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VSCO app processing - I am totally loving bw #2 with a little bit of grain

Can I tell you how happy I am that it's the weekend?  I am SO happy!  It was a mess of a week - running a project in Montreal from Chicago that has four different suppliers involved is just a hot mess.  I can now put that behind me and move on to a relaxing weekend!  Wheew!

On another note ... I donated a photo that I had printed on canvas to a school auction and, for the first time, had to write an artist statement.  Um... yeah.  This is not an easy task for me because I am not much of a self-promoter.  I find flaws in myself and my work way too easy.  Honestly, I would make a terrible 'artist.'  Continually talking about myself and my art would bore me to death.  I give huge props to people who have that unabashed confidence about their work.

I reached out to a couple of people to pen a little something for me and ended up with the image/statement above.  (you might have to click to view bigger) What do you think?

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I've been wanting to get a snap of one of these babies for a while now. I love how they glisten in the late afternoon sun.

Annnnnd...

I bought a new iPhone camera app today called VSCO cam. I've been seeing beta testers posting photos for a while and it finally came out today. $.99 it's a steal. Love the processing effects and social integration. I think I'm gonna love this app! And might even have to get their LR4 film...

I mean look how cool this bridge shot looks in black and white with a touch of grain... I completely love it!

... via iPhone ...

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Greetings from a cold and rainy Chicago.

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Started back up with physical therapy... This time for my back. It's just not been the same since my long flight back from Hawaii so I decided it's time to figure out how to make it feel better. And I have a fabulous PT! Feeling better tonight already!!

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There's just something about receiving a handwritten thank you note, don't ya think?

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Spent the morning with my friend Robin.  We have been planning this 
outing for almost two months now, so it was good to finally get it on the 
books and make it happen!!  We had brunch at the tapas place, Cafe 
Ba Ba Reeba - the cinnamon french toast was spectacular.  But, in true 
tapas fashion, it was a single piece of french toast - I could have eaten 
three!!  


We headed around the corner to make custom 1154 lill bags.  This was 
the first time I've actually done this, Robin has like ten of these bags.  
It's fun, you pick the bag shape and then all of the fabrics.  I chose two 
bags { I just couldn't choose } the Lexie in navy and steel gray and the 
Sophie in two black fabrics with the accents in red.  Luckily I had a 
Living Social coupon and the Lexie was on sale!  Woot!  


One last mission for the afternoon was to ride the Navy Pier ferris wheel.  I purchased a groupon for
tickets and it's up this coming Friday.  Ridiculous I left it till the very last minute, but whatever!  Sadly, the 
wheel was not running because it was hella windy, so I guess I will have to try to make it down some 
night this week.  Boo! 


On a completely unrelated note ... I was thumbing through my mountain of magazines and Martha Stewart 
inspired me to whip up some homemade pasta.  Put my Kitchen Aid attachment to work and it was SO 
much better than that crank machine!  Oh it was so good!!! 'Twas a super Sunday!  Hope yours was too!

... via iPhone ...

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Had a positively lovely Saturday!  Woke up to the sun streaming in and just lounged around catching up on some DVR in bed.  I love it when I don't have early morning plans!!  Once I got myself up and going, I finished two photobooks - a groupon I had purchased that actually expired (oops!) and they gave me two more weeks (yeah!) to complete my books.

Then it was off to the resale shop to donate FOUR bags of clothes that have been piling up forever.  I keep thinking I'll take them to a consignment shop to get a few bucks out of them, but never seem to make it there.  So, today, I decided to part with them once and for all.  It actually felt good.  

Last up I headed downtown for the earlybird dinner at Quartino's with the Pittman crew.  Dinner was delish as was the company.  We had to eat before Bella's last chess game of the day, which she won!  Way to go B!!  I walked back to the car so that I could snap a few city pics.  Enjoy! 

Sloane was cracking me up making funny zerbert sounds - she's such a happy baby!

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TGIF!!! It's been a long week and I cannot tell you how happy I am that the weekend has arrived. Sadly, the weather is not cooperating. It's so cold it feels like Fall. Look! I'm still in a turtleneck! That's unacceptable in April, don't you think?

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Kris Harris Rocks : my friend from college is a fabulous bluegrass singin' kind of guy with the best 'stache in the biz!  Scored some swag in the post today!  Thanks Kris!

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I'm how many days into this 365 day challenge and I am finding that my life is just not that photogenic.  I mean, sometimes I do amazing, super fun, photo inspiring things.  But when you look at the day-to-day, not so much.

I am a graphic designer.  I sit in front of a computer all day, every day.  I am finding it difficult to find the "beauty" in this ... so back to the beach I went today.  The sky was stunning - somewhat angry, but the blue from the sky to the water created the most beautiful gradient effect.  { love }