serene yogamama drawing by margaret. 9.28.08
looking ahead at my calendar for this week, i'm seeing some happenings coming up, like the switch from september to october (how did that happen so fast?), the shaded days that chuck has off from work, a birthday party for a friend of margaret's... just some ordinary markers that will shape the general direction of this specific new week. beyond that, i'm not really sure what else the next seven days will bring. what i do know is that as it is every week, in between these events, the days will be filled with everyday details — i expect both familiar and brand new. little bits of us that make up our life right now. so, what's this all about anyway? well, thanks to a great project prompt on ali's blog called a week in the life, i'm going to take a little extra time this week to observe and capture these small day-to-day particulars. it will mean clicking a few more photos than normal, jotting down a few more notes and specifics throughout the day... when the week is complete i'll compile these words and images together in an album-of-sorts (exact format to be worked out later) so we'll be able to look back and see this narrated snapshot of time. i'm very excited for this challenge. what a great opportunity to practice awareness and be a little more present in the moment, right? let the week begin.