The Best $30 I've Spent....and Remembering Steve Jobs

I admittedly have difficulty blogging on my computer. I always have my iPhone or iPad with me but, never the photos until I discovered this:


It's a camera connection kit! I can hook up my Canon Rebel Camera or my SD card and download my photos directly to it. Then, using my BlogPress app, I can write a piece for my blog. Who knew?




The passing of Steve Jobs saddened me. Our household is definitely an Apple household. MacBook Pros, iPods, iPhones, and iPads all live here. I personally love the iPad most (iPhone almost ties it since I use it all the time). The iPad is such a cool invention. My kids who are 3 and 2 both use it. They are learning their numbers, colors, shapes, words and so many other things. It is just amazing to me how user friendly it is. I use it for blogging as I mentioned. It's my cookbook. I use it for the e-courses I'm taking; to talk to people (some face to face); to read up on my "Flying" Facebook friends and so much more. I thought the iPod was cool when that came out. I wondered how Apple would top it. Then came iPhone. Okay, how are you going to top that? Then iPad. Steve Jobs had a vision for what people needed and wanted before we even knew we needed or wanted it. He was just amazing to me and he will be greatly missed. Thank you, Steve for all the cool things you gave us. You will always be an inspiration to me.

Lynda

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Yes, I've Been Absent, but I Have a Good Reason.....

I've been putting together my art studio! I'm so excited to have a whole room devoted to art instead of a corner in our guest room. We are fortunate enough to have a finished walk-out basement. This room used to be a workout room, now it's my studio. It is adjacent to the kids' playroom and I have windows to see into the backyard. I'm hoping my kids will be willing to let me work while they play. So far, they haven't been that willing. Eventually they will have a space for their materials so they can create with me. It is still a work in progress. I am mostly fine-tuning and organizing it. Everything I need to create is at hand and I actually worked in there today for several hours. I'm so excited!




Here is a before photo of the space.




Here it is now!




My work space.




My computer space.




Some of my storage area. Well, this is the pretty stuff. Whenever I saw a sale or had a coupon I would get some of the nice shelving in anticipation of the room.




These French Doors open into the kids play room.




This second She Art Girl I managed to finish today.

I hope you had a wonderful day creating!

Lynda

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A Busy Week

It's been a little crazy here since I finished my first 21 Days Project. We are potty training my son. This has been a "Many Months of Trying to Potty Train Project", but he is finally getting the hang of it. Unfortunately, milestones like this can disrupt sleep. He has never been a great sleeper so this "milestone" has made things worse in the sleep department. It will all straighten itself out eventually.

I have been pondering my next project and I know I want to focus on making art. I loved doing the Gratitude Photos. I feel I really captured some special moments that would've just passed by had I not been focused on being present. Towards the end though, I wasn't feeling that excited about the photos. It was wonderful for me and my family but, not focused on developing my artistic voice. I love painting and collage and I really want to make time for that. I've started two new e-courses and they are really fun. The She Art Workshop from Christy Tomlinson and Sketchbook Delight from Alisa Burke. Both courses are self-paced. Christy has a wonderful, fun method for creating collages and Alisa takes all the fear out of keeping a sketchbook and shows you simple methods for creating pages that actually look finished. Both courses have lots of videos too, which I love. I even completed my first She Art Girl as you can see.



I am so proud of this piece. It is the first artwork I have completed since I got pregnant with my son over four years ago! I want to create so much and these two courses are giving me the tools and inspiration to do so.

In a few days I'll announce what my next 21 Days Project will be. I hope you'll take the time to check out these courses or any other e-course that may interest you. They are so much fun!

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Gratitude Photos Days 19, 20 and 21

Well, I did it. 21 Days of Gratitude Photos. I didn't quite manage to post every day. Life does continue to happen and it throws other things in the way of plans. All that matters is I captured moments I am grateful for. Here are the final batch of photos.




Playing with friends.




Sketching and doodling.




Last days of summer.




Tossing the ball to Mommy.




Exploring bugs. (there is a praying mantis in the bug container. We set it free and he is happily living in one of the bushes)




Eating Eggies that Mommy Made.




Playing with Nana.




Blowing Bubbles with Thomas the Train.

Lynda

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Gratitude Photos Day 18

Halloween Decorations are Out!




Hide and Seek- I Found You!




Playing with Tickle Me Elmo

Lynda

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Gratitude Photos Day 17

Peek-a-Boo




Jumping in rain puddles




Little Critters

Lynda

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Gratitude Photos Day 16

Today was a tough day. We were so busy I almost forgot to take Gratitude Photos! I had many things to be grateful for, I just had to scramble to take pictures to document them! Here are my top three things that I was grateful for today.




Went to Lowes to order new floors and ditch our ugly carpet. The photo makes it look worse than it is, but it's not far off.




Had alone time with hubby. A rarity with two toddlers.




"I know it's been hard kiddo, but you are doing awesome with potty training."

Lynda

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