Day 13 & Day 14 of 30 Day Gratitude Photo Challenge

Day 13: Time

This the home screen of my iPhone.  I no longer wear a watch because the one I got for Christmas last year broke and the watch I just got that was my Nana's needs a new battery.  So I pretty much just use my phone but I don't mind because I've got this cute pic of my kiddos on it.

Day 14: Creativity

This is my work space.  I craft here, create here, and dream here.  I love my work space!! Oh and being creative is being messy if you ask me!

Day 4 of 30 Day Gratitude Photo Challenge

Day 4:  Clothing

My closet ... not very exciting but it's where all my clothes are.  But we are lucky.  We have a home and power and food.  There are a lot of people out there who don't right now.  So I am very grateful for all I have.

My week in Instagrams

I love Instagram.  It is far and away my new favorite app.  I use it almost everyday which gave me the idea to do my week in review using .......  wait for it .....  Instagram!

Monday

I took Marley to the park.  It was so cold that for most of the 2 hours we were there we were the only ones.  We had a good time though and she loves to swing!

Tuesday

Tuesday was Valentine's day.  My hubby had to work that night but he still brought me home some beautiful roses and we got to go out to lunch together.  The roses were such nice quality that they are still in the vase in my kitchen looking great!

Wednesday

Winter in southeastern NC is very indecisive!!  It was pretty darn cold Monday but by Wednesday it was in the upper 60's and nice enough to open the doors and windows for a bit in the afternoon.  My daughter Marley was enjoying the afternoon breeze so much she decided to have her snack and read a bit in front of the open front door!

Thursday

I had the lovely misfortune to get sick Thursday morning.  It was either a stomach bug or I had bad popcorn at the movies the night before.  But I threw up so much that I busted a bunch of blood vessles around my eyes.  I was trying to get a good picture but not sure I really captured how awful it looked!

Friday

I was feeling better by Friday so I went back to work and then joined my district leader for ONE and a few other ONE members for a screening of a documentary called Women in War Zones.  It was a very powerful film that left an impression on me.  Please take a minute to check out the websites for both Women in War Zones and ONE.org.  They are both well worth your time.

Fun with Instagram

I know I have posted about the fact that I love the Instagram app for my iPhone.  But I seriously do love it.  I find myself taking pictures of everyday things but it makes them new to me.  So here is a selection of the last week or so.  It also gives you snapshot of what I did for the last week.

 

 

 

Handful of stars for a baby mobile for my good friend Meg.

Two weeks ago my friends and I hosted a baby shower for a good friend and I of course wanted to make her a mobile but seeing as she is having a boy the flower mobile was out.  So I had been forming a star mobile in my head and so I cut up all the paper for it.  I made some of the smaller stars so she could see what it would look like.  I took the bigger sheets of paper to the shower and had all the guests write blessings for the baby on them.  I thought it was a nice way to put some good energy into the mobile.

My scrapbooking table at my weekend scrapping getaway!

Last weekend I went to a beach retreat scrapbooking weekend with two of my very best friends.  We spent all weekend scrapbooking and just having good girl time.  We did leave the hotel on Saturday night to go out to a nice dinner.

My awesome friends & fellow scrapbookers!

My lovely friend Meg & Me.

I have been trying to make myself go to bed earlier and when I do I am rewarded with this view from my bed.  I just love my star lantern,

The view of my star light from my bed.

I had started this star mobile almost a month ago and just had not had the time to finish it.  I decided I wanted to get it done so I could see what the finished mobile would look like.  I think it came out fantastic!!  It's much bigger than I had initially envisioned but I really liked it!  It was almost 3 1/2 feet long!

Brand new Star Mobile prototype!

30 Day Photo Challenge: Gratitude Day 1 & 2

I was clicking around on Pinterest earlier today and came across the 30 Day Photo Challenge: Gratitude on a blog called PositivelyPresent.  I thought it was a really great idea for November.  Plus I just got a new iPhone and I am a little obsessed with the Instagram photo app sharing thingy.  So this gives me a way to reflect on my gratitude for November and play with my new phone!

 Day 1 was Favorite Food

I really can't choose just one favorite food.  But I have always loved hummus and pita chips.  And I just found this awesome caramelized onion hummus!


Day 2 is Smile

My beautiful daughter Marley and her smile.