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random thoughts, ideas and chaosbiohazard bags [day 74]
Let me just say, if you are making a donation of any type of stuff, and you happen to have have a leftover stash of biohazard bags, please don't place your donations in them. I'm quite sure there are other uses for biohazard bags besides putting non-hazardous toys...
I wanted to shop [day 73]
Yes, I wanted to shop, but hear me out. I was packing to go to Casa Hogar Elim a few days ago, knowing our project was the teen girl's dorm. The Harrell's organized the whole project and Hannah chose all the colors and decor for the dorm. They sent me photos of the...
dreads [day 6]
No pics today. I can't believe I haven't washed my hair in 10 days??!?! Double digits... I'm going to keep the dreads in while in Mexico. They are nice a cool, even when they're not pulled back. Google translator doesn't have a word from dreads. How do you say...
school supplies [day 72]
I found many supplies at the thrift store, but not everything I need yet. It's taking a really LONG time to try and find all of the stuff from last year, inventory it and see what we still need. No wonder people don't do this. It's much easier to just go buy new...
off to mexico [day 70 & 71]
I'm so looking forward to my mission trip to Mexico in a few days. I'm going to Casa Hoagr Elim again, and it's always an amazing experience. It got me thinking about my no shopping challenge. When I go shopping in Nuevo Laredo, it's always for groceries and...
dreads [day 4 & 5]
Yes, it's been a while since I washed my hair. This might be the longest I've ever gone. 9th day? Yikes! That seems to be freaking out a lot of people. It did start to get a little itchy today. Natural oils... the best conditioner, right? ;) I have to say I'm...
vending machines [day 69]
I usually don't allow my kids to use vending machines or candy machines. 25¢ for a piece of gum? Let's do the math. For 89¢ I can get a 10 pack of these same gum balls, which is still a lot in my mind. Anyway... I used a vending machine yesterday. I paid $1.50...
dreads [day 3]
Ugly pic here, but I'm at the library working and I don't want to ask the guy across from my to take my photo. So instead I used photobooth on my Mac. I'm still loving the dreads. They have not come undone at all, even after sleeping in them, tossing and turning...
what do the initials E. H. stand for? [day 68]
I had to design some t-shirts for work with a comic book / superhero look for our volunteers. The associated website is everydayheroes.me. The volunteers are our everyday heroes and the assignment was to use the EH, making into something similar to the S for...
busy [day 67]
Just when I think I'm finally getting caught up... nope, not even close. Even if I wanted to shop, there's no time. :( Off to have a productive day... I hope.
dreads [day 2]
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone touched my dreads. ;) I'm still loving them! Today I have a ponytail with my three fabric strips tied around my head. Very comfortable, not tight like I thought they might be. Yesterday, I went to Gloria's for lunch...
dreadlocks [day 1]
Totally loving them! It's nice to have something fun and different, without the commitment of having to cut them out when I'm tired of them. I plan to keep them for a week or so. I slept with them pulled into a loose ponytail on top of my head. I think they look...
dreadlocks [temporary]
Okay, they're temporary dreads, as I have commitment issues. LOL Here they are! 46 of them, took about 1.5 hours. Steve rocks! My hair started at 4 days unwashed. Yeah, I know, some people can do that, others, not so much. I can go a week and nobody would know....
energy [day 66]
I'm power cleaning my house and working all weekend, so not much time to even think about shopping... not that I would if I had time though. It takes a lot of motivation and energy to clean the house. Having less stuff does make it easier, as there's less stuff to...
light bulb! [day 65]
We went to see Despicable Me the other night and loved it. My kids and I try to get one good line from every movie, and then we pretty much wear it out. Our line from this movie is "light bulb". When Gru has an idea, he tilts his head, and with a somewhat devious...
humanitarian photographer [day 63 & 64]
I went to the Echo conference this week at Watermark Church. (#echo10 on Twitter) As I was looking at the list of speakers, I noticed many good ones, but one stood out to me. I'm not sure if it was her quirky photo or the words 'humanitarian photographer' that got...
cleaning the garage [day 62]
Let me start by saying I'm not posting a photo of my garage. It would scare people. I did decide to start cleaning it. I do this process about once a year, but I'm pretty sure that the stuff is multiplying like rabbits. My house isn't too big (other than the...
dumpster diving in my recycling bin [day 61]
I'm always yapping to people about my blog and the challenge, but most people will not remember the website name or think about visiting it. I would like to eventually turn this into a resource of ideas, from easy to radical, on making life changes to become...
Screenshots from Photoshop addicts
Thanks for everyone that came to the class last night! Here's the screen shots I took: These were from adding textures, lighting a bulb without electricity and sunshine coloring. Here are most of my photos on flickr if you need...
surrounded by trash [day 60]
We had our light painting photo safari last night. If you want to entertain a bunch of kids, give them a box of toys and some flashlights. If you want to entertain a bunch of adults, give them the same stuff, but add a camera. So what does this have to do with trash...