One Second - the App!

I have done something slightly more amazing than Slicing in 2019... no, it is not do 100 sit-ups every day (I wish!). But I'm using the App "One Second Everyday" to create a video diary of my year. Yes, I did steal this idea from my daughter, who is doing it for her senior year of high school. She is picking MUCH cooler things than I am to add, but here's how it works:

Everyday (get it?!), you need to take some pictures and video. It's OK if you only take it specifically for your diary, but most days, I try to capture of few seconds across the day. Then you use the app to upload "one second" (it's all coming together now, right?!) of footage. Then the app puts those seconds together, and you end up with a month (or a semester, or a year) of your life, in a movie format. (Good news -- as long as you capture the images, you can upload them on another day.)

Let me tell you -- it's SO MUCH FUN. I love watching my movie come together (I have watched it at least 10 times and we're only 70 days into the month). I can imagine using this app in a classroom, making it a class job to do some recording then picking the "second" to upload. It's amazing how it does capture life. I have so many moments with our new puppy, our new puppy + my kids, my kids. But also mixed in there is meeting Jason Reynolds, an incredible dessert, our MLK Day of Service, several shots with good friends, a few beautiful lattes and even one of my husband out to breakfast. Even though I can be a grouse about technology, I see the amazing ways it's a tool for creating joy, too. Maybe once April comes, we can shift our Slicing to Tuesdays and have a go at image-capturing our month, stretching new muscles.