Welcome to my contribution to the One Little Word Blog Hop which is organized by my on-line friend Margie and includes many of the ladies who participate over in the Ali Edwards-led One Little Word course over at Big Picture Classes. If you did not arrive from Chrissy's blog (oh, how I envy the idea of living in Arizona!) you are welcome to head over to Margie's to start at the start, or just continue along and you'll end up back around. Lots of good stuff being shared!
This is MONTH TWO of the twelve month One Little Word course. The idea is to take photographs to capture our chosen one little word. I'm very fortunate in that I have a bit of a head-start as I had previously joined my talented (and clearly clairvoyant) friend Jill Conyers so many of the photos were already taken and stories recorded:
Not only were the small photos taken, but the idea of taking a big photo was also suggested:
Much thanks to Chloe for taking the photo! It is representative of my current "do": me on the computer, though things are changing and I'm taking more risks and really digging deeper into my own authenticity. A reminder that next time I need a photo of me stretching to represent the new do and I have to say, even with aching shins, I am not deterred.
The spread looks like this:
I am enjoying this course immensely. This is my third year of participating in this guiding word concept and I have found it to be a much more positive and creative alternative to the typical, and usually unsustainable, tradition of resolutions usually made at the start of the new year. This is the first year of the course, and the first time to be part of a large supportive community, all of whom "get" what it is I'm doing!
The participants of the blog hop this month are:
Margie <<< BLOG HOP STARTS HERE
Monica Bradford
Jill C
Miranda
Donna
Lynn
Stacey
Lisa
Cassie
Abbey
Nicky
Holly
Karen T
Claudia
Rebekah
Kimberly
Kat
Kristina
Jan
Nikki
Amanda
Lisa
Sam
Maureen
Kristi
Tere
Karen
Katrina
Monica Bergler
Mandy
Lisa
Chrissy
Lee <<< YOU ARE HERE
Jen <<< YOUR NEXT STOP
Sylvia
Christianne
Cheri
Joy
Beth
Jennifer L
Kathryn
Heather
Cindy
Cynthiau
To continue on the hop, go say hi to the very talented Jen out in California. All these girls in warm climates, I'm so jealous! You are also welcome to keep reading ...
I got off to a bit of a slow start. Capturing these portraits of myself is killing me! I did not participate in the first blog hop in February, but I'm glad to have participated this time around.
MONTH ONE
A very simple stamped cover:
The dreaded portrait of self (taken by Louis):
My definitions of "do":
Not only am I enjoying the concept of the course, I'm enjoying using up some of the materials I have collected in my studio. My abundance of stuff are not exactly "as outlined" in the course materials. The reasons are two-fold: I might as well use what I have; and, ordering from the States is often not just time consuming but economically ridiculous. I'm enjoying my opportunity to be more creative with my self-imposed limitations.
If you are interested in the concept, join in! You don't have to have chosen your guiding word on January 1st, if you have an inkling as to what you might want to do, sign up! Registration is open through the year. I knew this year I was going to actively incorporate my word into my every day, and this course is certainly helping me stay on task, it along with Jill's photography challenge!
