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Project 365 {WEEK 4} - Stuck in a Rut

1/29/2017

Stuck in a rut. Looking for some serious inspiration, a kick-@ss project to drag me out of this winter funk. This happens to me every year, I don't know why I always act so surprised; I hit the ground running January 1 with goals and wild ideas and by the end of the month I'm ready to settle back into my cozy comfort zone. What am I so afraid of? Or am I being lazy? Maybe I just need someone to collaborate with, someone to keep me motivated, someone to inspire me.

I still have 1 or 2 crazy ideas up my sleeve, perhaps to be revealed later this year, but for now they are just dusty thoughts in my cluttered brain. I'm so impressed by people who can take a tiny spark of an idea and turn it into something amazing. My ideas just tend to smolder for a bit and then burn out. What if one actually caught fire?

Day 28 {Names} - Well Read

Time to escape reality for a while.

Day 27 {Industrial} - Designer Skyline

"Affection, the gifted architect, is making a draft and beautiful design. The options and possibilities are endless when we connect and re-align." - Adam Young, Owl City

Day 26 {Transmogrify} - The Prankster

Found the halloween wig and thought it would be funny to tell grandma that we cut off all her pretty curls...8 year old humor!

Day 25 {Comfort} - January Rain

Sitting, working, watching the rain come down.

Day 24 {Begins with G} - Gingerly

Fresh ginger for my tea

Day 23 {Ambience} - The Stare Down

A brief moment of quiet during our "day off" trip to the zoo. How sweet is this?

Day 22 {Candid} - My Name's Blurryface

Kitchen dance party to a little Twenty-one Pilots.

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Project 365 {WEEK 3} - The Fog

1/22/2017

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Spent most of the week in a fog...no seriously, I'm not being dramatic, the weather was miserable! It was foggy and dreary all week and I'm seriously lacking in Vitamin D. The only saving grace is that the temps were unseasonably warm, so despite the gloomy appearance, I was still able to get outside and walk without freezing my fingertips off.

Misty and mild or frigid and snowy? Hmmm, let me think...

Day 21 {Outside} - Kelly Creek

This is the creek and woods across the street from my house. It doesn't really have a name, I just like to call it that. I found out Friday that it will soon become a 35-lot subdivision. Makes me so sad. I love the privacy and quiet it provides. Luckily the wetland will be protected, which will allow for a small buffer. I guess it was only a matter of time before the owners sold off their land.

Day 20 {Upside Down} - Bedtime Shenanigans

I had other ideas for today's "upside down" theme, but when I saw this craziness, I knew what I had to do.

Day 19 {Vanishing} - S.O.S.

Our back yard is currently under water due to the crazy amount of rain we've had and the melting of snow.

Day 18 {Minimal} - Still Afloat

Day 17 {The Biggest} - Big, Bigger, Biggest

The perfect brownie tower.

Day 16 {On the Table} - Puzzling

Day 15 {Local} - Local Weather

Rain, snow, ice, sun and a little green foliage...January, you say? In Wisconsin? Nothing surprises me anymore.

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Project 365 {WEEK 2} - Balance and Stability

1/15/2017

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Day 14 {Fenced In} - Captured

Spent the afternoon tubing with friends...it was awesome!

Day 13 {Unrestrained} - Make a Splash

Day 12 {E} - Eggsposed

Couldn't help myself.

Day 11 {Teal} - The Feel of Teal

Apparently the color teal "...controls and heals the emotions creating emotional balance and stability." Too bad it can't heal my ribs by creating balance and stability in my back.

Day 10 {Parallel} - 3 A.M.

"Give me darkness when I'm dreaming, Give me moonlight when I'm leaving...Give me bed time…just sometimes." -G.A. Isakov

Day 9 {Up} - Can't Sleep

So here I sit; wrapped in a blanket, heating pad on my sore ribs, watching the snow fall. Tomorrow will be here soon.

Day 8 {Hello} - Did You Get My Message?

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New Year, New 365! {WEEK 1}

1/8/2017

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Never one to let the dust settle under my feet, I'm off again on a new "Photo of the Day" journey. I've decided to follow daily prompts again this year, provided by the Instagram team @365_Today. I have to admit, I started to run out of gas toward the end of the 2016 @My_365 challenge, so I'm hoping for a little more inspiration this time around. It's been a slow start to the year for me, with more rib trouble, the death of a dear family friend and of course, the usual case of the winter blahs.

But something feels a little different this year. Is it just me? Or can you feel it too? I don't know, maybe it's the muscle relaxers talking, but I'm excited to see what 2017 has in store.

Day 7 {Wooden} - Get Cooking

What's taco night without a side of rice? It's like fish and chips without the chips.

Day 6 {Today} - Frigid Morning

It's been dang cold lately. Hoping next week will bring some warmer temps.

Day 5 {Wall} - Inside Out

"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart…Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." – Carl Jung

Day 4 {Ahead} - Ahead of the Game

Day 3 {Reflection} - Shellshock

Day 2 {Two} - Count on Me

"One day to get it all right, Two wrong and not enough right...You can count on me when you cannot see." -Mat Kearney

Day 1 {Resolution} - I Resolve

Kicking off my third 365 Project with some sunset bokeh and my new Mini Cooper mug. Happy 2017 everyone!

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Project 366 {WEEK 52}

1/1/2017

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And that's a wrap! Good riddance 2016. My second 365 Project is officially in the books and just like that, I'm on to number 3! It's a crazy addiction, I know, but I love the challenge of having to pick up my camera everyday, forcing myself to be creative. Even on days when nothing seems to be going my way, it's like my escape route from the boring routine.

Let's get this party started!

Day 360 {Tradition} - Something for Everyone

I added a Boston Cream Pie to my arsenal of Christmas Day desserts. (Lemon Meringue, Pumpkin, Apple and Boston Cream)

Day 361 {Today} - Boxing Day Sunset

A beautiful curtain call for our Christmas celebration. (I shot this through the car window on the way home from my aunt's house this evening. Couldn't resist.)

Day 362 {Unbelievable} - More For Me, I Guess

Hard to believe that there was still half a pumpkin pie left after our Christmas Day Celebration! Maybe next year I should only make 3 pies...naaahh, I don't mind all the leftovers!

Day 363 {Common} - Christmas Aftermath

A common post-Christmas scene around here. Not sure how long I will be able to tolerate the mess. I'll give it a few more days and then everything needs to find a home. OCD problems.

Day 364 {Extra} - My Nightcap

Needed a little something extra last night to help me unwind after receiving the devastating news that a dear friend of the family passed away unexpectedly. 2016 just keeps piling it on.

Day 365 {Vintage} - Vintage Hat

Just a vintage hat, in a window, looking for a lucky head to call home.

Day 366 {The End} - That's A Wrap!

With these fireworks, I officially close the book on my second "photo of the day" project and say farewell to 2016. Time to start a new chapter.

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Project 365 {WEEK 4} - Stuck in a Rut

Project 365 {WEEK 3} - The Fog

Project 365 {WEEK 2} - Balance and Stability

New Year, New 365! {WEEK 1}

Project 366 {WEEK 52}

Dream Into Design

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