Hello 30's!

Happy birthday to... ME!! Am I actually 30 years old today? Is that what this is supposed to feel like? I was really dreading the start of my 30's but now that it's here... It really doesn't feel so bad. Maybe it's because I have a handsome baby boy in my arms and it's way more exciting to count and recount his fingers and toes? Or maybe it's because looking into his eyes makes the future that much brighter? Whatever it is, I'm not complaining. I feel more myself and alive than I have in a while even if I am running on less sleep, covered in spit up, and without make up on :)

My 30 before thirty project wasn't completely fulfilled. And that's OK with me. 30 isn't the end all be all. But I did enjoy documenting the last year. So this year, I'm going to do something a little different and I'm calling it Project Life. I was inspired by this blogger who has a Project Life of her own where she takes amazing pictures and scrapbooks every single thing that happens in her family life and then updates it on her blog. Her scrapbook is awesome-looking with lots of little nick-nacks and like I said... amazing pictures. I know I won't be able to be as intricate as she is with her scrap-booking, but I don't want to fall behind on Caleb's baby book and I really want to catch up on my own scrap-booking... remember, the one I mentioned that was stalled back in 2006? Whoa. I don't even have a wedding album. I'm also going to continue with the remaining items on the 30 before Thirty list because let's face it, some of them were out the window before I even started. For example, I was basically down to an 8:30 mile, but got pregnant in July and stopped running (and going to the gym) all together. Yikes... So that 15lbs I wanted to lose was compounded with a ton of pregnancy weight and now I'm just hoping to lose that! Technically, it's my 30 before 31 list now?! ;)

So, in honor of this beautiful life and it changing around us constantly, this year I'm taking on Project Life. The first thing I'm taking away from exploring her blog is the daily picture idea which was sort of inspired by her blog and the fact that I send a picture (sometimes 2, or 3, or 4) to my family back home everyday.  I hope to keep improving on my photography skills with my new toy and to share any tips here on my blog. Everyday is something that should be celebrated and my thirties are going to be awesome... I can feel it. :)