Want to go on an adventure with me?

So often, I find myself racing through my life, so focused on where I’m going that I don’t stop to enjoy where I am. My friend Sara said to me once that we are so busy acting as humans doing that we forget we are humans being. My God, did this ever resonate with me. So, recently, I have really tried to focus on acting as a human being, and because of this, I am so enjoying the process of creating and experiencing each and every moment.

This being said, I was reading an article recently about an amazing artist/actress/writer/filmmaker named Miranda July, and I found out about an online project she has been doing with another gentleman for the last few years. It’s such a beautiful thing that she’s doing… She and her partner come up with different assignments for anyone to participate in accomplishing, and they have created a site for people to post and share the completion of these assignments. If you want to look at it the site is learningtoloveyoumore.com, and it’s awesome! I was so inspired by this concept that i decided to make my own project like this for my site. I was sharing this idea with one of my best friends, and she told me about something that she and her husband used to do in which they would create an annual calendar filled with their own “celebration days”—days dedicated to celebrating or doing something they loved!

I thought this was wonderful and combined her idea with that of Miranda July… So, this is what I have come up with—an annual calendar that has 4 celebration days per month that are dedicated to different projects/assignments/creations/or events! Here is the first set! I hope you enjoy and participate in these fabulous adventures with me!

All my love,
Allison

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  • Darwin

    *laughs* And what of those of us ALREADY covered in snow?

  • Marissa

    Love your idea!! And i’m definitely going to check out Miranda July’s website. Thanks for all your inspiration. And keep up the good work!!

  • http://www.myspace.com/shinefloyd_luigi luigi / shinefloyd

    it’s cool…. so… cool
    thanks for your invitation….
    i know this site…
    cheers
    from Shangri-la

  • http://www.fotolog.net/brunolee_17 Bruno

    Hi Alisson!

    Well I think it’s such a great ideia ! speacilly because your gonna separate those days ONLY to do things you want to, thus your life become happier with it !
    I’m, the opossite of you Alisson sometimes I’m freaking out because the place is so AWESOME that I couldn’t believe it could existe there, that I forget what I’m doing hahahahhahaha
    I’m so trying to do this calendar, I face it as a helper thing to turn your life better , and there is no reason NOT to do it right? so why not? let’s try!!!
    I have one question ! how many vacations days do you have ? and How long do you have to stay at the Smallville set everyday? How long do you guys have to work for AN episode get done ?
    HAVE A GREAT FALL TIME AND ENJOY YOUR PLACES AND FRIENDS OK?
    Brazilian kisses from Japan
    Ciao

  • http://myspace.com/richarddecker Rich Decker

    Sounds like a sweet idea to slow down the fast forward scene! if that made any sense lol
    -RD

  • http://www.myspace.com/magpiez55 Magie

    Awww yay I love things like this! I don’t know if I can find any “beautiful” leaves around here becuase they are all pretty much gone and dried up :( but that won’t stop me from looking!

    Can’t wait to see what else you come up with!

  • Dana

    Oh, I absolutely love this idea! People coming together to be creative and express themselves–very cool. Can’t wait to submit my picture! Thanks for giving the fans a way to interact.

  • http://www.daybow.com DavidHayes1956

    To Darwin:

    Adapt! Be creative! Instead of photographing loved ones with a leaf, photograph them with Sasquatch. And if you are having trouble getting Sasquatch to agree to it, cover your loved ones with peanut butter and jelly first. Your loved ones are sure to get a lick … a KICK out of it.

  • Jennifer

    I love your idea Allison,most of the leaves where I live are gone. Leaf pick up was just yesterday. lol But I’ll try and find some leaves and take a picture of someone I love holding them. :)

  • Diego (Brazil)

    Hey,
    Boa tarde!
    You got an amazing idea. Have you plans to the “next adventure”?
    I’m sure that the people who visit your blog regularly will contribute with good ideas too.

    Hugs,
    Diego

  • Elizabeth M

    What a cool idea and a great way for people to get involved. Just need to find a good leaf and someone I love willing to participate! (they tend to get camera shy)
    Looking forward to the up and ocming adventures. Great stuff Allison

  • Heather B

    I do have to agree with Darwin, this is going to be a trifle difficult for those that are already under snow (a friend in Pa had 3″ the other day) and those of us that dont seem to have those beautiful autumnal changes (the leaves in my area of Texas go from green to brown to dead on the ground…seemingly overnight). However, I do think it’s an awesome project and look forward to seeing what other ideas you come up with.

  • http://AllisonMack.com Alyson Lindley

    Hello Allison, Autumn is such a beauiful time of year. You have a wonderful idea. A lot of people don’t stop to enjoy the beauty that is around them,or appreciate loves one in their lives. I love love taking pictures. So I will most likely post one on your website. Thanks for the info on the website learningtoloveyou.com.

    Peace, Love
    Alyson

  • Thiago

    Hi Allison …

    Here in Brazil I dive with all of you in this new adventure, liked to know of the workshop, very cool, sorry to be so far, I would like to be able ai pra prestigiar.

    With more leave a big kiss before you beautiful woman, you admire.

    Thiago (Brazil / SP)

  • Lydia

    I like Autumn too.

    Thank you for telling us about the website learningtoloveyou.com.

    For a very long time, I questioned my retrospective moods. But, since you’ve started your blog, I’m relieved and happy to know that I’m not the only one who’s on a journey, thinking deeply about life, people, nature, feelings, myself as a human being, etc.
    Sometimes, it’s like reading my own thoughts and feelings. Your blog is really inspirational, moving, heartwarming and a pick-me-up for the spirit.

    An annual calendar with different projects etc. is a wonderful idea. I can’t participate in this photograph project but I’ll enjoy seeing the picture of others.

    Bless you.

  • Rafe

    Allison!!! Count me in!!! Everything you come up with, I am with you!!! Let’s go!
    I already sent my photo! Let’s go to the next adventures!!!

    Love you,

    Rafe.

  • http://www.flogao.com.br/sultana Carina

    Hi, Allison!
    I’m not sure if you do have time to read each one of these comments, but I’d really wanted to confort you. Or, at least, try to.
    You see, I spend lots of time reading about actors, their lives and work. Most of the time, they don’t have time to talk about themselves. Never do they share their feelings or deep thoughts with us.
    I love your blog! It’s so… humanly…
    So, never fear. You are a great human being!
    As for loving ourselves. Your friend is totally right. We spend so much time just doing what we’re told… We often forget to follow our hearts.
    Hope you enjoy your new life!
    And, wow! Do you see how loved you are in Brazil?
    You should visit us, sometime.
    An international citizen like you would really appreciate the tour.
    Maybe you should add it to your “thingsIlove” calendar.

    Lots of love!

  • http://angelofthewaters.blogspot.com angelofthewaters

    I love it Allison! You always have good idea and it’s a nice way to share something that is a part of you to everyone around here! I will definitely send that one here! And I love taking pictures! :)
    I’m so excited to see everyone’s leaf and love…

  • Ellen

    I could get a picture of my baby boy holding a leaf or more like eating one LOL He won’t stop putting them in his mouth! I love Fall the most too. I now live up north again and I am enjoying the season. It is one reason I wanted to move back. I love the smell, the colors, and how the leaves fall covering the whole ground. I even love raking! LOL

  • Lea

    Omg this is sooo creative…

    im studying Biology and one of my latest school projects was to make an album with 100 leaves… im tellin’ya it was amazingly fun :D So im looooving the idea…

    Hey could we have a CHLARK day?? Pretty pleaseeee???

    Another thing… Tabby!! what’s going to happen with Allison directing the 20th episode of Smallville??? (i mean we are only getting 15 episodes this season, right?)

  • Aysha

    Hey Allison,

    Wow, what an innovative and creative idea! I will definitely partake!

    Take care,
    Aysha

  • Jake THe Broken

    What if We dont have leaves anymore :( what do we do then, use bark? Thats falling off now. Great idea lets see what comes up

  • Melissa Nataly

    Hi Allison,this is a beautiful idea,I really like it,because that’s how you can show the beauty on people in the natural habit around the world,it´s awesome.Count me in,too.It sounds really amazing.Take care,chau.Melissa.

  • hugesmallvillefan

    Hi Allison,
    i like this idea. i think it will be fun to do these assignments. i am just wondering if we can participate after the event date or if there is no point?

    i love smallville. every episode is amazing. i can’t wait for a new one.

    i would have done the event yesterday, but it was my birthday and i was busy.(sorry)

    hope you have a good life.

    hugesmallvillefan(Craig)

  • http://www.themagicalpen.com Rosie

    I think this is a brilliant idea, days fly by with people following their busy lives, many not stopping to notice the simple yet inspiring and fascinating things of life. The first leave falling, ray of light in the morning. Great idea !

  • Ellen

    Cool! You got my pictures up! Maybe next we should build snowmen or do snow angels! He he

  • Kyle

    Your idea and inspiration sounds wonderful; I’ll be participating you can count on that. I look forward to more projects.

  • http://BRAZIL fernanda

    Hi Allison!
    Good idea! Simple things do our life better….
    Kisses from Brazil
    Fer

  • David XD

    hello, XD, my name is David, and i’m spanish (with 26 beautiful winters). I´m writer, and i’m very crazy too XD. This is my first message in english at any blog so please forgive me for my spelling mistakes.

    I love reading books, music, playing soccer and basketball, nature, fishing, cinema and writting novels, storys and fairy tales. I hate studying and eating cabbage (in spanish “berzas”, and “acelgas” too. Names are very scary, even if you don’t know spanish, hehehe).

    i like smallville too, meeting new friends to speak and laugh with

    PD: Me encanta este sitio, XD

    PPD: XD == :D == Happy Face

  • David W

    Love this concept! Thanks for putting us on to learningtoloveyoumore.com. Such a simple but awesome idea!
    Looking forward to participating and seeing how your twist on this experiment develops.
    All the best.

  • BOUROUX

    Hi Allison.
    You got an amazing idea.
    This morning in Montreal all the leaves are on the ground under 15 cm of snow.
    Tonight I walked in the snow and it was amazing. I saw some frosted leaves refusing to fall.
    The leaves can be stored for very long. I found some leaves in an old dictionary ten years later in good condition. Last weekend, I installed with my wife and my daugther our Christmas decorations.

    Your pictures are very nice and you look happy.
    Have a good day.

    Claude.

  • Jace

    Oh, that will be really awesome!!

  • http://2teaflute.blogspot.com paul

    I can completely identify with the need every now and then to stop doing and just be. It’s so easy to get get lost in the stress not just of work, but of leisure time as well– with things to do, books to finish and activities to plan. Lately I have discovered a new route to work in the morning that involves a long walk along a pathway bordering a reservoir. Walking is a great way to let my mind wander, to let go and be unfocused for a while (can’t really do that driving). It’s an added bonus that there is a bit of nature mixed in; fall is changing to winter, the light is a little different each day, dawn a little later. It’s great to have time to just observe, to get centered, to contemplate.

  • http://www.themagicalpen.com Rosie

    Heya, i contacted your myspace page and was told to write a comment on here, as you can see above i replied in response to this post which i think is an amazing idea by the way. I would do it but i’m extremely camera shy, but i can still take the moments to notice it.

    I am collecting to a charity very close to my heart. For information on it please go to this link :
    http://www.themagicalpen.com/ukanintro – (there is no link to this on my site as im having a few problems with it, but this will take you to the right page)

    It means the world to me to make a different to sufferers of narcolepsy and cataplexy (explained on my site), my mum suffers both and i know how difficult it is to live with, though i wouldnt change my mum for anything in the world.
    Please please can you take the time to send me a signed photo to help me with my fundraising. I’m obviously not going to post my address here as you never know who is reading this, so please please could you or someone on behalf of you email me for my address. I live in england so i understand postage can be a problem, i’m happy to send postage if i know it will get a response, but to be honest i haven’t got the money to waste for no reply.
    You say to be the change you wish to see in the world, i can’t change the world but this is me doing my bit.
    It means everything to me to give support to families coping with this, i really hope you can find it in your heart to help me.
    Thanks for atleast reading this.
    All the best, Rosie Weldon – age 16

  • SultanOfSix

    Human beings are social “creatures”. I’m an introvert myself, so it’s quite difficult for me to meet and talk to people unless they take the initiative. The internet provides for me a medium where I can post my thoughts without being held back due to my inherent shyness. I think you’re idea is pretty cool for people who consider you special enough to deem themselves as your fan, but cannot interact with you on a personal basis. It’s nice that you take the time to respond to them in a manner in which they can feel appreciated.

  • Darwin

    Hey! DavidHayes1956:

    I think I will try YOUR suggestion about gaining the cooperation of a Sasquatch! Previously, I was trying to go through
    his agent…

    One NEVER gets anywhere THAT way!

    Using the DIRECT approach, I found Sasquatch footprints…but no Sasquatch standing inside them.
    Perhaps Peanut Butter and Jelly IS the key!

    And Hey! Heather B:

    So Texas and the Great White North have something in common! I live more than a few hundred miles east of “Kansas”…at least the “Kansas”
    where they shoot Smallville.

    But I was discussing the leaf problem with a friend…and we came up with
    cutting and coloring leaves…and adding sparkles!

    Okay…it was HER idea to add the sparkles!

    Now I just need to find somebody to take a picture with it!

    …Are there any…romantic-leaf-holding/picture taking people databases out there?

  • Carlos Eduardo

    Hi! the idea of learningtoloveyoumore.com is awesome and very interesting, something that many of us have ever thought. Hopefully, it has been taken to internet through that website. Besides I don’t understand well how to handle some of its functionalities I appreciate the idea. On my spare time I will look into more about this website. What really attracts me is the fact that people puts a sort of difficult and freaky goals (the assignments) and they dare to go for them without complexes.

    I also would like to see you and Kristin on the “Capella Innovations” festival, suddenly now I don’t have enough money to make the trip. It’s something that I’ll have to solve for the next year. I wish that you two have a wondrous day; and, of course, that you enjoy a lot the role of being judges of the competition. Please take many photographs of the event.

    I’ve been reading about the writers strike and I found that there’s a campaign related to the buy of pencils. Personally, I’m not agree with the idea; nevertheless I’ve already donated with the purpose of doing something for them. I would like that you tell me, if there’s another way how the fans of TV series could support to finish the strike. Maybe we could send millions of e-mails to specific addresses or maybe we could donate to pay Smallville’s writers salaries for a while, in order to let them finish the last scripts of the seventh season. What I really want is that you get to direct the episode twenty, I shared your happiness since the day when you announced that were going to take the role of director and I think that it’s not fair that you lose this opportunity. I imagine that you must be feeling a bit of sadness and uncertainty, because being director was your newest motivation and you prepared during 8th months to assume this new role on your career. Surely, they’ll give you the chance on the next year, but I would like that it would happen now. -I got to dream the episode 20 day, we would have to chat face to face to tell you about the script!-. Just say what we could do to for the writers, just throw the idea I will always support you.

    Bye my sweet Allison
    Carlos Eduardo

  • Tomnbecky

    Allison, it’s a great idea to have a calendar!! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to participate this time around since most of the leaves have turned brown and fallen off the trees :( . But I’m really looking forward to the next one. Need any ideas? Just ask :)
    Becky

  • Josh

    Allison,

    Fall has always been my most favorite season, I love looking around and seeing all of the beauty that explodes in what seems to be a moment. Unfortunately it also seems to fade in a moment, all the leaves here are currently snow covered but the idea was amazing. I want to tell you how much I admire you for a woman your age you have an incredible wisdom that most look all there lives for and never come close to finding. If I had one piece of unsolicated advice it would be… Trust your instincts and don’t over think things. A good friend of mine used to tell me ” If your constantly waiting for the other shoe to fall, it eventually will.”
    You are amazing and I hope that your life is filled with unmeasureable amounts of love and happiness.

    With love,
    Josh

  • http://www.welcome.com.br Ghenis( Genivaldo OJ)

    Muito legal essa iniciativa!! Será um prazer contribuir e participar dessa aventura. Alias aqui no Brasil você tem muitos fãs. Venha visitar o Brasil um dia!!! Vai gostar muito.

    Kisses,

    Ghenis
    Ṣo Paulo РBrazil

  • Vivian Leoncio

    Allison, você é linda! Acompanho o seu trabalho e te acho super talentosa.
    Beijinhos da sua fã brasileira.

  • Jen Khan

    What a great idea! My husband is lucky enough to be living in the beautiful Carolinas this autumn. I am stuck 500 miles away in Florida, and sending each other photos of ourselves with leaves connected us in a special way this week! I will definitely check out learningtoloveyoumore.com often! Having come to this website as a fan, I am so pleased that I return again and again for inspiration from a uniquely thoughtful and expressive woman. Always something to think about as I venture out to my own life each day! Many thanks!
    Best wishes, Jen

  • Hal

    Loved your idea and I’m totally stoked about participating in this site. Your awesome for the way you connect with your fans, it’s like noone else I’ve ever seen. I was thinking about something else also. You travel every summer it seems. It would be cool if you did a video blog with your travels, kind of a fresh impression of how things are impacting you.

  • Amanda

    Once again, another great idea! For those of you in the US and our North of the border friends: if you need leaves, come on down to Alabama. Seriously, we have them EVERYWHERE. We can’t keep our porches and yards free of leaves. Really–it would be a public service, we’d get rid of a few leaves, you’d get a great pic., and we’d all win!

    Where I live, it hasn’t snowed in almost two years (and that was just a dusting) so all I ask is that once you leave with your great leaf picture, you send a little snow our way!

  • Raquel

    Hi

    First of all: Sorry for the mistakes!
    I’m from Germany and my Englisch isn’t very well…
    So, are here only Americans? It’s hard for me to understand …but I like Allison so much and I want to speak with all of you… =)

  • Kirsty

    well i went out today to try and find a beautiful leaf, but all the ones i can find are already mulched up by peoples feet or cars or other trampling. it’s quite sad :( but i guess there’s beauty in destruction and knowing it’s all being returned to the earth.

    so instead i took some pictures of the beautiful autumnal sky. i never realised how much i love autumn until i moved to my new house which is opposite a park. its not particularly green but it’s still pretty in the mornings. my room faces the park and the sun rising over the trees. it makes getting up for work totally worth it.

  • http://www.rosenbaumplanet.blogspot.com MARCIE

    Hi Allison,That’s the first time i’m visiting your blog and I loved your idea…hahahahah!
    I’m carioca from rio de Janeiro and in few weeks the summer comes with the christmas…Can i confess a thing?
    before to visit here, i tought that it was a joke,but a friend said:no,it’s really a personal allison’s blog!
    Now i know that it’s true! hihihihi…
    many kisses in your heart bye bye honey!
    ps:can you say to Michael that he has a carioca fan?

    :) :) :) :)

  • Donovan

    That leaf photograph does sound like a great idea. I live in Alabama and right now there are leaves everywhere!!! Even on my car. Thats All!!! Later!!! P.S. if thats your boyfriend in the photograph above, tell him to look in the camera and SMILE!!! He reminds me of my brother.

  • Rina

    Ya! the photo of my sister is up in your gallery! I am in a different country to her now but she took the photo on my behalf so it still counts LOL what an awesome idea.

  • orsi998

    Hi Allison!
    I love your idea!and the leaves are very nice in your picture:)
    [IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa162/orsi998/cc2-1.jpg[/IMG]

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