Day 27: Original Photo of the city you live in
Day 28: Something that stresses you out
About 2 weeks ago we decided to have a cookout for my sister’s birthday. The usual preparations took place…lots of cleaning…shopping…and decorating! Brett and I worked most of the day getting ready for everyone to come over. The whole time we worked had beautiful sunny, 70+ degrees weather. Of course come grilling time…the black clouds rolled in and a magical storm of rain, sleet, thunder and lightning started. I just happend to have the smarts (or not to smart if the grill got to hot) to move the umbrella over the grill area so I could continue to grill! Funny right…15 guys sitting inside while I am out grilling in the elements! At least I looked cute:)
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No fear…we had a blast, the weather cleared and everyone got to eat! So it was worth the discomfort of being outside in that mess. Once the storm passed through I knew that there would be a pretty sick (yeah I was born in the 80s) rainbow based on the clouds and sun popping through. You could say that I am a rainbow hunter of sorts. I love being able to see a rainbow in the sky. I think it has to do with my obsession with colors and color mixing but also it is just amazing that this is a natural occurrence. Maybe I can incorporate a rainbow in my next girl Leap of Faith clothing style!
So back to the original request…that day a photgrapher by the name of Chris Austin captured one of the most amazing photographs that I have ever seen! There is a great article on how he did it at this link…
And also a copy of the original photo! Pretty amazing stuff!
Next STRESS…is it bad that I am stressed thinking about stress? Ha…vicious cycle! I internalize stress…big time. If you were to rub my shoulders you would instantly feel the stress built up. I also work my mouth when I am stressed…which has caused some expensive dental repairs. I go through about 2 mouth guards a year grinding my teeth at night if that tells you anything! I have found that my causes of stress are pretty normal for any single gal in her 30s trying to start a business that will hopefully lead to her success! It is a lot to handle some weeks..I will not lie. Over the holidays I made myself pretty sick with stress alone. So I decided that I needed to get back on track with my running and really remember to make time for myself each day. One tends to loose themselves in their baby…I mean business! Unfortunately the main cause of stress is the guilt in taking time for myself! To combat this next weekend I will run my 3rd half marathon. I have been taking time everyday to run and train and I hope that I get my best time yet! I know this may sound silly but I have been keeping my fingernails painted (forces me to think about myself and take a time out for at least one hour)! I have also been reading again which is something that I love to do! I’ll have this kindle backlog cleared off in no time! So my causes of stress will not change, but the way that I am dealing with it has significantly! The last thing I want to do is loose who I really am! I LOVE Leap of Faith Clothing, but I have to remember to love me more so we can both keep going!
I think I can check off 90% off these!
