Found Art: Discovering Beauty in Foreign Places Giveaway & Challenge
“Found art is created when odd, disparate, unlikely, even long-abandoned castoffs are put together with other similarly unexpected remnants to create something new and, if all goes as planned, lovely.” —Found Art by Leanna Tankersley It’s been five years now since I embarked on an idea, a project, a dream that became my first published book. It’s been said that beauty often emerges from our areas of greatest weakness and... [Read More...]
What Every Woman Wants to Know: What’s He Really Thinking?
True, isn’t it? Wouldn’t we all like to know that? It starts early, especially for some little girls. But it never really changes, we want to know what the men in our lives are thinking. All too often, they aren’t necessarily spilling the beans. So for today’s Husband Project, I’m supposed to keep my hubby on my mind. Whether that’s doing something for him, praying for him, or just focusing on the positives. I did... [Read More...]
Everybody Wants to Be Somebody… The Husband Project Continues
“Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them the confidence they can.” —George Foreman I’ve learned more about George Foreman in the last couple days than I have in my entire life. First, because we watched Facing Ali where he was interviewed. Second, he was quoted in Kathi Lipp’s book, The Husband Project. Confession & Inspiration I sort of lost track of what day I was on in the project. Valentine’s... [Read More...]
Circus Fascination: Photographing Under the Big Top with Ringling Brothers
After spending two hours under the big top this weekend, I now have a better understanding of why Britney Spears and Pink use a circus theme in their world tours and performances. It’s so much fun! Everyone probably wanted to join the circus at some point in their lives! Didn’t you? ZING ZANG ZOOM Our entire family had the chance to go Zing Zang Zoom, the new circus performance by Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey. It was AH-mazing! Not... [Read More...]
Modernizing the Age Old Tradition of… Flirting
You read that right, flirting. Like almost everything else I do, I think we should turn flirting on its head. For those who are married, it’s time to pull it out of your bag of tricks, dust it off, and put it to good use. Today’s Husband Project challenge is to send a flirty text or email to your husband. You could also send an ecard, ichat, or any other modern form of communication. Or you could get revolutionary and send something on... [Read More...]
3 Unconventional Steps to a Man’s Heart—Husband Project 4
Image via DPS & Jonathan Pollack There is no sincerer love than the love of food. —George Bernard Shaw You gotta love good old George Bernard… such a way with words. And today we’re going to have our way with food. In the first few Husband Projects, we’ve covered gratitude, compliments, friendship, and good gossip. Those are four outstanding ways to a man’s heart, husband or not. I’ve heard from women and experienced... [Read More...]
Death to the Dufus Dad—Husband Project Day 3
It’s a little challenging having two projects going at once, so I hope you’re following along okay. I’m on Day 3 of The Husband Project and I’m finding the daily projects easier than I imagined. Seriously, I put off reading this book because I was afraid that my days would be consumed by lengthy, difficult projects and the last thing I want or need is another set of tasks added to my schedule. But it’s not that hard at... [Read More...]
A Man’s Best Friend is Not a Dog—Husband Project Day 2
Photo courtesy Dave Wild via Flickr It’s true ladies (and men). Or maybe it would be better if I said a man’s best friend shouldn’t be a dog… if he’s married it should be his wife. That’s what Kathi Lipp, author of The Husband Project says. A Little FUN Many husbands, mine included, end up giving up or seriously limiting time and attention they once devoted to their favorite hobbies or pastimes. There are some exceptions,... [Read More...]
Slow Down. Play. Discover. Experience… Rebirth.
I was recently part of an inspiring conference call with a couple fellow photographers who are forging ahead into new ground with their photography and even their lives. They are daring to start a new kind of photography workshop, an un-workshop, a creative retreat… for the creative in you. Just listening to them talk about their vision made me long to go there now… to retreat, to create, to connect. They sent me a link to a video that... [Read More...]
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways… (The Husband Project)
Did you notice that my list of five reasons I love my husband was missing from the 51 Reasons Real Women Love Their Husbands article? I left mine off because 51 reasons sounded so much better than 56 reasons. Kinda silly, but I liked the fact that I had exactly 10 women share their reasons for why they loved their husbands… and one wife who just couldn’t resist adding an extra one! Today you get to see my list… kind of. The second... [Read More...]
