Every time I go over to Ali Edwards' blog and see her Project Life updates I feel a sharp twinge of something. Perhaps it's regret? Most likely it's simple awe.
I am faced with regret for not finding this wonderful form of documentation when all of my kids were little, then the reality of it all settles in and I feel better knowing that when my kids were little it was enough to get through the basics of everyday living in a single parent household, without losing my mind!
I'm not interested in purchasing a "kit" that, though pliable, is not the right fit for me or where I am right now. Too many slots to fill with too much crap, er, evidence of our every day life. I am not a big consumer and with the four kids at school all day every day and so much hockey in our lives, there is just too much space for our full lives. Sounds counterintuitive, eh?
Offsetting that reality is the pressure of time. Claire will be leaving soon and I'm anxious about the impending changes in our little family dynamic. As much as I embrace her growing up and the changes being made, we have her here at home, daily, for only one more year. I want to document every single minute of it before *poof* it's all gone and my reality changes to something different.
I'm still left wondering how I can incorporate Project Life a la Ali into my life - without embracing the overwhelm or the ephemera. In the words of Winnie the Pooh: "think, think, think".
Maybe it's okay to just visit her weekly updates and sigh? Yes, it's awe.
