The photo above is a reflection of last evening's sunset through my guest room window. This marks the first official day of my 365 Project (a photo a day). Again, the official project, groups, name, etc. aren't something I've come up with. Right now, there are probably several hundred groups just for this topic on Flickr. Right now I do not belong to any of them.
Before I started this blog. Before I even knew what Flickr was. Before I really even digi scrapped. I started documenting my life through photos. I had a period of time in my life I struggled to find myself and what I was supposed to do on this earth if I wasn't going to be a mommy. In this struggle I had days where I just couldn't see the joy in life's everyday. It was hard to feel happy about waking up in the morning, or letting rain fall down my face, or a beautiful sunshine, or my little doggies jumping in circles just because they saw me. I certainly felt the big happy - you know holidays, special events or outings, but the everyday happy was just gone.
So, in an attempt to find the person I used to be, I found the person I was meant to be. All by starting a written journal that I just happened to include daily photos. At first I used to think to myself, this is silly. Why do I care that the lawn is mowed. Why do I care that we are packing our car for a day trip. Why on earth do I care what I ate for breakfast. Well, I learned that these so called insignificant events are what really makes up my life. This is who I am. This is who I learned to appreciate. What this journal did for me was provide a place to go to when I didn't feel so great. It provided me a look back on all of these so called insignificant times in our lives that we forget. It eventually provided an insight into what was really important to me. All these little "stories" were a window into what truly made me happy.
So, on my 43rd birthday, I have now restarted my journal, just with an official title.
I hope this Thursday is a joyous day for everyone!
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