The 365 Project {2020}: December

I (we) made it!!! It’s officially the last day of 2020 and I’m so ready for it.

Today also marks my last photograph of my 365 {366} project of 2020!!! One photo taken each day of this year. This project has been a labor of love and I’m excited to look back through all of photos of this year and share my favorite photos of 2020 with all of you.

But today is December 31st, which means tomorrow is a new year and new start! And man was this month a busy one. I’m not even sure if I accurately documented it each day. But that’s okay, because sometimes life happens without my camera by my side and I’ve learned through this project that not every day is perfectly documented- I mean just finding the time to cull through all my photos and edit them is an achievement in itself. More on my project goals, achievements and misses on a later date because this mom right here needs to clean, pack and organize to bring in the new year.

So here’s my thirty-one days of December 2020…

The 365 Project {2020}: September

September was tough.

Tougher than I had hoped and definitely tougher than I could have imagined.

On September, 18th we said goodbye to our beloved pup, Myrtle, who has been by my side for fourteen years.  When I look back at this month, I don’t think I’ll remember the stress of trying to navigate my son starting first grade virtually or packing for our move 1000 miles away in October, I don’t think I’ll remember trying to balance working from home and teaching a 7 year old or how hot it still was in Charleston even though it was late September. What I will remember is the moment I knew it was time to let her go, the overwhelming sadness and guilt, the pain of watching my boys break down and sob after she passed, and the void we all felt not having her with us. In those moments, it was really hard to pick up my camera and continue the project. But because of my commitment to finish and photograph each day, we will forever have intimate photos of last few weeks with her. And that is worth it all.