Thursday, May 2, 2013

#BlogEveryDayInMay : Day 2

Today I am supposed to educate you on something I am good at, or know a lot about.
Honestly, this is really hard, because I'm not really good at anything, or particularly knowledgeable about any specific topic.

Well, wait. There is one thing I am very good at: self-injury.

Oh yes indeed, I should be Captain of the Self-Injury Squad.
I never fall down stairs, only up them.
I fall up hills too.
I gouged a giant hole in my knee, literally a hole, while learning to ride my bike as a kid.
I fell into a window-well and cracked my head open.
I smashed, face-first, into the narrow side of a door and broke my glasses.
I cut my finger off on a fold-out couch bed.
I broke several toes when I accidentally kicked a table leg instead of the toy I was aiming for.
I broke a rib when a full bottle of beer flew into it. I guess, technically, that it wouldn't be self-injury since someone else threw the bottle. But still, it hurt a ton and plagues me every pregnancy.



So, uh, if you don't want to be the Captain of the Self-Injury Squad, just avoid all of the above incidents and you should be just fine!




Wednesday, May 1, 2013

#BlogEveryDayInMay : Day 1

Do you think I can summarize my life in 250 words? Let's see if it's possible, shall we??



Born in the early 80s, turning 30 this year (Golden Birthday yo!). From Owatonna, Minnesota. Worked since age 14. Violinist since the 3rd grade. Average student. Went to college, dropped out. Went to college again, dropped out. Got tattooed and pierced. Joined the Air Force. Loved it. Medical discharge, sucked. Moved to San Antonio, became a badass bartender. Met my future husband. Became a drug user and alcoholic. Ran naked down the beach at 4am and jumped into the ocean. Quit drugs. Got pregnant, moved back to Minnesota. Had a daughter. Got married. Skydived. Moved to Arizona. Had another daughter. Had another daughter. Having another daughter. Started a business. Rocking out in East Mesa. Word.









Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Grandpa's Hat #WW

An unexpected tradition developed over the last three years.
All over the cuteness of a kid in an oversized hat.
I dunno, it just seemed too cute to not continue, ya know?

Plus, I get to see the progression of my photography skills, which is kind of fun, after I'm done telling myself how crappy my old photos are. Ha.


And for the three-year progression (ages 2,3, and 4):


I'm still having issues with my color profiles in Photoshop CS5 since moving it to my new computer. I've tried about ten million things to try to fix it, but it's just not cooperating. The problem is going from Adobe Camera Raw into CS5 itself. The color profiles change completely, which makes it nearly impossible to produce a clean edit in Raw, so if you have any ideas on how to help, I would LOVE to hear them!

Here are a few more photos from the shoot with Afton:





Link up your WW post below and get hoppin'!