Inspired by author David Levithan, I tried something new— something intentional with the every day. As a record of the real life I live, I began compiling one picture from each day of the year— a flip book of sorts of 365 (366 the first year) moments in my life.
I did this for two years but stepped away from the project in 2022. I think after the pandemic (did it end?), I got busy trying to make up for lost time. I enjoyed this project, though, and hope to some day return to it.
I want to live a life worth writing about.
So here’s to the joy in the quotidian— in the cozy cat cuddles, the sounds and scents of coffee brewing, and the quiet moments. Relish the slow mornings.
But have wild rumpus or two. Because sometimes you need one of those.
Life is about both the every day and the exceptional— the big stuff and the little moments in between. Only together do they add up to a life.
“This is another thing I’ve learned: There are no ordinary days.”
David Levithan