January is almost over!

That means I've almost made it through this whole pic a day commitment! Yay me! So here are Days 26-30 for ya:

Day 26: Apparently a few people were a little, hmm, not upset, but close, by the way that I showed Charly's new haircut in the last post from only the back. It was like a teaser or something! I thought I had posted Day 26 on here, but I apparently only did it on my personal blog. And might I add, I love love LOVE this picture!! Anyways, so here ya are, Day 26: All Growed Up:

Day 27: Mommy's Braid. Technically Charly took this one, but I told her to. So isn't that akin to using the self timer? I really just wanted to forever remember that I am capable of braiding my own hair, on the first try no less! Oh, and also because tomorrow I'll be getting it cut off. And it won't be this "long" again for awhile.

Day 28: Charly and Annie Playing. They have so much fun! Till Annie bites Charly of course. But we tell her, that's what happens when you rough house with a puppy...

Day 29: Pole and Clouds. I was walking the dog for the millionth time this week, and actually took a minute to breathe in the scenery. Then I ran for the camera; I love sky shots! As you can see, I love lines as well.

 

Day 30: Gasp! I turned the corner at Wal Mart, and lo and behold guess what I saw. ACID WASH! I know that fashion trends are cyclical and all that, but still. I thought we were all in agreement that acid wash should never come back. Ever. And for the record, I am aware that this is Wal Mart and not Old Navy or Abercrombie or whatever, but still. It's acid wash.

And there ya go. One more day left in January. Maybe if I'm nice, I'll post a pic of me and my new hair. Or maybe it'll just be a pic of Katie cutting it off. We'll see!

I skipped some on purpose...*wink*

First, just to record the 22nd and 23rd of January, we did nothing of interest, lol, except that I decided to cut my hair off. But don't worry, I haven't done it. Yet.

However, we did cut off Charly's hair. Here is Day 24:

And I can't stop saying how adorable she looks!! This haircut so totally matches her personality. I'm sure in the next couple days you will see more pictures of her, just cuz I think she's so dang cute!

And then tonight Nate was working on fixing a ratchety-thing, and Annie was trying so hard to do her toy chewing while being near him at the same time. It was just too cute.

Day 25: Hard at Work:

I will say that I took pictures on the missing days, but they are definitely not for public consumption. See you in a few days! :)

Hooray! I finally got Days 12-21 off the camera!...

AND through Photoshop!! I'll post them here in order, though if you're scrolling through my blog from newest post to oldest, it'll seem like pictures are being posted out of order, but whatever. :) I may sound confusing, but hang in there with me *wink* it's only midnight or so.

Day 12: Sepia Leaves: Playing with my camera's Sepia Mode. I really like how this one came out:

Day 13: Charly and Rebecca: This one's for my Mom. Here is Charly and her cat Rebecca, that Mom made her for Christmas. They look so snuggly!

Day 14: Annie's A Picky Eater: Our dog discards the food that she doesn't like. I tried to be creative with this one.

Day 15: Self Portrait: Yep it's me. And my computer, sticky notes, bookshelf, mess, MP3 player, and Mt Dew. A pretty accurate self portrait actually, lol.

Day 16: These Pancakes Sucked: Nate titled this one. He loves to make pancakes for us. Unfortunately he changed his recipe, tried something new, and botched it up. His facial expression here is pretty accurate too. ;) Love you honey!!

Day 17: Getting Ready for a Walk: Totally. The title says it all.

Day 18: All Dolled Up: And she was too! So grown up this one, I don't know what to do some days. Slow down Charly!!

Day 19: The Task At Hand: I was taking a picture of the staple for a kit I recently finished (it's the reason for this super long post) when I realized there was more there than just a staple. There was a statement. Maybe.

Day 20: That's A Lotta Snow!: You bet it was! I will be discussing this more on my personal blog, but by my estimate it snowed at least 4 inches yesterday. At least. And every time I had to take Annie out in the melting leftover of this blizzard today, it sure felt like more than 4 inches! (No Michael Scott jokes here please.) I had a lot of pictures to pick from for Day 20, and here's the one I settled on. I think it conveys how much snow there SEEMED to be...

Day 21: Olga's Tea Party: She was such a good sport to let me take her pic for today's photo! Every other Wednesday I work in the nursery at church. Olga worked with me tonight and was served a lovely concoction of ketchup and mustard tea made by two of the cutest hostesses ever! (Oh, and just to say, the quality is what it is because this is from my camera phone. Needless to say, the manufacturer was not too concerned with photo quality when designing my phone.)

So, that's it, I'm caught up for now. Until tomorrow. Hope you're enjoying these random glimpses into my life, such as it is. :) Just keep watching, we're different. Fo sho.

Days 10 and 11

January tenth marked the 29th birthday for my dear husband. What better way to spend it than at a place where your table is lit on fire! Last night we went to a Japanese restaurant with Hibachi tables, and it was my dd's first time. Man did she have a good time! So Day 10's photo simply had to be taken there. Not so sure the guy across the table from me would agree, seeing as how he had to suffer my flash. But oh well, you tell me if this pic is worth his millisecond of discomfort. Here's Day 10: The Onion Volcano:


Day 11: finally, a picture of the new puppy! Lol, and wouldn't you know it, she's making the same face I do when someone takes my picture!



So far I'm having a lot of fun with this Project. It's great to finally have an excuse for always having the camera with me. Sometimes my pics aren't artistic shots or anything, but I still enjoy that I'm documenting my everyday moments.

Days 8 and 9

On the 8th, when I was getting Charly ready for bed, I was explaining to her what P365 is, and that I take at least one picture every day. And I was telling her that I didn't know what I would do for that day, what I would take a picture of that night, and she, the aspiring photographer that she is, reminded me that I had gone out into our garden that morning and taken a few pictures of the budding flowers we have. I hadn't even remembered doing it, that's how often I take pictures!

So here is the picture for Day 8:

By the way, here in NC it is certainly the winter season. However, we've had enough nice days, with 60+ degree (F) temps that things are starting to bloom and some grasses are starting to grow. I sure hope my flowers survive the icy temps I know will come through this month and the next!

And then today had taken a picture of our new puppy while I was walking her, and that would have been my Day 9 photo, except that Charly decided to trip and fall in the hallway. So she practically fell to pieces over her knees being "so hurty" and Daddy got her some ice.

Here is the picture for Day 9:

I think Daddy making her laugh works better than any old ice pack. Though that could just be my biased opinion.

Now if only I can figure out why my camera takes such noisy shots with an iso set at 100.

One two, skip a few....7.

K, so now we'll fast forward to Day 7. And from here on out I will hopefully have something new every day or so. :)

Today I saw a gorgeous sunset, and it was fleeting let me tell you! I've decided that with this 365 thing I would finally learn all I can about the RAW setting on my camera and how to develop my RAW photos in Photoshop CS3. So here is the original I took:


And here it is developed:


And then I decided to see what I could do by cropping, and I LOVE these two shots. Consider them parts one and two of Day 7:

Day 2

Here's my little photographer ringing in the New Year. And this picture was in fact taken in 2009. Maybe I should start a Project 365 for Charly...

...oh, but then we'd have lots of these:

and you know I'd rather be BEHIND the camera, lol.

Day 1

Here's my first shot for Project 365. We began 2009 at Nate's parents' house in Oklahoma. Technically this picture of Charly and Grandpa (my dad-in-law) was taken on Dec 31st, but it was already 2009 somewhere, so who's really counting? Being at their house was a most wonderful way to begin the New Year, I'm so very grateful to have in-laws that I love. :)

Here I go!

I recently stumbled across Project 365 and thought, "Hey, why not? That looks like tons of fun!" If you've never heard of it, basically you take one (or at least one in my case, lol) picture every day of the year. Hence the 365 part of the project. The goal is to have a kind of photo diary of your life, from the mundane to the exciting, and the people and moments that help you go between the two. Hopefully in the sidebar I have placed some informative Project 365 links for you. :) I may, however, end up making this into a Project 355, or so, since I hadn't known about it until the 5th of January, and had only taken pictures on the 1st and 7th, so we'll see how this goes. I hope to not miss too many more days though.

And please, support and ideas will be so appreciated! I know there will be days when I feel just tired of taking pictures every day (yes, it IS possible, I'm sure), and so my friends and family may be called upon for encouragement and motivation a time or two. Hope you enjoy!!