ONE SECOND VIDEO 2020

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One Second Everyday 2020!

What. A. Year.

We zoomed, we shifted, we prioritized, then reprioritzed, we laughed, we cried, we ran mile after mile, we went from plan A to plan B to plan Z, I became a dance fitness instructor and pre-k teacher, Daniel and I moved both our offices to home, we made every single big and small and in between decision together, we watched our kids become best friends, we’re all healthy, and at the end of the year, I’m so proud of how we handled it.

It was not my worst year, not even close. I didn’t lose any of my people, and there are some years in my life I could not same the same. Sure, logistically it was practically impossible to simultaneously work from home while caring for kids ages one and four, and I do not wish that on anyone. But we made it, and I’d take a logsitical shuffle anyday over other losses I’ve experienced. That’s the unexpected gift of grief: perspective.

If you have lost someone or something this year, in any way, I see you, and send love and hugs to you. If you have given of your time, expertise, service, help, resources to those in need, I see you, and am so grateful for you. We’ve done a remarkable job, collectively, of getting creative, pivoting, looking out for one another and carrying each other while we carry on together.

Happy 2021. Here are some of our little seconds that made up an unforgettable year.

2019 and 2018 here

ONE SECOND VIDEO 2019

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It’s here! This project takes daily thought and a few hours at the end of the year to pull it all together but man, it is so worth it. It’s true that life is lived in seconds, and there are a million of these that make up our days and lives. These are a few of ours.

When I watch this year’s movie I think, wow, that was a hard year. Unexpected, medically complex, some big plans altered. AND ALSO. It was beautiful and wonderful. I made it through a horrific pregnancy with the remaining third on bed rest and I held my breath for months. Each day we checked off was like climbing an impossible mountain. I did it and I am honestly surprised I made it out in mostly one piece. We had another round of a few months of worry with Blaire in the fall for sickness, including a few middle of the night ER trips which was also traumatic. It was a year of high highs and low lows.

In the midst of the chaos, there were so many sweet moments too, and this really captures that. Of course we tend to remember the big moments like welcoming Blaire, the first day of preschool, and the vacations, but mostly I want to remember all the giggles, the dance parties, catching baseballs in the backyard, growing our first garden, the trampoline, Daniel singing “isn’t it ironic” on the way to our 40 week appointment, all our dear friends, mainly the little moments that often go unnoticed but that make up a life.

Posting 2018 here so I can have it in the same place. I am so glad I have this year of Trey documented because this is the age (18m-36m) that his language really took off like crazy, and as a speech therapist, I geek out on his advanced MLU and clear consonant production from such a young age. This is the kind of stuff I can’t capture in photo alone and I am so glad to have.

Notes to myself (or you!) so I can remember how to pull it all together next year: in the 1se app mash it into the year, then pull that into iMovie, then put one of their stock songs (change “effects” to “theme music” to find seven choices), then copy/paste the song to fit the length of the movie, then take the volume way down (this is 3%), then export the file to my computer and then finally to YouTube and embed the link here. Sounds complex, but anyone can do it. You can also do it without music too. Just document! This is really special to have.