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I am a day late but I don't think anyone will mind.

Nay-
1. I have the smell of comet cleanser stuck in my nose
2. so many photos to go through and edit
3. I have a pile of stuff on a table behind me (I swear there is a dining room set under it all) waiting to be organized and put away
4. today is the last day of sunshine, back to rain and gray

YAY-
1. Mr.L still has his job
2. I have a lot of pictures to edit (yes it is both)
3. I have stuck to my schedule so far and laundry has been kept up on, my kitchen is clean, my bathroom is clean. Today is the dining room.
4. I have a stack of towels to donate to the animal shelter
5. my coffee is hot
6. I feel good (thanks to the sunshine)
7. I love my quiet life
8. tomorrow Mr. L and I will celebrate our 15 year Kissin' anniversary. 15 years of Kissin'
9. I have books to read
10. I have some great ideas for some strange photographic images.



Todays list of to do:
1. laundry (one load)
2. dishes in the dishwasher, tidy kitchen
3. tidy bathroom
4. make bed
5. clean computer desk
6. dining room table cleaned
7. dining room chairs cleaned
8. sweep


seriously this will take all day long. There is a lot on that table from when we had to evacuate from the flood.

If I stick to my schedule, my living room, dining room, bathroom and kitchen will be clean.

next week, laundry room. Yes, a whole week just for that room. it has been the dumping ground for years now. I want it to function.

then the bedroom.

Then the art room.

Then the office room.

After I get the rooms tidy enough to function. I am going to declutter, seriously declutter. I have been reading this book, and it really has given me a big push. I am going to go through every drawer, every cupboard. I want a clean home by the end of the year. I want to blog from the office room rather than my dining room. I want to go into my art room and create when the mood strikes me. I want to walk easily through my laundry room without tripping on piles and piles of stuff. I want to invite people over to my home.

wish me luck

ps. My sister posted a small and funny blog about our fun outing to the antique show.

I don't have much to say. I fell back asleep on the couch after we awoke this morning. Mr. L usually wakes me up again with a cuppa coffee and a request for a smoothie. This morning he let me sleep, and boy did I. I woke up when he got out of the shower. He had already packed his lunch, made his tea, and made a fire in the fireplace. He also opened the coconut oil bucket so that I could make soap today. What a sweetheart of a man I have. So today I am going to just make a list of my favorite things.

Mr. Lavender, sitting on the couch with a blanket and kittens watching the fire burn in the wood stove, coffee hot and black, yoga pants with a long inseam from Target, fleece lined slippers, photography, the new picassa editions that allow me to create a diptych and triptych, winter, autumn, summer, spring (gotta include them all), Ruby my camera, Clementine my bike, mushrooms growing in my lawn, pillow top mattress, buckwheat pillow, flannel sheets, giant sweaters, soft t-shirts, tank tops under everything I wear, bare branches, hot tea with honey, comedy, converse sneakers in bunches of colors, kitties, mr. clean magic eraser, meeting new people in yoga class and exchanging phone numbers, candlelight restorative yoga last night, warm home, hot shower, magazines in the mailbox, the moon, vintage things, vox, flickr, crafts, art, music, dancing, fresh fruit, donuts after yoga, cookies, mashed potatoes, books, orange, layered clothing, soft caps and scarves, play, good news, laughter, pony tails and messy buns, quiet, the train whistle in the middle of the night, living, happy, peppermint ice cream, breathing deep, calm, the idea that my hobby could provide some income, the smell of cinnamon, vanilla, lemongrass, lavender, apple slices and string cheese, being okay with my body while naked, forgiving myself for not being perfect, being imperfect is great!, silhouettes, tv, extra coffee, old movies, black and white, seeing photographs in everything, the sound of leaves crunching, the smell of fresh lilacs, honeysuckle, wild roses, blackberries, raspberries, grilled cheese sandwich, christmas ornaments vintage of course I like the scratches in the metallic finish, glitter or as Mr. L calls it Stripper dust, trees, children, hopscotch, massage, thrift stores, giant sweatshirts, hats, paths in the woods, ponds, ice, sudoku, fun paper, pencils and erasers, markers, today.

Last night was class. I walked away with a large homework list. I have to bring in one photo that demonstrates ONE of each of these photographic Elements:
*Emotion
*Straight Line
*Curved line
*Texture
*Perspective
*Color
*Motion
and then create an image made of two of these elements.
That is 8 photos to bring. I need to start taking walks again! I see things I like and take pictures of them, I never ask myself WHY I like it. But that is what this exercise is about, seeing the elements that appeal to me. Some of those will be challenging, I am not really drawn to motion, or photos of motion, and emotion is hard to get because I am here by myself a lot, I am hoping for some emotion on Thanksgiving, family drama always erupts on the holidays. I can at least count on niece to cry over a toy being taken away or a nasty fall. I will trip her if I have to (I won't really)

I have a giant pile of laundry once again, I had it almost totally done, then I got lazy. I need to find create a schedule for myself.

Tuesdays things:
ew...
*hairballs on the couch
*Paula Deens voice Ya'll (she puts velveta in fudge people! Should be outlawed!)
*the economy
*the focus on christmas shopping rather than charity and Thankfulness
*stinky litter boxes
*piles of laundry
*the silty coffee grounds at the bottom of the coffee

Yeah!
*wood stove kicking out some coziness
*pajamas
*having homework (may move to the other list on Sunday if I can't find dome of this stuff)
*hot coffee
*hot apple cider with whole cloves swimming on the bottom of my mug
*candy canes
*dry november weather
*husbands big squeezy hugs before he goes to work each morning
*luna slept next to me all night last night, curled up next to my ribcage
*sleeping well lately
*two batches of soap made, ran out of coconut oil, will get some today I hope
*autumn colors
*long yoga pants
*clean dishes in the dishwasher

Also I have not given myself a compliment in a while.
Lavender, you are capable. You can accomplish what you set out to do today.
okay, maybe not as much a compliment but a pep talk. Thanks me, I can do it!

1.flannel sheets fresh from the dryer, makes it hard to make the bed without climbing in
2. the way Ruby feels in my hands and the pull on my neck from her strap, out on a photowalk looking for beauty in everything
3. black and white photography, I love the ones that are mostly dark, I have not been able to shoot for black and white yet, I will make that a lesson this winter, because when everything is all shades of gray anyway, it is the perfect time to look at things in a dark and light sort of way
4. my bird feeders full of swarming tiny birds and my cat making those chatter jaw noises from the top of the cat tree
5. feeling very crafty lately, I like making little brooch thingies with vintage buttons
6. the smell of my house right now, I made lemongrass soap, I call it Polly's Poppy seed soap after my Granny who passed last year. It was her favorite soap and she gave me an old spice jar with poppy seeds in it for the soap. I mixed that small jar into my giant costco sized container. I like the sound it makes when I shake it.
7. hot coffee, that always has to make the list.
8. the carrot soup I made yesterday. It took almost three hours to make, but it was delicious!
9. a list of stuff to get at the craft store, I love the craft store!
10. I have bags of sorted buttons, the sound of them rubbing against each other is nice. I like the colors, the size, the designs, each one telling me humble stories of the past. A giant vulcanized rubber black button, bigger than a silver dollar,  with an anchor carved into it. The bottom half of the design has been rubbed away. What sailor wore this? what did he do that would make this wear mark on the button?
11. husband brought home a bonus check yesterday. Another bit of money to squirrel away for potential hard times. I don't want to waste that bit of money now and have him lose his job and wished I had it for a meal later.
12. baby sister coming by last night and showing me her new vintage clothing purchases. The bug has bit her. There is something about vintage clothes, they have a richness to them. They are different than anything you can find at the department store. They are unique and fun.
13. oversized sweatshirts and sweatpants, tall socks and slippers, tank tops and t-shirts under the sweatshirt. SO COZY!!!


My to do list today:
1. put laundry away from yesterday
2. put the washer stuff in dryer
3. clean kitchen up! I need more space in there!
4. make some more soap today

12.  

Tuesdays things:
Ghastly-
*the smell coming from the general sink area in the kitchen
*not being able to bend well
*my piles of stuff that are growing again
*oh my goodness, another not so lovely smell and it is me, I need a shower
*teacher kind of skipped over my bad picture in class last night, I wanted tips dang it!

Glorious-
*not letting my brain think and getting on my bicycle and riding to yoga class
*finding out that for every time i ride my bike to class I get $1 credit to my account.
*marathon of csi ny right now
*having energy for cleaning today, I think
*left over zucchini lasagna
*kittens
*fire in the fireplace
*bills paid
*got the number for the food bank down the street, hoping to donate my time, and more
*the word cozy
*the video that stephel posted
*breathing deeper than I have since I can ever remmember

1. strawberries covered in chocolate
2. a room filled with laughter
3. warm apple crisp (I made it!)
4. sleeping in
5. hot coffee
6. fire in the wood stove
7. autumn colors
8. cinnamon rolls
9. the sound of rain pounding on the roof
10. soft kittens
11. funny TV shows
12. sweatshirts
13. tall striped socks
14. clean sheets
15. kicking fallen leaves with your husband in the woods
16. mushrooms growing everywhere
17. cinnamon
18. reading books while husband watches football
19. cuddling on the couch
20. flannel pajamas
21. hot soup and heavy bread
22. looking at other peoples photos and actually squirming in my seat because I love the image so much and want to grab Ruby and try to get that myself
23. silence
24. being by myself
25. slippers


I will leave it at that for now

I was playing with my new 70-300mm with some close up filters, I cannot remember which ones I used on what, but I have a 1+ a 2+ and a 4+. They allow me to get closer, but the closer you get the shallower the Depth of field and I was kind of experimenting with that.

Yesterday was my first Yoga class, and people just kept showing up! She was going to stop excepting people at 16, there were 23 people crammed into that studio! She did not turn anybody away. It was packed tight, we had to stagger on our mats to do sun salutations but the energy was so friendly and loving! We did a little bit of the basics, she spoke about yoga's beginnings, and you can hear her slight french accent peeking through at times. Let me describe my teacher, Anne, she is tall and very thin, healthy thin. She has a shiny blondish brownish hair pulled back into a pony tail, her skin is sun kissed brown and she has the nicest smile. Her energy makes you want to be around her, she has this calm accepting kindness about her. I adore her! Not like girl crush, but she is another one of those female role models I have so craved in my life.
I found that I have a very very long way to go to be able to do a lot of the poses, but as Anne said, whatever our bodies can do, it is the right move for us. She said that if we are having a hard time with breath while in the move, always choose the breath. I am very excited to continue along with this class. ;-)

I have been talking big lately, I have done very little house cleaning and once again my laundry is out of control, the cat nip has been tracked all over the floors, and the clutter remains in its dusty spot. I wanted to hire someone to help, but it was between that person and yoga, and I chose yoga. I have been feeling very overwhelmed again and need to start doing the 15 minutes in each room again. It was helping. In my defense, the weather has been unseasonably nice here in the pacific northwest and I have not wanted to waste the precious sunshine, I want to soak it up as much as I can because the clouds are coming and who knows when I will see the sun again! That is a great excuse and I am sticking with it.
 My to do list:
1. dishes, and kitchen floor
2. all dirty laundry in bins sorted
3. garbage dumped and litter boxes cleaned
4. bathroom cleaned
5. laundry started and put some of it away!

Thirteen things I can do today to lift my mood:

1. drink bunches of delicious Coffee! We buy from a place online, they roast the beans in my state's capitol and the name of the coffee delights me. Dancing Goats coffee A local artist created the design for the Coffee, and it is CUTE! and Man, I just saw some of the new Merch from the artist and I am going to have to check the bank account to see if there is enough for something special.

2. draw beautiful things on my sidewalk in chalk this afternoon.

3. play with my new 70-300 lens that has been intimidating me but begging for a photo walk around town.

4. look at photos on flickr to get more inspiration

5. make cookies

6. make a list of all the words that make me giggle, like
*rhubarb
*pookie
*fanny

7. go to see the new movie "Burn after reading" tonight

8. make a pot of iced tea

9. make faces at small children when their parents are not looking, not mean ones, just funny ones

10. bathe in colors today, wear a very loud and bright outfit today (if I have any clean clothes)

11. color with crayons today

12. play solitaire with real cards so that I can cheat if I want to. It does feel good to win.

13. enjoy the sunshine that is still blessing my pacific northwest home. It is a rare thing to have such wonderful weather this time of year. It is nice, I feel it is making up for a rainy August and June.

Yes, I accidentally went to the fair again yesterday. These are not photos from yesterday though, these are from Friday after the cattle drive. I walked around the fairgrounds with Ruby, seeing the crowded fairgrounds with a different eye. I was looking for photos, I was looking for things I could frame in my viewfinder. Since the group of people who went into the fair with me at 10am was a mostly elderly and child heavy crowd, I went to the "big kid" area. I knew it would be a ghost town, and it was. I took pictures of the carnival games, of empty rides, and took my time just looking at things instead of rushing through people to get somewhere.
Yesterday was a different ballgame. I was originally going to meet Heartshapedsky and her adorable family for lunch and see them off to the fair while I stopped by the yoga studio to sign up Mr. Lavender and I up for the intro series. Then I said, drive me to my Dad's lot and we will see about getting you some free parking. I thought I would chat with my Dad and Sister a while then go on a photo walk with yoga agenda. Dad pulled out a free ticket and I went to the fair again. I looked, well, not very cute as I was cleaning my house earlier and had not even brushed my hair, just smooshed the mop under a bandana and went to lunch. Since Heartshapedsky's camera is on the fritz I became the family photographer for the day. It was fun, seeing Heart's son ride on the same rides we did when we were his age. I snapped several hundred photos that I still need to download off my camera. I had a great time with them. Such an adorable family they are! (thanks Guys!) I came home with a Caramel Apple for Mr. Lavender, and a couple scones, sunburned face and arms, tired legs.

Here are my loves and loathes for this tuesdays things.

Loathes-
* the farmer tan I have going on, seriously, defined line mid arm where my t-shirt sleeves stop.
* my abs still hurt so bad from yoga last Saturday! I still have a hard time pulling myself off the couch, bed, or chair.
* stupid hip pain, I need to seek medical attention for that. I thought it was going away, but it tricked me.
* Mr. L and I were awoke last night to our bedroom flashing lights and sirens from emergancy response vehicles. 2:30am. they were parked all across our street, blocking the road, using police tape, and carting someone away in the ambulance. One of my neighbors, I could not tell who. We watched and listened from our dining room window, but got no info. I just hope they are okay, there are a lot of children who live along this street, eeek.

Loves-
* children laughing
* Heart's son finding the buzzer button on the rides and being utterly delighted by the hideous noise.
* Sunny weather! Yay! It had been SO nice! I guess I complained to the right people because we are having a little belated summer weather. I was going to get a little bitter.
* fair scones, they are so dang good
*so many plans with so many people, Lucy tomorrow, Homebody next week (yes, to the fair)
* yoga studio less than a mile away from my home
* coffee, which I am most likely going to have to make more of to keep me going today
* the smell of cotton candy
* the sound of the roller coaster floating in my bedroom window at night
* My Daddy, he is so sweet!
* going to a wedding where they will be playing the song from Juno after they are anounced husband and wife, it is going to be an incredible wedding. One with fine music, My dad borrowed some of my CD's for this event! (Dad is a DJ if I have not mentioned this before)
* Mr. Lavender being touched that I thought of him and brought him home a caramel apple (I always think of him) he then ate the apple and got caramel on his shirt which is now soaking in some Shout to be washed.
* new sandals I got at Ross for $20 (top dollar I will pay for shoes) they are teva sandals and they are SO comfy!!!! I wore them for the first time yesterday and I walked all over hot pavement from about 1pm-6pm. My feet barely hurt! Best $20 spent ever!!!! in fact the whole outfit cost me $27, jeans on clearance at Gap for $7 and a free Vox shirt from Mr. Heartshapedsky!

Some randomness from my whole weekend, I finally got them edited and uploaded to flickr. Now All i need to do is edit aunt K's wedding and send those discs off to her.
So since my photos are random, no theme, I think I will continue the random theme with 13 random thoughts for friday.

1. I have not been out for a walk all week, I feel like I have been fighting something off. Maybe it is just allergies. I don't know. It has been slowing my progress.

2. Yesterday while chatting with Homebody about setting up structure for ourselves, and scheduling stuff, she sent me a great Sark book in the mail. I got to thinking. I am going to make a schedule book for myself, write down my goals in crayons, markers, pencil, whatever. Make a fun schedule with plenty of space for drawings and doodles, and maybe even a photo or two. Write down what I actually did this day. Like a collage datebook. I hope to maybe share some photos of how the pages turned out.

3. I am still in my hot pink christmas Jammies, green, pink, and brown striped socks, puppy slippers, and yellow long sleeve t-shirt... I am a colorful sight right now

4. The sun is out, and the Fair starts today..... The Fair
it is the most pain in the ass for any of us locals, the traffic is horrid, you can't go across town anymore, you have to find all those back roads etc. But Today I think I am going to do something I have never done. I am heading downtown to watch the cattle drive and parade, also free admissian to the fair. I have gone to the fair every year of my life except for two years, the last two years. I kind of miss it. I miss the scones and the krusty pups, and the smell of the onion burgers cooking, the sounds of the rides buzzing and beeping. I am going to scrap my schedule today to go to the fair. I am probably going to go with Homebody and maybe others for a night photo shoot. Just let me know when you are available Darling!

5. I am now excited about going to the fair by myself. so the rest of the list will be rushed, I need to get going. ;-)

6. Fall is in the air, the leaves are a dull green on my tree and the air has a slight smell of decay.

7. My coffee is cold, I will have to get more while I am out

9. My YOGA studio opens this weekend and we are going to take advantage of the free classes. I am going to sign up for the beginner series.

10. I hope to get a new lens in the mail today. I am getting a 70-300 lens, I hope to get some great macros with it.

11. I am late getting started on my soap. sigh..... I need to order prints of some photos and make about 35 sets of blank cards and envelopes for Thanksmas gifts. Date has been set.

12. We went and saw Wall-e again last night. That movie made me almost cry again! I mean, the theater is quite dusty and it gets in my eyes, I do not cry at cartoons about robots.

13. We have a packed weekend planned, tonight we have to make kitten food, AND go to Olympia for a reunion of some of Mr. L's Co-Workers. They call it the quitters group, you see the company they worked for sucks really really bad. Mr. L quit and within a few months they lost half the staff, there have been a few more over the last couple years. There are only about 4-5 of the original staff left. It has been only 4 years.


Now I am off to photograph a Cattle Drive!!!