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Seven…

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Me–
Breathe… And then take a few deep, cleansing breaths and breathe some more.
Write.
Dance horribly, just for me. Just for fun.
Write more.
Write more often.
Lay in the grass and read.
Play in the sprinklers.
Eat Popsicles. 
Reading– 
Watching– 
The Amazing Spider Man
Part of Me
The Dark Knight Rises
Ruby Sparks
Step up Revolution
The Watch
Killer Joe

Us– 
camping
grilling
swimming
picnicking
Farmer’s Markets
Feeding ducks.
Eating shaved ice.
making ice cream.
Laughter

Heart–
All of the above.
Praising and praying.
laughing and loving.
making memories.
Being grateful. 
Create–
Photo shoots for the project.
Commissioned photo project.
Senior portrait sessions.
New writing project.
Some sewing.
Starting items for our handmade Christmas.

Home– 
Some furniture makeovers. 
New kitchen window treatment (make). 
Canning/pickling.
Health– 
walking.
yoga.
water.

Love–
date nights.
talking.
hand holding.
effort.
face time.

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Bucketing fun…

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I am so busy, these long summer days, between a few really exciting photo projects, editing of Liar, and normal domestic Goddess duties such as laundry, dinner and dusting…
For people like me, lists are GOOD…
For the sanity of my family, lists like this are vital…

And so far, I’d say we are off to a GREAT start… 

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Movie Monday- {The Huntsman}…

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It is so risky when certain films build up months upon months of anticipation. Can they really live up to the hype? 
I’ll admit, I was a little worried about this one. 
I mean, it looked incredible… 
But, it also has K-Stew in it, so how remarkable could it actually be? 
I have seen it twice now. Once on date night, (with careful scrutiny as to whether or not it would be ok for my sensitive 13 year old to see) and then again with said 13 year old. 
I know critics are eating this movie alive and that makes me a little sad because I thought it was really, really good. Let me explain, in beloved bullet point fashion: 
– every great part is NOT in the trailer. In fact, the trailer sort of stays quiet to the fact that this is film is the entire story of snow white. 
– Charlize Theron. She is such an incredible actress and her role of the Queen is no exception. She has so much tortured depth and was amazing. 
– K stew… The director (more on that in a minute) was so brilliant. Sure, she’s the main character. She ALSO has less speaking lines then anyone else. It’s pretty fantastic. Plus, she has this scene where she brings back an “oldie” in the form of Bella writhing in poisoned pain. 
– Even though we know the story of SW, this film isn’t ever boring or predictable. 
– This movie is hugely creative and beautiful to look at- AND it is the director’s first film. FIRST… 
– My absolute favorite thing of all is something that I can’t say because it is a spoiler… but it made me want to stand up and CHEER… (If you’ve seen it and are curious, leave a comment with an email link back and I’ll tell you.) :)
There were a few things I didn’t like though. 
Sexual things… Along the sexual abuse line. Nothing utterly graphic, and two of the three things are merely implied but to anyone sensitive about that stuff- it’s there and it sucks. 
Overall, it was an enjoyable night of Sushi, Thai food and a great movie… 
What was one of your favorite moments of the weekend? 
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Girl’s got goals…

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Roughly 2 (ish) years ago I made a blog plea about how I struggled with making two things really well, in the kitchen. Some of you may remember… These two things were grilled cheese and macaroni and cheese. Since such times I have become quite a master of both… 
Now, those of you who weren’t around then might laugh to yourself and wonder how in the world someone can screw those items up… 
Well, confession: I can NOT boil eggs worth crap. 
BUT, i could grill a sandwich and make homemade Mac N Cheese, BUT i wanted more than a basic recipe. I wanted extraordinary! I wanted salivation while remembering the dish… 
Mission accomplished… 
So, this time around I thought i’d put a plea out into the cyber world for recipes, aid, tips and wisdom again. 
Souffle. I want to make and master souffle. 
Biscuits. I am scared to death of home made biscuits. I want big, beautiful, fluffy ones. (no drop biscuits either.) 
Lemon Bars. I’ve made sticky ones, dark edged and soggy centered ones. Now I want GOOD ones. 
Lemon Curd. I LOVE Trader Joe’s curd but don’t have one so I guess I should attempt to master my own. 
Fried Chicken. I tried it once, some 18 years ago. It was traumatic. I don’t particularly love it but my family does and I figure the occasional fried chicken dinner won’t hurt anyone. 
Homemade pasta. ‘Nough said. 
Help a girl out? 
And I’ll keep ya’ll posted- but wish me luck- would ya? 
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Five…

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Me–
– Pedicure with my youngest.
– Read a couple of books, for me.
– Get a facial.
– Work on my happy book.
– the Dark Shadows opening day!
– Swimming/water.
Us–
– Cinco De Mayo family dinner.
– celebrate Chw’s birthday.
– our first camping trip of the summer.
– Drive in movies.
– plant flowers.
– Farmer’s markets.
– finish school {!!!!}

Heart–
– writing. writing. writing.
– water front journaling.
– good, quality friend time.
– hugs and snuggles.
– be kind.
– be grateful.
– spread kindness and gratitude. 
Create–
– Gen’s 13 year old photos.
– Sew a valance.
– build (possibly) an outdoor pop up kitchen.
– a new photo series. 
Home–
– dinner table talking.
– new recipes and treats made with love.
– movies and popcorn on comfy sofas.
– jokes, laughter and board games.
– creative projects, together.

Health–
– drink water.
– be in water.
– walk.
– massage.
– skin care. 
Love–
– date night out.
– date nights in.
– talking and kissing.
– twilight walks, and holding hands. 

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