I am beginning to notice a pattern in my iPhone photo flow. It starts with an iPhone camera photo: Then the photo is imported to BigLens where I: * draw on the screen to focus on the subject and blur the background (blur strength is based on the aperture I choose) * choose a lens (for this photo I chose...

I’ve spent a good portion of the past few weeks painting trim in my house. The kids leave to school and I don my paint clothes, pull out my favorite paint brush and paint. With everyone gone, things are usually really quiet. As I paint, my mind wanders to different things I am working on and thinking about. Lately I’ve...

This past summer I heard the phrase “pot committed” for the first time. Urban dictionary defines it as such: The act of having “put in so many chips,” or otherwise risk of consequence, that you might as well follow through with the plan. For the past few months I’ve been really thinking about life design. I’m getting close to 40....

After all the comments on last week’s Project Life/Project 365 post I had to take things a step further and see how those Notica photos translated to a larger layout suitable for printing. Which then of course had me creating layouts using my Project Life Digital Kit… I am so glad… I ended up doing a modification of the Project...

This morning I’m reveling in the quietest morning I have had in 16 days. Winter break is over and the children are back to school and Troy is back in the office. I’ve loved the time we’ve all had together and yet there is a BIG part of me that craves the routine and quiet of a normal week. I...

I spent a good portion of my Thanksgiving break catching up on organizing digital supplies and photos. I love what organizing my photos does for my creativity. I’ve created more layouts in the past week than I have in a few months! Here’s just one: It is amazing to me how much my creative process has changed since I organized...

T ime with those I love H usband who presides, provides, and protects A bility to choose N ature and all that God has created K indness extended to me and my family S ongs, Scriptures, Seminary and the Spirit G ospel and Good parents who taught it to me I ndoor plumbing and other modern conveniences V acation time so Dan can be with family I ndividuals called children,...