In 2020, I took on the challenge of The 100-Day Project. For those not familiar with the challenge, it’s simple: you choose a creative project and do it every day for 100 days, while sharing your process online.
100 tiny houses
I decided to make 100 tiny houses, one per day, based on the view outside my window. Part of the project became photographing the tiny house in the environment it represented, an unexpected addition to the tiny house-making.
On Day 1, I wondered if I would be able to do this every single day. I wondered if I would enjoy the process. Would I be able to show up consistently? But I committed anyway. And I took it one day at a time. I didn’t allow myself to think about how much work was ahead of me. I just focused on each day as its own project.
Some days I was excited. Other days I was uninspired (I’m looking at you, late February and March). Some days I was frustrated because the fabrics in my stash just didn’t match what I wanted to create. Other days I felt excited by little details, by sticking with it, by watching the landscape change over time.
Finding my rhythm
As the project went on I got into a rhythm. I knew how many minutes it would take to make the blog and get it photographed, and I could schedule it into my day accordingly. Some days I woke up early to check it off the list, some days (as you can see from the sunset) the day would get a way and I would rush to complete my day’s work in time.
Lesson learned
But in spite of it all, I stuck with it. And I’m so glad that I did. Because now, I know that I can. And in the future, when I’m faced with a project or a commitment that scares me, I can call on the muscle memory of my 100 tiny houses project to remind myself that with each small step, with each bite-sized chunk after another, I am capable.
If you’re interested, you can view all 100 tiny houses on my Instagram feed.