Back in April, I was just starting to outfit a tugboat. I was maybe a little bit out of my element but, ultimately, super excited to be part of a project from the ground up. I happened upon the 100 Day Project - I had read Elle Luna's book The Crossroads of Should and Must and followed her on Instagram.

I don't necessarily make things but, I do try to stretch myself creatively. I think ultimately, it's good for our mind as human beings. I love the morning. It's definitely my favorite time of day so, I decided to document one hundred of them. One Hundred Nautie Mornings was created - #100nautiemornings (many of you followed along on Instagram). It ended up being a really fun project!

First of all, these mornings tell a story. I could not have picked a better three month period of time to document. I really dove head first into tugboats. Documenting my mornings was incredibly satisfying.

Without further ado, here is what I ended up with!

Highlights:

Finding the best laundromat in Portland while I was working at the shipyard and living in a run down hotel.

getting new pens for my bullet journal - that thing kept me grounded in the yard. The details! Yikes!

Highlights:

The stacks got installed on the tug - it made her look like a real tug boat :)

I installed shelving in my container and organized all my 'gear' for the boat. It was so much easier to get around and I started feeling like I might be able to pull it off...maybe.

It was my birthday! I turned 33! I took the train up to Vancouver, B.C. for the weekend and sipped coffee on Rhiannon's lanai - always a favorite past time.

Highlights:

Sea Trials were completed! We took this beauty North and christened her. Proud Mama Moment.

HIghlights:

One of my Besties came down to the boat to visit me.

Then my Dad came down to the boat to visit me.

I hopped on a different tug! Built in the 70's this little tug has some major character.

The Inside Pass! I love this trip.

HIghlights:

Sea Days Northbound for the Arctic Circle. Days are getting longer.

Highlights:

Getting into a groove up a the mine. It was fun - and challenging - to learn a new operation.

The looooong days. The sunrises and sunsets that went on and on and on.

Friends who put podcasts into a Google Drive for you :)

HIghlights:

Tugboat shenanigans. They. Are. So. Fun.

Moana The Tugboat Dancer. I love this lady who resides on the dashboard.

Truly, the ultimate highlight was just the daily practice of finding a bit of joy to document in my mornings. I love them anyways and so it was fun to capture them.

When my one hundred days ended I was seriously let down. I wasn't ready for it to be over! I decided to try to complete a year. I created #100nautieevenings and have plans for #100nautieafternoons before switching back to #65nautiemornings. One year? Once a day? Kind of fun!

(A confession, the way I got all these photos together was by searching my hashtag on Instagram and taking screen shots. I apologize for some of the formatting mistakes, some of the doubles and some of the missing ones!)