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Valentine's Day
I use to love holidays. Would put out my 5 boxes of Hobby Lobby decorations, cook everything drenched with food coloring that coordinates with the holiday, spend hours on crafts/gifts that helped me look like Martha's kin.
Things have changed. Big time. Not sure what happened, but I do know that my hubby's relieved to not have to worry about flowers and chocolates.
Things have changed. Big time. Not sure what happened, but I do know that my hubby's relieved to not have to worry about flowers and chocolates.
My favorite lens
I get asked a lot what my favorite lens is - well, it's the 70-200 2.8. I shoot with a Canon 5d Mark II and all my lenses are Canon. I have heard mixed things about off brand lenses. I figure if I'm going to spend that much on a lens I might as well make sure I'm getting the best.
I love the versatility of this lens as well as how sharp the images look. I can easily shoot an entire session with just this lens. My 2nd favorite lens is the 50 1.4. Some day I will get the 1.2. IF I ever come across an extra $1k.
Photography is one expensive art!
I love the versatility of this lens as well as how sharp the images look. I can easily shoot an entire session with just this lens. My 2nd favorite lens is the 50 1.4. Some day I will get the 1.2. IF I ever come across an extra $1k.
Photography is one expensive art!
Organizing fanatic
I love to organize. It's therapeutic to me. Although, I've had to really let go over the years, due to kids, kids and more kids.
Thought I'd share a tip that has helped me.
I have a bucket (see pic) that I will fill up with snacks in ziploc baggies (or containers since I'm trying to be green). That way when it's time to make lunch, all I have to do is grab some containers and throw them in the lunch box. Or if the kids need a snack on the go they can just grab something from the bucket. It's great to do after the trip to the grocery. Open the container of nuts, pretzels, whatever and pour in baggies. Same thing can be done with refrigerated items, use one of the drawers as your bucket.
Works good for me. What's your favorite pantry organizing trick?
Thought I'd share a tip that has helped me.
I have a bucket (see pic) that I will fill up with snacks in ziploc baggies (or containers since I'm trying to be green). That way when it's time to make lunch, all I have to do is grab some containers and throw them in the lunch box. Or if the kids need a snack on the go they can just grab something from the bucket. It's great to do after the trip to the grocery. Open the container of nuts, pretzels, whatever and pour in baggies. Same thing can be done with refrigerated items, use one of the drawers as your bucket.
Works good for me. What's your favorite pantry organizing trick?
Day Two
I survived day 1. But, I had to go to bed at around 9:00 b/c I was so hungry and wasn't allowed to eat anything else. Plus I barely had the energy to get out of bed. I've heard there will be about 2 more days of this. Well, 1 1/2 now.
I just ate lunch. Salad and asparagus. Yuck. Love salad and asparagus, but not without lots of butter, salt and ranch.
I took the 3 boys to the grocery yesterday. On a normal day this tests my patience, but yesterday it was tested 5k times. They get $25 each every week to buy lunch food. Well, for some reason they think they are entitled to get whatever crap-food they want. Lane was trying to buy Mountain Dew, fruit roll ups and bubble gum. Seriously?! Not ever, and definitely not while I'm starving myself. I would never do that to his underpaid, overworked teachers.
Lord help me.
I just ate lunch. Salad and asparagus. Yuck. Love salad and asparagus, but not without lots of butter, salt and ranch.
I took the 3 boys to the grocery yesterday. On a normal day this tests my patience, but yesterday it was tested 5k times. They get $25 each every week to buy lunch food. Well, for some reason they think they are entitled to get whatever crap-food they want. Lane was trying to buy Mountain Dew, fruit roll ups and bubble gum. Seriously?! Not ever, and definitely not while I'm starving myself. I would never do that to his underpaid, overworked teachers.
Lord help me.
Day one
I'm taking sugar out of my diet starting today. And a lot of other crap-food. Today is day one and so far, I haven't turned into a monster. A little fatigued and quite hungry, but bearable. I have heard that the first 3 days are the hardest by far. So I'm thinking that day two and three are going to get a lot worst.
I have 15 lbs to lose. Not sure what happened, but I've never weighed this much besides being pregnant. I'm guessing it's that I'm getting older and I sit at my computer more than I have ever done. I've always had to work at my weight. If I'm not watching what I'm eating and not exercising I will gain a lot fast. Never have I been one that could maintain no matter what I eat. Those girls piss me off.
Hopefully by month 3 I will be fitting back into my clothes. Mainly my jeans are all I care about. Love my jeans.
Oh and I found this quote from a book I'm reading that I thought was pretty good:
"The trouble with opportunity is that it often
comes disguised as hard work"
I have 15 lbs to lose. Not sure what happened, but I've never weighed this much besides being pregnant. I'm guessing it's that I'm getting older and I sit at my computer more than I have ever done. I've always had to work at my weight. If I'm not watching what I'm eating and not exercising I will gain a lot fast. Never have I been one that could maintain no matter what I eat. Those girls piss me off.
Hopefully by month 3 I will be fitting back into my clothes. Mainly my jeans are all I care about. Love my jeans.
Oh and I found this quote from a book I'm reading that I thought was pretty good:
"The trouble with opportunity is that it often
comes disguised as hard work"
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