The Girls. The Bad and The Ugly. (When Friendships Go Wrong)

The Girls The Bad and The Ugly

I knew it would happen at some point. The idyllic little bubble of 12 year-old friendships: sleepovers, crushes, instagram, movies. It doesn’t last forever. Friendships don’t (always) last forever. I know that. I’ve lived that. I expect that. Being on the lookout for it doesn’t make it any easier to

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As I Was Saying…

As I was saying...

As I was saying… If you want to take great photos of fireworks… Wait. What? At the end of January? So, it’s been a while. I took a break. A long break. Actually, I went on vacation right after writing

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How to Take Photos of Fireworks

How to Take Photos of Fireworks

I have been trying for at least four years to take great photos of fireworks. None of my attempts have been successful. The last time, in 2012 (because the fireworks were rained out last year) I had my tripod set up, my slow shutter speed and low ISO set, I

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Dream

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DREAM Do you dream? I’ve always been a thinker. I dwell on things, think them over, try to figure out what I’m going to do and what I could have done better. I don’t often DREAM. Thinking is practical. Dreaming…what hope and optimism you must have to dream. Children dream.

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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday January Collage      February Collage     To see more, including my son “fist-bumping” Mark Messier click the previous link or Project 365 in the page tabs above. Thanks for stopping by! Stephanie

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January is a Weird Month

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January is a weird month. On the one hand, I find myself filled with optimism – it’s a new year, I can start some new projects, maybe set up a calendar to keep my self organized. I’m hopeful that this year will be a good one – that I will

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Project 365 for 2014

Project 365 for 2014

So, I’ve been thinking about doing a Project 365 for years now. Yes. Years. Fear of commitment, anyone? I always over-think things and never end up doing half of what I want to so I’m jumping in and doing this, I’m going to let go of the stress of “what

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#AskAwayFriday with Ophelia from LatinaMamaRama

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#AskAwayFriday is a fun “interview” between two bloggers so they get to know each other better and their readers do, too. This is my first time participating in #AskAwayFriday so for my inaugural post I’m partnering with Ophelia from LatinaMamaRama. I got to meet Ophelia in Dallas at Bloggy Boot

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Figuring Out My Why

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Figuring Out My Why This past weekend I travelled with a friend to Dallas for Bloggy Boot Camp. This just happens to be the third event by The SITSgirls that I’ve attended and I’m so glad I went. (You can read about my second trip: Getting to Bloggy Boot Camp Charlotte,

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