Mornings

I intend to start actively participating in Focus52.  Last year I did it for a couple of weeks and then fell behind in my uploads...and that was that.  There was a two-day window for uploading your weekly efforts.  Unfortunately that time frame just *didn't* fit into my schedule.  At the start of this year, once again I had great intentions...but as per usual, my follow-through was not so hot.  But I recently discovered that Jan has now opened it up so that you can upload your projects whenever you want.  I think that will work much better for me. So I'm back on board, baby!

I'm also planning to make a Project Life book this year.  A few months ago I bought the supplies but I could never get momentum to start with that either.  I'm great about taking the pictures but I'm terrible about the rest of the process.  They sit on my camera and then when I finally download them, I barely have time to look at them - and frequently don't.  Which means I never get around to selecting the photo of the day and I certainly don't get prints ordered.

But yesterday I sat down and got myself caught up for 2012. I've got prints ordered and I can't wait to assemble my book.  I know this would be much more enjoyable if I could stay on top of it a little better.  So I'm resolving to do a better job from here on it.  It's not that I feel a burden to "keep up" or to not miss a day, but this is something I really want to do. So I'm choosing to make it a priority. (Of course I'm realistic enough to know that this will still be a work in progress. ha!)

This morning I went back over to Jan's page to look at the prompt.  Morning. I sat here thinking about what morning means to me.  I pictured a steamy mug of tea...with a piece of toast...and my Kindle.  But then I had to quickly admit to myself that that's how I wish my mornings were.  Instead they tend to be an exercise in frustration.  I am much more of a night owl than an early bird. So getting my two oldest kids out the door and on to the bus by 7:19 am is the worst part of my day. Every morning it's a battle to get them ready and out that door on time. UGH.

And suddenly I realized that I already have my Focus52 photos for this week. I took these on Thursday morning. It was a little drizzly so I drove the kids to the bus.  But it wasn't wet enough to keep them in the car. I, on the other hand, felt no desire to get out of my comfortable place. So I played around my my phone and took pictures of them through my windshield...trying to capture the feel of the morning. About a week ago I downloaded Instagram for my droid so I've been a little obsessed ever since.