Moments in Focus: Documenting Everyday Life

I have been on a journey; well I guess we all aren't we?  I have been a stay-at-home mom now for 5 full years and I have not yet found my sweet spot.  I want to enjoy the ordinary in my days.  I had found that I was moving through my days like a robot just moving from one thing that needed done to the next and even though I was at home with my kids I didn't feel like I was really absorbing the precious moments of connection each day.  When I saw Gina's Moments in Focus ecourse from Connecting Family and Seoul I knew that was something I would love to try.  She would provide a one word prompt and I was to take a photo of it and write a journal entry about that word connected with the photo. 

Here are the first 5 days:

DAY 1:  STILLNESS





















Stillness

No words

Just absorb
The wonder of my backyard

 

DAY 2: MESS

Mess

I want less

But I degress as

Their laughter and giggles fill the room

I stop, enjoy their play and reminse of my days gone

Now wait they are gone

Who is going to clean this mess?

DAY 3:  CREATE

I had sent the kids down to the basement to play.  That is what I usually do when I really need to get something done upstairs without the little pitter patter of feet constantly behind me.  Today, they worked together to create a fort with a picnic.  Even though they created a mess, I love the creativity and cooperation it builds while in the mist of sibling play.


DAY 4: INDULGENCE






















My indulgence this week was seeking in a my favourite cup of coffee while watching one of my favourite shows Criminal Minds.


DAY 5: JOY

 

Joy is all of us together

Doesn't matter the place or activity

The memories are priceless

Abundant joy

I really enjoyed this ecourse and how it has had me focus on my everyday moments and record them into a special keepsake. Slowing down, paying attention and connecting are important to me and my family life. Have you tried documenting your everyday moments? I love to connect so leave me a comment or come find me on Instagram. What were your moments in Focus?

And thank you to Gina at Connecting Family and Seoul for running this ecourse. You can see her moment of focus here.