{365 project: 1.8.13-1.26.13}

 

1.8.13: Just goofin’: To break up the mundane in each day on occasion I’ll text funny messages back and forth with friends. Just another way to make it to 5:30 pm.

 

 

1.9.13: Nighttime commute: I feel like everyday it’s a race against the clock to make it home before the last shred of sunlight disappears. While I don’t look forward to the lost hour, I’ll compromise for more daylight. C’mon spring ahead!!



 

 

1.10.13: Chef Hubs: I always love when the hubs makes dinner. Makes me feel special. His secret ingredient **shhh Emeril’s Bayou Blast (don’t tell him I told you).

 

 

1.11.13: Foxes in the city: It was such a lovely day that I decided to take a nice lunchtime stroll through Buckhead. It felt so refreshing to be outside. I even happened upon this neat little installation. It’s the small surprises that make living in an eclectic city so fun!

 

1.12.13: Trampoline joy: The beautiful weather did not stop at Friday. Saturday surprised us with the warmest weather we’ve had in awhile. Shorts and flip flops were perfectly acceptable. Our little neighbor persuaded us to jump on her trampoline and we had a blast! It’s been awhile since either of us has been on one of those. I almost forgot that feeling of elation you get when you’re bouncing sky high.

 

1.13.13: Honey does: The hubs has many talents that come in handy. Car repair is a big one. Instead of emptying my wallet at Mechanics-R-Us I can find more creative ways to pay back my handsome fella.

 

1.14.13: Urban hiking: To stick with my resolutions for this New Year I’ve been using my lunchtime hour to get out of the office and exercise a little. It was ugly out this day so I decided to walk up and down the parking deck. What a workout! I’ll have to remember to bring my sneakers though…heels are not exactly ideal walking shoes.

 

1.15.13: Rain, rain, go away: What is with the weather lately?! We were teased with beautiful sunshine and warmth then siiike—it’s still January. Boo! I want to curl up under a blanket next to a fire. These kinds of days just seem to drag on and on. Oh well, at least I have a three day weekend to look forward to!

 

1.16.13: Pride & Joy: These pups are everything to me. I can’t imagine life without them...despite how crazy they make me feel sometimes. Isn’t little Oliver so sweet looking over his sister...they are bonkers for one another as the hubs and I are for them :)

 

1.17.13: The Escape Artist: Our little man Oliver has decided this year that he has “outgrown” his crate. Thus he has become quite the little escapee. Despite our attempts to secure his crate, we continue to come home to this. Any suggestions? At least Sasha fierce behaves while we are away.

 

1.18.13: Incognito: While I was separating my laundry, Oliver decided to sneak into one of my piles and hide. I guess he didn’t realize that the lights pile wouldn’t be the best camo.

 

1.19.13: Like father like pup?: It was such a nice Saturday so I decided to do a little early morning photo shoot with the hubs and the pups. They were good models and quite cute. Don’t ya think?

 

1.20.13: The Brunch Bunch: We had such a lovely holiday weekend. My cousin came to town with her hubs and their daughter, we played Whirlyball for the first time ever with friends, and to top it all off we treated everyone who stayed the night to a delicious Sunday brunch (my favorite meal). I even tried my new gouda eggs recipe which was a S-U-C-C-E-S-S! It’s so nice to wake up at home surrounded by all your favorite people.

 

1.21.13: Chores: Today was a holiday (MLK DAY). Our family left, and the while I wanted to bum around and recover from the rollercoaster weekend, I really needed to put our house back together. My day consisted of mostly laundry...til 1 AM...crazy? I think so. And the cable was out so I couldn’t even keep myself company with Downtown Abbey...boo.

 

1.22.13: Stuffed Animals Beware: This is what happens to stuffed animals left at the fluff hungry paws of my pups. I don’t know what it is about fluff but my dogs love ripping it out of any and all stuffed animals...hey at least they’re not tearing into any real animals.

 

1.23.13: Ladies Night: The hubs was away on business so I seized the opportunity to chill out with a couple of my favorite ladies. We sipped tasty $6 wine (big ballers..haha) and feasted on a variety of my favorite TJoes apps. The laughs we shared were definitely the perfect relief from a crazy workday.

 

1.24.13: Hello sunshine: I got to work so early today. I think I even beat the morning sun. Not a bad sight.

 

1.25.13: Honey pleeease: This is what happens when you spoil your hubby, he “can’t” reach the remote. Look at that face though...

 

1.26.13: No Mas Breakfast: The hubs and I purchased a Livingsocial deal back in the Fall for two mimosas and two breakfast entrees at No Mas Cantina’s Adios Café. It was about to expire so we decided to take advantage of it this weekend. Two of our favorite friends joined us and it made our little Saturday morning trek down to Castleberry Hill that much more fun. We enjoyed some laughs (a few extra thanks to the bubbly) and started planning our next few adventures for 2013.

 

Pheww! What a crazy few weeks!

{365 project: 1.4.13 - 1.7.13}

1.4.13: Cheers to another birthday!: Since Jesse was down and out with the flu, some wonderful friends of ours took me out to Delfrisco’s for drinks and delicious appetizers after work! Our server even treated me to birthday lava cake and Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots!

1.5.13: The winning shot: I celebrated my birthday weekend at a few fun venues with friends. One of our stops was to Ormsby’s. We were able to snatch a spot at the dart board and played 2 vs. 2. It was a fun casual game that got really intense towards the end. Let me set it up for you. My friend and I were down by one bull’s-eye, the other team was down by one shot at the 16 after nailing the bull’s-eye. My friend turned to me and said, “It’s all up to you Katie, the pressure is on, you have to get the bull’s-eye this round!” (mind you, I had not once hit it the entire game despite numerous frivolous attempts). My first shot—miss, second shot—so close but no cigar, third shot—smack bull’s-eye! We won!! Oh what a fun night!

 1.6.13: Farewell Christmas season *bittersweet tear*: I finally started packing up the Christmas stuff on Sunday. Our tree looks so sad—no ornaments and dry pine needles scattered all around (I must try to do better with watering it next year). It was especially bittersweet to pack up this little guy. Until next year my sweet green hooting friend. While it is somber that the holiday season is over, I’m a little relieved that all the hustle and bustle will now be settling down and I can give my wallet a rest. We can focus on our home life and have some “us” time.

 

1.7.13: *Almost* blank canvas: Well the Christmas décor is down and the house is looking a little bare. I’ve decided it’s the perfect opportunity to revamp our living room design and I think I’ll be starting with the mantle. Any ideas?

That’s all for now! How are your projects coming along?

 

{365 project}

Hello Again! (See I’m being good on my word!)

Today I’d like to share a fun new challenge (aha!—resolution!) I’m going to try to tackle this New Year. I got the idea from “A Beautiful Mess” and figured “hey why not?”

A 365 project can simply be anything you’d like to try to do every day for a whole year. For my first 365 project, I’ve decided to do…drum roll please…….”A-Photo-A-Day.” Easy enough; especially for my first project. I personally love photography and would like to take this hobby of mine a little more seriously. Santa even brought me a snazzy new DSLR for Christmas. I figure that not only will I be documenting more memories throughout the year, but I may even learn some new tricks and skills along the way. At the end of the year I hope to gather all my pictures and make my very own coffee table book. I’m actually very excited about this little challenge!

And now for my first photos of 2013…

 

 1.1.13: Light up the new year: Jesse and I did this little tradition last year so we decided to share it with some of our new friends this year! We set off four lanterns successfully into the night sky along with hopeful wishes for 2013(a few...or 6 caught fire before launch). It is such a sweet tradition; I hope we do it again next year.

 

1.2.13: Oh, flu bug: The hubs has spent the first few days of the new year in bed with an awful sickness. We thought it was a sinus infection, but it is actually the flu! Lucky for him he has a pretty awesome wife to take his temp and make him chicken soup :)

1.3.13: Soakin’ in the view: I feel so lucky that this is the view I get to see every (work) day. It makes being in an office 8 hours a day, much more manageable. The city looks so pretty at dusk. However...I really can’t wait until the daylight lingers again.

 

That’s what I have so far! It’s only the third day of the year after all!

Why not try your own 365 project? If you’re looking for some ideas, I think I can help:

A Memory A Day

A Video Clip A Day

A New Recipe A Day

A Sketch A Day

A 10-Minute Conversation A Day (not about work or drama, just shoot the breeze)

A New Food A Day

A Fruit/Veggie A Day (for those of you looking to eat healthier?)

A Laugh A Day (it’s good for the soul after all)

A New Song A Day

A Craft A Day

A Walk A Day (very good for those trapped in an office)

A Random Act of Kindness A Day

A Random Thought A Day (this could be scary for some)

(I may have to refer to this list next year…haha)

Or maybe you could try to not do something everyday…

365 No Social Media (haha…now that’s a hard one!)

365 No TV (all the good shows get cancelled anyway)

365 No Fast/Junk Food

365 No Procrastinating (just think of all the things you’re avoiding and do them already! It’ll feel good to cross them off that dreadful “To Do Later” list)

365 No (insert bad habit here)

C’mon and challenge yourself! I mean we did survive the End of the World after all. There’s no better time than the present to try something new (I think someone important said something like that at some point in history…haha).