I've read many blog posts and photography articles about ideas for and the importance of pursuing personal projects as a photographer. I'd try them all if I had all the time in the world. I did try the Project 365 - taking a picture every day for a year - about three times. I made it through January this year. So, for now, I've decided a more attainable goal will be to take one day a month and photograph my life that day. I've chosen the 5th of each month because my birthday is on the 5th of May.

November was the first month of this project. It was slightly more difficult than I anticipated. Once I pick up a camera and start shooting, I kind of get lost in my head and in looking through the lens. I can't really do that when I'm the only adult with my kids all day, and I'm supposed to be teaching them school. Here are the selections from November 5, 2015.

Eva at breakfast

It was (I say was, because we've since changed our policy on this) the boys' morning ritual to use their iPad time while I got breakfast ready. I guess the games can get a little intense.

It was such a nice day for early November and we were already down near Tipp City for a homeschool gym class. We went to Charleston Falls with friends after the class to enjoy the weather and a hike. The boys found these hedgeapples.

Crawling through a tunnel of branches they found off the path.

Trying to be artsy