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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Project 52: Week 06 | Yellow

I'm no morning person. In fact, I'm the exact opposite. Even though I would much rather sleep in every day of the week, I love to have the sun shining on me in the morning. Sebastian, on the other hand is a true morning person, yet can't stand to have the sun beams on him when he gets out of bed.

While I may never be a morning person, I can't deny that when I'm in the middle of getting things ready for the day, there is a sense of ambition. Of potential in what may come with the new day. Not every day is as accomplished as I'd like, but it's nice to know that every morning I can get up and start with a clean slate and be inspired about the possibilities a new day holds. It's all about the possibilities.

Ready for Week 07? I'm letting me and you loose this week by having each of us pick whatever word or subject we want for the photo. So go wild. :)

Week 07 | Feb 24-Mar 1: YOUR CHOICE

And here's the link to everyone's photos via Pinterest.

Join us! If you want to link up your photos, I've created a pin board on Pinterest. Click here to view it. This board is a community board. All you need to do to join is email me (martapeters@gmail.com) or leave a comment on the blog letting me know the your Pinterest profile name. Once I have you entered you're free to submit your photos to that board.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Project 52: Week 05 {Wooden}

I'm double-posting today since I was a week behind on Project 52. So if you're confused, I hope that explains it a bit. :)

Week 05's word that was Wooden. Again, I apologize for not posting this on my blog last week. I will say that it's awesome that people are putting their creative efforts into this project. I can only image how neat it will be to look back on 52 photos from so many individuals at the end of the year and see what came of it. I predict lots of beautiful photography if the Pinterest board so far is any indication of what the future might hold.

For this week's word I took a photo of these little figurines that I received as a gift from my sweet Mother-In-Law. They are originally from Germany and I am so honored to have them as part of my home decor. I absolutely love family heirlooms and items that have history to them. I have no idea why, but to me I find such a mystique and intrigue when I know that a piece has been around for many years.

And now, on to Week 06! This week's word:

Week 06 | Feb 17-Feb 23: YELLOW

And to recap, Week 05's word, so that anyone that I confused can catch up again:

Week 05 | Feb 10-Feb16: WOODEN

And here's the link to everyone's photos via Pinterest.

Project 52: Week 04 {Wash}

Yikes! I apologize I am so behind on Project 52. Here's my photo for Week 04. This quote above explains my cleaning habits almost to a T. I usually get these frenzied moments of cleaning once every week and then slowly, our place become more and more messy as the week goes on. And then the cycle repeats and I get this sudden moment of cleaning inspiration and do one big clean. But! There is hope for me yet! Following the advice of my wise mother, I'm trying to do just a little bit every night, even when I absolutely dread it. Some nights I fail, and some nights I succeed.

And since I'm a week behind, Week 05's word is Wooden. I thought I was being clever by posting it on the Pinterest board into at the top even though I hadn't actually taken my photo yet, but it was brought to my attention that people actually read my blog to see the new word. Oops. I feel terrible about that, and it is my promise that it won't happen again. :)

So, Week 05's word..(And I'm double-posting, so Week 06's word will also be posted today too.)

Week 05 | Feb 10-Feb16: WOODEN

And here's the link to everyone's photos via Pinterest.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Project 52: Week 03

Well, here's my photo for this week. Everyday this week, I looked around and all I could see were circles, and I thought to myself, this will be easy. But as the psychological theory goes, the more choices we are given, the more inhibited we become to make a confident one. So, in the end, I decided to just capture the first thing that caught my eye with circles. It happened to be this Atlas. While probably about 20 years old, this book is still full of intriguing information about the earth's formation, stars, topography, weather cycles and more. It was Sebastian's when he was younger and he said he used to love to drink in the information within this book.

On a more exciting note, Week Three of Project 52 brought in some new members! It's always exciting to see new people ask to join up in on the Pinterest board. We even have a new contributor, Jessica, from Ireland. Check out her three photos a day project here. I know, she's ambitious. So far she's succeeded in posting her three shots everyday.

I have to say, this project has been even more inspiring than I imagined. I love seeing the great shots that come in little by little. And since everyone has a different perspective on the same word, every shot is different. I love it! Wait, I said that already didn't I? :)

And so, we begin Week 04.

Week 03 | Feb 3-Feb 9: WASH

And here's the link to everyone's photos via Pinterest.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Project 52: Week 02

At first glance, this doesn't look like variety at all. I admit, it looks like a bunch of green plants (some of which are dying...oops.) But there is a variety of herbs in this little pot of soil. I can't remember how I started researching it, but somehow I discovered that in order to have a full garden with herbs and even veggies, you don't need very much space. In fact, you don't even need to be on the ground. Since we are on the 3rd floor of our apartment complex (which I hope will soon change to the first floor of a house...we're in the process of looking at the moment), learning this made me ecstatic. And because I know that my green thumb isn't very green, I decided to start out small by planting herbs, which seem to have a very strong ability to stay alive. In this arrangement, I have rosemary, peppermint and some sort of onion. We haven't eaten any yet, but it sure has added to my happiness when I glance out our balcony door during the day.

If you haven't done so yet, check out some of the other photos on our Pinterest board. Christy and Ashley were so creative yet again this week on taking the word variety and capturing some great photos. While I was sitting here stumped on what to photograph, those girls took variety to a whole 'nother level, which I absolutely love.

And without further ado, here's the word for Week 03...(Can you believe it will be February next week? I sure can't.)

Week 03 | Jan 26-Feb2: CIRCLE

And here's the link to everyone's photos via Pinterest.