30 Day Photo Challenge Day 3

So this is actually going to be a quick one. For 2 reasons: 1.) It was shot at my house, and 2.) it's really late and I should already be sleeping.

30 Day Photo Challenge Day 3:

Your Favorite Place

My favorite place to be is just hanging out on our deck or one of the porches. This happens to be the back deck.

Here is the view from the deck.

This is the view I normally see. It's taken from our front porch.

Here is what I normally wake up to. Can you see why my porch is my favorite place?

Until tomorrow!

Much Love,

Photo Challenge Day 2--E. G. Fisher Library

I think what I'm going to love about this challenge is that the photo topics don't really have anything to do with the locations I'm going to pick. Take for example yesterday:

30 Day Photo Challenge--Day 2:

What You Wore Today

 

 

 

By an awesome coincidence, everything I'm wearing I bought in TN. :)

This photo was taken by Middle outside of the E. G. Fisher Library in Athens. Anyone that knows me, knows that a library was one of the first things I found after we moved. Confession: This is actually the THIRD library we found. The first two just didn't have enough books for us. (Yeah, that's right. Proudly raising the next generation of readers over here!)

I love that Fisher Library is more than just a library. They have classes, book groups, story time, conference rooms, an art gallery, and an arboretum.

 

See y'all tomorrow!

Much love,

 

Exploring East TN 30 Day Photo Challenge

We've been in Eastern Tennessee for 4 1/2 almost 5 months now. Thanks to the Hubby's and the kids' schedules, we haven't had much time to see the sights. Now the leaves are changing, the air is getting crisp (in the mornings at least), and the holidays are approaching. If I'm going to get any time to get out on my own, I'd better take it soon!

See that blue dot? That's where I live. I'm totally surrounded by beauty. :)

Enter the photo montage challenge!

Over the next 30 days, I'll take a photo a day to get to know my new home a little better (and probably some other fun stuff along the way--of course).

30 Day Photo Challenge:

1. Yourself
2. What You Wore Today
3. Your Favorite Place To Be
4. From a High Angle
5. Whatever You Want
6. From a Low Angle
7. Silhouette
8. Something Close Up
9. Something From a Distance
10. Whatever You Want
11. Black and White
12. Same Shot, Different Light
13. Photo Edit You Like
14. Focusing On Eyes
15. Whatever You Want
16. Experimenting With Light
17. Street Lights
18. Depicting Emotion
19. Landscape
20. Whatever You Want
21. Sunset
22. Someone You Love
23. Childhood Memory
24. Favorite Color Scheme
25. Whatever You Want
26. Playing With Shadows
27. Natural Light
28. Incorporate Motion
29. Clouds
30. Yourself 30 Days Later

Is anyone else as excited as I am?!?! Yeah, probably not. But who cares, because I AM!

Challenge Day 1:

Yourself

I chose this T-shirt because it was the Marine Corps Birthday

& the shirt was a gift from ML who was also celebrating a birthday.

Can I just add that my shirt is a SMALL? What?!?!

Stay tuned y'all!

Much Love,

30DPC Day 28

Day 28: A picture of something you're afraid of

Of all the things to be afraid of, I hate ladders. I will stand on the observation deck of a skyscraper. I'll climb up a mountain. But, you ask me to get 4-10 feet off the ground? Oh, hell no! My poor husband, I'm usually the most readily available pair of helping hands, but if he's got to do anything on a roof--he's screwed.

Being a DIYer, and having a carpenter husband, these nasty things
are a necessary evil. ☹

If you ever hear a story about a lady that died from a sprained ankle when she fell off a ladder,

that would be me. Until then,

Happy Snapping!

30DPC Day 27

Day 27: A picture of yourself and a family member

Since I'm usually the one behind the camera, about the only person I have pictures with is the Hubbs.

I love him, anyway.

This amazing photo courtesy of Mary Decrescenzio Photography.

Happy Snapping!

30DPC Day 26

Day 26: A picture of something that means a lot to you.

My life pretty much revolves around these little ladies....

Medium, Large, & Small--princesses one and all.

Happy Snapping!

30DPC Day 25

Day 25: A picture of your day

It's finally nice enough that I can send my kids outside to play without being bundled within an inch of their lives. So what do they do? Bury each other in the rock in the driveway. Some people's kids, sheesh!

My loves, covered in dirt and springtime.

Hope you're enjoying your springtime, too!

Happy Snapping!

30 DPC Day 24

Day 24: A picture of something you wish you could change

I adore my South Carolina family. I wish that we lived closer to each other, so we could visit all the time. But, alas, such is not so. They love the South, the Hubbs loves Iowa, and I'm stuck in the middle.

We love the besties!

Happy Snapping!

30DPC Day 23

Day 23: A picture of your favorite book

I don't have a favorite book. I couldn't possibly choose a favorite book. I have favorite authors (Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Nicholas Sparks, Susan Mallery to name a few), but to narrow it down to just one book? Impossible. Instead, here is the book that was picked for my book club's May read:

Interested? Buy it here.

From the snippets I've read, and what I've heard from other readers, it should be pretty good.

I can't wait to start!

Happy Snapping!

30DPC Day 22

Day 22: A picture of something you wish you were better at.

A lot of people don't know this about me, but I have horrible anxiety. Any situation that may lead to some kind of confrontation makes my heart race. If possible, I'll avoid the stress. I don't even like to call into the local radio station classified show. I'm awful during a fight with the Hubbs--he thinks I'm ignoring him, when I'm really just trying to breathe and not bawl my eyes out. My worst anxiety attack happened this winter. I almost didn't board the plane to visit ML, because I was scared shitless by the idea of traveling alone. It's something I struggle with everyday. (I don't take any anti-anxiety drugs, because the idea of them scares me, too.)

That's me on the right, trying to control my sweating, remembering to breathe,
and trying not to sound like a babbling idiot at an award presentation in 2010.


I wish I were better at handling my anxiety. Do you have something you wish you were better at?
I wanna know.

Happy Snapping!

30DPC Day 21

Day 21: A picture of something you wish you could forget

I'm one of those people that believes we are shaped by our past experiences. I wouldn't be who I am today, if not for all the choices I've made leading up to now. So, since there isn't anything I'd like to forget, here's a picture of our family.

photo courtesy of Mary Decrescenzio Photography

Happy Snapping!

You can find a list of all 30 photo challenges here.

30DPC Day 20

Day 20: A picture of somewhere you'd like to travel.

I want to visit the old country. My mother is from Laos, but I was born in Thailand. I would love to go "home" someday.

Thai lantern festival--looks amazing

 Happy Snapping!

Find all 30 photo challenges here.

30DPC Day 19

Day 19: A picture of a letter you received

I had to cheat on this one, because I don't even remember the last time I got an actual letter in the mail. It's kind of sad that the art of the written letter has gone the way of the VHS, although we do still receive invitations, thank yous, and cards.

So in lieu of a letter, I took a photo of a poem I wrote last month instead. I hope you can read my handwriting.

Happy Snapping!

All 30 challenges are here.