365 Project

Have you ever thought about starting a 365 project?  It is a project where you take one photo a day for an entire year.  I would encourage you to give this a try.  I have done this for the last two years and it really changes your perspective on your life.  You start to look at things differently and take photos of things you never thought of before.  It is a quick representation of a year in your life.  The photos can be as simple as what you had for breakfast to photos of momentous events in your life.  You can do as little or as much journaling as you want.  You don't have to worry if you miss a day or two.  You can always make up for it with two pictures on another day.  Since my life was a bit extra crazy this year I have also filled in some days with comics that I could relate to. 

Wouldn't you love to have a book showing what life was like when your mother or grandmother were your age?  You are creating this legacy for your children.  Think about what grocery stores used to look like 50 years ago, the price of gas, car types, shoes - you get the idea things change and this is your opportunity to document what 2012 was like in your life.

Once you commit to taking the pictures the question becomes what to do with them.  You have several options.

1. Create a Digital StoryBook.  Some people like to do one page per week.  But my preference was to mix and match.  Some days I would do one full page photo and other pages are a mix of several photos.  It depended on how much I liked the photo and how much I wanted to journal about.
2. Use our Expandable PicFolio album.  With one album and 3 sets of refills you get 450 slots - enough for 365 photos and 85 journal boxes (not quite two journal boxes per week).  If you use Memory Manager you can lay out your photos so you have the correct orientation for your photos and decide where you want to add journal boxes.
3. Use our traditional albums.  You can fit 6 or 7 photos on a page if you want it to all be in one album.  Or you can choose to split it into two albums if you want to add more journaling and embellishments. 

With all of these options you can choose to keep it simple with plain backgrounds or you can embellish to your hearts content. 

You can read some testimonials from others who have been working on this project for the last year here.  You can also see many examples of pages on the Pixels2Pages Page on Facebook.  Just click on the Day2Day project on the left.  They also have a list of different ideas for photos for each month under the Day2Day project.

Please let me know if you are going to take up this challenge in 2012.  I would love to help you brainstorm ideas. 

Another wonderful site for inspiration for a 365 project is Michelle Perry Photography.  She has some amazing journaling to along with her photos.  She is also starting a 52 project - one photo a week.  She is inviting anyone else to participate along with her on her Facebook Page.

If you have done this project before please share in the comments section your own testimonial and why you would encourage someone else to give this a try.