Circle + Arrow

Day In The Life: June 20, 2017

I’ve followed along during Day In The Life and Week In The Life previously, but have never done either project. It always looked fun but I’m usually already stretching myself thin across several projects. But when I thought about it this year, I kind of wished I had captured a typical day last year because I know life looks pretty different now.


So this year, I decided to participate and captured a few photos every hour on June 20th. It was fun! Coincidentally, I happened to be taking a mini book class at Studio Calico that was being done in a Traveler’s Notebook format and figured I could use the class ideas for making this album.

I started by creating my custom traveler’s notebook insert. The general template is from the mini book class. I used various pieces of paper (kraft, vellum, plain white copy) and sandwiched a cut-up page protector and tag inside as well.

To begin, I went through all my photos from the day, minimally edited them, and resized them according to the pages they’d be on.

I did a combination of handwritten and typed journaling and like seeing the variety. Embellishments were kept simple with a combination of labels, stamps, and washi/pattern paper. I stuck to flat items since this book is already thick!

To indicate the time of day, I typed up the times on the computer, printed and cut them out, and adhered them onto each photo or page.

Here’s a look at the pages in detail.

The cover was kept simple with some stamping, washi, and a label. That heart puffy sticker is the only non-flat embellishment I used!

The first page opens up to the date, stamped a few times.

The first few pages document my waking up early (and the baby as well), getting ready for work, and the first couple hours at my job.

The pocket page sandwiched in the book makes for some nice overlapped pages.

For an interactive element, I created a fold-out page to document some time at work. I attached a tab that says, “work hard” on one side and “play hard” on the other.

The tag I sandwiched in between the pages makes a fun flap to stick some journaling and a photo on.

I added a pocket to hold a tag with the sweet photo of my daughter and I running back home from daycare.

The final pages are a mix of different sized pages and photos documenting the evening.

I love how this chunky little book turned out and I’m pretty sure I’ll do this project again!

jenwong

, ,

8,414 responses to “Day In The Life: June 20, 2017”

« Older Comments
Newer Comments »

  4. That started the economy on a downward spiral that contributed to a four-day stock market crash in late October 1929, which erased a quarter of the value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, wiping out investors and severely damaging public confidence.

    Reply

  11. Hi there would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re working with?
    I’m going to start my own blog in the near future but I’m having a hard
    time selecting between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal.

    The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and
    I’m looking for something unique.
    P.S My apologies for being off-topic but I had to ask!

    Reply

  14. hello!,I like your writing very much! share we communicate more about your article on AOL? I need an expert on this area to solve my problem. Maybe that’s you! Looking forward to see you.

    Reply

  17. I’m not that much of a online reader to be honest but your blogs really nice, keep it up! I’ll go ahead and bookmark your website to come back later. Cheers

    Reply

  20. Undeniably imagine that that you said. Your favorite justification seemed to be at the internet the simplest factor to take note of. I say to you, I definitely get irked whilst folks consider worries that they plainly don’t understand about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top as smartly as defined out the whole thing with no need side-effects , people could take a signal. Will likely be back to get more. Thank you

    Reply

  22. I’ve learned new things as a result of your weblog. One other thing I’d really like to say is always that newer laptop or computer os’s often allow more memory for use, but they furthermore demand more ram simply to run. If your computer is not able to handle more memory as well as newest software package requires that memory space increase, it may be the time to buy a new Laptop. Thanks

    Reply

  25. Great blog! Is your theme custom made or did you download it from somewhere? A theme like yours with a few simple tweeks would really make my blog stand out. Please let me know where you got your design. With thanks

    Reply

  31. Thanks for your post right here. One thing I would really like to say is that most professional fields consider the Bachelor’s Degree like thejust like the entry level requirement for an online college degree. Though Associate College diplomas are a great way to start out, completing ones Bachelors starts up many entrances to various careers, there are numerous on-line Bachelor Course Programs available from institutions like The University of Phoenix, Intercontinental University Online and Kaplan. Another issue is that many brick and mortar institutions make available Online variants of their qualifications but typically for a substantially higher price than the providers that specialize in online qualification programs.

    Reply

  32. What’s up i am kavin, its my first time to commenting anywhere, when i read this piece of
    writing i thought i could also make comment due to this brilliant
    post.

    Reply

  42. I was suggested this web site by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else know such detailed about my problem. You are wonderful! Thanks!

    Reply

  46. I discovered your blog web site on google and check a couple of of your early posts. Proceed to maintain up the superb operate. I just additional up your RSS feed to my MSN News Reader. In search of ahead to studying more from you afterward!?

    Reply
« Older Comments
Newer Comments »

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.