A Day in my Life
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 6:05PM
Prompted by Ali Edwards challenge to record a day in my life, I thought I’d record the events on Wednesday this week. Though the visit from OFSTED means this is a far from ordinary week in that I’m working more than usual, I couldn’t really say what a “normal” week looks like around here and this Wednesday was about as normal as it gets.
Except I forgot!
Half way through the morning, it dawned on me that I ought to have had my camera by my side from the get go and of course, I hadn’t even taken one photo. So, a quick reschedule to Thursday, yesterday, the 9th February. I dutifully took photos all day, made a few hasty notes on a timetable and thought I’d put the results together at some point in a very simple fashion.
Today, we got a snow day!
My simple ideas flew out of the window as I found myself constructing a concertina book from the photos and a bit of narrative alongside. With time to spend on it, I did it from scratch and didn’t resort to purchased digital templates or overlays. But it took time.
Still, the end result is rather lovely and I’m pleased I made the effort to do something with it all. All too often I take photos, collect the stories and then leave them lurking on my computer somewhere with just the good intentions in place.
This time, I’ve made a real book, completely finished and rather satisfying to read.
It’s bigger, longer than I envisaged, though it’s hard to imagine how it could have been smaller. There are 24 pages in total.
I used Picasa to create some collage pages which I then imported into Photoshop to make the page. I tried to include as many aspects of our everyday life as I could – the red photos above are of two cashmere sweaters I darned yesterday morning. One got thrown in the bin before darning, when I saw the scope of work needed, the other went to the same destiny when I’d darned two holes and thought I’d finished – before going on to find another three. I’m hoping our new wardrobe set up will have no moth problem!
Of course yesterday was a day spent waiting for snow, so there is an element of uncertainty.
The snow did come in the end, whilst I sat in a village hall two valleys away, listening to the most inspiring woman and mother of an autistic son – linking nicely back to Ali and the stories she records. Having spotted the white stuff outside, I dashed home and made it back in time, thank goodness.
Reader Comments (5)
O! gosh Gill, I came over here to share a link with you and just seeing this brought me back to the only one I have ever held in my hands, it was done for my daughter when she was 4 or 5 !
Well, because of you, I am on Pinterest and I need to give it a rest. We have always been disciplined about media.... well until Pinterest .... anyways this just absolutely astounds me, I giggle, I chortle, I sigh..... Perhaps, too much on.line each day and overwhelming to take in all the visual, but when you have time, may I recommend - - -
http://thegirlwhokeepsdreaming.tumblr.com/page/15
Ava
Ava, Pinterest is indeed a great resource. I can spend hours there and like you, think that sometimes I need to use the "off" switch more frequently than I do! Thanks for the link - I'll explore
Gill this is a great idea. I lovw how you have done it. I must make more use of Picassa... I forget about it.
Wot a lot you did in a day.. plus all the rest of the things you do.
Fantastic job! Are you going to post instructions on making a concertina book?
Did you really bin the sweaters? Wouldn't they felt? If you don't want to and they are still retrievable, place can I?
Funny how we're not so far away but have no snow - though there was some on top of the Mendips yesterday morning. It is bitter cold, though.