around here

lately i am in love with january skies. 

currently i am pretty well staying caught up with my project life album.

the key for me is to keep it as simple as possible.  each sunday night, i collect my photos in lightroom and upload them to walgreens.  then usually either monday or tuesday i got pick them up.  slap them into the pockets. 

i have found that my enjoyment of this project is inversely proportional to the amount of time i stress over embellishments and ‘perfection’.  so therefore i stick to just a few little doodads here and there.   nothing fancy.

the only thing i’ve been doing a little bit different is the title card.  since i always have more photos than i need, i opted to use one of my photos instead of the title card that came with the kit. i just added a little label in photoshop that i created with the date. 

let’s see…what else can i tell you….

oh yes, currently i am swooning over this beautiful calligraphy.

i got a wild hair and decided to try my hand at it.

i can tell you that it is much harder than it looks.  after practicing for a couple of weeks now i’ve gotten the hang of it a little more.  although it still appears as if an 87 year old woman who drank 14 cups of coffee is writing.

but i will also share with you that there is an almost meditative aspect to practicing my letters over an over if that makes any sense.  kind of soothing in weird sort of way. 

the other thing i love about calligraphy it is the tactile aspect that i sometimes crave…especially this time of year when i’m stuck inside.  it’s perfect when tripp and i are sitting together and watching television. 

calligraphy is also helping me with my word for the year.  something i’ve been needing to do for a while…which is paring down the amount of time i spend on the computer. between my real job, my blog, and my photography, i could easily spend the majority of my day in front of a computer screen.  and it’s not that i want to cut out my blog or photography because both of those are sources of real joy for me.  sometimes though…i guess i just need to unplug a little.

aound here i am looking for any way possible to inject a little color in my life. 

this time of year our landscape can be so brown and drab.

around here i am trying to slow down, be more present.  pay attention to the details.  this is how i am happiest in life. this is when i find magic.

at the kitchen faucet of all places.

and so for the color and the light and the magic and the peace…i am truly grateful for all of it.

thank you january.

love, kelly