Snippets of Home Life …

in the hours when Little Dude is gone at school.

Big Dude often works from home.  Way back in the day, when he first left the traditional work force and set up “office” at home to contract, he bought a desk to set up in our guest room.  I guess it was too dark, cold, *lonely* in that room, because the desk soon found its way to MY office space.  Where it was soon taken over by the dudes.

So Big Dude decided he just needed a really comfortable chair that supported his back.  And THAT would be his office.

 

And that worked pretty well for a few years, til Big Dude got all itchy for an “office” space again.  And started Craigslisting for another desk.  All while I gave him that “exactly where are you going to fit another piece of furniture in this house?!?” look.  He found/made some space.  And Cardboard Girlfriend moved right into it.

Meanwhile, life as usual carries on back inside.  I think this counts as “recess”.

The mad typist types.  And types and types and types.

And the reader reads and reads and reads.

There you have it.  My dudes and what they do.

Beautiful Lifestyle + One Willow Preset Giveaway!!

 

 

99% (and maybe more!) of my pictures are edited using One Willow’s fabulous presets.  Jessica has created her presets to have beautiful tones, matte finishes, “film” effects … and all, always, without ever compromising the beauty of skin tones.  I’m grateful to have these presets in my tool chest.  They help me achieve the “look” I want.  Consistently.  Efficiently.  And without frustration!

This week, Jessica (the creative genius behind One Willow) and I are partnering for a fantastic giveaway:  my book plus a $135 credit to enjoy in One Willow’s shop.  Click thru to One Willow Presets to see all the giveaway details …

I Guess I've Started a 365 of Sorts ...

I've never done a 365 project.  I've never wanted to do a 365.  I'm not much into video.  I'm not terribly accomplished working with video.  So it's incredibly ironic that my first 365 project is a video project.  A 1-Second Everyday video project.  It's all Erika's fault.  I'm enamored with hers, and so I'm doing one of my own.

Mine won't be awesomely awesome like this guy's.  And I don't have any plans to become some videographer extraordinaire.  But I do like this quirky little project.

It catches bits and pieces for posterity that I wouldn't otherwise probably photograph.  Like The Teen coming out of driver's ed class.  Or Skyping with a long-distance friend.  Halo explosions.  The coffee that refreshes.  The not-back-pack.  Dad and I having a mani-pedi date.  There may be embarrassing evidence that, indeed, the dudes do wear the same clothing on successive days.  It's all in there in 1-Second splices.

Purple.

Dudes are a part of my life.  I Heart Faces and its photo challenges are a part of my life.  But when I Heart Faces’ photo challenge theme is purple, then there’s a slight conflict between my dude-infused life and the challenge at hand.  My dudes don’t do purple.  So I had to get a little tricky in Photoshop…