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Picture the Holidays – Express Yourself

Kristen — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:22:55 +0000

I’m a little behind on my Picture the Holidays photo prompts, but I am not giving up! The prompt on Day 7 was to Express Yourself.

I went the traditional route with this and did a self portrait – a bed head self portrait at that. When it is cold out it is terribly hard for me to get un-snuggled from my pile of blankets and down comforter and to face the cold world awaiting me. I’d be perfectly content wrapped in down all day long or snuggled under my covers with a good book.

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Picture the Holidays {The View From Here}

Kristen — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:09:28 +0000

Today’s Picture the Holidays Photo Prompt was “The View From Here”. I think the prompt was meant to be nature related.. as in the view from our window or the view outside, but tonight, there is no view that would make my heart more full than the site of all four of my kids decorating the Christmas Tree. I love, love, love Christmas traditions and decorating the tree is one of my favorite things all season long.

The photo is dark and noisy and totally not perfect, but I love everything about it!

Almost used this photo for today’s prompt, but love the one of all the kids just that much more.

Do you have your holiday decorations put up yet? What ornament or decoration is most special to you?

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Picture the Holidays {You Hold the Key}

Kristen — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:17:57 +0000

Today’s Picture the Holidays prompt was “You Hold the Key”. To summarize… “Because this month is about enjoying ourselves and not letting the craze out there get the best of us, use today to remind yourself of your own soul cure so you can have it at the ready for whenever you might need it.”

My soul cure? To not sweat the small stuff and to remember to take time for celebration.

Leah (2 1/2) decided to potty-train herself this week. She apparently decided one day to do it, and that was that. We’ve been singing and dancing and giving her “special treats” (which I had to run out and buy because I was totally not ready to potty train her) each time she’s successful. The whole family doing a conga line to our made up “potty potty po-tty” song is quite the site.

My husband took it one step further this morning and brought home a mini, layered Red Velvet Cake from our store bakery. He said “we’re going to have a party to celebrate Leah”… and celebrate we did! The kids were overjoyed and it was great fun to really celebrate her big milestone.

I know if I can remember the “small stuff” is really the big stuff life is made up of, and to celebrate that “stuff” along the way, I’ll stay sane during the holidays!

What’s your key to sanity during the holidays?

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Picture the Holidays – All You Need is Love

Kristen — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:51:31 +0000

Today’s Picture the Holidays photo prompt was All You Need is Love. I’ve spent almost the entire day in the kitchen developing recipes and cooking / baking. I’m so grateful to have a job where “work” is cooking and photographing things and writing. I love that I have a job I love.

What tops your list of things you love today?

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Picture the Holidays – Reframing the Season

Kristen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:26:29 +0000

One of my favorite books for creative writing is Bird by Bird written by Anne Lamott. In her book, Anne suggests that when you are struggling with writing or focus, picture yourself looking at the subject or story through a small frame and focus on what you can see through that small square. Instead of trying to tackle the whole thing, break it up into small “frame size” pieces….

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Picture the Holidays – Holding Onto Gratitude

Kristen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:09:33 +0000

Yesterday, after realizing I hadn’t pulled my real camera out since before Thanksgiving, I decided I needed a push. I signed up for Picture the Holidays, a month long, daily photography prompt by Tracey Clark of the Shutter Sisters and Paper Coteire. I’ve participated in one of Tracey’s “picture” prompt projects before and it was just the push I needed to get back to creative photography.

Today’s prompt came in and the challenge was “holding onto gratitude”. Taking a few minutes to focus on what has made me grateful today was easy. Of course the obvious things make me grateful… my family, friends, etc. but as I was filling out my daily to do list, it hit me. I am really, really busy lately. My life is full and for that, I am grateful.

With the help of my husband and my very talented interior design friend, Terri, I have created a new workspace, transforming my dining room into my home office. I can’t tell you how inspiring it is to be surrounded by gorgeous things as I work away. I love love love my new office space more than I ever imagined. I’ll share more pictures of it with you soon, I promise.

So, today, I am grateful for a busy and full work and home life as well as an inspiring space to work in. What are you grateful for today?

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