Edit; Previous entry was set to private. The other blogger and I have talked about it further and both feel like it was a big misunderstanding.

Moving on…

This was actually taken a few days ago. The battery to my camera isn’t charged, and even if it was, the weather is disgusting outside so I won’t be going out there today. It’s cold, a bit windy and it’s been flipping from rain to snow and back to rain. It’s a great day for napping or reading a book though. Ha, ha.

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Now that I’m done with that, I’m going to look for some natural acne treatment products and hopefully be able to get rid of these pesky breakouts I’ve been having.

This boat has been resting on the shore for months now. I’m starting to think it’s a permanent thing. Then again, it’s still rather cool at times so maybe it’s “owner” is waiting for Summer.

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OK, so I’m just a few days late on my Macro Monday, again. As I mentioned in a previous post, there’s been a lot on my mind. Plus I’ve been busy doing some design work for a fellow photographer, and another for a fellow blogger. I can definitely say I’m busy, and within a matter of days I feel like I’ve started to slip behind on everything - oops. I’ll get caught up.. I will, I promise. I just have to.

I have made a little time here and there to concentrate on some painting, which inspired my shot for this week. At this point, I could use a really good vacation. Know of any vacation deals?

It’s hard to believe it, but between my addiction to taking pictures and my husband’s addiction to computer games, we’ve almost reached capacity on my old external hard drive. It’s nothing unusual for me to take over a hundred pictures a day, which eventually adds up to thousands fairly quickly so it’s really no surprise that we’ve used up so much space so fast. We only had 150GBs on it to start with. What makes things worse, is that at this time we’re sharing a computer and I’m doing a lot of design work on the side. I really don’t want to overload my husband’s computer with all of my stuff when I know I’m going to have my own system again soon.

I’ve been wanting a new external hard drive for a couple of months now, ever since I got my new camera. I’d been in a slump with my photography for a bit so I wasn’t really worried about the storage issue, but now that I have a camera again, I’m taking more and more pictures. I’m afraid it’s only a matter of time before I run out of space on my old external hard drive, entirely. My husband has mentioned that he’s planning on buying a new one for me, as an early birthday present so I’ve decided to start pricing them. And this time, you better believe I’m going to get more bang for my buck, so I’m going to start by checking out the weekly deals at Buy.com. We paid $140 for our 150GB external hard drive. I’ve just found a 500GB external hard drive for a great price - $104.99, and comes with free budget shipping. That’s more than 3 times as much space. As a photographer that takes as many pictures as I do, having a lot of storage space is important so having an extra 500GBs of storage space for such an awesome price is fantastic.

If you’re running out of storage space on your hard drive, or external hard drive like me, Western Digital’s 500GB external hard drive is a great solution. Just think of all of the photos, videos, music, movies or even games you’ll be able to store on it. It’s compatible with PC’s running Windows 2000, XP and Vista, and Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later. It’s small enough to sit on your desk without taking up a ton of space. Great news for me because my desk is super tiny to begin with, with very little space for much of anything, even with a flat screen monitor. This will make a great addition to my own home office!

It’s sleek, it’s small, it’s affordable, and it gets the job done. What more could I ask for?

I took this photo a few days ago, when the sky was an amazing shade of blue - hardly a cloud in the sky. It was a beautiful, beautiful day. If it’d been a tad bit warmer, I think I would’ve jumped right into the Atlantic Ocean for a swim. Not warm enough for that though!

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I haven’t done much lately, on the photography front. I’m slacking, severely. I think it’s just all of the stress I went through with the hacking crap, then coming down with this daggum cold.. or whatever it is. I hate being under the weather, especially when it involves a sore throat. I guess no one really says they enjoy it though, do they?

I think I’ll go take something and get some rest. Hopefully it helps!

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I want to smack (not really) the person responsible for giving me this cold. I woke up all stuffy, achy and feverish (not so much now), now my throat is scratchy and sore. I thought I was over all of this mess for the year but apparently not. To make matters worse, it’s warm out and the furnace is going. I’m burning up and the fan is blasting on high, though it isn’t providing any kind of relief yet. Did we just skip Spring and jump straight into Summer? I think so.

I must go now. I have some things to get done, plus I think I’m going to bake a lemon meringue pie, it’s like a drug for me and for that, I may someday need drug rehabilitation. Pray for me. Ha, ha.

PS; Don’t forget about my handbag contest!

I almost forgot about Macro Monday again, not that it’s that late in the day or anything. I was just sitting there writing up my grocery list when it dawned on me. Strange timing, I know.

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My mother in law is making pea soup for dinner. I can’t wait, it’s absolutely delicious. Plus it’ll be nice to have soup today, it’s really chilly out. I wanted to sit out on the deck this morning (and even about an hour ago) but it’s just really too cold out to enjoy that right now.

I know I’m late. I have a good excuse - I had a really awful day and too much on my mind. I’m not going to get into it here though. Today’s a new day, so I’m moving on from the bummer I call yesterday.

Better late than never though, right? Bella was such a good sport. Usually when the camera comes on, her curiosity takes over and she starts trying to sniff the lens.

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Today is my Jo’s mom’s birthday. We’re treating her to dinner tonight, hot beef sandwiches - her favorite. I’m not sure if there are other plans at this point, I guess we’ll just wait and see.

Edit; OK, that was weird. The previous entry for this went wonky and I hadn’t edited it or anything. What in the world.

Are you ready for Macro Monday? I sure am!

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I’m going to be starting something new soon, a weekly photo meme. I’ve been thinking about this for about a week or so and it just seems fitting, especially after hearing “Manic Monday” while thinking about it. It just all came together.

You know how much I enjoy photography, like many of you. And you know how much I love, love, love macro photography (or as I like to call it, macrotography). I shall call it “Macro Monday” - it’s just another macro Monday. I’ll start it this coming Monday, March 31st and I really hope you’ll all participate. There will be no subject requirements, only the macro requirement. It sounds pretty fun to me. I don’t know how you feel about it, but I hope it’s sort of the same.

If you think you’ll be interested in participating, just check back here early on Monday, March 31st. Maybe I’ll be able to stick with it for a full year, though I failed miserably at other “like” projects.

Also, need I remind you about my contest? Hey, look! I just did.