30 Day Photography Challenge: DAY 4 & DAY 5

Day 4:  Something Green

 

Day 5: From a High Angle

30 Day Photography Challenge: CLOUDS

The weather today was horrible. It stormed all day. Rain, thunder, lightning, even hail.

(this is not mine. someone took this video and posted to youtube.)

But by this evening, I was able to catch a glimpse of the sky...

Day 3: CLOUDS

30 Day Photography Challenge

Going to try this. Operative word... try.  I do need to make use of my camera, as it is now functioning as a dust collector.  Found the challenge here, and here.

Day 1: Self Portrait

Day 2: What I wore today

• Dress from Target
• Cardigan from Target
• Calvin Klein Shoes from Gilt
• Personalized Hand-Stamped Necklace from Simag that I won from Small for Big

INSPIRATION THURSDAY PART 2

 (a photo I took for one of my classes)

Inspiring the soul...

I had a blog before called "neverending growth", in which I often talked about my growth and journey in life.  and being a hospice social worker, a lot had to do with my professional development too.

I wanted this new blog to be more about crafting and inspiration-- less heavy than my other one.  but sometimes I just can't help merging the two at times-- especially when my creative self emerges from my work self.

People ask me, "how can you work in hospice...it's such a hard job"... my general response is usually, "I wouldn't be able to do what you do..."  but the longer version is that helping someone find peace at the end of their life is such a great gift.  I don't feel like I am surrounded as much with death as I am with life.  sure a majority of my clientele end up passing away inevitably, but the rest of the time I've known them they were LIVING.  I help others but in turn, I'm helping myself too. I learn so much about life and about how I want to live my life.  I wonder, I ponder, I learn, I change, I try to become a better human.  I am always awestruck and humbled by humanity.  it's all about human connection.  that is the reason I'm able to work in the hospice field.

I had this article forwarded to me at work and thought it was a great way to take a peek into the "hospice world".  I have had every single "experience" described to me by many, many different patients in the past 6 years--except #4 about crowded rooms (wonder why).  It just amazes me.

5 common deathbed experiences

SUMMER OF LOVE ONLINE CLASS

I had fun using the vintage book cover, though being a book lover--it HURT to rip it apart.  It's hard to find beautiful old books at thrift stores here in Hawaii, but I was able to find an old ledger book in this pretty green color.

look familiar?  I used the same idea for a collage I did for my sister--I just enlarged the photo.  I still want to add a few stamped words somewhere to make it look messier...it looks too "plain", I think..

*EDITED: here's the finished cover with added distressing...

and this is what "summer love" looks like...

have a great day!!!

JAPANESE TAPE FOREVER

my love for japanese tape keeps growing...

here's some of my deco shipping tape...

that cute bird one on the bottom, was a random little gift from my wonderful friend, jess!  love it!

 

RANDOM PICS AND HAPPY MAIL

happy mail from my sister jen in seattle...read her blog way out, about her adventures in moving away from home.

I just love the woodgrain papers, and the russian doll with a mustache (second doll on left)-- thanks jen!

random em jay pics

LITTLE DEER

my newest deer.

DIGITAL SCRAP

just playing around with a quick page.  haven't made a digital page for awhile.  but today after work--the urge came up, so I decided to stop at office max for extra printer ink and photo paper.

I USED: parasol tiniest garden gingham paper, kitschy digitals pink flower, and washi tape frame, "journal", "rebekah's birthday", and "arial" fonts.

A NEW ADDITION...

TO THE DEER FAMILY:

he has a little chip on his ear, but that's okay...

it's been about 8 years. and thanks to family, and friends who help me out, it's growing slowly but surely...

EMILY JAY

my how she grows...

FAREWELL

we had aunty jen's going away party last night...

thank you stace for the banner! she loved it!

AUNTY JEN

em jay's favorite person--her aunty jen, is moving to seattle very soon.  so I decided to take some portraits yesterday.  here are some of them...

love you aunty jen!

TAKE ME HOME!

my occupation as a hospice social worker brings me to the hospitals a lot--pretty much daily.  the one thing I do like about hospitals are...their gift shops.

as I was passing by the pali momi hospital gift shop yesterday, this little guy caught my eye.  he was shouting, "take me home!!!!"  so I did.

makes me smile when I look at him.

BUBBLES

RECENT PHOTOS

little red riding hood

at the park, early evening

em and her daddy

okay, now let me explain this next one. it's funny!  so during our regular walk, I stop and say "marc, this tree--it's perfect for a background! quick I need a subject!!"

this is what he gives me...

gotta love ernie

but seriously, I couldn't pass up that tree.

no reason, saw this on the ground and thought it was pretty.

A FEW PHOTOS FROM OUR FRONT YARD

(bottom picture with photoshop action)

our happy little gnome traveled with us from our old home, to a rented house (while rebuilding), and now he's back to our newly built home sweet home!

(bottom picture with photoshop action)

one of my favorites, a little russian doll that I bought from a collectibles shop at pike's place market in seattle.

I know it's a little weird that I posted two of each picture, but photoshop or no photoshop-- I couldn't decide!

taking a photography class, which means I'm back into taking photos again, so stay tuned for more shots--might even change up my blog banner too...