Birmingham, Ala.:

Week 1:  Resolution

I LOVE photography challenges!  They push me to be creative, and I get to discover other wonderful photographers and learn more about who they are and their daily lives.  I’ve been following My Four Hens Photography for sometime, and I’m always enamored by they moments that she’s able to capture.  She recently announced a 52 week photography challenge for 2012, and I jumped at the chance to participate.

The theme for week 1 is resolution.  Although I don’t typically make resolutions (because I fail miserably at keeping them), I decided to try one more time.  I’m hoping that posting this will hold me accountable for keeping up with it.

With this resolution, I’ve decided to get back to basics.  Although it may seem a little child like, that is exactly why I’ve chosen to do this . . . Journaling.  Throughout high school and college, I wrote in a journal every day.  I never really wrote about my day, it was more of a place to jot down creative ideas and poetry.  It was so freeing being able to pull my book out at any time and let my thoughts flow without fears or insecurities.  I want to get back to that way of creative expression.  I miss writing and dreaming, and I hope to release the inner child that I’ve somehow suppressed over the years.   So . . .  I ventured out to a local book store and purchased a brand new journal.  The pages are crisp and clean, awaiting that first stroke of a pen to begin a new adventure.