dare...to try something new {oneword @ shuttersisters}

i don't do much in the line
of photo editing...
i just get so frustrated
and irritated
and annoyed with myself...

but after reading about the lightroom program
on shutter sisters
i downloaded the 30 day trial
and played with it tonight...

i am enjoying the presets...
although i still had many moments of
"what the hell!?!"

but i'm happy with the direction i took
and know i will keep playing with it...
i think i will need longer than the 30 day trial...


more oneword here

i wish i could be there...

a new venture is on the horizon...
something that sounds like so much fun,
so creative and energizing...
so brilliant....
and the adorable liz elayne is the mastermind
behind it...

starting with a week long self portrait
excavation
June 10-14
at this beautiful spot

this is something i know you don't want to miss.

yoga, inspiring teachers, awesome location,
art supplies, creativity, new friends....
what is there NOT to be excited about!

my happy mailbox...

i received this package in the mail
the day before valentines
but, of course, being a blogger...
wanted to take pictures of it
before i posted about it
and therefore, had to wait for the right light...
and then had some difficulty loading the pictures to blogger
for some strange reason
BUT
here they are....
i cannot tell you how excited i was,
how much i LOVE that apron
and have always wanted an apron
and this one is perfect for me...

and the journal...
purple!
and delicate purple pages...
and i was also looking for a new journal...

and the goody bag of little extras...
oh, jolene...
you made me dance around in a little happy dance...
thank you, thank you, thank you.

happy heart day...

i heart my life right now...
{even with no money
and job stress}
{even with an ongoing bathroom reno
that could probably make a world's record
for length of time}
{even with half a headache}

a star wars valentine
printed off the computer
wishing me a happy valentine's
{sweet even though it called me "rebel scum"}
{i know how much he loves the rebels}

dishes done sweetly and room cleaned completely
by 13
without a complaint or a roll of the eyes...

a sheepish grin
and a card behind the back...
a wonderful way to wake up
and a promise of more before we go to sleep...
14 years of valentines shared...
a box of doughnuts
and a hot bath...

i heart my life.

happy valentines day to you...
xoxo

5 really good things on a regularly scheduled wednesday...

~reading this book and so totally loving it...
i know i am behind the times on this...
but gawd...so worth it.

~having S home...he was only gone one night
but i don't do night's alone well....
i don't do being without him well...
it's been 14 years but i still hate being apart from him.

~still in the honeymoon phase with my new job

~a still bright sky when i pull into my driveway at the end of the day

~and i know i said this before...but ice cold diet root beer...
in an orange and brown can...
{oddly enough, the same colors as my house}