Mar 30 2010

Photo of the day

89/365 - Candles

Originally this was going to be a bokeh photo, but it just wasn’t happening for me. Still more research to be done on that topic methinks, I want to nail it! You can see there’s aluminium foil in the background, I’d been trying to bounch the light from the candles off that, but it just wasn’t coming out how I’d planned. More research and practise I say.

So, I decided I would still use the set up and go for a night ambient photo of candles. How typical of me, and how boring.


Mar 30 2010

Cleaning and decluttering – help needed!!

I never really thought of myself of a pack rat. I knew we tended to keep things since we have a lot of stuff, buy I also put it down to not having much room. But the night I couldn’t fit something into the top drawer in the bathroom, I knew a cleanup was in order.

So far I’m two drawers into my clean up. My plan is to work through a drawer a night, and when that’s done, clean out the cupboards. At the moment it’s strictly just throw out or keep. If I haven’t used it in the last year then it goes. Accordingly, a lot of old makeup has been introduced to the bin.

Once I’ve tossed out everything I can I will start focusing on organising it. This is where it gets sticky, since I have no strategy in mind.


Mar 30 2010

Recent slump

I don’t know what happened to me recently, but I went through a huge slump. My eating habits got worse, I barely exercised, I was tired all day every day, and I was stressed out. I can’t blame it all on the stress of organising an engagement party (which I’m yet to blog), but I’m sure that played a part in there somewhere. Even my photos of the day suffered, as I took  photos of my bedsheets, or a towel. You know, really exciting stuff.

Accordingly, it all took its toll and I gained a kilo in a week. Given I’m meant to be losing weight, the situation wasn’t ideal.

Thankfully, I’ve pulled my finger out.

I’m planning my meals for dinner, my creative juices are flowing for my photos again (hopefully there’s some good ones coming up soon), and the scales are back to showing a downwards turn.

It might have taken me two weeks, but I’m back baby!