One Down, Eleven to Go

February 01 2010 by Kristin at The Kitchen Sink in Uncategorized » 16 comments

I mentioned a few posts ago that I’d be participating in Project 365 this year, which means I’m compiling a set of three-hundred-and-sixty-five photos in 2010, one for each day, and can I just say: it’s really fun. Not only that, but the collection already feels like a mini-time capsule. When it seems like January slipped by in a flash, all I need to do is spend a few minutes with the photos to remember what I’ve done, where I’ve been, what the year has held so far.

My goal for the project is to simply catalogue the year in snapshots. I was hoping, too, that the project would make me slow down and take notice, see the beauty in the everyday, push myself into a creative space at least once a day, even on the longest workday or the most chore-packed Saturday. So far, it’s working out splendily. It’s been all these things and more.

With the first of the eleven months of the project behind me, I thought I’d share a few of January’s photos here. Unsuprisingly, I suppose, food and drink and kitchen—my muses, I guess you could say—have crept into the mix. Have a look:

Clementine, eaten midday at my desk:

Two beers, cracked open at an indecently early hour on a Saturday afternoon:

White bowls, lining our kitchen cupboard:

A bowl of citrus basking in the last gasps of sunlight in the late afternoon:

Utensils, standing in old, blue-tinted canning jars given to me by my grandma:

Lunch, eaten at home on MLK Day:

The book club spread, before the girls arrived:

I’m excited to see what photos (and the extended daylight!) February will hold. You can follow along (and see the rest of the January photos) here.

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Christina M Williams says on February 01 2010 at 12:50 pm:

Yum! I want to be in that book club! Everything looks gorgeous, as always.
rena says on February 01 2010 at 1:06 pm:

Do you have any special theme, or is it just whatever strikes you that day?
gemma says on February 01 2010 at 1:07 pm:

So lovely! What a fun project. I’m happy to be participating this year — and following through!
Laurel says on February 01 2010 at 2:02 pm:

Beautiful! The bowls look fantastic. How inspirational–I love the idea!
maggie says on February 01 2010 at 2:15 pm:

Yay, I’m loving following your daily shots. They’re so lovely, quiet and crisp and beautiful.
Megsie says on February 01 2010 at 2:55 pm:

I love the photos. What a great year you have had so far!
Molly says on February 01 2010 at 4:20 pm:

Beautiful! I’ve always wanted to do this and your photos are inspiring me to try to start this month! How do you get the photos to look like Polaroids?
Devon says on February 01 2010 at 4:32 pm:

What an interesting challenge. You always take great pictures so these should be fun to look back on.
Janae says on February 01 2010 at 5:34 pm:

Hello! Love the pictures! Can I ask–where did you get the bowl that’s holding the oranges near the staircase? It’s lovely
Shari says on February 01 2010 at 9:12 pm:

Those are some kicka** photos lady! You’ve inspired me.
Megan Gordon says on February 02 2010 at 1:37 am:

It is fun, isn’t it? I missed a few days last week and am strangely plagued with guilt over it…really wanted to have 365 total. But alas, I’m jumping back in now….I agree that it’s such a great way to look back.
Kristin at The Kitchen Sink says on February 02 2010 at 9:14 am:

Christina: Thank you!

rena: No special theme, though it’s a bonus if the photo will trigger a memory of the exact day.

gemma: Your photos have been lovely! It’s fun to see another Chicagoans day-by-day experience in photos.

Laurel: Thanks!

Maggie: Thank you so much for the kind words. Your photos, too, have been inspiring to follow.

Megsie: Thanks! And, I know, it makes me feel awfully lucky.

Molly: You should give it a go! The “fauxlaroids” are taken with my iPhone with the ShakeIt app.

Devon: Thank you!

Janae: It’s a Martha Stewart for Macy’s compote dish. I really a lot of the pieces in that line — clean and classic, yet a little bit distinctive.

Shari: Well, thank you!

Megan: The guilt is the secret downside, I agree. And I wondered whether I needed *one more* thing on my to do list. In the end, I’m finding the benefits are far outweighing the burden and I’m glad to be doing it. Glad to hear you’re jumping back in.
Barbara says on February 02 2010 at 9:26 am:

You’re doing a super job! And I bet learning a lot about lighting at the same time. I really ought to be doing something like this…..
my spatula says on February 02 2010 at 1:39 pm:

they are ALL so, so lovely, i can’t pick a favorite.
Jenny says on February 03 2010 at 11:13 am:

Hi Kristin, I’m a lurker coming out to say hello. I got following your blog one day when I was missing my childhood Chicago-area home and relatives. So glad to see you are doing the 365 Project, as I am as well. Great pictures and inspiring that there may actually be something in my kitchen worth taking a pic of.
Kristin at The Kitchen Sink says on February 05 2010 at 7:39 am:

Barbara: Thanks! And you’re right — lighting is a challenge this time of year.

my spatula: Thank you! While we’re on the topic, let me just say that your photos are absolutely stunning.

Jenny: Thanks for saying hello!