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I don’t think that I fully appreciated the beauty of every day life before I found blogs and Flickr couple of years ago. I don’t think that I really took the time to notice things around me, all those small lovely things that make a home, or everything that makes up our neighborhood, or my home town. I’ve always been interested in decorating but I didn’t pay attention to all those other things besides decorating that make any space a home. But reading blogs and discovering Flickr I realized that there is so much beauty in all the every day things if you just take the time to see it. That was one of the main reasons why I wanted Minna and I to start a home blog last year, so we had a place where to focus on the small things as well as the bigger things, on decorating (and now renovating) but also those little moments that pass by so quickly. We often take our cameras out only if it’s a special occasion – someone’s birthday, a holiday, or maybe to photograph a project we’ve completed in our home. But I find that I am the most inspired by images of those small everyday moments that can be both fleeting and rare and repetitive and mundane. As you can see from these lovely images above, there’s beauty to be found in those little moments.

Inspired by all the lovely images on Flickr I’ve decided to take part in the 365 project, where the object is to take a photo every single day of the year. Since starting our blog last year I’ve started to take more photos and I have to say that I love learning more about photography and taking the time to take pictures. Taking part in this year long project my main goal is to get more comfortable and familiar with our Nikon D60 and learn to take different kinds of pictures – so at the end of the year I won’t have 365 similar ones!  I’m afraid this project will be quite a challenge since I’m one of those people who rarely remember what date it is so I’m worried I’ll forget to take a picture every day! But I’ll try my best. I am also working full-time for a while now and I’m discovering that after a full work day there isn’t that much time or light (at least this time of the year) to really take photos. So it’s going to be a challenge! How about you, have you ever taken part in this sort of thing or are you planning to do so this year? You can see my project 365 set here.

Image credits: 1. our paperwhite finally bloomed., 2. brothers, 3. Mid afternoon snack, 4. yellow., 5. eat your fruits + veggies, 6. My Room, My Slippers, 7. Accent Your Home…, 8. Untitled, 9. Breakfast 13.9.08