Over Christmas, I came across an article about a woman who challenged herself to take a photo a day.
She did this regardless of whether it was a ‘boring day’, ‘a bad day’ or a ‘remarkable day’. She simply set out to take a snapshot of each day regardless, because there is always something worth noticing.
After reading this, I felt inspired to do the same. Since moving to Australia, I’m a lot more aware of appreciating the smaller things but despite that, some days just seem to pass me by without a second thought. Therefore in order to help me be more present, I set my own photo a day challenge for the first two weeks of January 2020. You can see the results of this below.
January 1st: Spent a quiet New Years Day walking my friend’s dog, Spiros, in the Botanical Gardens.January 2nd: I had the day off work. So, I got a haircut and took myself off to St Kilda beachJanuary 3rd: Me and my friend Linn went to see Lewis Capaldi perform: my birthday present from herJanuary 4th: Back to work. Found this photo on my phone that I had taken accidentally on the way to my cafe jobJanuary 5th: Took myself out for a brunch date and ate the vegan smashed avo at Hash Speciality CoffeeJanuary 6th: It was a busy day in class and at my office job- but I liked my shoes…January 7th: Came across these guys on my way home from work, walking through the shopping centreJanuary 8th: Had a vegan lunch and sat outside at work. Melbourne is really smoky from the bushfires.January 9th: Went food shopping with a housemate. Picked up this cactus and called it CedricJanuary 10th: Managed to fit in a run. This is one of my favourite routes along the Yarra River.January 11th: We had a party for Linn’s birthday at her apartment and then went out to Bond after.January 12th: Spent the day working and made these coffeesJanuary 13th: I had a day off and went to the beach. I swam in the sea for the first time this year. There was a crazy storm in the eveningJanuary 14th: Managed to make it for a run after work around Carlton, where I live. Had a chilled evening in blogging.
So that’s it: my first two weeks of 2020 documented here online. Without having set myself this mini-project, the days probably would have passed me by. However, through doing this, I can see what an amazing start to the year it has been.
From the bigger moments like nights out and trips to the beach, to the smaller ones, like making a coffee I was happy with or having the time to take a walk in the sun- I’ve seen firsthand, that there’s always something to be thankful for.
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