So yesterday was the midway point in this year’s Week in the Life Journey and, as is normal for me in all parts of my life, the midway point was the hardest. Wednesday’s are always the worst at bootcamp – I have no energy – and the same goes for this project. I took less pics than usual (though I still had tons!) and I wrote less on my daily sheets. I just hit a wall in the middle of things!

But today is a new day and it’s Halloween so I’m sure there will be too many pictures today to make up for yesterday!

Here are my favourites of the week so far:

On Monday my mom’s cousin sent her some old pics:

My grandmother – Molly is named after her. She’s Molly Nora.

My grandfather – the best man, best person I’ve ever known. He was truly one of a kind. So was my grandmother, they were two incredible people.

Tuesday, according to Gabe, was the worst day ever:

I love that he took a selfie while keeping the pout, ha!

Wednesday

Love it when she’s silly.

Love it when he stays in his footie jammies all day – makes me feel like he’s still a baby. 🙂

Thursday

Week in the Life has brought out some camera smiles with Molly – normally she’s a definite no to pics!

Would have missed this moment if not for WITL – I was waiting to take a pic of him going to school so had my camera when I normally wouldn’t have.

And that’s it so far. Three more days left and then putting it all together happens. I’m lucky to work from home so whenever I get a chance I upload and edit pics. I also add times and a few words to each one in Photoshop before printing. By the end of the night I have the day done and I send them off daily to be printed. It keeps them organized for me and I don’t feel overwhelmed at the end of the week. I just need to add some bits and bobs then and I call it done!

How is your week going? Let me know if you’re still snapping and writing!

Cheers!

S.

It’s back! This is the week each year that I really look forward to and then kind of hate by the end! 🙂 Also, my kids kind of hate it by the end too – having a camera in their face 24/7 gets to be a bit much.

If you don’t know what Week in the Life is all about, check out Ali Edwards – this is her baby.

I’ve done this the past two years and I can’t even explain how much I love the finished product. Going through those 6×8 albums and seeing all aspects of our days and lives for that week is amazing.

I’m kind of behind this year in that I have no prep done – usually my album is set up and I have an idea where I’ll go with it to finish. This year, well, I have some product pulled and we’ll have to see how it all comes together!

Here’s what I have so far:

Simple Stories burlap chevron album in red

Bo Bunny, Simple Stories, and Shimelle papers (I also have old Halloween Scenic Route that I’ll use)

Simple Stories alphas and stickers

Sn@p pouch for bits and bobs (I used this last year and it was great!)

Plus lots of different page protectors so I can do whatever I want in terms of photos and the 6×8 daily sheets from Ali. I’m sure there will be lots more added as I go!

And that’s it. Pretty simple – you truly only need a camera of some kind and a place to stick pictures and journaling – Week in the Life doesn’t need to be, and shouldn’t be, complicated or about the product. In its essence, it’s a photo journal about the nitty gritty details of your life for one week.

Are you playing along? I’d love to see what you all are doing so let me know! Post a link in the comments so we can all go have a look.

S.

P.S. My friend Cathie posted her WITL supplies this morning – go take a look!