Day 27

Prompt 27
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
Dirty Harry
Are you feeling lucky today?

Today was a work day for me . And a long work day too . Coming home at 4.30 having left at 6.10am, my big pup Beau and my smallest little chick both rush out to see me as they do most days. And as on most days I eagerly wait to see what creation chicky # 2 has on for me to view! Todays look was the PJ Barbie rock princess emsemble complete with guitar. When I saw the prompt above I knew i had to photograph today's look I'm not in the photo but the slight blurring is me shaking the camera ( in fits of laughter ) as she performs a Black Eyed Peas number: "pump it "- the latest tune to her repertoire ( blame big sis ), heh last week it was Avril L's ' girlfriend " !!

No matter how shocking the day my kids make me appreciate how lucky I am!!!

wk 3LO

This is week 3's LO - pic taken from day 18
Loved this quote it almost screams at me - time out is something I love to do but don't always get the chance to do.

Day 26

Prompt

You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."
To have and have not
Lets see you pucker those lips!

In the light heart frame of mind still - went for a silly pic of me applying what my loving dh calls my war paint!! I love wearing makeup - indeed I love buying it, applying it and even handling it. I 'm not obssessed though. Even though my face certainly needs more cover up these days, there are mornings when I go to work ' naked ' and it really doesn't bother me. That is until I'm asked if I am feeling well as I look washed out ha ha!!!

Recently I have been having converstaions with girlfriends about brands I am not necessary a labels girl , but I am a sucker for fabulous packaging. Nars, Chanel, Bobbi Brown, Benefit, Mac - all rock my boat. Ahh to be a woman is so much fun ( albeit a tad superficial ! ) ; )

Day 25

Prompt

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

I have done alot of soul searching type journaling so I want to keep this light I took a photo of me amongst part of my mask collection trying to mimic the choc box. I haver a fairly good collection from my travels the two Srilankan dance masks are amongst my favs.

Day 24

Prompt

Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
Pride of the Yankees
we are lucky to be here on our beautiful earth, what makes you feel so lucky today?

Luck I truly believe you create your own luck. I am lucky for many reasons but it's my family and the love they give me that makes me feel truly lucky!!

Day 23

Prompt - "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup."

Ohhh I hate close ups and this is the best shot of about 50 I took tonight!!!!! I just don't take good photos at least 365 is making me face up to one of my fears ie. having my photo taken!! I notice the enlarged pores, the shadows, the etched lines around my eyes, the hair in bad need of a cut and colour BUT this is me and I have said I would accept me for me this year so breathing deeply I will press the ' publish post' button after this!

Day 22

Prompt - " There's no place like home"

How true but having lived in 2 diffrenmt countries over 15 homes in the last 20 yrs I have come to the rapid conclusion that there is more to home than the bricks and mortar around you. Kuwait for us we know is a temporary home, but we have been here 9 yrs together . Having met here and both Brad and I coming from 2 different countries it has become our neutral territory. My children know no different. Living here has given us plenty of opportunity. One day we will have our own house but for now, home for me and my family is the place that we are together!

Days 21

So life has been crazy this past few days I had yet another minor operation on my leg, the removal of a stitch which was had been rejected by my body and was being forced out. Not pleasant and very painful!!!! My mind hasn't been in the 365 game my usual journaling has disappeared fom my photos, but having the time to take the photos has been a challenge all in itself.

The prompt for day 21 - Food is an important part of a balanced diet. "Fran Lebowitz"

I loved this theme. I am such a foodie and a bit of a food snob too. My fav food has to be icecream but only Hagen Daz. I also love Thai , Indonesian and Sushi. Kuwait has some fantastic restaurants I am hoping to get to the new Moroccan this week with my hubby. I have found since travelling as much as I have my taste buds are less fussy and I am more willing to try anything although fried cockroach in N Thailand was a novelty I wasn't quite prepared to try!

The photo was taken of me eating alone the time table of the family makes it really hard for us all to sit down together during the week. On this night the youngest ate earlier with her nanny, my eldest on return from iceskating had hers while I caught up on some phone calls, I ate after throwing the eldest in the shower and the youngest in bed and my DH ate when he rocked in from a late night at work 3hrs later. Getting the balance to eat together is so hard BUT we always make sure that one day of our weekend is a sit down meal together.

Days 19 & 20

Prompts

19 " Look closely The beautiful may be small"

20 " A laugh is a smile that bursts "

Yesterday I was swamped down with stuff to do so today I took both photos. The small I immediately though of me and the fact that I am not so small these days well in most areas!!! "'m afraid my bra cup sizes have always been small!!

I need to work on my Lo as well so today this will be brief !

Day 19

Prompt

We all need time to be alone; to think, to dream, to wonder."
Billie Roark
Whats on your mind today?

It's my weekend and although cold it's bright and I feel chilled. Not so much on my mind today. I do love time to myself to think but I feel guilty doing so and still find myself even during "me " time getting uo and going off to do things. I guess I am not a sitter thinker type more an on the job kind of thinker.

Day 17

Prompt

Imagination is the highest kite you can fly.

Today's prompt was a challenge- especially as I wasn't returning back to the homestead untill 9.00pm. Anticipating this I took my camera into work left it on auto while I was working and captured a few slightly wobbly shots~
TEACHING is hard at the best of times but one of the hardest things I face in my career is inspiring chidren to be creative and with that independent with their creativity. Ok I was teaching equivalent fractions here today but unless a child can actually imagine that fraction has a 1/s th of a chocolte cake I know that they sare going to struggle.

Day 16

Prompt 16
"You, whose day it is, get out your rainbow colors and make it beautiful."
Traditional Nootka song

Show me colour in your life today

It's cold here in Kuwait - bitter cold !! The winds have shifted and are now blowing in from Iran . With the cold comes a lethargy, people bundled up, heads down and with a new source for complaint. Me I don't mind the cold ( well it's not as bad as elsewhere on the planet - let's face it!!! ) I love to wear my layers, beats getting out the flab in a bikini! I also get to flaunt my colourful collection of scarfs and pashminas as I have journalled above a splash of colour gives me an instant lift.
The little nook at home where I create and work is full of colour it's my place in the home and it's full of textiles and textures spanning the entire rainbow palette sitting here is a tonic initself- I often find my kids drawn to it too, to play their games or read their books so obviously like me they have inheritied the " rainbow gene "!!!!

Prompt

Make rest and refreshment a necessity, not a luxury."
Dan Zadra

For me just having 5 mins with a DIET Coke and a good read is recooperation enough an added bonus ( when I'm not dieting ) is a choccie biscuit!!

In our hectic schedules rest does become a luxury but if I can catch 5mins here or there I find it keeps me going all the more longer.

Prompt

"Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.”
Bette Davis
I want you to really think about this quote today . What did you attempt today that improved your day?

Today has been an incredibly long day that started at 3.00am with the rude awakening by my DD. It led on to a full day at work ( 6.45am - leaving at 5.00pm ) Mummy duties untill 7.30pm. Chatting with DH for an hour then back on the computer at home to complete more school stuff as well as a bit of blogging for me. I am hoping to make it to bed before 10 but as it's 9.30 now and I know I have one more thing left to do for work , not sure if that will actually happen.

It was a good day in the sense that I got stuff done that was hanging over my head so the prompt suited me today. I would like to say that my achievements were more grand but climbing Mount Everest may have to wait untill next week!!! Just ticking off my todo list gives me satisfaction enough these days!

Day 13

Prompt 13

"When in doubt, take a bath."
Mae West
Don't you just love Mae West! Ok I dont want any nude photos, lol.

So if I'm in doubt just like on 'who wants to be a millionaire" I phone a friend! The truth of the matter is I just love chatting!! I have never been one to play my cards close to my chest - the world and his mother knows my business..I don't DO discreet!! It drives my DH mad that I have to chat about everything with my family and friends but it's great therapy for me and it helps me to make my own decsions!!

Journaling

If in doubt phone a friend that's my motto. It's not that I can'y make my own decisions but it's good to know I'm right!

Day12

Prompt

Savor life's tiny delights---a crackling fire, a glorious sunset, a hug from a child, a walk with a friend, a cup of soup, a kiss behind the ear.
John Anthony
What little thing brings comfort to your day?

Comfort for me comes in all kinds of different guises but to really enjoy anything I have to have down time - me time !!! ONLY then if I have had an opportunity to reflect and recuperate can I truly appreciate anything. I am a bit of a selfish like that but also I think a bit sensible for without it I am shocking to live with and best to avoid!!!

Journaling:

Like most of the adults I know I lead a manic life ( opps just spotted spelling above!! ) mother, wife and teacher these are the roles I play 24/7 . My days are made all the more sweeter if I have ME TIME makes no difference to me what I'm doing as long as it's Time 4 me!!

Day 11

Prompt 11
Families are like fudge…mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
Anonymous
Lets add a few more to the self portrait experience!

So today's photo is missing a key member .. DH was in Abu Dhabi on buisness so we printed his pic to enable him to get in on the act. Love today's prompt our fudge is our Eldest and the "nut" award belongs to our youngest memeber. Batch and I are definetly a good combo of both - infact If I were a chocolate bar I would have to be Cadbury's Fruit and Nut - mellow on the taste, with a little bit of a surprise and hard to bite at times. Batch would be a Double Decker multi layered and multi talented chewy and full of substance. Maya would be Cadbury's Buttons sweet and melts in your mouth. Sienna would be Curly Wurly - screwy kid who keeps on going and going!!!

Journaling:

The Batch chick's each of us unique each with her own talents each bringing her contributions to this Family.

Prompt

The eyes are the window of the soul
English Proverb
You cannot hide your true feelings through your eyes, they speak a thousand words.

So it's now day 10 - double figures a achievement by me!! I'm not much of a spirtural person and I have heard this proverb 100s of times - I appreciate the message behind it but being a bit of a cynic I tend to take these things with a bit of a pinch of salt. However I am an optimist by nature and I certainly use my eyes to look upon life and that around me as something to appreciate and to make the most of , my parents and grandparents certainly taught me that too.

Journaling

I am not convinced these eyes are the window to my soul BUT they peer out into the world and see all that is good around me for this I am grateful I am an optimist and thanks to my family GOOD is all I want to see.

Prompt 9
Take time every day to do something ridiculous.
Philipa Walker
Lets see the silly side to you!

Journaling

This was tough for me today coming in from work having been on the go for 10 hours - to find the silly side when I wasn't in the mood was pushing the envelope a tad! Invariably I collapse on the sofa for a while once the kids are fed and bathed. Today my youngest DD jumped on top of me - before I knew it I found my ' inner clown '. It's my family and my partner that keep me sane and keep me smiling. Letting down my hair with them and laughing is a great tonic for the end of a weary day.

Day 8

Prompt

The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!”
Coco Chanel

Journaling

I love colour my home is a myraid of different colours from bright, subtle to earthy. When I scrap I love to over embellish with bright pps and flowers and bling. My kids literally wear the colours of the rainbow - they like me go for patterns and colours. My love of handbags especially those with detail, ensures that my collection could make an Moroccan Spice Souk pale in comparison. My all time fav colour from the age of 3 is Green - lime, khaki, olive, forest, pistachio, sea it doesn't matter as long as it's green. Three rooms in our home have a shade of green upon them - it veritably drives my DH mad but he accepts my 'green thing' like many other of my querks! The quote I found today sums it up beautifully,

" Green is the prime colour of the world and that from which loveliness arises" Pedro Calderon de la Barca

However, and with me there always is a however, my wardrobe is simple ( a tiny bit of green creeps in ) but mainy black, denim and white. And according to Ms Coco , see above, black is the colour for me!

Day 7 part 2: Weekly LO

So for the weekly LO I choose the Christiana Aguillara Quote and adapted to suit one of my goals acceptance. LO is a bit of a hybrid played around alot in PS using some scans of my own and some digi brushes . The PP is BG and card from Bazzill - made the woman sign from a sticker bought locally and the card heart - other embellies from MM, BG, Jenni Bowlin, Fancy Pants and Hambly

DAY 7 The past!

Prompt 7
Look back and smile on perils past.
Sir Walter Scott

Wow hard to believe I have made it to day 7 - so only 359 days to go !!
I am so pleased that I have motivated my self into doing this I just hope I can keep the faith and make it to the end - It's a really satisfying project both creatively and emotinally who needs ART therapy when you have Anna's 365 !! Thanks again girl for your inspiration and your thought provoking prompts!!

Todays Journaling
Eleven yrs ago the traumatic end to a realtionship and the tragic death of a friend left me bitter and hollow. Although I have not yet reached the point where I can shelve this and willingly reflect upon any positives I am grateful to where these turn of events led me.
KUWAIT.
In my bid to escape my past I forged a new life. I found love, friendship and a braver side to me.
Am I full of regrets ?
YES
Would I change the past?
NO CHANCE

TFL X
Naomi

Day 6 - Hands are for.....

Prompt for Day 6

Hold out your hands to feel the luxury of the sunbeams.
Helen Keller
Our hands tell us alot about the person we are, our occupations, age and life.
What do your hands say about you.

My hands quite honestly say so many diffrent things depending on which time of day you clap eyes on them. Right now they are in desperate need of a manicure and covered in paint with the remanents of what looks like food under the nails from the metaballs made earlier. I decided in the end to recognise what they allow me to, do how they allow me to be me.

Todays Notes

My hands are probably the most taken for granted part of my body. Something I don't often think about. Yet these hands with their digits and thumbs bring me so much pleasure. I can cuddle and tickle my girls, I can CREATE, I can dress myself, I can cook and lift my fork to taste, I can turn a page to find my mind, I can click a button to capture a moment. All of this amd much much more and YET they are still JUST hands.

Day 5 - I am beautiful !

Prompt

Prompt DAY 5

I am beautiful no matter what they say"
Christine Aguilera

Lets get up close and personal.
How do you feel about the person you are, inside and out?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We certainly hear that alot but it doesn't always make us feel better about ourselves does it?!!

Me I am not the beauty is only skin deep kind - I'm VAIN there I have told the world!! Alot of that comes from the hangups I have, the way that I percieve myself. I look in the mirror ALOT, l spend ALOT on beauty products.

Having said that the older I get, with all the more imperfections that I see, the easier it is for me to make excuses for it and funny enough the easier it is to accept me for me. Other issues in LIFE take over and BEAUTY although still in the front of mind ( I did say I was vain or was that insecure? ) does get pushed sideways.

I have two pretty daughters , two gorgeous sisters and a beautiful mother. Just by seeing them it reminds me of where I come from and where I am going to - maybe there is more to the eye of the beholder & skin deep adages. Perhaps when I reach my 40s ( in 2yrs ) I can see beauty in me too.

Day 4- A DAY IN THE LIFE OF G

Day 4
Prompt 4
"Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are"
Mary Jean Irion

Record a normal, daily routine, take note!

This might not be what some of you are doing but I have wanted to scrap a LO of a day in the life of me for ages saw it as a perfect opportunity to do just that - Make sure you have an hour to read this it's detailed!!!!

Friday 4th January 2008 - Kuwait - A Day in the LIFE of G

4.30am - After only 2hrs sleep I was scrapbooking into the wee hours ( again! ) the cat comes in our room crying she wants to go out - it's raining I can't be bothered to argue if she is that dumb, go downstairs let her out and grab 3 chocolate rice cakes - yum!

5.00am - Sienna comes in I do the infamous ignorance roll ( so much for my consideration goal!! )

5.20am - Batch gets up to get Sienna her milk and herds her back into her room

6.30am- Sienna is back in the room wanting her Charlie and Lola Story CD on - again the ever faithful hubby deals with that one - stirred by the not so dulcet tones of the local Mulla calling morning prayers.

7.30am - I roll over, in bed to discover my not so faithful hound has wet on our bed!!! ( 3rd time in last 2mths little worried now he might be ill make mental note to phone vet 2morrow) Kick Batch out of bed and we both are jerked into action mode - him with a mop and me with dettol and scrubbing brush.

7.45am - Load the washing machine with soiled sheets - NICE !!!

8.00am - Batch and I are both on our computers me catching up on 365 and emails and him work and financial stuff.

8.20am - Sienna emerges from room demanding her nappy be removed and informing me she has wet her bed. She is changed and her bed sheets are stripped ready for wash load #2.

8.30am - Batch runs to local CoOp for milk and breakfast stuff while I entertain the three year old with a Dora DVD ( As a MUM I don't care how PC you want to be - you gotta love the TV!! )

8.40am - I grabbed an apple gave gave Sienna some strawberries

9.00am - Brad returns with a Starbucks in hand - love this man!! He takes Maya up a vanilla frappachino with caramel and cream ( she emerges from her room with a grin!! )

9.20am - Girls have breakfast while I bash out the Literacy Plans for next week.

10.30 am - Head downstairs having emailed plans to my colleagues, promising them I'll head in to work tomorrow to do the photocopying!!

1040am - Clean up breakafst stuff and sitting room, Maya prodded into getting changed and tidying up her stuff - major prodding then ensues as she now has her right hand permantly attached to the Wii. ( My gift to Batch this Crimbo )

11.00 am - Collecting up the remainding Christmas articles left lying around house, deccies boxed up last night by Mina ( our cleaning lady & nanny ). Start to dismantle our very complicated colour coded Christmas tree ensuring all the coloured branches are together and labelled - it pays to be anal at times!

12.30pm - Check on washing - see that the machine is not being itself and is on permanent rinse - due to the dirty water filter I keep meaning to change, the sheets are now dirtier than when they went in - GREAT! Change washing programme and pray that the machine really isn't screwed!

1.00pm - Make lunch for the girls - star shaped philly sandwiches for Princess Sienna, Bog standard marmite rectangles for Maya.

1.30 pm - Check Anna's 365 BLOG - todays prompt posted sit down with a coke at my desk and start to note the morning s activites. Think I'll do a LO for this one always wanted to do a day in the life LO.

1.45pm - Neighbour comes over - we all have to sample Batch's new Homebrew ( Kuwait a dry state ) after 10yrs this could be the drinkable one ( ha ha !! )

2.00pm - Sienna now donned in full princess outfit has her first "hissy" of the day I end up with a slap from her across my face ( owww ) she ends up in time out on her rainbow carpet!!

2.20pm - Having removed at least 25 Dora Stickers from Sienna's bedroom wall and put clean sheets on her bed we put together her current favourite jigsaw puzzle. She tells me she's sorry I get a cuddle - this is a pattern it happens at least 10x a day!!

2.30pm - I return to computer to blog a bit more! Batch still in clean up mode he is rearranging the kichen.

3.00pm - Some body out there must know something we don't - we both had our nesting heads on today Batch totally rearranged the kitchen ( The villa that we rent has an awful kitchen with metal / formica cabinets that are freestanding ), he literally moved them all. Not one to feel left out I did the same with the sitting room - it looked empty without the Christmas Deccies!

5.00pm - Realise Batch is on a super mission and the kitchen is still a no go area - persuade him to take us out to dinner. While he is finishing up I sit down and watch Sky News - my dose of the UK for the day. Sienna walks in admires the changed layout and says, ' Mummy we have a new place ! Sweet"

5.40pm - Sienna has an accident and gets all wet - I persuade her to go and choose something to wear for the restaurant - Ok should have done it myself she comes down in a dress up see -through ballet tutu ( no knickers !! ) a dora long sleeved t-shirt and ballet slippers ( 3x too big ).

6.00pm - Realise I'm losing daylight rush out side with my Nikon D80 and get today's portrait done

6.10pm - All changed and in the car, drop off the ( dog pee) duvet at the dry cleaners and go to Johnny Carino's - pasta joint - cheap and cheerful. Sienna cracks us up again when she asks for 'choconilla' icecream. Must do a mini Siennaisms book!

7.40pm - Back at home Batch walks Beau , I get Maya and Sienna changed for bed. While I read Sienna her fav Dora stories ( x3 ) Batch hears Maya read one of her school reading books.

8.20pm - Back on the my 365 blog to update this. The rest of my evening will involve plenty of uninterrupted sleep ( I hope !!! ) after a couple of hours checking up on my blogs, uks and sbc. Making my bed if the mattress is dry. May even scrap the day -or might leave that for tomorrow. Remembering one of my 2008 goals FOCUS - you are NOT superwoman but I bet she would be hard pressed to keep up with me today.

Consumed - 3 x chocolate rice cakes, 2 x apples, chunk of chilli and orange chocolate ( v. nice ), a handful of carrots off Sienna's left over lunch plate, stuffed garlic mushrooms, fettucine with hamour ( local fish ) chilli, tomato and spinach in white ( no wine - would have beeen nicer with ) sauce, 5 spoons of Sienna's Choconilla icecream ( when she wasn't looking!! )

Drank - 8 mini cans of diet coke ( i'm an addict ) and 2 glasses of diet coke, I glass of juice and water, 1 frappachino

Smoked - more cigarrettes then I dare mention ( my mum will kill me if she knows I'm smoking again!! )

Spent - zero cash ( used Brad's wallet - hee hee!! )

Talked - on the phone for about half an hour ( v. v. good for me !!! )

Profanity - One biggie this morning when I realsied I had rolled over into dog pee on my bed!

Rating for the day ( 1-10 ) - 8 I felt good today we got lots done, it was the weekend I was with my little family hanging out what more can a girl ask for!

Apologies to anyone who just tried to wade through that !!!! It was interesting to log it like that - unbelievable what you can achieve.

Day 3 Part 2

Prompt 3

"Life is too short and too amazing to spend time worring about imperfection "

Ali Edwards

Imperfection - hell I can list a lot of those in my life but the upside is, and lets face it there always is an upside, there is a whole lot of perfection too:

MY two chicks (Maya & Sienna ), MY fab partner in crime Batch, Beau 'diddly' MY hound, MY confidant and best friend Trish, MY job you really couldn't get it easier teaching at TES, MY health yeah MY leg could be better but it's getting there I am generally sound of body and mind ( hee hee !! ), MY life that fate placed in MY hands working in Kuwait and travelling around the world I have seen the conditions that others live in and some of them do it with a smile ( makes you think!! ), ME - I know my boobs are small, my nose is bumpy, my face etched with lines and my butt is now wobbly but with make up and a smile even I can still turn an eye or two - woo hoo!!

DAY 3

Haven't seen the prompt yet but wanted to post my journal cover and first page.

gave been thning about 10 goals for 2008 - didn't realise how tricky it would be.

Have got it narrowed down to words_

GOALS

1. Acceptance - learning to enjoy what I have got and not dwell on what I haven't achieved.

2. Movment - a key word for me this year I have to get my leg healed and get myself up and about , I really am sick of being an invalid!

3. Patience - to ensure that I allow my family, friends and my students a little bit more time, I will try hard NOT to jump in with opinions or get frustrated so quickly when things don't happen at the speed I expect.

4. Enjoyment - 2007 was a difficult year in more ways than one I really want to enjoy 2008 and embrace everything it has to offer me.

5. Create - I love my hobby with a passion, the more I push my self the more I get out of it. I want to keep up the momentum and continue to create great or even good pages. I need to focus more telling my stories so I hope that the 365 challenge will push me to do just that.

6. Frugal - I have to kerb some of my spending habits - learn to get on with what I have. My stash really does not have to be updated evry 2 weeks!!!

7. Educate- I want not only to educate my children and do a good job at teavhing my students I hope that this is a year when I can learn more - be it more knowledge of my Cannon D80, new scrapping skills, learning more Arabic.

8. Svelte- Ok a bit much but I really want to get back down to post Kuwait weight!!! I put on over 20kilos since moving here 10yrs ago ( ok I have had 2 kids ) I have managed to lose 12kilos so far and I really want to get under the 65kilo bracket by the summer,

9. Consideration - I really feel that my behaviour at times is a wee bit selfish this year i want to put my family first and make a conscientious effort to thiunk about their needs before my own.

10. Focus - Gave things more attention try not to be super woman and do 100things half way ok focus on the achievable goals and work hard to gain them!!

WOAHHH that was hard but I think worthwhile - I will print this out put in my journal and reflect upon them over the course of the 365 challenge.

Why best foot?

2007 was the year of my right foot!! An Achielles Rupture in March lead to two surgeries, infections, a cavity that would not close, 2nd tear, heamatoma and countless visits to the DR or rather several DRS. 9 mths down the line there is light ......

I need to feel positive about 2008 so the blog title is a reminder to myself to move forward and get on.

HENCE my 2008 word - Movement yes I could define this but it really does speak for itself

So the 10 things to focus on I haven't quite got that list together -I started it but it really was contrived I am more of a bigger picture kind of girl & I tend to sum up rather than plan. Who knows by the end of 365days I might have a focus or two.

Day 1 Photo - Taken v. v. early after only a few hours sleep I figured start the year with the bare canvas. I journaled on the photo and faced up to the fact that at 38 my face won't change and that I now finally have reached an acceptance with my self - I don't need a new face the old one is just fine!

Day 2 Photo - prompt- mirror / change ??!!!

The photo I like best came out blurred which suits my theme of change as my future here in Kuwait is pretty blurred!!!

Journaling reads: blurred photo mirrors my blurred way forward How much longer in Q8 Where to next Does it even matter Sometimes I just need a bit more of a focus.