12 on 12 :: March 2015

One of the goals I picked for my 101 in 1,001 challenge was to document a day in my life every month. I love being able to look back at my monthly snapshot posts and see how things have changed, but I wanted something that reflected the little details of my life, since those are the things that fade from memory the fastest. While I originally toyed around with the idea of doing some sort of video or photo collage, I eventually decided to fall back into an old favorite, 12 on 12. This project wasn't my idea; it's something I picked up years ago from a friend on livejournal. I remember seeing her post for the first time and loving how simple, yet brilliant the idea was, take 12 (or pick 12) photos to represent a particular day, in her case the twelfth of each month. In my case, I need a bit more flexibility, so I've opted to go with the weekend closest to the twelfth unless I have a trip of some sort planned for the month in which case I might cheat a bit and use that day/s instead.

I started this project up again in March, mainly because if I didn't I wouldn't make my 101 goal. This month has been a bit of a drag. I've been working a lot of overtime, and don't have a lot of free time or energy for much else. As such, the photos aren't as numerous as they could have been and they're pretty mundane, but they do reflect my day pretty well: empty food dishes, the crockpot I used to make pulled pork for dinner for the week, a capsule wardrobe sketch for my upcoming summer travels, and the sweater I started knitting while catching up on YouTube videos.

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12 on 12: September 2015

I had forgotten to do my 12 on 12 on the 12th this month so when I went out on Saturday I was only all too willing to get a bit snap happy. The day started out back in my old neighborhood at the annual library book sale. I stocked up and then we headed to my favorite places to shop: the farmers market, Trader Joes, and Wegmans. After that, we stopped off at the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park since Saturday was also the Smithsonian's annual Museum Day Live . The park was beautiful, we had a nice walk and even ran into a wedding party. We took the long way home and had a great time meandering through the country looking at old barns, cows, and windmills.

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