Day 175 in a Year of my Life

Here I sit, at 4.40pm, in my white office chair, at my shiny new desk and surrounded by lots of colourful happy things, writing my blog post early.

Everything that needs to find a new home in my work area, is still packed in either the spare bedroom, or the container that's parked in the back yard.

Small steps.

The carpet gets laid in the lounge room on Monday and then we will begin unpacking everything and putting it all in it's rightful place.  There are just a few little loose ends around the outside of the house that the builders have to tidy up, and we will almost be back to normal.

Bubbles is still here and will be a big help over the coming days while we get organised.

In the meantime, she is having a lovely and relaxing time on her holiday.

It's nice to have her here.  The psychotic dogs think so too and even though you can't see them in this photo ... they have barely left her side since she arrived!

Adoring Husband is now resting quietly (insert 'sleeping') in the new recliner lounge chair in the lounge room, after another big day of assembling and housework and a trip to the tip to get rid of an abundance of packaging.

I've had a wonderful day sitting here and enjoying the ambience of my new work space.

My first priority, once everything is unpacked, will be to finally complete the Road Trip Photo book from our (BGWLBH and I) road trip last year.  It was supposed to be a gift for her 50th birthday and I doubt if I'll even get it finished before her 51st birthday!!

Sometimes life gets in the way doesn't it?!

I can almost feel new energy beginning to stir in my veins!

Today, I am grateful for a fresh beginning.  Though the tornado was traumatic, it has forced us to de-clutter and re-assess and cleanse.  I feel better for that.

Nite all.  

Day 174 in a Year of my Life

It's been another full day.

Riding the trike this morning, drive into The Bay, shopping, a movie, more shopping, rushed home in time to get ready to go for our weekly outing to the club.

I'm sitting at my new desk as I write this.  We bought the chair today and Adoring Husband assembled it after we got home tonight.

I'm so tired after two nights in a row of 1am bed times, so this will be very short and sweet tonight.

Now that I have a work area, I expect my posts to be a little more substantial and written earlier in the day.

I'll take another photo tomorrow to show how my work area is coming along.

I'm very happy and very excited to have it usable now.

Today I am grateful for Adoring Husband's obsessive personality that makes him work his little bottom off until the job is done.  He has gone above and beyond the call of duty and I appreciate his efforts.

Nite all.

Day 173 in a Year of my Life

Adoring Husband filled his day by assembling the rest of my office furniture for my work area ...

Now I have to get a chair and find all of my 'stuff' that is packed in boxes in various places through the house.

Even though AH is feeling quite ill with a virus, he still spent the entire day putting it all together for me.

Thanks darling :D

I'm very excited to have my work area almost ready to work at.

Bubbles and I are off to the movies tomorrow, to see 'The Host'.  We'll even get a little shopping done before hand.  I'm looking forward to it.

So it's bed for me - I need my beauty sleep.

Nite all.

Day 172 in a Year of my Life

Bubbles is here!!

I think the Psychotic Dogs missed her...

They were very excited when they saw her and ran around in circles and huffed and puffed and jumped up and down and in and out of her arms.  So funny to watch :)

It's been a big day!

The house is now full of my studio furniture awaiting assembly.

Adoring Husband spent tonight assembling two pieces.  I think it might be a big week for him and I can't wait to have everything set up ready to use.

Sorry for another short post, but once again, it's almost 1am so I'm off to bed!

Today, I am grateful to have Bubbles here.  I forgot how much I missed her until I set eyes on her walking across the tarmac and my emotions bubbled over just a touch.  *sniff*

Nite all.

Day 171 in a Year of my Life

The highlight of my day was morning tea with the girls to celebrate Beauty's birthday ...

Beauty

Actually there were a couple of highlights.

I saw my boys this morning.

Morning tea with the girls at the park.

A brief meeting with a whistling kite building a nest .. but I didn't have my camera ready :(

We sold our Mazda and the couple brought the money to the house this evening and took the car - YAY!

Tomorrow, my Bubbles arrives for her holiday, so I'm off to bed.

Today I am grateful for a day full of small highlights.

Nite all.
 

Day 170 in a Year of my Life

"When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself.  When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself.  It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged.  It's up to you.  Encouragement should come from the inside."

I have no idea who said that.

It's excellent advice.

I wish I could follow it!

I'm going to try.

So now I experiment.  I mean REALLY experiment.  I expect that some photos will look way 'over the top'.  I am going to post them here anyway!

Hopefully, through experimentation, my photos will gradually morph into spectacles of artistic creativity that are so awesome that at first glance you will all gasp at my awesomeness!!  (Please practise that in your spare time)

In the meantime, I am grateful for Chicklet phone calls.  Giggles and squeals and chats.  I heart her.

Nite all.  

Day 169 in a Year of my Life

Looking for a desk or a work station.  White.  Large.

I've searched online and haven't found anything that's just right for my needs.

It's becoming a point of frustration.

Ugh!

This evening, the sunset was brief but beautiful.  I raced, on my new trike, to the lagoon and got this shot...

Here's another shot from my weekend in Brisbane ...

I've got so much to learn about photoshop.  I have tutorials on 'hold' to watch.  I have magazine articles to read and follow instructions from.  I have videos of photographer's seminars to watch.

All of this is waiting for when my work area is ready.

I am champing at the bit, to sit at my desk and focus on all of the creativity that's screaming to escape from within!

Patience is a virtue, or so I'm told.

The perfect 'set-up' will suddenly appear and I will be a happy chappy.

Today I am grateful for breakfast barbecues on a Sunday morning with good friends.  The smell of bacon and eggs cooking on the barby and the sound of happy laughter as we catch up with news and feel the love.

Nite all.