Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Action Photography: NASCAR Racing
So, Ryan has raced in several NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and thankfully, I have gotten to go to be the official photog. :) I feel it's my one contribution to his efforts. For the camera I use (Canon EOS 30D) I've gotten some pretty awesome shots of him going almost 200 mph. (EEEKKKK)
Photography: North East Texas
So I obviously am not good at this blogging thing. But I would like to post sample of the photos I do. It is a hobby of mine, that I've been told I'm fairly good at. Recently I've got to do a lot of fun shoots for family. I really don't do people that I'm not related to, simply because I know family won't be upset if something doesn't turn out like they want it. But, family spreads the word and I have a few people lined up for possible pictures. So, without further ado. I will start posting samples of the sessions I do. If only I see it, then so be it. But it would be nice to have a place to send people if they want examples that isn't my FaceBook page (because it has the highest privacy settings.)
Monday, July 9, 2012
Enter to Win!
So I started ripping out my second bathroom wall today. In honor of that, enter Megan's giveaway over at In This Wonderful Life. Visa gift card and Sherwin Williams gift card. We all could use free money!
Friday, June 22, 2012
Day 3: 24 Day Challenge
Well, started my day with corn shucking again. Also had peas to shell today. Woo-hoo!
So toast for breakfast- along with some almonds and blueberries randomly throughout the morning. Had a piece of beef jerky too. (It's low sodium.)
Lunch was all fresh veggies again. :)
I haven't made dinner yet. I think I'll make me a tuna sandwich again. It was good.
And I'm tired. And also have a headache. (Again.) Scale is down some more. We'll wait and see in the morning. I'm done with my fiber drinks for a few days. Thank. Goodness! It's getting easier to not crave the bad food though. And I can tell a difference in how I feel. Need to start exercising with it tomorrow!
So toast for breakfast- along with some almonds and blueberries randomly throughout the morning. Had a piece of beef jerky too. (It's low sodium.)
Lunch was all fresh veggies again. :)
I haven't made dinner yet. I think I'll make me a tuna sandwich again. It was good.
And I'm tired. And also have a headache. (Again.) Scale is down some more. We'll wait and see in the morning. I'm done with my fiber drinks for a few days. Thank. Goodness! It's getting easier to not crave the bad food though. And I can tell a difference in how I feel. Need to start exercising with it tomorrow!
Cute new calf at my Grandmother's house.
Saw this on Pinterest today. Make anyone laugh?
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Day 2: 24 Day Challenge
Ok...so there were several times yesterday where I was starving! Or so I thought. I snacked on lots of blueberries and cottage cheese (not lots of this) and it helped. I hadn't gone to the grocery store to get anything yet so blueberries were my BFFs. Also had some carrots.
OK. So fiber drink again this morning. (It's really not so bad mixed with Spark.) Had a piece of 100% whole grain toast with an egg on top. Sprinkled with a little garlic powder. Pretty good!
Snacks in the morning were blueberries and cottage cheese again. Frozen blueberries are really good too. Actually snacks all day were blueberries.
For lunch I opened a can of Starkist Tuna and mixed with 1 tablespoon of canola mayo (Hellmans. Just sounds better calling it canola) Also cut up a tomato and put that on top of it. Now, I'm not a lover of tuna. But this was good. Oh, made it into a sandwich.
For dinner I went to Ryan's house and cooked. Even though I wasn't at home it was still easy. We had shrimp (sautéed , mixed with a little olive oil and seasoning), broccoli and fresh corn.
Not sure, because I didn't weight myself at the beginning, but I may have already lost a pound or two. I weight at my Grandma's the other day at......147 (yes, I've got some chub) and was at 144 today (on a different scale too) Not sure the accuracy, but hey I'll take it!
Instead of working out or anything I just sat on my butt and we watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon. I love me some Transformers. Like seriously. I cry in the movies at sad parts. Also, I wish Optimus Prime was real. If he was I would marry him. True statement. Ask Ryan. :)
Went grocery shopping at Walmart on my way home. BTW- the best time to go shopping at Walmart is 10 at night. I was in and out with a buggy full in 20 minutes. At Walmart. Yes. It really happened.
Oh and this. I really hate drying my hair in the summer. It takes forever because it is long and thick. My hair is naturally curly, but I don't always love leaving it like that as it can get out of hand rather quickly. I like braids, but sometimes the shorter pieces of my hair don't like them back. I've started french twisting (I guess that's what it is) my hair around the edges to keep my bangs and the short pieces out of my face. Today I finally did it all the way around my head. I Loved it! You can't really see in this picture. I put in a picture of what it looks like from the front. Super easy (took about 3 minutes to go all the way around-vs 15 drying my hair!) I did have to dry and straighten the part I left down, but it was 5 minutes tops!
OK. So fiber drink again this morning. (It's really not so bad mixed with Spark.) Had a piece of 100% whole grain toast with an egg on top. Sprinkled with a little garlic powder. Pretty good!
Snacks in the morning were blueberries and cottage cheese again. Frozen blueberries are really good too. Actually snacks all day were blueberries.
For lunch I opened a can of Starkist Tuna and mixed with 1 tablespoon of canola mayo (Hellmans. Just sounds better calling it canola) Also cut up a tomato and put that on top of it. Now, I'm not a lover of tuna. But this was good. Oh, made it into a sandwich.
For dinner I went to Ryan's house and cooked. Even though I wasn't at home it was still easy. We had shrimp (sautéed , mixed with a little olive oil and seasoning), broccoli and fresh corn.
Not sure, because I didn't weight myself at the beginning, but I may have already lost a pound or two. I weight at my Grandma's the other day at......147 (yes, I've got some chub) and was at 144 today (on a different scale too) Not sure the accuracy, but hey I'll take it!
Instead of working out or anything I just sat on my butt and we watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon. I love me some Transformers. Like seriously. I cry in the movies at sad parts. Also, I wish Optimus Prime was real. If he was I would marry him. True statement. Ask Ryan. :)
Went grocery shopping at Walmart on my way home. BTW- the best time to go shopping at Walmart is 10 at night. I was in and out with a buggy full in 20 minutes. At Walmart. Yes. It really happened.
Oh and this. I really hate drying my hair in the summer. It takes forever because it is long and thick. My hair is naturally curly, but I don't always love leaving it like that as it can get out of hand rather quickly. I like braids, but sometimes the shorter pieces of my hair don't like them back. I've started french twisting (I guess that's what it is) my hair around the edges to keep my bangs and the short pieces out of my face. Today I finally did it all the way around my head. I Loved it! You can't really see in this picture. I put in a picture of what it looks like from the front. Super easy (took about 3 minutes to go all the way around-vs 15 drying my hair!) I did have to dry and straighten the part I left down, but it was 5 minutes tops!
I hate taking pictures of myself. Awkward.
And for the best part of the day!!!!
My sister sent me this pic of little bit today. How I miss her!
-Be Still My Heart-
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Day 1 of 24 Day Challenge
Ok. So did the fiber drink this morning. I use the citrus one and mix it with Spark. Makes it go down much easier! Still thick from the fiber but doesn't taste bad. Today I used fruit punch. Also like it with grape. I've heard it doesn't mix with spark as well if you have the peaches and cream one.
For breakfast I just had a piece of 100% whole grain wheat bread. It's important that it be 100% whole grain. Not just whole wheat. I was too full of the fiber drink and 8oz of water you have to drink after to eat anything else!
For lunch I had all fresh veggies from my grandmothers garden.
We also shucked 250 ears of corn this morning. I couldn't stop singing "I'm a going to the shuckin' of the corn."
Ok. So lunch. All fresh mind you. Red potatoes. Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Corn. Green beans. Cantaloupe. It was yummy. Probably could have done without the corn and potatoes. But I didn't put any butter. Just some salt. I'd say I've got my servings of veggies for the day.
If I have time between the homework I have (seriously, what teacher assigns two of the major projects for the class to be due on the same day?) I may go get some cottage cheese from the store. Love me some moldy milk curds!
For dinner I had chicken breast with some brown rice and tomatoes with balsamic dressing. Since its a vinaigrette dressing it's not as bad I think. Yum.O.
Also if I have time I'm going to go run at the track. Tomorrow I may start practicing getting up at 5 am for boot camp and just going to exercise then.
For breakfast I just had a piece of 100% whole grain wheat bread. It's important that it be 100% whole grain. Not just whole wheat. I was too full of the fiber drink and 8oz of water you have to drink after to eat anything else!
For lunch I had all fresh veggies from my grandmothers garden.
We also shucked 250 ears of corn this morning. I couldn't stop singing "I'm a going to the shuckin' of the corn."
Ok. So lunch. All fresh mind you. Red potatoes. Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Corn. Green beans. Cantaloupe. It was yummy. Probably could have done without the corn and potatoes. But I didn't put any butter. Just some salt. I'd say I've got my servings of veggies for the day.
For dinner I had chicken breast with some brown rice and tomatoes with balsamic dressing. Since its a vinaigrette dressing it's not as bad I think. Yum.O.
Also if I have time I'm going to go run at the track. Tomorrow I may start practicing getting up at 5 am for boot camp and just going to exercise then.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
24 Day Challenge
Ok...I've apparently gone off my rocker lately. Starting July 9th, I'm going to be doing a boot camp (that starts at 5:15 in the morning. Yes. I'm aware I'm insane.) Anywho- in preparation for it, and also just because I'd like to feel better and hopefully lose a little cushioning in rather obvious places (ahem, the girls up top!!) I'm going to start the AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge. Tomorrow. I think if maybe I blog it, it will help me be accountable for what I eat and how much I exercise.
Tomorrow I'll try to measure and weight all the fun sized areas of me.
So this means that today (er, tomorrow actually) is June 20. I'll finish on....I've got to look at a calendar. (And yes, Mrs. Russell would be ashamed of me for not being able to figure it out in my head. I was on the Number Sense team in high school and we were rather good.)
Ok. July 13. Magic Number.
Let's Do This!
LLLLEEEEERRRRROOOOYYYY JJJJEEEENNNNKKKIIINNNSSS! (props if you get this.)
Tomorrow I'll try to measure and weight all the fun sized areas of me.
So this means that today (er, tomorrow actually) is June 20. I'll finish on....I've got to look at a calendar. (And yes, Mrs. Russell would be ashamed of me for not being able to figure it out in my head. I was on the Number Sense team in high school and we were rather good.)
Ok. July 13. Magic Number.
Let's Do This!
LLLLEEEEERRRRROOOOYYYY JJJJEEEENNNNKKKIIINNNSSS! (props if you get this.)
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