Project Life 2012 :: Week 6

Here is my Project Life album for Week 6. This was a simple week, thankfully. I'm a little behind, and this week was easy to pull together. Here's a look at the two-page spread...


No extra inserts this week, just the basic layout. Here is a closer look at the left side...


And, here's the right side...


I did have one extra photo, an Instax that I took of Sophia, that I wanted to include. I just stuck it right on top of the journaling for that day. You can see it here...


Next week will be full of extras because of Valentine's Day!

The best part of my day.

The best part of my day occurred this morning when I received a text message from Sophia's physical therapist that included this video... (You may want to scroll to the bottom to turn off the music!)



For kids with CP, jumping is a big hurdle. We are so proud of Sophia and the hard work she is doing in therapy to make so much progress. We are also very grateful for Ms. K who pushes Sophia to do her very best!

Project Life 2012 :: Week 5

Welcome to Project Life 2012, Week 5 (a few weeks late;)). There are lots of extra inserts this week, as this is the week I traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to attend a treasury symposium for work. So, here it is...

This is my album open to week five. You can see the 'regular' layout on the left, and the front of the first insert on the right.


Here is a closer look at the left side...


Here is the front of the first insert. I used a divided page protector that I got at Office Depot and included my hotel key and folio, a card from the hotel, and a postcard I sent Sophia.


Here is the back side of the insert. I cut the card from the hotel (which I got for tweeting some photos of the hotel) and turned around the bottom part so that it can be seen on the reverse side of the page protector. You can also see the back of the postcard.


Next I included a simple 4" x 6" photo protector. On the front is a postcard I picked up from the gift shop in my hotel.


The back side of this insert is a little card the hotel concierge provided telling me where to go to book a horse-drawn carriage ride. The hotel had lots of these for a variety of places (e.g., restaurants, pharmacies, tourist attractions, etc.).


Next is an insert with several photos from the horse-drawn carriage tour I took of the city on Sunday morning. I used the photo pocket page design B and cut off the right hand side. I also included some journaling on one of the 3" x 4" grid cards.

Here is the back side of this insert. More photos from the tour, a bit more journaling, and a card from one of the places I had dinner while in Charleston.

The next insert includes more photos from the carriage tour and a daily weather card that was provided every night during turn-down service. For this insert I used a 6" x 12" divided page protector.


And here is the back side with more photos of the beautiful buildings I got to see during the tour.


The next insert is a simple 8.5" x 11" page protector that includes some larger memorabilia that didn't fit well anywhere else. In the front is "signature" magazine. I picked this up at the Gibbes Museum of Art, where I attended a special after hours reception. This was an awesome event. If you ever have a change to go to an art museum after hours with only a small group of people, I highly recommend it. There were several times when I would have an entire gallery to myself!


On the back side is a city guide provided by the hotel and a menu from the restaurant where I had dinner my first evening in Charleston.

The next insert is all about Instagrams. I did a quick blog post while in Charleston with some of the Instagrams I had taken. I used a 9-pocket page protector and cut off the last column of pockets. Front...

Back...

Here's the actual right hand side of the typical two-page per week spread that I do. This finished out the week.


Last, here's a look at the entire two-page spread without all the extra inserts.

A great day for...

Today has been a gorgeous Sunday! With temperatures in the low 60s, the sun shining bright, and tolerable wind, it really was a great day for taking a spin around the neighborhood in the jeep. With your best bear pal, of course...



What better way to cap off a little jeep tour than some time spent on the swing enjoying the fresh air...


We have enjoyed this wonderful day. It really makes us look forward to spring!

The pink rock.

This afternoon, we went to Grandma Jean's house for lunch...as usual. We go there almost every single Sunday. Aunt Susie also joined us for lunch, which is also pretty customary. This afternoon, however, was a little different. Sophia went with Aunt Susie to a cousin's house across the creek for an afternoon of play time. When we hadn't heard from anyone nearly four hours later, we decided to call and find out what was going on. No answer. Shortly, though, Aunt Susie called and we headed over to pick up Sophia. When we arrived, Aunt Susie was on the driveway with something pink in her hands. She showed it to me and said that Sophia painted it for me. Here it is, folks! My valentine from Sophia...

It's a nearly heart-shaped rock that she painted pink. What's more, Sophia picked it out of the river when they all went on a 'hike' this afternoon. She lugged this rock (which is pretty heavy) all the way back to the house and then painted it. She is so proud of it! I'm so proud of her!



Of course, even though she painted it 'for me', the rock now resides on the dresser in Sophia's bedroom;)

I LOVE this story. I love that this story happened because Sophia had a spontaneous afternoon of play and exploration with cousins/aunts. I love that Sophia is so excited about her art project. I love that we have an extended family close by that enjoys having Sophia around and sharing these experiences with her. What a wonderful day!

Project Life 2012 :: Week 4

Here is a look at my Project Life album for week four. I'm a little late posting this, as I was traveling most of this past week. Week four is pretty simple...a two page spread with one added 4" x 6" flip up photo protector. Here's a look at the album opened to week four.


On the left side, you can see the basic photos and journaling...


Here's the left side with the flip-up photo pocket lifted...


And, here's a look at the right side...

This was definitely a 'keep it simple' week. This whole thing took me less than an hour, and that's only because I kept getting interrupted by a certain four-year-old;) Actually, printing the photos is what took the most time. Once printed, I popped them in, added a bit of journaling and I was done! Simple!

Still loving this project very much.

#janphotoaday

Late in the evening on January 1, I happened across a few photos in my Instagram photo stream with the hashtag #janphotoaday. When I explored a little deeper, I found out that someone had created a list of items - one per day in January - that participants would photograph and post on Instagram. I thought to myself, why not? I already do a photo per day for Project Life...why not add this? So, here are my photos. The descriptions are at the bottom. Photos are left to right, top to bottom.

1) You 2) Breakfast 3) Something you adore 4) Letterbox
5) Something you wore 6) Makes you smile 7) Favorite
8) Your sky 9) Daily routine 10) Childhood 11) Where you sleep
12) Close-up 13) In your bag 14) Something you're reading
15) Happiness 16) Morning 17) Water 18) Something you bought
19) Sweet 20) Someone you love 21) Reflection 22) Your shoes
23) Something old 24) Guilty pleasure 25) Something you made
26) Color 27) Lunch 28) Light 29) Inside your fridge 30)Nature
31) You, Again

You can see all of these photos in detail on my Instagram photo stream! You can also click on the photo collage to see it larger.