day in your life ... Helen Makadia ...

Time for another "day in your life" ... after hanging out with Nastasia Cook, Diane Miller & Loni Philips these past few days now it's a change to spend a day with Helen Makadia & her beautiful daughter. Really i just think she used it as an excuse to photograph her munchkin (though honestly who needs an excuse) but well it was a wonderful excuse! & don't forget to check out more of her work on facebook & etsy & to come back tomorrow for possible the final day in your life of this month ... mine! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend. xx

Mondays I spend with my almost 2 year old Sofia.  This particular monday was the beginning of what felt like a never ending heat wave.  After breakfast, we made our way over to our public library and picked out books to check out.  On our way home we stopped at Trader Joe's for a few things, and most importantly stickers.  After a quick lunch it was nap time for Sofia, so I was able to sit down at my desk and do some work for a few hours.  We weren't the only ones who were hot that day - our 15 year old cat, Ally, was as well.  Unfortunately, she couldn't join us at the pool to cool off.  Dinner was quick and we ended our day playing outside, in the sprinklers, until Daddy came home and took over for bath.  A successful monday. 

day in your life ... Loni Phipps ...

Are you ready for another day in your life ... i love these little insights, the small things that show the world of others, like a sneak peak. There's something beautiful in the small moments that make up a day, the simple things we sometimes overlook but the impact they have on our lives. So without further ado i will hand you over to Loni, don't forget you can find her on etsy too. & that we will be back here tomorrow with someone elses day :) xx

5:20; time to get up and make hubby’s lunch. He’s on first shift, I work evenings. If I don’t get up, I don’t get to see him all week. He doesn’t get home before I leave and he has to be in bed before I get home :-(

Back to bed, wait for him to text me that he’s made it safely through the commute on bloody I-95. 

Try to catch a few more winks. 

Alarm goes off again at 8:00. 

A couple of snooze taps later, I’m up to start my day with super easy breakfast cookies hot out of the oven.

Our friend hasn’t been over lately and he has so missed her, lots of kisses.

More blues bottles from the gallery event on Friday to add to my collection.

I want to come back as a domestic cat in my next life please. 

Eat and sleep for Miss Cally while I head out to the “day job”.   The back door opens and it’s time to unload a truck.

Back home, do a little editing and check the art fair schedules to see if there is anything new.  

Can you tell that I like post-its?

Time for round one of my shift sleeping, g’night.

a day in the life of Blaire Ring ...

Last week i went ahead & set a challenge ... to shoot a day in your life. On the outset it doesn't sound exciting ... i mean laundry, grocery shopping & a tantrum throwing toddler is your average day for me. But I wasn't the only participant & as the week goes on i will sharing with you everyone else's day in "their" life ... ending with my laundry, grocery's & said toddler. 

So we begin the week with last Monday July 15th & the life of Blaire Ring of Second Ave Photography. Be sure to check out her work over on facebook & of course hunt her down on etsy & purchase some pretties for your home. & don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the next "day in your life". xx

Yesterday, I joined several other photogs for my very first "A Day in the Life project" and I was super excited about it. Having a 2 1/2 year old and a 4 week old, it's hard to tell where my nights end and days begin. So, I started my project after my cup of coffee and ended it with my oldest's bedtime. I decided to use Clickin Moms' collage template to limit myself to my 10 favorite photos. This forces me to leave out things like doing the dishes and the laundry, even though I'm sure you'd love to see shots of that (I insist I did actually do them!) I've been so exhausted that I haven't been picking up my camera much at all, and this project was a great way to get reacquainted. We will likely do this again next month and hopefully I'll have something a little more interesting to share with you instead of a lazy day at home!