A Day in the Life

This post was inspired by Ten on Ten, a photo project I came across on A Bit of Sunshine. The goal of the project is to discover, through the camera lens, the life and beauty our eyes often miss by taking one picture every hour, for 10 consecutive hours, on the 10th day of the month.

I called my post "A Day in the Life" instead of Ten on Ten because for this, my first go at a full day of taking pictures, I focused more on what I was actually doing at the top of every hour than I did on unearthing unexpected beauty in my surroundings. And because the day on which I took these photos was rather ordinary, my photos are also, well, ordinary; they do an extraordinary job of capturing exactly what an ordinary day in my ordinary life looks like.

I'd like to give Ten on Ten another try in February or March, and when I do I'd like to follow the guidelines of the project a little more closely: my photos will be less about what I'm doing and more about the beautiful environment in which I'm blessed to be living my life. (Oh, and I plan to use my actual camera, and not the camera on my phone.)

7am
Must. Drink. Coffee.

8am
Loading up my little love bug.

9am
Making muscles.

10am
Blowdrying my hair.
Flattering shot, isn't it?

11am
Stocking up at Target.
As always, the items in my cart are unrelated and plentiful: Champagne, goldfish crackers,
vitamins, Valentine's Day cards, laundry detergent, straws, and hair rubber bands.

12pm
Working.

1pm
Driving.
Don't worry - I waited until I had come to a complete stop to take this picture.

2pm
Volunteering at the preschool book fair.

3pm
Walking home after picking the boy up from school.

4pm
Enjoying my daily Coke Zero.

5pm
Scooter and bike riding through the neighborhood.
Can you tell we live in Texas?  This is what January looks like.

6pm
Making dinner for the kids.

7pm
Making dinner for the hubby.

8pm
Folding little boy laundry.

9pm
Cheers.

10pm
Wrapping up the day with a little treat.

There you have it - an ordinary day in an ordinary life.  Now that I think about it, ordinary isn't half bad.