together. The following week I start the process of putting it together - that's how it's worked for me in the past.

    2. Ali says…
      06/24/2011

      And about your daughter being away part of the time...my suggestion to you is to focus more on YOU. What's YOUR story from the week, what's your life like - you can include bits about her (both being gone and then adding in content from her if you want) but why not make it more about you?

  15. Diana McGraw says…
    06/24/2011

    I am really excited about this... I can't wait! This will be my first time participating so if you have any suggestions or lessons learned from last year, please let me know.

    My husband is leaving for his second deployment to Afghanistan the first week of August and I think this will be a great way to document one of our last weeks with him before he goes.

    I already placed a post on my blog about it with the blinkie.

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  16. JennC says…
    06/24/2011

    I did this last year and had a blast. I hope to be more prepared this year with my supplies and lay out. Can't wait for July!

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  17. lee says…
    06/24/2011

    I'm excited for the "official" roll-out of this year's Week. Looking forward to participating, and brainstorming on how I can make it simple, but possibly a stretch from my "usual" methods. =)

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  18. jen says…
    06/24/2011

    i've decided to participate this year and am very excited. we are going to be renting a cottage on a lake in vermont for the week after you do yours so i'll do that week instead. this way i can get tips and tricks before i start!!! haha. thanks again for all the wonderful ideas and workshops!

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  19. Mandyb says…
    06/24/2011

    any luck on why our blinkie things are working on our blogs???

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    1. Mandyb says…
      06/24/2011

      just seen your bit on facebook thanks

  20. Amy Lynn says…
    06/24/2011

    Thank you Ali, for your sharing your creativity and inspiration and giving us the opportunity to ride along with you on this journey! I am taking the plunge this year, joining in on all the week in the life fun. I honestly can NOT wait! I've already started stock piling my supplies... I think there is just something about hitting that "mid way point" in life that causes you to reflect on the past, take stock in the present, and wonder with curiosity about the future.

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  21. Michelle says…
    06/24/2011

    I will be joining this year! Can't wait to start. :)

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  22. Sarah says…
    06/24/2011

    I'm so geeked!!! I was going to be on a trip to Europe, and wasn't going to be able to participate, but the trip got cancelled!!! I had been really bummed about to trip to Europe until I realized that I could do week in the life!! YEA for cancelled plans!

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  23. Sarah K says…
    06/25/2011

    Please tell me it will be sorta like last years...that was so slick and easy. My life is so busy, but I am hoping to join in the FUN FUN FUN!

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  24. Autumn says…
    06/25/2011

    I can't wait!
    Got the banner to work on my bloggy.
    Thanks!

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  25. Jen says…
    06/25/2011

    Ali - I can't wait a week in the life is so much fun to do and to look back on. Your timing is interesting. Last year I was recovering from hip replacement surgery; it made for an interesting snapshot of life during recovery. This year I will still be in a cast healing from ankle surgery; at least by then I'll be in a walking cast but might be a little dull as I can't drive (right foot). Always fun to do and everyone enjoys looking back on the week (which will include our annivesary).
    Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!

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