Told you!

Am feeling better already. Still not my normal old self, but better than earlier in the week! I'm excited about my photoshoot next weekend and I'm excited about the other 3 I have in the next month as well. I'm going to do some advertising over the next couple of weeks and see if I can book some more. I think sunshine and photos and babies are just what I need at the moment.

Tomorrow will be a better day

Hi, my name's Kristin and I have trouble sticking to and finishing off things I start. I did keep taking daily photos for another few weeks after my last post but I kept forgetting to upload them. Then I started forgetting to take them. Then I decided I didn't really care because seriously, my life's not exciting enough to document anyway. I would've just ended up with 220 photos of Bindi and 145 of random crap. So once again I fail at the 365 project.

To be honest I've been stuck in a gigantic rut for a while now. Some things have happened this year and are still happening that have made me feel sad and anxious and flat. I haven't even picked up my camera for months... the thought of doing a photoshoot next weekend scares me to death. I feel like I've forgotten how to do it but I know that's silly. I hope it'll all be ok once I pick it up and turn it on again. I hope the spark comes back and I don't have to fake my way through it.

I really need to start looking after myself better, I mean mentally. I know the things I need to do to stop me from getting to this place and I know how hard it is to get out once I'm here but still, it keeps happening. I only need one spec of motivation and enjoyment to get me started and to start feeling better. The problem is, I just can't seem to find it anywhere, especially not in the places I usually leave it like inside my camera or a cupcake or a book. This time, it's nowhere to be found!

Man I'm such a drama queen. I bet tomorrow I'll feel better and look back at this and wish I never wrote it, and then probably delete it! Yes, that's it, tomorrow will be a better day. =)

35: And now for something completely different

Today I have a movie for you from my new not so secret admirer! When he's here, you can't keep him away from my office for all of the toys in the world! haha

Also, today I went to get my photos printed for my assessment and my usb drive has died. So then I nearly died of a panic attack. Luckily, I'd backed it all up on the computer last night so all was ok... for now!

34: Tell me why I don't like Mondays?

More homework and almost tantrums and tears. I'll be happy when this is over!

33: Sunday Sunday

I cheated a little today. This photo is from the gig last night but it was after midnight so it still counts kinda!

Today Auntie Karrot & Uncle Rocket came to visit. Was great to catch up with them! After they left I knuckeled down into some homework and then got really frustrated and wanted to cry. Then Terry cooked me tea. Then I went to bed. The end. :)

32: Going solo

Had lunch with Terry today. He's got school this weekend so I had to drive to the other side of the world to see him! Tonight Josh & I were meant to go to a gig together but he had to get up at 5am Sunday to go to Hopetoun. Sorry, didn't have to, just wanted to! So I ended up going solo. :) I met up with a couple of friends at the start when the band started I ditched them to go sneak up to the front so I could actually see - one of the benefits of going to a gig alone is being able to sneak in front of people and them not get angry because they can see over my head anyway! haha. Was an awesome night and I'd definitely do it by myself again if I had to.

We interupt this broadcast...

for a little extra post!

It's come to my attention that the photo's I've been taking are terrible! I've basically been taking bad photos of anything just to say I've taken a photo.. So from now on I'm going to make more of an effort. Even if it's just a photo of something boring, I'll do my best to make it look good! As soon as the internet is fixed at home I might even start using Audrey instead of my phone, then I'll take photos to be proud of again!

31: Hooray!

Today was the end (sort of) of a loooooooooong 3 months of preparing for the Hong Kong symposium. Today was the day I did my neck and back and sent off 70kg worth of manuals to Honkers. Woooohooooooo! Unforunately, people are most likely going to keep registering up until the seminar so I'll still have more manuals to prepare but at least I know the bulk of them are done and have arrived safe and sound at their destination. Oh and I bought this super cute tiny little ramones t-shirt for a new baby I haven't had the pleasure of metting yet! ;) Better remember to send it!

30: Somewhere over the rainbow...

While I'm not a fan of the cold, dreary, rainy weather we've been having, I must say I do love all of the rainbows I've been seeing! I don't know what it is about them but the always put a smile on my face and make my heart feel happy. Even on a cold, dreary, rainy day.

29: Zzzzzzzz

I've been sooooooooo tired lately. I even came home from school early today because I was nearly falling asleep at my computer. Here's my jammies in the dark 5 seconds before I fell asleep. Zzzzzzzz

28: New book

I've finished Red Lotus now. It was interesting. Very, very sad in parts but with a happy ending of course! I got some new books for my birthday from the Keele's so next on my list to read is Cloudstreet by Tim Winton. Can't wait!

27: Lucky girl

Tonight Josh came home with a billion DVD's that his friend had given him. He didn't want them anymore! We assumed they'd all be crappy ones that no one wants to see but no, most of them were awesome! We both ended up with a huge stack each and there's another stack even bigger of left over ones that Josh will give away to other friends. The generousity of people blows me away sometimes! I can't wait to have a massive movie marathon this weekend while the boys are away/at school/work. :)

26: Tim Burton

This morning we slept in then met up with Billows, Sim & Rob for brunch. We were late - as always! And our food took sooooo long to come out! Luckily we were in good company so we didn't mind, although it was pretty cold at our seats outside. After brunch Kell & I went into the city to see the Tim Burton exhibition at Fed Square. First we saw the centre for the moving image and did some fun things like make a flip book and film our own matrix fight scene. Funny stuff! Then off to the Tim part. Loved it! It was soo good! Lots of drawings, paintings, sculptures and costumes. There were dolls from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory there (the ones that get burnt at the start of the factory tour) and costumes from edward scissorhands and alice in wonderland. Very cool! I bought the exhibition book and a pack of cards and I'm going to ask Terry very nicely if he would please buy me The Art of Tim Burton book for christmas because it looks amazing! Then it was time to head to the airport and come home. The flight was perfect this time. Only problem was when I got back I couldn't find my car in long term parking! So I walked around for about half an hour in the rain until I found it. Phew! Silly me!

25: Roller derby

I hung out with Kell this morning while Sim was at work then spent the rest of the day with her just talking and laughing again like old times. Was sooo good to spend some quality time alone with her. I went to the roller derby tonight will Kellie, Crids & Jay. It was so good! I've never been before but I loved it. Definitely a sport I could get into - watching, not playing! I'm too much of a princess to ever play. The girls are so tough! They get pushed over and get straight back up again without even batting an eyelid. I'd be rolling around on the ground crying! haha Afterwards we went out for coffee and cake - or pineapple juice and a bikky for me! Was a great day & night. Not a very good photo but you get the idea!

24: Again!

This time I don't even have a dodgy backup photo! :( Hopefully this is my only day with no photo.
The weather was gross today. Abosolutely poured down and was sooooo windy! I flew to Melbourne tonight and it was the worst flight I've ever had. There was only 1 time that I was actually scared for my life (just turbulance) but the seat belt sign stayed on the whole trip and they didn't even bring the food and drink out because it was too dangerous. Fun times! I stayed at Sim's place tonight and we sat up late eating m&m's and talking about the good old days. I miss her. :(

23: Forgot to take a proper photo day!

Oops! Another day when I forgot to take a proper photo... I took this one tonight at Bunnings. We went there so Terry could get a sander. I find bunnings sooooo boring so I just make my own fun there. I also take photos of me pretending to bop him on the head with a mallet to send to friends. That's love! :)

22: Another Bindi day!

I was meant to go to school today but I wasn't feeling well and was sooo tired. So I snuggled on the couch with my kitty instead. :)

21: Baby

Today was a much better day at work. Our accounts lady brings her son to work with her and he is such a cutie! He's just turned one and has all of a sudden found out how to get around. Up until now he's been happy to just sit in her office and play but now he's ready for exploring and adventures! He's also recently taken a bit of a liking to me so today while I was plodding away in my office I hear this "herrooo" and turn around to see him there. Sooo cute! Then we waved and clapped and talked to each other for a while. I'll miss him when he doesn't come in anymore - which I think will be soon now that he's getting around so much.

20: Bindi... again!

Today was a pretty crappy day at work. I was tired & hormonal so therefore very emotional and ended up getting upset with something my boss said to me. It was also a crazy busy day. Luckily I have my beautiful little family to come home to at night to make things all better. One look at this cute little guy never fails to bring a smile to my face.

19: Bookworm

Terry had to work today so I had a quiet day in mainly reading my book. I got it for Christmas and had tried to read it a couple of times but just couldn't get into it. Now all of a sudden I'm finding it easy and I love it. It has a lot of Chinese traditions and beliefs in it which I'm finding really interesting because up until now I didn't really know anything about Chinese culture. Now I can't put it down!

18: Sumo party!

We went to a friend's birthday party today and he'd hired sumo suits... Wow! They were sooooooo much funny Lots of fun to play around with and hilarious to watch others in!

17: Crafty things

I'm making a special present for a special somebody at the moment. It's turning out to be a lot harder and more time consuming than I thought it'd be. Hopefully it turns out ok in the end!

16: So many manuals

I've been flat out binding manuals at work today. Exciting stuff. There's so much to get done before Hong Kong. I just can't believe how close it is!

15: Brrrr!

Today was freezing! It poured rain so hard I thought the roof was going to cave in and it hailed twice! I had school and of course a massive downpour happened as soon as I left the building to walk around the corner to my car. I know the rain is great but I'm really hanging out for some warmth! We learnt about editing photos to look like Holga photos tonight. We also learnt about colour balance. The picture is of a movie playing on the screen at school about colour balance. Exciting stuff!

14: Snuggle time

Doing this 365 photo thing has made me realize how boring my life is! I don't mind. I like being boring. :) It just makes it hard to find something interesting enough to take a photo of every day - hence the billion photos of Bindi. Lucky he's so cute! So today I worked then came home and read some of my book then cooked tea then read some more then snuggled Bindi. The end. :)

PS. Speaking of Bindi... last night he was having a little nap and when he woke up he came over to me with one eye closed. We got really worried and tried to see if he was ok. He eventually opened it up and it looked fine & he was fine for the rest of the night. Strange cat! Terry thinks he was trying to be a pirate haha. Will definitely keep an "eye" (bahaha!) on him incase it happens again though.

13: Bob the builder

The card table just wasn't working out for me craft-wise. It was way to soft and squishy! So when I found this $33 desk at big w, I had to get it! Then I had to put it together... was much, much harder than the shelves so I had to call in professional help (Terry! hehe). He ended up doing most of it for me because I was getting too frustrated. Now I have a shiney new desk to do my scrapboooking on. Now I just have to start!

12: The most beautiful day ever!

Today was sooooooooooo nice! Sun was out, sky was blue, birds were chirping! Slept in then spent the rest of the morning hanging out in the backyard with Bindi. We were on a picnic blanket and he kept attacking it because it was making a scrunchy noise on the grass. Sooo cute! And check out the blue sky! More of that please! In the afternoon, Terry & I went for a drive to the beach. Went for a walk & collected some gorgeous tiny pink shells... and by some I mean about a billion! Then had some fish & chips and drove along the coast for a bit more. Tonight I cooked a 3 course meal. Nothing fancy but boy was it yum! Entree was stuffed red onions. Soooo good! Main was homemade yiros' and desert was a double choc self saucing pudding. I actually nearly vomitted at the end because I was so full and it was so sweet. Now I remember why I don't normally eat more than 1 course!

11: Sleepy Saturday

Today was pretty nice so I dusted off my headphones and went for a walk. Was awesome until about half way through when I got a massive headache from my new headphones. They're the kind you shove right in your ear. Not cool. Then Terry came home from work and we just hung out. He was pretty puffed from working so much lately so he had a little nap. :)

10: Bye bye money!

I actually forgot to take a photo today. Woops! Well I did take one but it was just to send to Terry to show him I bought tickets to the Soundwave festival so I'll just have to use that. Don't want to mess this up already. So yay for Soundwave and boo to spending so much money in one hit!

9: Scones

Tonight I made scones! I love scones but I'm too lazy to make them. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever made them... and if I have, I'm sure they turned out hard and yuck. But not last night, oh no, last night they were perfect. Thanks to an amazing, ridiculously easy recipe. 2 seconds to make, 5 seconds to cook - done! And they were oooh so yummy. Soft and fluffy, just as they should be. Not a bad mess for 7 seconds of scone making time hey?!

8: School day

Today was another boring day mostly. I had school tonight, that was fun. The subject I'm doing at the moment is photoshop basics and we learnt how to use masks tonight. Was feeling pretty ordinary by the time I got home though. Really tired, aching leg and weird ovary pain. Excellent.

7: Boring day

Nothing really exciting happened today. I think the highlight was going to Spotlight's 20% off sale where I spent more money than I should have. :) Then there was work of course (boriiing). Then I got my nails done. (hence the boring picture.) Then I had tea and went to bed for a giant d&m with the hubby. Talking is good. :) Hopefully tomorrow is more exciting!

6: Craft station part 2!

Now it's complete! Sort of... bought a card table and chair today but the card table has a soft squidgy top which is no good for craft of any sort. So I need to buy some mdf to make a hard top for it. This will do for now though. I even made my first scrapbook page last night! Then I realised I haven't printed any photos to put on it yet.. haha oops! Task for today: print photos!

5: Craft station part 1!

Finally decided what to do with all my birthday monday today - invest in a craft station! Up until now, all of my bits and bobs have lived in a falling apart vacuum cleaner box... not the best way to store paper and other such things! Not very conductive to creativity either! So I went on a hunt for a bookcase, storage boxes, a desk & chair. All on a teeny, tiny budget. Success! I found a bookshelf and storage items from a few cheap shops for next to nothing. Oh and the shelf came flat packed so I put it together myself! :D Couldn't find a decent cheap desk tho unfortunately. But all is not lost! Stay tuned for the finished product tomorrow...

4: Lazy day

Today was a lazy day. I had to leave home early so they could auction our house off (it didn't sell). I bought heaps more scrapbooking stuff then came home and slept for 3 hours. I wasn't feeling well and must've needed it! I would've kept sleeping but Terry came home from work and woke me up. The rest of the day was just as lazy. Snuggled on the couch with my hubby & kitty. Was lovely!

3: Yay for Friday!

I saw this truck on the way to work this morning. Was a bit creepy. Had toys and things on the front as well. Not sure what it was for.

Tonight is cleanfest part 4 in preparation for the auction of our house in the morning. I really hope it's sold so we don't have to keep having open inspections every weekend. I'm over the privacy invasion.

2: Day after birthday

Back to work today. Boo! I'm feeling in a bit of a rut at work at the moment. Hoping things will get better otherwise I might start looking for another job after Hong Kong.

Tonight I spent one of my birthday vouchers. Bought a Billy Joel DVD with all of his filmclips on it :D and a scrapbook. I originally bought it to put Europe photos in but I might make a scrapbook of Terry & I instead. Going to spotlight to buy supplies tomorrow.

1: 365 days of being 26

Had an awesome birthday. Got spoiled rotten & felt extremely loved aalllll day!

Had some bad news as well but I know things will be ok.

My brother bought a yummy vanilla sponge with strawberry jam filling for breakfast! :D

365 days

So far this goal isn't going very well. I'm terrible at remembering to take photos! I'm hoping I'll get better as the year goes on. I might officially start from today seeing as how I only have about 5 photos so far... Ok I will - I'm officially starting my 365 photos as of today!
Dear Brain, please remember to take a photo every day. Thanks, Kristin.

Summer days

Will catch up on posting my 365 photos tomorrow...

Photographic Goals for 2010

I was inspired by this article to create a list of photographic goals for 2010. I'm going to put them here so that I can be kept accountable and hopefully have some help to stick to them along the way!

1. Make 1 photobook of my photos per month (photos have to have been taken in that month.)
2. Take 12 photos of something (eg smiles, flowers etc) to make a 2011 calendar with.
3. Make monthly desktop calendars from my photos to email to family, friends, prospective & past clients.
4. Take 1 photo of something per day.
5. Have at least 1 portraiture photoshoot per month. (Not including May when I'll be in Europe!)
6. Enter at least 5 competitions.
7. Have an exhibition. (hehe!)
8. Come up with some creative way to advertise myself.
9. Shoot at least 2 weddings.
10. And finally, take more photos of loved ones - whether they like it or not!

I also have these written in my diary so I can refer back to them regularly. I'll keep you posted on if I stick to them or not! So far I'm failing miserably on #4!

Sitting on the dock of the bay

wastin time...