Everyday life 2009. That's the title of the challenge I took in January. Take a photo every day for the year. That is truly a challenge for someone that photographs milestones and events only. I see my life that way. I can't remember the day to day routines and events. Yet, these day to day happenings are what life if made of. These are the things that make up what we are, physically, emotionally, spiritually. It is what we do every day that determines our lives. Good habits or bad habits shape our lives in the present and future.
So what about our mundane daily lives? We didn't have digital clocks when I was young. Yet the novelty of that transition quickly wore off. All of these changes, had they been documented with the excitement I felt when they occurred, would have seemed exciting and shocking to my generations to come. It makes the significance of the everyday more important. What will they remember about me?
Friday, June 19, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
To blog or not to blog
My daughter was aghast! "Why in the world would you need a blog?" She still thinks that it's weird for parents to be into anything technology. That's the message moms get from their older kids. They laugh at our "back in the day" stories not believing a word. They kind of fear our encroachment on their world. Mom and Dad at home are okay, but that's not the real world.
My family rolls their eyes at each of my new advancements into the bold new world of technology. I tolerate it because I have to. How else will I learn what they know? After all it isn't that I'm stupid. Yes, computers took a whole building when I was in college. You had to write your programs and type them onto cards. Nothing was this easy. I had a different learning curve that I followed. If they could only experience how much more difficult technology was back in the day then maybe they would see that I am not the poor mom they think I am.
I still haven't created a face book page. I think they'd really freak if they suddenly received an invitation to "be my friend." That opens so many ideas for scrapbook pages to document me coming of age. That way when they show the stories to their kids and experience the rolling of the eyes, they will finally appreciate my every day life!
My family rolls their eyes at each of my new advancements into the bold new world of technology. I tolerate it because I have to. How else will I learn what they know? After all it isn't that I'm stupid. Yes, computers took a whole building when I was in college. You had to write your programs and type them onto cards. Nothing was this easy. I had a different learning curve that I followed. If they could only experience how much more difficult technology was back in the day then maybe they would see that I am not the poor mom they think I am.
I still haven't created a face book page. I think they'd really freak if they suddenly received an invitation to "be my friend." That opens so many ideas for scrapbook pages to document me coming of age. That way when they show the stories to their kids and experience the rolling of the eyes, they will finally appreciate my every day life!
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