I decided to take part in the February photo challenge over on Instagram and thought I would also make it part of my 365 project... so here goes! Say hello to my office. Test prints for next weeks install...
... via iPhone ...
30 days of gratitude :: Day 29 & 30 :: light & self portrait ... OK, so I'm cheating a tiny little bit on the challenge here. I don't feel bad since most everyone bailed on me, but I have to say that some of the subjects on this one kind of sucked. Why do I want to photograph "nightmare" for a gratitude challenge? You know? So, anyhoo... I decided to combine the last two items into today's photo and wrap this challenge up! I got my hair done today (was way overdue for a cut & color) and came straight home to take selfies for my first every holiday photo card. I figure why not, right? So I'm single. Why can't I send a photo of myself to my friends and family? I have stayed away from this in years past, but people seem to enjoy my self portraits so what the heck ... I did it. And I had to expedite shipping since I realized today that Christmas is only two weeks away! OMG!
Oh what a day! It's 10 on 10 challenge day { on the weekend, yeah! } and day 27 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and the first time I get to see my bf/sister's new baby girl!! So let's jump right into the fun!!
Then I hit the new market at the Evanston Ecology center - was hoping for a couple of vendors to be there, but sadly they were not ... maybe next week. We saw some good stuff tho!
Then it was time to hit the road ... it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining bright ... if only it wasn't so cold!
I arrived in Chesterton just a couple of hours after momma and baby came home from the hospital. Little Sloane was all snug as a bug... she is super cute and so stinkin' tiny she doesn't even fit into premie clothes! Look at her tiny little bracelet!
I spent a little time snuggling with her before we decided to start the photoshoot. I gotta give huge props to baby photographers!!! I do not have any idea how the pose these little munchkins. They just don't cooperate. I'm thinking maybe she was a little too young at only five days old, but I did get a couple of cuties! Holly purchased this crazy long santa hat off etsy and she wanted to try to recreate the shot from the website - impossible!!
Meanwhile, Bella was busy taking photos with her camera. I caught her snapping a self portrait and asked her to show me. She's such a ham...
What a great day! And then I arrived home to this adorable Christmas Card from my friend Kathryn. Happy Everything!!!
30 days of gratitude :: Day 26 :: transportation ... we had our first measurable snow this morning. Just a dusting really, but it was rather slick underneath. I'm so not ready for winter. I feel like the year has just flown by and I have no idea where it went. I did pick up a new "car shovel" because they are forecasting a snowy winter. I've lived in Chicago sixteen years and this is the first shovel I've purchased. And I can say that I have only needed assistance digging out two times in those sixteen years. Not bad ehh?
30 days of gratitude :: Day 25 :: artwork ... We have a new graphic designer in the office and she's working up something fun *wink*
We went to the Chicago One of a Kind show this past weekend and she REALLY wanted this four leaf clover pin ... she had enough money, but I thought it was make a great little Christmas gift for her. So I gave her a crisp twenty dollar bill so that she could purchase the pin. She was all grins from ear to ear. Oh how it's the little things...
30 days of gratitude :: Day 22 :: clothing ... Thinking I should look for a little more color during my next trip to the mall...
30 days of gratitude :: Day 14 :: movement ... My flight was delayed so I had plenty of time to watch people pass by.
30 days of gratitude :: Day 13 :: written words ... Unlucky thirteen that is! These words are for my grandmother's recipe for a parker house type of roll she's made my entire life - heck probably hers too! She used to bake a pan full and overnight them to me - oh how I loved receiving that package!! All of my friends and coworkers know about grandma's rolls and give me a hard time because no matter how I try I simply CANNOT make them! I suck, suck, suck at making any type of yeast based anything and it frustrates me to no end!!
