my journey, destination unknown
I arrived in Paris very late on a Friday night, but managed to get up fairly early on Saturday morning. I was in Paris – there was not a second to waste! As I had no real desire to visit any museums on my own, I decided to walk and enjoy just being there. I…
Today is Stuffed Mushroom Day and Homemade Soup Day. Up early to take care of things. I then headed off to my final Photo 2 class. I like the class, but adding another thing into my schedule makes it hard for me to get everything done. Of course, I stopped at the knitting store while…
Last week’s homework was about zoom burst and panning. The homework due in class today was to take “painting with light” photos. I made use of my tripod, my timer, and my flash to capture these.
Today is Carrot Cake Day. Up early to walk Phelix … cannot wait for him to be done with the steroids! I worked a bit, then drove Camille to TOK because is was pouring. I then drove back to the high school because she forgot her butter. Then Chloe wanted a ride even though it…
Create, Project 45, and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. January’s main theme was Friends, Family, and Social Networks…
Today is Groundhog Day and Bottle Cap Day. Up early to get the girls up, work, and clean. After my four conference calls, I headed over to the Red Cross. Thankfully, we only had a little pile of work to do. From there, I went to the gym, then finally home. I had a very…
As I worried about last week, all my books came in this week. The pile is toppling over! How will I find the time to read all of these?? New on my pile: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins The Woman Who…
Today is Brandy Alexander Day. Up early to take the puppy out to pee, work, clean, and the rest. Mid-morning, I met Molly for coffee at Java Monkey, then went to the library, the gym, and Kroger. At home, I worked a bit more, then tried to make soft pretzels – they got burnt while…
We celebrated a number of week 5 holidays, including National Blueberry Pancake Day. Coming up this week: 1: Robison Crusoe Day and National Baked Alaska Day It is never too late to be wise. – Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe Day activities 2: Groundhog Day and Bottle Cap Day The groundhog is like most…
Today is Brandy Alexander Day. Up very early to walk the dog. Read a bit during the morning. Chloe convinced Rob to make waffles for breakfast. In the afternoon, Chloe went to a lacrosse clinic. Camille had friends over to work on a school project. Rob went to Decatur Makers. Chloe came home and went…
The pretzels from the street vendors are always so tempting. But often, they are terrible. This time we lucked out and got a nice fresh one that was delicious!
Today is National Croissant Day. I was up early to take care of things, walk Phelix, and clean up. When the others got up, we headed out to breakfast at Bagel Palace and then went for a short hike at Morningside Nature Preserve. When we got home, I ran out to the store, then made…
I’ve been trying to get us out and about for a family outing once a week or so. This week, we went out for breakfast at Bagel Palace and then went for a hike. We had hoped to go for a longer hike, but with Phelix not allowed to hike right now, we opted for…
Today is National Puzzle Day and Freethinkers Day and National Corn Chip Day. Up early to get the girls off and work. Though Phelix had been feeling better yesterday afternoon and evening, he was yelping when we touched him, so when Rob was done with his appointment, he took Phelix to the vet. Phelix hurt…
While in France for work, I spent a week in Sophia. Each day my coworker and I walked over to IBM from the hotel. It was a nice walk, and we enjoyed stretching our legs. The flooding had let a path of destruction, unfortunately.
Today is National Blueberry Pancake Day and National Kazoo Day. Up early to work, then I headed to my photography class where we practiced painting with light. From there, I went to the gym and walked on the treadmill until my leg started to hurt. At home, I worked a bit more, had a late…
Last week’s homework was about motion and metering. The homework due in class today was to take shots using panning and using zoom burst. It is not easy to find good subjects for panning!
Today is Chocolate Cake Day and Thomas Crapper Day and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Up at 4:30 to work, take care of things, get the girls off, walk the dog, clean, make a chocolate cake. Mid-morning I headed to the gym to meet with my trainer (shoulders day) and then walk on the treadmill for…
When I first started the monthly breakdown, Friends and Family was assigned to the month of January and Social Networks to February. After a year of Simplifying, I was able to combine the two into one month, January. As I’ve mentioned before, while there is a month assigned to a topic, I really spread each…
Today is National Peanut Brittle Day. Up early to take care of things and attend the weekly team meeting. After work and cleaning, I went to the Red Cross for a couple of hours and then to the gym to finally try the treadmill out agin. Mostly it was just fine. At home I showered…