Inspiring ✿ Creative ✿ Artistic

So just a small update as I am heading out to church in a few moments. School is in session. I started my summer school courses last Tuesday and I am loving them. I have already learned so much and this is just an Intro to digi course. Guess I needed it if I am learning, even a little bit right!
Got a quick story that I just had to share though, I still giggle thinking of it. One of our assignments last week was to bring in 5 photos of either our own work, or what inspires us. I brought in 4 of my own and 1 inspirational. No one seemed to bring any inspirational photos though, only their own photography. Sooo… I loaded the flash drive into the computer and clicked on my inspirational photo first. Ooohs and Aaaaahs resounded. I was a bit flustered at first and replied with “Isn’t it beautiful? But, well, this isn’t my photography, this is a photo that I gather inspiration from.” and the classroom broke out in giggles. It made the rest of the presentation of my actual photos a bit more somber after comparison, but much easier since the ice had been broken . Sadly no oohs and aaahs over my photography hehe. Maybe by the end of the class?!

So, it’s May  and it is officially the recognized scrapbook month. So with that knowledge I am going to start journaling my scrapbooking… stuffz.

So to the beginning we go.. my first scrapbooking area.

This small area didn’t last long at all.. I kept having to drag everything out to my kitchen table. Then pack it all up again when we would actually want to eat at the kitchen table. Made for a lot of lost ideas, and stickers!

From here my addiction was fed however, I needed room, lots more room! I started by taking over my china hutch, then an extra computer desk, any flat surface I could find became prey to my scrapbooking lust.

I soon out grew our computer room and moved upstairs to a room that had been set up as a kitchen from when we had renters. It was perfect, kitchen cabinets, running water and lots of elbow room!

After our move I once again had an extra room to take over and twist to my sick addiction. I now had actual scrapbook storage boxes! The addiction is getting stronger!

The latest morph of my sickness has not been photographed yet. We are still unpacking. I am still trying to make heads and tails of where to put all my shiny sparkly paper goodness. But I do at least have my table set up. Even if I don’t know where everything is yet!

More images to come soon!

OK, so my 60 days didn’t last, what with moving and all! Yeah… I got more junk than Sanford & Son… seriously!

Anyways, starting to get my groove on again and actually signed up to get my Associates degree in Digital Arts at the local college. Going to be a long road, but it is so going to be worth it. Will try to keep the blog updated through it all. Even if only for my own personal memories of college days.
I did play around with making some logo’s earlier for my pics and such. Masks good mkay?

I always under estimate, be it about moving.. life… anything and everything.

I am still unpacking. Inspiration has been hard to come by as I see my studio get loaded with new boxes, every time that I finally get it empty of boxes. I want to just throw everything away and make my life zenified. But I go through the boxes and there are so many memories, cherished, and painful. Some to be repacked for a day when my heart can handle the pain.

Good new is though, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We’re almost done moving out of our old place, and I am almost done unpacking what is here. Which means that I will finally have my studio set-up. What a dream come true! I can’t wait to actually start doing something with my chosen profession besides take pictures of beautiful sunsets and pretty flowers!

Inspiration… yeah I think I got that covered!