Jessica's Journal

Today’s assignment was to go outside and take a breath of fresh air. And of course, to photograph something out there. I took this photo quickly while playing with Josh. He had his first real snow experience today. We went sledding (i.e., I pulled him around the driveway in his baby sled), made snowballs, and […]

I am up way too late tonight, but Josh’s toys are finally out of the boxes and assembled, and I’ve gone through all of my holidays photos (they’ll get posted tomorrow). The wind is howling outside, as we’re in the middle of a blizzard. I’m hoping to sleep in tomorrow; should be a lazy day,

Today’s assignment was to photograph a sweet treat. Home-made egg nog ice cream? Yes, please!

Today’s assignment was to capture rest. This pose lasted about 2 minutes. Busy, busy, busy! Really wishing I had taken some time off of work this week.

Today’s theme was “Attitude Adjustment.” As in, giving ourselves a little nudge to get out of any funk we might be in from the busy, stressful holiday season. I think the instructor was looking for something a little more sassy, but I think the Grinch might know a thing or two about adjusting the attitude.

A wrapped present? Yeah, we only have one of those in my house right now, and the only reason it’s wrapped is because it’s too big to hide. It’s for my mother, who is coming over tomorrow. So, I went with the procrastinator, I mean busy person‘s shot of the day.

Yesterday’s assignment was to show how we “recharge” ourselves during the holidays. It’s not exactly relaxing, but hockey sure does help relieve some stress. I played tonight for the first time in four months, and had a blast. After running around like a crazy woman all day, I didn’t think I’d have the energy for

Light one candle for all we believe in That anger not tear us apart And light one candle to find us together With peace as the song in our hearts – Peter, Paul & Mary, “Light One Candle” All about candles today, and taking time during this busy holiday season to reflect.

Yesterday was craft day in the workshop. We were given some suggestions on creative ways to use our photos during the holidays — one of which was making personalized gift tags. I didn’t have time to actually make tags, so I found some tag templates online. I dropped in my photos and added the “To: