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still at the 365 photo-a-day challenge for 2016...
here is what i have for april.
i have missed a day or two here and there
but i'm not going to let that stop me..
burger love and snowfall frustration
amid the first purple crocuses and
the death of prince...
purple docs
and mismatched socks,
yellow tomatoes
and sunset after sunset...
can't wait to see what may brings.
i'm so not ready for tomorrow to be monday...
but this weekend was an A+ weekend really with
lots of editing
a trip to the farmers market for crepes and fresh berries
studied lines for the play (which is coming VERY fast)
hit 10 000 steps at least one day
brand new pajamas (with feet! & a hood! & ears!) for 5 dollars
two calendars (1 a coloring calendar) for a total of 85 cents!!!!
a bubble bath with candles, music and face/hair mask
and
we tried a recipe from Pinterest and
it turned out dee-lic-ious!
part of the reason that i love the bullet journal
is because i think it is really going to help me
keep track of the progress i make on
certain goals that i have set...
every day, i pin TONS of stuff
including recipes...
but then,
i get overwhelmed the enormity
of what i have pinned
and i don't do ANY of them....
but now, I will pick out 10-15 a month
and mark them in my bullet journal
and then
i will actually make them that month...
and THEN
i can tick it off in my habit tracker... :)
(i am such a positive reinforcement addict...it's sad).
oh...the salad dressing was from pinterest, too...
and sooooooo yummy....
photos 1-16 (january 2016)
highlights include: waffles from the farmers market, play rehearsals, a walk on the boardwalk, rock n rule, david bowie :(
last year, i tried to do a photo-a-day project...
i think i got about 65 days in
and then lost track.
not being one to let failure stop me
from trying a second time,
welcome to attempt number 2
:)
the intent is not to stress about
taking a perfect photo...
the intent is take a photo each day
that represents
something about that day,
about that week, about my life...
which makes me think each day
about what part of the day
i should try to capture.
and the truth is
sometimes i forget
and there will may be a random
snap taken with my phone
of a can of diet coke
or my socks at 11:32 pm...
and most of them
will be taken with my phone,
cause that's what I have closest to me.
and some won't even be pretty...
they'll just be a
tiny reminder to me
of something
that meant something
in 2016.
every year, i pick a word
to use as a focus for the year...
some years, it works great for me.
some years, well...they have been duds.
last year's word was
RISK
and it worked pretty good for the 2015...
it was the stepping stone to this year's word choice really.
part of my reason for choosing RISK last year
was because I was thinking about slowing down on the
photography business...
but i was scared to.
but i did it.
for 2016, i have about 8 weddings booked
which far different from the 18-20 i have been doing the past couple of years.
and, although it still gives me a little fear...
what if i stop...will people forget me...will i lose out...what weddings will i miss...
how much regret will i have...
you know...that kind of thinking....the scary kind.
but i am also feeling happy...a sense of relief...
and am making plans.
my new years resolutions consist of a lot of the same items
i add every year...and every september...and every spring...
weight loss, walking, water, fitbit, yoga, eating better, etc, etc, etc.
but this year, i have intentionally added items
FOR FUN...things that will make me HAPPY :) :) :)
cause really...that's what i want this year....
just a big mess of giggly, loud, a-little-in-your-face,
hold your sides laugh out loud HAPPY...
(with a little bit of weight loss, cause really, who am i kidding?)
and so long 2015...it's been fun!
i love going back & looking at the past year...
what worked, what didn't...what changed and
what i realize now that i want to change.
this year, instead of reading through journals
i re-read all of my facebook statuses and
went through my photos...
sign of the times.
(well, for someone like me anyway...
who posts probably more than anyone needs to, heh).
i read 8 books in 2015. EIGHT books.
i mean seriously. that is embarrassing.
i used to read 8 books in a WEEK.
LOVED the land of decoration...was a little disappointed by Adult Onset (but the bar was raised high with Fall on Your Knees & will likely never be met again). LOVED the museum of extraordinary things.
STUFF I WAS PROUD OF:
this guy graduated (& I couldn't have been prouder) <3
these were my most liked photos on facebook...hahahaha....from sock monkeys to middle fingers to burn outs and snails...this is the story of my life.
2015 you were a fairly good year
and 2016 is looking pretty damn promising already! :)
Moving forward with an open mind/heart and a
sense of humor...I'm a man with a plan, stan....bring it on.
I'm ready!
