The woman I pay money to so she will make me sweat, push myself farther than I think is possible and so I will have difficulty lifting my arms above my head! My personal trainer Jo!
365 Days of Photos – Day 6
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Monthly Archives: January 2015
A Failed Stay-Cation?
When we go away on vacation nothing gets done at our house, right?
So why do we expect a “stay-cation” to be any different?
My last day at work was December 24, 2014. I had big plans. I would clean out the garage, organize a closet or two, and maybe even build a path in the backyard!
Did I do any of it? NO!
What did I do on my 11 day stay-cation? I rested, Tina and I went to several movies, I napped, I took down the outdoor Christmas lights, I did a little binge watching of Raising Hope (don’t judge me, I love that twisted humor!), worked out a bit, hung out with friends, relaxed, ate, played cards, tested multiple desserts, went on photo taking journeys and took another nap (or 2).
What I did not do….clean out the garage, organize a closet and I did not do any yard work!
So where is the guilt? Why do I feel like I should’ve worked on my stay-cation? We go away on vacation and obviously we can’t do any of the chores at home…so why stress about them during a stay-cation?
I can’t lie…it was absolutely fantastic not having to abide by a schedule. My bedtime quickly switched to 2:00AM. No alarm was set to wake me and I squeezed in multiple naps…no guilt here, just a well rested individual that enjoyed 11 days of lazy!
So today I returned to work…jumped on the treadmill that always moves a bit faster than my feat….and started off my new year a week or two behind…so I guess its a good thing I love my job and its a good thing I took plenty of naps…here is to a new year!!
365 Days of Photos – Day 5
A concrete forest?
Deep Ellum, (Dallas) Texas
365 Days of Photos – Day 4
I enjoy participating in Cee’s photo challenges. Today I drove around my city looking for “industrial sites” to photograph. My family kindly tagged along. This picture, with the car idling in the corner, shows my family patiently waiting while I snap pictures of an old warehouse.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Industrial
This week’s Fun Foto Challenge is to photograph industrial sites. It was the excuse I’ve been looking for to head downtown and photograph an old abandon warehouse I’ve eyed for as long as I’ve lived in Fort Worth. The first two photos are of that building.
For more industrial photos visit Cee’s Photography page
365 Days of Photos – Day 3
Rainy evening in Sundance Square – Downtown Fort Worth
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Shoes or Feet
365 Days of Photos – Day 2
A bit of color needed on this gloomy day.
365 Days of Photos – Day 1
This picture was the first picture taken by me in 2015. It was taken at 2:08 AM on January 1, 2015. We arrived home from a New Year’s Eve get-together and as a normal occurrence in our household the dogs were let out to do their business. Unfortunately it had been raining and many muddy paws re-entered the house and jumped on the bed. This resulted in a changing of the sheets. But a very playful and silly dog wanted to play instead of letting us make the bed. And that resulted in a picture of a silly dog playing tent under the pink sheets!
January 1, 2015
The first day of a new year.
I posted my first blog entry on January 3rd last year. When I first decided to start a blog it was intended to be an off-shoot of my Facebook page that focuses on finding the positive side of life. Conversations Around the Tree, was going to be a place for me to comment on current events, political insanity and reasons why life really is a worthy thing to stick around for.
Instead, I tried a few photo challenges, writing challenges and suddenly my blog became a place for me to express my creative side. A place to learn from others and a place to meet really smart and creative people.
So here I am…ready for a new year. I’ve given some thought to what direction my blog will take in 2015.
First, I need to spruce it up a bit and organize it into categories.
Second, I have not remained as focused on the blog as I had hoped to. However, the fact that I made it through the first year without allowing it to fall away is an accomplishment and I’m going to build from there.
Third, I need to actively engage with other bloggers. I know if I want to extend my reach, I need to reach out to others. I also want to learn from others and to do that I must make contact with those willing to help me learn.
Fourth, I am going to start a daily photo post. Hopefully each photo will in some way relate to what has happened in my day. However, I realize there are really boring days that occur…so on those days I will simply wing it!!
Fifth and final, I plan to post more creative writing. This is something I’ve dreamed of doing…what better place than here!
To those of you that have followed my blog this year “Thank you!”
I look forward to sharing another year with you all out here in the blogging world.
Happy 2015!
Conversations Around the Tree 