CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 2024 RESER FAMILY #1SE VIDEO

After you commit to something wholeheartedly on a daily basis over the course of a year, there is a tendency to step back the following year and take a break. After completing the 1 Second Everyday project in 2023, I debated with Sidney about whether I would embark on a second version in 2024.

However, the fruits from my inaugural #1SE year—especially the special moments of debuting the final project to friends and family on Dec. 31—proved too sweet to pass up in 2024. Thus, I made the decision to once again go all-in with #1SE.

It didn’t disappoint.

This is the thumbnail for our 2024 #1SE video.

With a year under my belt, my 2024 project was a little easier than my rookie year. I knew what I was doing, I had learned hacks within the app, and I didn’t put as much stress on myself as I did in 2023. By the time I did it for the second time, the whole process of capturing a one-second video each day seemed much more natural. Basically, it had been ingrained into my daily routine.

But could this second video ever compare to our first one? After all, I mentioned in my year-in-review blog post that my family didn’t do too much in 2024. We stayed in Washington pretty much the whole year. Did that make our #1SE video inferior and boring?

Well, perhaps to you. But for Sidney and me? Hardly.

I highly recommend creating a video using the I Second Everyday app.

The art of a #1SE video isn’t necessarily about exotic sunsets and selfies with Mickey Mouse. Our video turned out just fine with a Spokane rainbow and a Chuck E. Cheese high five 😂. But in all seriousness, #1SE videos can be successful simply if they are mundane yet authentic; basic yet reflective.

Birthdays. Ball games. Baptisms. Board games. Books.

Dances. Dentist visits. Dining out. Diving in the pool. Dressing up.

Family. Festivals. Fair. Faith. Friends.

These ordinary events and things are what filled up our 2024 #1SE. Like I said, nothing too spectacular; nothing too jaw dropping. But when strung together, they tell a story—the Reser family story. And to me, that’s beautiful (but perhaps I am biased).

Like last year, we debuted our video “on the big screen” to those closest to us. My parents watched our 2024 #1SE video on their television and Sidney’s parents got to watch it with Beau and Sloan on theirs. To see my mom and dad tear up for the second straight year as the days flew by on the screen is always touching.

My mom and dad watch the debut of our 2024 #1SE video.

Besides giving my children a piece of media they will always cherish, it is the emotional effect that these videos have on people that make me want to keep doing them. The final product is always just so pure, so genuine, so rewarding.

Which brings me to my last appeal of this post. Just like Jennifer inspired me to do my own #1SE, perhaps I can inspire you to do your own. If you are at all considering doing a 1-Second Everyday video…DO IT!! Trust me, you won’t regret it. Doing a project such as this helps you to appreciate the little things and it allows you to give a gift to your family at the end of the year that is priceless.

This is the ending “day” of our 2024 #1SE video. What a joy it was to make it. I encourage you to join me in making your own #1SE video in 2025.

If you need any extra motivation or have any questions before starting your own #1SE video, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. It is only January 3, you can easily jump on board today and be well on your way to creating something special. Thanks for your interest in the 2024 Reser Family #ISE video and I hope to include your face in our 2025 version. Don’t Blink.