Putting The Right Foot Forward...

Remember as a child, when you were just crawling around on the ground? But you see all these people that seem bigger than you... walking around. Doing what they want, when they want, and getting there all by themselves. They have a vantage point you don't because they're standing so tall... just walking right along. So you want to do it too. You find something to prop yourself up with—anything—and just try it. Whoa! A little wobbly and uneasy... but here we go! Then...

CRASH!

Right back down on the ground. But you don't give up. You know it's possible. You've seen it done. It's your birthright. So you keep trying. You lift up your head and keep your eye on the target. On where you want to go. And you keep getting up when you fall. And you're surrounded by people who let you know you can do it. That this is something you can accomplish!

Sometimes when you take that first step, it's just because you have to. But as long as you put the right foot forward... and keep focused on your intentions... you won't have to look down at the ground anymore...

I Was Totally In The Dark!

In the mornings, I get dressed in the dark—or in whatever light is shining through my changing room window. This morning it was snowing, so the overcast sky left the room fairly unlit. Well, unbeknownst to me, until around 10am... was the fact that I put on two different boots today. One black boot and one brown boot. I was a little embarrassed, but it cracked me up so much that I had to share it with my co-workers. It was a great source of amusement during a very busy week.

Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: Magic Shoes Transfer

Back in the early 90's I learned how to do a Polaroid Transfer. This involved taking a slide... placing it into a Polaroid Day Lab machine... which would expose the image onto the old style Polaroid Film. After you let it develop... you'd peel off the paper to expose the image... and then place it onto watercolor paper. You never knew what you would get, but that was half the fun. If you have an old Polaroid that uses the "peel off" kind of film, you can do it by taking a picture and putting it directly onto the watercolor paper!