I’ve discovered a new photo challenge blog which I think may be easier to keep up with than Her Space: My Space, although I intend to keep playing there as well. We Spy: You Spy just posted their second challenge: cold. That’s easy. Here’s a photo from just a week ago when it was so cold they canceled school. This is Matt’s window as the sun rose.
It was well below freezing with the wind chill today and nearly all the schools were closed. I had a very productive day. I finished two of Ali’s Weekend Creative projects (will post tomorrow), made an album for my Project 365 photos, and sorted, cleaned, and reorganized all my embellishment drawers. I didn’t read any fifth grade essays, but they will still be there tomorrow!
Someone once said that reorganizing was important because you find all that you have — and forgot about. So true. I moved all my buttons out of my color drawers and into the embellishment drawers (by color, of course). So much better.
And a few more views of the clean and organized study:
These are the drawers with paper, office supplies, and rubber stamps that sit in the closet under the hanging drawers from The Container Store.
One of my best buys from The Container Store. These shelves hold so much and utilize an otherwise wasted space.
And a little peek at the new boxes from Target that hold chipboard, journaling labels, epoxy embellishments, mini-albums to do, rub-ons, felt & fabric, and letter & word stickers. I bought these a week ago and sorting all those items has made finding the right thing for a layout or a card so much easier.
February vacation is always a time when I clean and reorganize. I didn’t expect to do it this year because we’ll be away for a lot of next week. . . but here it is: DONE before we leave!
Ok, a little twist today…instead of SELF portrait Saturday, I’m declaring today…
SOMEONE else portrait Saturday…just for a change!!!
Thank Goodness! I am not a fan of self-portraits, although I have to admit I managed a couple I don’t hate over the last few months. Here is a favorite portrait I took of my son this fall.
Today’s HS: MS prompt: Organization-To arrange things and allocate a place for them. Show us ‘organise’ in your space. I am an organization freak. I probably spend as much time organizing my stuff as using it. This is one of my favorite purchases. You can see three of eight shelves that are hung on the back of the closet door in my study. They hold so much stuff!
HS: MS Currency: Show us what is being used for currency in your space today!
I use this lovely handpainted box for my extra change. When it gets filled up, I roll
coins and buy myself a little treat.
Two catch-up photos for HS: MS prompts.
Three: One, two…three. Somewhere there is ‘three’ in your space today! These three stars sit on my window sill all year. The evergreens only for the winter.
Tube: A hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass or plastic used
especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases. You have
tubes, right?
I do indeed. More than I need, I’m sure.
Three posts in one day is a recent record for blogging. Don’t know that I’ve ever done three! And the number of movies we’ve seen recently is also record-breaking. Since New Year’s Eve I’ve seen six. Some years that would be the total for the year, since we are not big movie-goers. Last night we went to a double feature at our local cinema. We watched "Enchanted" (lots of fun) and then "P.S. I Love You," a soppy romance that required the use of many a Kleenex. They were fun, but not any where as good as the first four we saw. "The Kite Runner" was my favorite. I was a little reluctant to go because of the violence in the book, but the movie was very tastefully done, and I only had to look away twice. It’s a beautiful movie and true to the book. I also loved "Charlie Wilson’s War" and "Atonement." We saw "Juno" as well. I think the previews are funnier than the movie itself, so it ended up being a little disappointing. Next on our list: "The Bucket List."
I got behind with HS: MS this week. I was sick, and we were out of town for a wedding. But here’s my SOS, taken in my kitchen window this morning. Two weeks of flower photos, but we’re so desperate for color here by the end of January.
Here’s my layout for the first Overlooked challenge. I totally forgot the part about adding a coffee ring, and am afraid I’ll ruin this effort if I go back now. The best part for me is this is a three week challenge–one piece each week. Very doable and it fits right in with Project 365.
Keeping up with Project 365 (see Photo-a-Day in the sidebar) is a little harder than I expected. When you leave in the dark and come home in the dark, opportunities for photos decrease significantly. This photo is one I took of the tulips on our kitchen table this week.
It’s Self-portrait Saturday again. I actually took this yesterday in an attempt to get a photo of my earring dangling. That didn’t work, but it’s a self-portrait I can live with.
HS: MS challenge: Number-An arithmetical value expressed by a word, symbol or figure. Show us a ‘number’ in your space today!
HS: MS for 1.16.08 Indulge-To allow oneself to enjoy a pleasure.
