Totally Random and a Little Bit Funny

This morning while I was out "on assignment", I took a picture of my daughter giving me a silly face through my upstairs neighbor's window.

After uploading the photos, and playing around with them a little bit, I noticed what looked like dog slobber on the photo of my neighbor's window. They just got a dog last week, so it was completely understandable.

My neighbor is an awesome person, and an artist, so I knew rather than take offense, she would get a kick out of the fact that I cropped in on, and artified her doggy slobber.

I got really excited and went up to show her the finished product, and noticed...not dog slobber, but fake, rubbery-blood, window clings. I was a little disappointed...I thought I was on to something...oh well...I still may be. Do you think there would be much of an interest in Slobber Art? Haha.

Quote of the day - The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep. - Paul Strand

On Assignment

Help! I've been abducted by the 365 Project!

I'm really enjoying this photographic journey that I'm on.

It's an adventure.

Everyday I feel like I'm on assignment.

Walking around my backyard...or someone else's yard...(what? I knocked.)

Trying to capture that "just right" something-or-other.

I've been learning so much.

...and whether my photos are good, bad, or otherwise...I'm growing.

...and that's what it's all about...(clap clap)

How's your journey going? (whatever it may be)

Quote of the day - Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. - Doug Firebaugh

Virtual Coffee

Just rushing in for a quick cup of coffee...'cause I'm busy, busy.

I missed you all yesterday, but I see your meeting up at Amy's today, so I thought I would slip in for a second and say "Hi!"

Yesterday was Madison's birthday...eleven!!!...I can't bare it. I thought about her not being ten anymore, and said to myself, now she's in her tennies...yuck - yuck...nothing like cracking yourself up.

I wanted to write a post for her yesterday, but I started cleaning up for my parents to come over, and...now I'm getting carried away. I'm cleaning cleaning...if you know what I mean. I need to. It's kind of like therapy to do a complete overhaul, and start fresh.

So, I fear I might be slightly scarce, and random around here for a little while. Are any of you as organizationally challenged as I am? Or at least that's how it feels sometimes...never enough time to do the things you want to do...oh, great! Now I'm singing Time in a Bottle...I guess that's my cue to go.

Happy Coffee Day to you!

Quote of the day - You must do the thing you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Yesterday

"Yes-ter-day...all my troubles seemed so far away..."

I have that Beatles song stuck in my head, 'cause yesterday all of my troubles DID seem so far away. I took some time for me...just me, and it was wonderful.

I went to Target and bought myself a shirt, even though I didn't have the money, but I told myself I was worth the $10. The giddy feeling I got for allowing myself to be slightly irresponsible and selfish...priceless.

I drove around with my radio blaring (Green Day's Holiday), and let the wind, and the sunshine take me over. I felt the stress melt off of my shoulders little by little.

I went to visit the old train depot in town, which I dream will be mine someday..to open a taffy shop, or an art studio.

I watched the trains pass by, and wondered what it would be like to hop on one, and just go...wherever.

Not taking time for yourself can be so toxic. I forget how important it is until I'm spread so thin that I don't have much to give. My neighbors tell me I am resilient...that is their one word to describe me, but I am only human too. I need to get better at allowing myself to be human.

Yesterday was a good day. It was my day to let it all go...it was my hug from God...and now I don't feel as empty.

I need to remember to take more time for myself, so that I have more to give. I need to remember to fill my jar...

And, I need to eat more Chipotle...'cause that's good stuff! :)

How about you? Do you make time for you?

Quote of the day - The man who doesn't relax and hoot a few hoots voluntarily, now and then, is in great danger of hooting hoots and standing on his head for the edification of the pathologist and trained nurse, a little later on. - Elbert Hubbard

Sunny Side Up

Looking for the good in everything can often be a daunting task, and sometimes the good thing may not show itself for a really long time, but it's there...it always is...you just have to allow yourself to see it.

Eggs don't last long at our house. Not because we love to eat eggs, but because my son, you know, Demolition Man, has a thing for crashing and smashing things on the ground. Eggs must be super gratifying to smash, because I can't tell you how many eggs I've cleaned up off of my kitchen floor over the past year or so...I can tell you, it has been A LOT. We have a bungee cord that keeps our refrigerator door closed most of the time, but someone invariably always forgets to use it.

The carton of eggs that I bought yesterday lasted a mere five hours, before they fell into the hands of one said Demolition Man.

A dozen eggs, although they may be fun for smashing, are NOT fun to clean up off of the floor...no, not fun at all. It is always an unwelcome surprise for me to round the corner, and see the bright, yellow, gooey mess (note - usually this happens right after I've mopped, which makes it an extra special find.)

So, last night, I happened to walk past the empty garbage can, and notice...yep, a dozen smashed eggs. At first my reaction was...oh...because I had just bought them, but then my reaction was...OH!...because they were in an empty garbage can, and NOT spread all over the floor!! AND, as an extra added bonus, I hadn't mopped the floor for days! So, sadly, yes, this all made me very happy, because how easy is that to clean up?...very.

You've got to look for the good in everything. You've just got to!

(this really happened!..As I sat here getting ready to wrap up this post, Madison walked Griffin out to me...covered in poop...)

So...off to look for the silver lining in THAT, and pray I don't step in anything along the way...that would be a good thing.

Quote of the day - Always look on the bright side of life. - from Monty Python, Life of Brian