Getting My Feet Wet

ssshhhhhhh!! I've got a secret!
Please forgive me for my lack of posts lately - I've been so busy!  Just wanted to let you all know I have been working hard on a new project!  I'm so excited about it, but not quite ready to share yet.  As soon as I can, I promise to share it with you.Stay tuned and check back often- promise I will do better with the posting.Enjoy this beautiful Autumn Day!Amy

18,159 Photos - how to deal
18,15918,159 photos on my computer. I don't even want to know how many gigs that is. I do know I have a 350 gig hard drive, which I suspect is filling up quickly.  I suppose I could give you a screen shot of this number or try to give you one giant thumbnail of all the little thumbnails, but I can't.I know there are a lot of you just like me...both traditional and digital scrapbookers that have an overwhelming number of photos to process through. I believe the problem of too many photos has gotten worse mostly due to my love of photography and the world of digital. Not to mention, the oh-so-easy-to snap 850 Grad Photos o

Visual journaling - the Irony of Junk Mail and Thanksgiving Dinner
The sun is getting lower in the sky, the days are brisk. Heck - we've even had our first snowfall! Not to mention, the mail pile seems to get bigger and bigger each day. Does the cooler weather bring about more printing, more mail, more stuff for the poor postman to sort?  It seems so, at least here in my little river town. Because we are a giving couple, we are often asked to give. We are on many mailing lists with various charities.  One of the letters we r

Sadie and my morning ritual - journaling my life
  Bear with me on this long-winded post. There really is a moral to the story, but it's not till the end. There are seeds of wisdom planted here and there, so read on....Now that I have this cool new journal I made, I decided to try something a bit like "morning pages", but in a more visual way. I've done this before, but never really stuck with it on a regular basis.  Probably because I am constantly looking for the perfec

Loving the season's first snowfall in my new country home
Can you believe it?  Our first snowfall this year and it's barely mid-October.  I have to admit, it is beautiful out here in the river valley. Not just beautiful, but breathtaking.  This is the first snowfall I have experienced in our new home in the country.  I love it!  I know I am crazy and part of me longs for palm trees, crystal clear blue water and sun, but this really is amazing here.  The other day I saw female cardinals enjo