There is soooo much going on in my life nowadays that scrapbooking and blogging have had to take a back seat, simply because there aren't enough hours in the day. When you take the decision to follow your dreams and completely change your life, it takes up a lot of time! I am trying to get more organized and productive, but I'm not there yet. And I really really really miss scrapbooking (and blogging, which to me is an extension of scrapbooking).
I am, however, doing a 365 this year--actually a 366 since 2012 is a leap year--and I am absolutely loving it. If you want to see my photos you can go to my Flickr page. My main goal for this 365 is to improve my photography. I read over and over on the Clickin' Moms forum that doing a 365 helped others to improve, and since I am pretty much obsessed with improving my photography I'm giving it a try. Of course the scrapbooker in me (I was a scrapbooker before I was a photographer, after all!) also is using it to tell my/our story for the year, and I'm really excited about that part of it too. It's not Project Life though; as much as I've been admiring others' Project Life albums, (is it just me or does it seem like everyone is doing PL this year?) I am not there at this point. Too much else going on.
I take my camera everywhere now--I mean my big, heavy 7D, not just my little point and shoot--and I care less and less about feeling "dumb" by having it with me or taking pictures. And I got a monopod that has done more to improve my photography than any single thing else ever has done. I got it for Christmas--I ordered it online and when it got here I gave it to DH and had him wrap it and put it under the tree and I opened it Christmas morning. It was my favourite gift this year (well I only got two, so that wasn't that hard, but still, I love it.) I now get the most amazingly sharp and properly focussed photos now. It is like my dream come true. I have some seriously shaky hands!
And since this IS a scrapbooking blog, and I really, really, really don't like to post without a LO to share, I did this one just for this post.
So that's all for now folks. Thanks for stopping by!
4 comments:
Hello!
I will be traveling to your lovely country next month and was wondering if you had any recommendations on places to stay, things to do. I am trying to decide between montego bay and ocho rios. Or perhaps you've done a post regarding this that you could refer me to? Many thanks in advance!
Sandy
Sounds like life is busy, but good! So happy!
Thanks for your comments - I've been meaning to pop in here this week - finally made it - all sounds good & very interested in the monopod - if you have time I'd love a link it so I can check it out - glad you are feeling less self-conscious too - that's my biggest problem. I think there's something fishy going on with PL this year - one theory is that a lot of high-profile scrappers have been contracted in by BH to do PL to get everyone on the wagon. I think it's a great idea for non-scrappers but if you're scrapping 5 days a week in any case then it's overkill
yup.. almost everyone is doing PL. LOL.. i think that's what keeping me excited!!
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