Jan 1/2023. I used to keep a daily journal log recording everything I did that day until it filled the little lined page. Nothing exciting, just a record. When we got engaged and blogs became a thing, I started an almost daily blog post on “Maryandheff” and then “babyheff” when we got pregnant and then had Francie. It morphed to heff.family at some point and still holds a record of nearly every day of parenting up until moving to the ranch… when the ease of recording our days became so much easier on Instagram. Sharing our life and nuances of our days is something that makes me happy. I feel a little of the sense of accomplishment I got from my daily journal logs in the documentation of life. But Instagram has changed so much – with stories and reels and video… they can be fun to create but I miss the old fashioned documentation and I worry so much is lost in 24-hour expiring story snippets. My New Years goal is to go back to the documentation of photo posts each day and sharing life just how it happens… with photos and stories and the everyday no matter how unexciting. Here’s to starting the first post… one day late. 😊 *also – the middle landscape and what is about to be the first photo of my day 2 post were both taken by @heffbrian. This panoramic at the top of his hike above our house looking out at the fog settling in our valley. I’ll be sharing more of the photos he sends me from early mornings and afternoon hikes I hope too!