just because it makes me happy

Tonight I stayed up past my bedtime just to work on this simple little doodle pattern. Just because it makes me happy.

Now I'm off to bed. Happy.

Photo Inspiration: Jax

 This weeks photo inspiration was from two photos of my big boy Jax.

(the 2nd photo sucks because I still haven't moved on from the death of my camera lens, so for now I am stuck with my cell phone camera)

I am thrilled with how this little guy came out. I love him almost as much as the real thing.

#23: Prepare a four course meal

I put this on my list because I don't cook real meals. I don't even really grocery shop. I practically sprint through the grocery store, grabbing the same items every week. I don't know where anything is in the grocery store, and I'm sure I had to go up and down every aisle three times to get the ingredients for this meal. I wanted to get better at actually making things that it's acceptable to serve other grown ups when they come to visit, rather than chicken wraps and pizza. I also wanted to get better at multitasking in the kitchen without having a meltdown. And all in all, it went pretty well.

Four courses is perhaps a bit much, but I think I will try and make grown-up meals a bit more often.

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Photo Inspiration: Tropical Flower

This week for my photo inspiration, I used a picture I took in Hawaii last month of a tropical little bloom. For my version, I used really different colors, to make it much less tripical looking.

Happy Mothers Day to all you wonderful mothers out there. Especially my wonderful, amazing mother!

a little bloom

Spring has finally come to my corner of the world. I feel like I haven't been very productive lately, mostly due to an exhausting pup and some vicious headaches, which is frustrating. So for today, just a simple little bloom.

Photo Inspiration: Fish

I was inspired by this beautiful little fish at the Seattle Aquarium.