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Words: So Jonas dumped out an entire box of cereal. He undid the child safety lock (which Eliza didn't close all of the way), got it out of the cabinet, pushed a chair over to get a bowl, put all of his findings on the island, and poured.
This little man is always into some sort of trouble (and he always seems to wait until we're indisposed), but it's never ill intentioned. He's just curious, or exploring, or (especially lately) trying to do things for himself. It's exhausting, it's stressful, and often I have to take a step back to not get angry with him.
But you know what puts things in perspective? Taking funny photos. Situation instantly diffused (though this wouldn't always work: photographing him being naughty all of the time would only reinforce the behavior). Still, we had fun doing a positive twist on child shaming.
Here's what you can take from this:
- Include some of your journaling in your actual photo through a sign, chalkboard, or clothing with words
- Don't just record the perfect moments. This event was obviously stressful, though it wasn't a really big deal, and it also happens to document how messy our kitchen is (see the dishes on the counter in the background)? This is life, folks.
- When you're journaling, think of what you'd say about the event if you were telling someone close to you. The first paragraph I wrote could be a transcript of what I would have said if I called my mom to tell her about this (I always start funny stories with the word "So" for some reason.
This is my documentation from the Daily Doc | Nov 2012 handout. It has 30 prompts to use if you get stuck documenting. I'm tackling all of these this month AND doing unplanned daily documentation. I printed out the prompts (pages 2-4 of the handout) and I'm highlighting them to cross them off as I go. I'm not doing them in order; I'm using them as they make sense for me.
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