Proj366

There's no time for this! How do people find time to keep up with all of this.... AND work??

I'll do my best "bloggy world"... but there are no guarantees...

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Proj366

Here I am again... loading on Monday what I had hoped to put up on Saturday... I don't know what it is about the weekends - but the last thing I want to do is sit in front of the computer... (I guess 5 days of computer work is enough)... Can't believe I've at least been consistent in posting a picture a day for over a month! (wish I'd been that consistent in some of my other goals...)

All photos taken via instagram, @chrisklas or online!

  

And finally... Feb 11 - 

I am FAR from susie-home-maker. Saturday morning I purchased my very first cupcake pan and dusted off my hand mixer (I'd forgotten I even owned one of these.)

The middle school youth group run by the hubs and for which I am a long time volunteer, was having the annual "Valentine's Dessert Fundraiser" on Saturday and Sunday. Worried we wouldn't have enough desserts to make the amount of money we were hoping for - I volunteered to not only work/run the event but also bring a few dozen cupcakes along (normally I opt out of the baking part - to spare everyone else...) To my surprise though, it was kind of fun! (not to mention, it gave me something to photograph which is the real joy.) They turned out edible (that's all I can ask) and we had a successful event!

"How sweet are your words to my taste... Sweeter than honey to the mouth". Psalm 119:103

A sign you're getting older.

Scrabble.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the game growing up because it was always the one my mom and her sisters pulled out at every holiday get together. Had I wanted to join in it would have been an embarrassing venture as my mom's skills at scrabble are borderline ridiculous...

Once when I was a young 6th grader I was asked to go to a smashing pumpkins concert with a boy I liked... (that's right... smashing pumpkins) I knew my parents wouldn't be keen on the idea of sending their 12 year old daughter off to a concert like this - let alone with a boy they didn't know and who was 3 or 4 years older than me. Nevertheless I was determined to try. So, I went to the store & bought a scrabble-dictionary-tear-off-calendar-thing. And presented it to my mom in an effort to sweeten her up. I hadn't even asked about the concert yet but I pulled that thing out of my bag and handed it to her with the sweetest smile I could muster and all she said was: "No."

Like I said, she's a smart woman. (I get that from her)

I'm gonna spend a lot of time playing games and relaxing this weekend as the husband takes a screaming load of high school students up to the mountain and I'm left with a quiet house, an unopened back of coffee beans, and a beagle. It's some MUCH needed quiet time after an incredibly confusing & stressful week. 

and... let's not talk about how when you look at that second picture, the letters I scattered on the table clearly read FAT loud and clear. It's the first thing I see every time I look at this picture...

But let's consider that if this were boggle it also says FAINT... as in "I detect a faint-ness of guilt for having not kept my diet/exercise goals this year"

Temptation

In it's most common form...

These sat in front of me during an early (7am) morning meeting today... At a time of day when I never thought I could make adequate decisions for myself - I was able to resist the temptation of the donut. (yay me!) 

I'm ready for change in my life and I want new things to happen. Instead of waiting around for something to happen... job opportunities to come... more photography adventures to happen... 

I'll take charge of what's in my power to control.

I'll rely on God's power and invite him into this process of getting my health/life/body into shape so that I am not limited at the adventures mountains I can climb.

That's not to say I don't need TONS of motivation... So - this whole pinterest community has been more support than I could have realized. Some recent "pins" that I've needed/relied upon the truth of:

linking up with:

stay tuned for an update... one year from today. Hope it's a good one. :)

The view from here

Man, things are always harder in the beginning. I can't see the future or where I'll be in a month so the view looks a little bleak.. To be honest it's all the "kitschy" quotes on pinterest that keep me going... "A year from now you'll wish you would have started today"... or "It always seems impossible until it's done"... HELLO? People! It's only day two and I'm exhausted! haha. I woke up early this morning to get my workout on to some exercise tv (goal!) and had to put myself back in bed for 15 minutes afterward because I was tuckered out. At least I did it though right? I'm banking on the 21 days to form a habit rule. If I can keep a goal for 21 days perhaps it will stick around for a while. 

I should add in my goals somewhere to get out and take more pictures. I've been so consumed with the portrait/family/kid baby photos that I've neglected what this blog originated as: a city daily photo. Where's my little ghetto town? I haven't posted anything from the streets in a while and hopefully I can get back to my roots! (That being said - I need some more families to shoot too before "Friday Photo Shoots" turn up empty!)

For now. Some shots from our recent Happy New Year.

My plans

We read the first half of James chapter 5 this morning (goal!)...

I need to trust in the Lord's plan. Stop storing up for myself a "back up plan" and believe that the Lord will come through. In HIS time.