In Jan/Feb this year I decided to try a video version of 365 grateful. Because sometimes a still shot just doesn’t quite do it!

This is the little video I created with the grateful moments over 30 days… Hope you enjoy! You can find the fun music here: The Bobby McGees.

My current 365 grateful project (shot on the iphone) is coming along well. I really enjoy doing this everyday and the iphone version is very easy, as I always have it handy!! You can check it out at our posterous site.

If you’re interested, I use the: Shake it photo app.

I was so thrilled at the pretty montage Andrew did for me that I asked him to make me one for the Polaroid version of 365 Grateful. You can see this below. So fun to see all these beautiful moments together. Really is amazing to think I have been going on this since 2008.

If you have done a grateful project I would LOVE to see links or hear your stories and adventures with this. It has made such an impression on me and hearing how others find it worthwhile would be lovely!

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I was surprised last night to get an email from someone asking where I was and why was I not around when Notebook was featuring my work this week!!

Well after returning from the U.S I had a job down in NSW so was not really home. Notebook did not tell me there was going to be a little letter about the 365 grateful project!! (else I would have made sure the new site was working!! – eek!)

I haven’t seen the magazine in real life but here is the website letter from the editor. I am amazed!

In case you have found yourself at my blog after reading the Notebook letter please find more about the 365 project HERE or you can also view the WHOLE 365 GRATEFUL project here.

If you are still interested in more about my 365 grateful journey you can see my latest iPhone version on this site: http://365grateful.posterous.com/ This is a joint project with a beautiful unschooling Mama in the U.S.A.

For your chance to WIN a pack of gift cards made using images from the 365 Grateful project, leave a comment below saying what you’re grateful for! We will draw 5 winners and post them out to you on Monday the 5th July!!

There are 5 different images and on the back of each card a quote on gratefulness.

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I have recently started my new version of my 365 grateful project. This year I am using my iphone with a handy little app called shakeit.

The EXTRA exciting part is I am doing this project with a wonderful photographer on the other side of the world!

Autumn Fawn is not only an amazing photographer also a gorgeous person. So go check out our combined blog for this project.

http://365grateful.posterous.com/

Here are some of my latest images…for the words to match check the blog.

I have wanted to post up my last few 365. GRATEFUL photos for so long! If you don’t know about this project please check out the series on my flickr account here.

I took a Polaroid every day of something I was grateful for.

Not only was it a fun photographic exercise, more importantly it has taught me to be grateful! To live more in the moment and to delight in what I have, rather then always wanting.  To see how clearly delightful my family are. To enjoy and remember the wonderful things my husband does for me. To see how powerful and amazing it is to view life from a more grateful and positive angle.

AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

NOT only this! I have had emails and messages and amazing conversations with people who have been inspired by me.

It is humbling and so so surprising.

I am grateful, I am so so grateful for all those who have shared a little about their own journey with being grateful. Thanks so much for your kind comments and emails and letters that have continued to inspire me and others.

IF you would like to download the 6 page NOTEBOOK article here is a PDF to download – 365 GRATEFUL article from Notebook magazine

Meanwhile here is the last few polaroids that end this project.

I get asked a lot if I am continuing the project.

Yes I will!

However due to the expense of polaroid I have had to use a more digital design of late. I do miss the precious vintagy feel of the polaroid film, it feels more special and memoryish. I am grateful I managed to fund a years worth of film! Will post up some shots from my new series one day soon.

Warmest and best yours gratefully

Hailey

For the last year I have been doing a 365 polaroid project. In April it will be 1 year. One whole year of taking a grateful photo everyday!

Lately this project has been gaining a little bit of media attention and I thought I would share.

NOTEBOOK – magazine April issue has a wonderful 6 page spread on my project! Here is some of the pages!

They mention it here too:

http://www.homehints.com.au/notebook/in+this+issue/

I am about to blow my own trumpet here so tune out if not keen on that sort of thing!

I am sooo excited because I have an article in my most favourite magazine… FRANKIE. This magazine has been wonderful to find. Not only is it full of hilarious stories and great photos but it treats women as though they are intelligent! ABOUT TIME! I am very honored to be in it.

The story is on my GRATEFUL 365 days a year series I have been photographing for a few months now.

You can see the series so far… here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/poppysmiles/sets/72157604663676256/