Day 30-Self-portrait

self-portrait
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self-portrait

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Day 29-Black and white

black and white

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black and white

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Day 28-Flowers

flowers

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flowers

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Day 27-From a distance

from a distance

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from a distance

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Day 26-Close-up

close-up

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close-up

One of the perks of my job is that I always have fresh orchids on my desk.  If I'm not in this position anymore as a result of this reorganization, that is one thing I'll really really REALLY miss!

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Day 25-Something pink

something pink

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something pink

A rose on one of the rose bushes outside my front door.

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Day 24-Animal

animal
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animal

Bella snoozin' while I work late at night.

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I have my reasons.

"The more reasons you have for achieving your goal, the more determined you will become." ~Brian Tracy

I have a goal.  Can't share it quite yet... (and I seriously cannot wait to tell y'all).  In the meantime, here's a pictoral directory of my reasons!

 

Day 23-Sunflare

sunflare
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sunflare

When Justus and Lexi go out on the trampoline, they sit down... knee to knee and head to head to plan out the order of the trampoline games they are going to play together.  It's stinkin' cute.

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Annual First Day of School Pics

I may have the cutest kids ever!

Day 22-Hands

hands

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hands

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Day 21-Faceless self-portrait

faceless self-portrait
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faceless self-portrait

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Day 20-Bokeh

bokeh
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bokeh

Yeah, this is a technique I did not nail.  I'll have to attempt again!

Does this count?

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Day 19-Something orange

something orange
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something orange

Justus gave these to me as a surprise for being "the best mom in the world".

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Day 18-Your shoes

your shoes
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my shoes

Potentially my sassiest.  They have come close to starting a riot.  I'm just sayin'.

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Day 17-Technology

technology
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technology

my branch of our growing Apple family

There's a colorful heart that Lexi made for me and my top pick paint chip.  I anticipate some good things to come from the things I see in this image and that makes me smile.

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Day 16-Long exposure

long exposure
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long exposure

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Day 15-Silhouette

silhouette
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silhouette

Best daddy ever.  No contest.

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Day 14-Eyes

eyes
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eyes

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Day 13-Yourself with 13 things

yourself with 13 things
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me with 13 things

I'm doing a little decorating in my study so here's me with 13 turquoise paint samples...

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Day 12-Sunset

sunset
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sunset

Had to set a reminder on my iPhone to sneak out of the movie theater at the opportune moment with Jeremy's iPhone to make sure I could capture the sunset!

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Day 11-Something blue

something blue
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something blue

The FedEx man brought me something blue today!  Thanks, Jeremy!  You da bestest evah!

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Day 10-A childhood memory

a childhood memory
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childhood memory

When I was a kid, I spent summers at my dad's house... they were fun days with my brothers, Mike and Matt, and my sister, Jill.  One of my favorite memories is the nights we ditched our beds in favor of "bunking out" together in the living room.  Now, our living room has hardwood floors, which are less-than-inviting for sleeping on.  But my kids do the same thing.  They have three beds between the two of them and a couple of pretty comfortable couches, even.  But they like to camp out on the floor together.  And just like old times we have to go in and tell them to be quiet and go to sleep.  But really, I don't mind.  That's the stuff the memories are made of!  That's the glue that makes your brothers and your sisters your best friends for life.

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Day 9-Someone you love

someone you love
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someone I love

my Jeremy
The one who supports me to the ends of the earth,
who holds me when my heart breaks,
who reminds me who I am when I have forgotten,
who can build or fix anything.
The one who loves me,
who believes in me,
who adores me.
He's the one I love.

hmmm.  That just turned into a poem, I think.  I didn't mean to write a poem!  Seriously.  He did all of that today.

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Day 8-A bad habit

a bad habit
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a bad habit

Of all the bad habits, fortunately (for us all!), I only had to photograph one.

This is my terrible computing posture in all it's glory.  I have "concerned" mail from the ergonomic specialist that I need to handle this week... which means, I need to set up an appointment to make my workstation even more uncomfortable.  yay.

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Day 7-Fruit

fruit
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fruit

My kiwi fruit photo.    The photo is a little uninspired.  The fruit, however, is very inspired.  You see, while we were on vacation, we shopped at a local Wal-Mart, which had the pantry section type grocery store and not a full grocery store.  I was feeling extraordinarily fruit deprived upon our return to Texas (applesauce didn't quite cut it) and purchased an unusually high volume of fruit at the grocery store when we returned.

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Day 6-Photo from a low angle

photo from a low angle

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photo from a low angle

They had a hot air balloon rally this weekend in Angel Fire, NM.  We caught the very end of the first day, where they simply inflated the balloons and tethered them down at the base of the ski resort.  I asked Jeremy if we could stop by so I could get my photo of the day.  When I got close, I realized that they were giving tethered rides in the balloon... so, we called the boys out of the car to come wait with us.  While we were waiting, I caught the kids looking on with Justus' arm around Lexi.  I love how it turned out!

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Day 5-Photo from a high angle

photo from a high angle

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photo from a high angle

My favs... all ready to go out for the evening!

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Day 4-Something green

something green

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green landscape

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Day 3-clouds

clouds

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I captured these beauties today.

Today's hike was a reminder that sometimes we need to focus on the journey and not the destination. Being the goal-oriented person that I am, that's not an easy task for me. Today, it was a necessity. We took a hike to to Middle Fork Lake, a two-mile journey up a mountain. We were about 1/4 of a mile from the top and only had about eight more switchbacks (which were all promised to be shorter) of the twenty-six on the trail. The air was getting cooler and the sky was getting more ominous. We stopped to wait for the group to catch up and to catch our breath, when the sky opened up and rained down on us. Cold raindrops were soaking us and in one breath our guide, Dakota, told us it was up to us whether to finish the trip up to the lake or to head back. In the next breath, he made a decision that with all the children on the hike, it was in our best interest to head down and avoid the risk of hypothermia... smart kid. By the time we had dragged Lexi back down to the trail head where we were parked, the stormy clouds were in the distance and the crystal clear blue was shining through a few fluffy white clouds. Perfect. I grabbed my shot.

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Day 2-What you wore today

what you wore today

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This is what I wore today.

Today, I traded in my usual sassy heels or blingy flip flops for a pair of hiking boots. That is, after all, what you do when you're in the mountains!

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Day 1: Self-portrait

self-portrait

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This is my self-portrait.

I had to take my self-portrait pretty late in the day, so the lighting didn't come out the way I had pictured it... more natural light. I did like how the lighting brought out the warm tones of the wood in the room, though. Maybe I'll get to play with the natural light better on tomorrow's what you wore today challenge!

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4. Check out other people's work. Be a friend and like people's posts. It's encouraging to get positive feedback!