So today marks the first day of month NINE! I only have FOUR MONTHS LEFT!
This extremely exciting to me because I've got to tell you...I've had it with this project. It's not that I don't enjoy taking pictures anymore. I still love to take pictures, I just wish I could do it on my own terms again. It's so annoying when I realize at the end of the day that I still didn't get a good shot, and then I have to wander around my house or neighborhood, or bug one of my family members just to take a stupid photo that I know won't turn out because my heart's not in it.
But, I'm in it for the long haul baby. The other night I contemplated just exactly what I would do if I totally spaced out (still a very real possibility with my A.D.D.) and didn't take a picture one day. I'm proud to say that this has honestly never happened yet. I've let my midnight deadline slip a few times, but those times didn't feel like the start of a new day yet. I didn't go to bed without taking a picture. Ever. So what would happen if I actually missed a full day?
I've decided that, having gotten this far in the project, I would simply take two pictures the next day and keep going. Obviously it wouldn't be quite the same for the remainder of the project, but I hit the point of no return a few months ago. To just give up because of one spacey day is ridiculous.
And I've got to say, this is a huge improvement for me from the beginning of the year. When I started this project, I never would have kept going if I had missed a day. It just shows that this project has really helped me grow not just with my photography, but with my responsibility. And to me, that makes it 100% worth it!
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