One Photo Focus 01

As I was browsing for new blogs to follow, I found abundant inspiration at visualventuring.com. I would absolutely recommend that you take a look for yourself! The topic that caught my eye was photo challenges, specifically the After-Before Friday Forum. After browsing a few months of submissions, I decided to take the leap and participate myself I'm …

Woodburning 05

I had no idea this hobby would take off so well, but here we are with post #5! This is my first attempt at mixing burning and wood stain, and I'm relatively pleased with the outcome. There is a lot of room for improvement (my paint brush is an old, ripped up t-shirt that doesn't …

Trust

Wouldn't the world be easier to navigate if trust were a tangible item? Think about it. Picture trust as an elegant, artistic vase. When you meet someone new, you let them see it. When you get to know them a little better, you let them touch it. As the friendship or relationship grows, so does your …

Cleveland Against the World

As many of you already know, the Cleveland Indians have made it to the World Series! I'm watching Kluber strike out Cub after Cub at this very moment and it's fantastic. I'd like to focus on the idea of bandwagon fans. I have a theory that there are different types: Die-hard fan - watches, listens, …

Woodburning 04

I've replaced the relaxing hobbies of drawing and coloring with woodburning doodling! The wooden circles below were $0.29 each at the craft store, and I intend to buy more. I'm hoping I can create a small hole for ribbon so each can be hung as a Christmas ornament. I may attempt some Christmas themed ones …

Fall Y’all

When I walked out of my apartment on my way to work, I was greeted with an unexpected chill in the air and leaves crunching under my feet. It's fall, y'all! After work, I checked my mailbox and found a package from my mom with fall cookie cutters and sprinkles. Isn't she the best? Naturally …

Smells like Happiness

We all know the feeling of happiness, but what about the smell? The taste? The sound? The look? For me, happiness smells like fresh air. It's walking outside on the first cool autumn morning, or the smell of fresh cut grass in the summer that takes me back to my youth. But that's not all; it's also …

Good Eats

I can tell I don't live in Texas anymore by the size of the jalapeño display at the grocery store. I also struggled to find tortillas, but I should probably blame my ineptitude rather than the grocery stores in Tennessee for that one. Nevertheless, I conquered shopping and made myself some delicious tacos with jalapeño …

Woodburning 03

This is by far my biggest undertaking with my woodburning tool yet, and I absolutely love how it turned out. It all started with some wood slats I found along the curb that someone was throwing away with an old bed frame. Each piece was 4ft 7in. I cut 3 of the 5 pieces in …

Off White Walls

I don't think of myself as a person with an eye for interior design. I happily accepted hand-me-down furniture for my first apartment, and gave a couple items a face-lift, but other than a beautiful clock on the wall, my living room was quite bare. I decided to hang some of my pictures above my …