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Post by lynnek on May 12, 2020 14:25:27 GMT
I am going to do it. I try it most every year, but hardly ever get it all the way done. LOL! But like sleepingbooty says, this seems like an important year to give it a go. I was not able to do the prep party Saturday, but I think I will spend the $5 and watch today. I am seeing in your comments and in her blog post themes for the days. I am not usually into that, but I want to check it out and see what her themes are. |
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Post by hop2 on May 12, 2020 15:11:13 GMT
I am going to do it. I try it most every year, but hardly ever get it all the way done. LOL! But like sleepingbooty says, this seems like an important year to give it a go. I was not able to do the prep party Saturday, but I think I will spend the $5 and watch today. I am seeing in your comments and in her blog post themes for the days. I am not usually into that, but I want to check it out and see what her themes are. i did think it was worth the $5 for the downloads alone. Especially when you put that in context there was at least 1/2 hour of instruction x 8 times so a solid 4 hours of tips & instruction, plus the down loads plus questions answered ( I think she will still answer questions in the comments ) I did get enthused to at least take the pictures & write stuff down we shall see what I do with it in the end worst case I can insert it in my memory planner. I hope these types of ‘classes’ or preps keep coming because I enjoy them and for the price of a fancy latte it seems more than fairly priced. |
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Post by lasteve1 on May 12, 2020 17:58:34 GMT
This is my 6th year participating in WITL. In the past years I always followed a very factual approach and wrote down a narrative of what we did every day and took a million photos. Then my album focused on just the words + photos and not a lot of other design. Last year I did it entirely digitally and made a photo book (still haven't quite finished it... digital is not my favorite to do, but man do I love when the finished product comes!). I have included a few additional items each year, one year I added in a currently list each day and last year I had each family member fill out a little questionnaire.
This year I am going in a different direction and it is completely making me fall in love with this project all over again.
For journaling, I am using story prompts (not the same as Ali's but more fitting to what I expect that day to be about given that this isn't really a typical week in our lives) to capture tidbits of our day, but not necessarily a full daily schedule. I am working on making the writing interesting and capturing little narratives, rather than just a boring factual account of what happened.
For photos I am using my DSLR as much as possible and not worrying about capturing every little thing but still taking more photos than usual and making sure to just capture everyday life things.
For extras, I am going to include a few little bits each day. Namely, I am getting a quote from a family member each day, a screen shot of either the TV or my phone (and using Ali's fun notepads to include those), using one photo to journal about something I'm grateful for, documenting all of our meals in words/photos (I am going to create a 3x8 insert for each day that includes these sometimes in words & sometimes in photos) and filling a 2x2 pocket page with bits of ephemera. The ephemera pockets are like a fun scavenger hunt! I love that so many people are doing that this year and it's a fun change of pace from the photobook I did last year. I've never included ephemera in my actual WITL album before.
I also always try to come up with a fun way to include the week in project life because I do weekly spreads and I don't want to duplicate. Because the story is told in my WITL album it gives me a fun opportunity to do something different. Some ideas I've used:
+ one year I filled the entire spread with ephemera and no photos.
+ one year I pulled a 4x6 photo from each day that I loved and added a digital stamp of the day of the week + filled the middle with decorative journaling cards.
+ one year I pulled a 4x6 photo of food from each day that I loved and added a digital stamp of the day of the week + journaled in the middle about everything we ate all week.
+ one year I pulled photos from the week that were primarily certain colors and created a rainbow across the week and used story cards to journal about 10 things I loved
+ this year I am going to print two 12x12 photos to document two big events that are happening this week & add little or no journaling. Those two events are buying a new house (today) and my daughter's 15th birthday (Saturday).
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Post by sleepingbooty on May 12, 2020 19:09:48 GMT
Congrats on the house and early birthday wishes to your daughter, lasteve1 ! Today's PITL entry: we picked up two boxes of disposable masks and found a safe spot outside to sit and sun for almost twenty minutes. It was the first time since early March we got some sun time! Oh, how I've missed this. Day 2 of phase 1 of deconfinement which means we are finally allowed outside together and can walk freely(ish) and get some vitamin D in two months. It was heavenly. It was everything. I was infinitely happy. It was a Disney ending kind of moment. |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2020 20:00:43 GMT
I am going to do it. I try it most every year, but hardly ever get it all the way done. LOL! But like sleepingbooty says, this seems like an important year to give it a go. I was not able to do the prep party Saturday, but I think I will spend the $5 and watch today. I am seeing in your comments and in her blog post themes for the days. I am not usually into that, but I want to check it out and see what her themes are. i did think it was worth the $5 for the downloads alone. Especially when you put that in context there was at least 1/2 hour of instruction x 8 times so a solid 4 hours of tips & instruction, plus the down loads plus questions answered ( I think she will still answer questions in the comments ) I did get enthused to at least take the pictures & write stuff down we shall see what I do with it in the end worst case I can insert it in my memory planner. I hope these types of ‘classes’ or preps keep coming because I enjoy them and for the price of a fancy latte it seems more than fairly priced. Those Prep Parties are great deals. I did the DD one and the WITL one. I would pay more, honestly, and I'm super cheap. She is amazing at inspiration, grounding, and pragmatic advice. If you're on the fence at all, go for it. You won't be disappointed (I don't think  |
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Post by hop2 on May 12, 2020 20:07:11 GMT
i did think it was worth the $5 for the downloads alone. Especially when you put that in context there was at least 1/2 hour of instruction x 8 times so a solid 4 hours of tips & instruction, plus the down loads plus questions answered ( I think she will still answer questions in the comments ) I did get enthused to at least take the pictures & write stuff down we shall see what I do with it in the end worst case I can insert it in my memory planner. I hope these types of ‘classes’ or preps keep coming because I enjoy them and for the price of a fancy latte it seems more than fairly priced. Those Prep Parties are great deals. I did the DD one and the WITL one. I would pay more, honestly, and I'm super cheap. She is amazing at inspiration, grounding, and pragmatic advice. If you're on the fence at all, go for it. You won't be disappointed (I don't think Shhh don’t tell. I might not pay more esp DD as I don’t do DD but I did like the last one. Who knows. But at $5 it’s a great bargain |
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Post by janamke on May 12, 2020 20:09:02 GMT
I'm doing WITL this week. This is my 4th or 5th year, so I'm switching things up and following the prompts that Ali posted in the prep workshop, but with a twist. I'm changing up a few of the prompts to better fit my needs. I printed her WITL journaling packet from 2011 which is super helpful for me. I spend the week focusing on photos and stories, then go back after to put the album together. It's one of my favorite projects! Is that available online somewhere? Or was it a paid class? Nope, from her blog. link. It is absolutely necessary for me and this project. I carry it with me all the time and jot things down as I go. I'm not taking the hourly approach this year, but I'm still finding is super helpful. |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2020 20:30:35 GMT
Is that available online somewhere? Or was it a paid class? Nope, from her blog. link. It is absolutely necessary for me and this project. I carry it with me all the time and jot things down as I go. I'm not taking the hourly approach this year, but I'm still finding is super helpful. TY so much! I won't do the hourlies either, but the other sheets are helpful. |
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Post by ecvnj58 on May 12, 2020 20:59:52 GMT
I shared my day 1 in Ali’s group. I’m super proud that it’s done and of how much I wrote. Almost 3 pages of journaling. Today I’m journaling a bit less and using -ing prompts. I’m also trying to shoot less photos. I’m pretty sure I’m failing at that.
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Post by huskermom98 on May 13, 2020 15:30:52 GMT
So this isn't how I expected my WITL to go! On Monday I got a nasty text from my flower shop boss because I couldn't do a delivery on Tuesday (I need to be home while DS12 is doing school work so he gets something done, DS14 was doing his first AP test and there had been issues with Monday's tests, plus DS14 was technically becoming DS15 and I wanted to bake his birthday cake--I've always technically been freelance and she's never had an issue if I couldn't do a delivery). So that ruined my Monday and I forgot to take pictures for awhile. On Tuesday I decided to quit the flower shop job because I didn't want to deal with her any more. Then I started to feel not great and by Tuesday night I had a low-grade fever, chills, and a headache. So here I am on Wednesday, isolating myself in my bedroom just in case. It's going to be a very boring photo day...
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2020 15:44:21 GMT
So this isn't how I expected my WITL to go! On Monday I got a nasty text from my flower shop boss because I couldn't do a delivery on Tuesday (I need to be home while DS12 is doing school work so he gets something done, DS14 was doing his first AP test and there had been issues with Monday's tests, plus DS14 was technically becoming DS15 and I wanted to bake his birthday cake--I've always technically been freelance and she's never had an issue if I couldn't do a delivery). So that ruined my Monday and I forgot to take pictures for awhile. On Tuesday I decided to quit the flower shop job because I didn't want to deal with her any more. Then I started to feel not great and by Tuesday night I had a low-grade fever, chills, and a headache. So here I am on Wednesday, isolating myself in my bedroom just in case. It's going to be a very boring photo day... OMgoodness. Wishes for you to feel better very soon! Even without pictures, this is a time worth documenting. Although some pix of your room and your juice glass, aspirin, etc. might help you remember that time you got sick during a pandemic but got better! |
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Post by hop2 on May 13, 2020 15:49:48 GMT
So this isn't how I expected my WITL to go! On Monday I got a nasty text from my flower shop boss because I couldn't do a delivery on Tuesday (I need to be home while DS12 is doing school work so he gets something done, DS14 was doing his first AP test and there had been issues with Monday's tests, plus DS14 was technically becoming DS15 and I wanted to bake his birthday cake--I've always technically been freelance and she's never had an issue if I couldn't do a delivery). So that ruined my Monday and I forgot to take pictures for awhile. On Tuesday I decided to quit the flower shop job because I didn't want to deal with her any more. Then I started to feel not great and by Tuesday night I had a low-grade fever, chills, and a headache. So here I am on Wednesday, isolating myself in my bedroom just in case. It's going to be a very boring photo day... Feel better |
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Post by hop2 on May 13, 2020 15:58:38 GMT
Ok my WITL is not going to be anything super interesting. Let’s face it, it’s me & the dog doing online work all day. Even the flyover wasn’t near enough to me as the map implied for me to see. I’m not a long or wishy washy journaler so I’m not all loving this that & the other thing. ( I take that back living was easier than tues & today.
I’m just not going to be going as deeply into this as Ali. For both of those reasons. But I’m still taking pictures & notes. Maybe next week I’ll sit down & see if I have enough to do 6x8 or just enough to do an insert into my planner.
Today I documented the daily activity of making the dog his reward over easy egg for on his breakfast. It is a bribe to get him to potty before I leave for work, it started it 6 years ago when I went to work and getting him to change his daily schedule was difficult. Food bribery works. ( no he isn’t fat he’s actually loosing weight ) Now, 6 weeks in he hasn’t figured out/ noticed that I’m not going anywhere so the bribe is still working so I’m still making the egg. 👍🏻 At least something will be ‘ready’ when work goes live again.
Thats the highlight of today now that I’ve bored you all with my exciting life.
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Post by janesays on May 13, 2020 16:24:42 GMT
huskermom98 I’m sorry and I hope this is just some 24hr thing and you begin to feel better today! hop2 lol you don’t bore me!
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Post by janamke on May 13, 2020 16:26:46 GMT
hop2, I'm not certain anyone's WITL if particularly interesting to anyone other than their own family. I know mine really isn't. But gosh, I just love this project so much. I don't really realize it until I go back and look at older albums, that's when the beauty of the simple things really stands out. Sorry if that is sappy, but I'm just really enjoying this project.
huskermom98, feel better soon!!
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Post by janesays on May 13, 2020 16:29:06 GMT
My Tuesday was quiet. I had trouble with the story lens “around here” that I used yesterday. Got seven things written down but two of them are sad. I don’t know if I want them in this album but they are facts. Maybe I’ll leave them. Not sure yet. Also, I’m kinda ready to start printing these photos and putting my album together. I may begin doing that today. It feels too overwhelming to me to put it off as an entire project to do later.
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Post by hop2 on May 13, 2020 16:35:45 GMT
My Tuesday was quiet. I had trouble with the story lens “around here” that I used yesterday. Got seven things written down but two of them are sad. I don’t know if I want them in this album but they are facts. Maybe I’ll leave them. Not sure yet. Also, I’m kinda ready to start printing these photos and putting my album together. I may begin doing that today. It feels too overwhelming to me to put it off as an entire project to do later. facts are easy. Long thoughtful journaling not so easy. I’m more a date & people stated journaler So there will be some ‘fact’ like lists. The prints or ‘lenses’ might help me with picture taking ir planning but not journaling. I just have to accept who I am as an artist - not a journaler. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2020 3:54:51 GMT
How'd it go today, peas?
I didn't take a single picture. But going to sit down and journal a bit. Today was easier than M or T. This week has been a tough one. 2 mos. of SIP has just caught up w/all of us, I think. And the financial pressures and worries about school, work, etc. What a week to document. But, it's the week that is. Hope to do it justice. Seems like so much is happening in the world, and so little new in our immediate little world.
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Post by cannmom on May 14, 2020 9:50:45 GMT
I took less photos on Wednesday because I was at work. I did screenshot some text conversations with DH and DS. DH also sent me photo of them running together. I’m going to try to get some work photos today. I work in healthcare so I can get some Covid related stuff in. I did get a selfie of me in my new goggles yesterday.
i really want to make sure I finish this project.
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Post by ecvnj58 on May 14, 2020 10:54:37 GMT
I think I took less photos. On the first 2 days I downloaded them midday. Yesterday’s photos are still sitting on my camera. I have to load them. I journaled a lot less yesterday too. I use the prompt today I. It’s not my favorite prompt. Today’s plan is to journal about the beauty of today. I am both excited about it and wondering if it’s too hard. It’s a nice day today so hopefully we can find some outside beauty to Document. I assembled my album for Monday and Tuesday. It really is a gathering of all my stash and so far I’m loving it. Here is tuesday. http://instagram.com/p/CAJV6KrgYju |
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Post by hop2 on May 14, 2020 12:27:33 GMT
I took less photos on Wednesday because I was at work. I did screenshot some text conversations with DH and DS. DH also sent me photo of them running together. I’m going to try to get some work photos today. I work in healthcare so I can get some Covid related stuff in. I did get a selfie of me in my new goggles yesterday. i really want to make sure I finish this project. work pictures are hard due to privacy issues, even working from home I run into that. Never fear I did get some pics of typical computer malfunctions! At least I can count on those! |
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Post by janamke on May 14, 2020 15:04:45 GMT
I think I took less photos. On the first 2 days I downloaded them midday. Yesterday’s photos are still sitting on my camera. I have to load them. I journaled a lot less yesterday too. I use the prompt today I. It’s not my favorite prompt. Today’s plan is to journal about the beauty of today. I am both excited about it and wondering if it’s too hard. It’s a nice day today so hopefully we can find some outside beauty to Document. I assembled my album for Monday and Tuesday. It really is a gathering of all my stash and so far I’m loving it. Here is tuesday. http://instagr.am/p/CAJV6KrgYju That is a gorgeous photo! And now I need brownies. I'm still plugging along, doing great. It helps to have help from my kids and husband on this. Some are more enthusiastic than others. I actually set reminders on my phone every hour to remind myself to take photos. Even though I don't do a day by day run down, the timer helps me remember to stop and take a photo or journal. It's too easy to get caught up into daily life and forget. |
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Post by mom on May 14, 2020 15:30:40 GMT
I am behind, I think, on photos. We've been home, except for one errand run, and theres only so much to document. Netflix, internet, take out, and house cleaning. Boooooring.
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Post by Linda on May 14, 2020 16:36:23 GMT
I signed up for the class and started watching the videos. I've decided to do 8x8 and standard (non-divided) page protectors. I've been taking photos all week - hoping they'll end up working but I'm okay with taking some extras at this end of the week and slotting them in where needed - I think my focus is going to be more on journalling than chronological documenting.
I have my title page and have completed the first challenge from the prep party so far.
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Post by don on May 14, 2020 19:55:44 GMT
I was going to get my WITL on, but I couldn't find one. Of course the fact I didn't know what I was looking for didn't help.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2020 3:46:46 GMT
How'd it go today, peas? I took a few pictures today - so better than yesterday, but still not something I think about enough. I think it takes time to learn how to do WITL. I am going to journal a little now. Today was a better day for all of us. And looking forward to tomorrow. We still TGIF around here, even though F looks mostly like M, T, W, T, S and S.  |
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Post by janesays on May 15, 2020 4:10:30 GMT
Hello. Yesterday and today went really well. I’m not really taking photos of “things”. I’m taking photos of myself doing things. I’m using my Apple Watch to take photos with my phone. Still just using the story lenses Ali gave us for journaling from her prep day. Today I used Facts & Feelings. It was very easy to fill out all ten spaces. I could think of a lot more. I may do that with some label stickers on my photos. My adult son has sent me a few photos this week. He doesn’t know I’m doing this album this week. We just send each other photos all the time. I miss him living here at home. That was one of my facts.
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Post by lynnek on May 15, 2020 15:25:28 GMT
I have been taking about 15-ish photos a day, many are repeats of the previous days - ie - at the computer again. But I guess that is life right now. I did make a quick trip into the store this morning and remembered to take a picture of me in the mask with my basket of goodies. I have plans to take a picture of my daughter taking the on line AP test today and a few other things like that. ecvnj58 - I love that brownie picture! Great detail shot! |
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Post by hop2 on May 15, 2020 16:27:40 GMT
I’m forgetting photos. Yesterday was just blah. I don’t know. But I’m still ‘documenting’ photos & I'm doing a bullet list of ‘journaling’ there’s no way I’m going to suddenly journal like Ali & that’s ok.
I’m not finding her lenses helpful divided by days but I’m thinking of them as themes for the week if that makes any sense?
I might be loving something all week long. I might facts vs feelings all week long.
Not sure how I’ll put it all together, PL for May is empty so I could put it there. It seems redundant to document this week in multiple places I already do my weekly memory planner. It’s not like I have a lot going on. Gosh this is so hard to decide. But is it bad I just want to use an album that I have here? I’ve already decided to redo this when work starts up again so I can have a contrast and I could put both in the same 6x8 album ( I even have a yellow striped on lol ) if I do that then what the heck do I put in PL for May? ( I have kept 2020 current & I feel good about it )
Decisions decisions....
😂 I could ‘document’ my indecision lmao
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Post by ecvnj58 on May 15, 2020 16:53:45 GMT
Yesterday I did beauty of today. It went ok. It was kind of a hard prompt for me and truthfully my day was terribly busy with work and I don’t find that particularly beautiful except for the paycheck part. My photos were really cute yesterday. I did some floral macro and my daughter and husband planted a garden.
Today I’m doing facts and feelings. Truthfully I’m not a feeling person. It’s been hard to get into but now that it’s lunch time I’m getting into a groove more. I’m going to have way less journaling today I think.
I also did a meme page that I’m loving.
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