It seems almost wrong to write “My hobby is photography.” I’m inconsistent. I don’t pick up my camera nearly as much as I should. Sometimes the images are disjointed. Much of the time the focus is off. I’m not a writer. I don’t have a way with words. I don’t live or die by the pen. Or…
Monochrome Monday: Life After Kids
Last year, I started a series called “Life After Kids” in which I shared how The Hubs and I were adjusting to life as empty nesters. A few of you noticed that I’d stopped writing the series and wanted to know why. Well, there aren’t any specific reasons. I just kind of forgot about it…
Coffee Talk: Catching Up on Life
I’d like to welcome you to Coffee Talk. In case you’re new here, this is where I share some of the great and not~so~great stuff that I find on the web. Topics range from news stories that leave me scratchin’ my head to DIYs that I think are absolutely clever. And, who knows, there may…
Week 3: My Favorite
Rain against the window… Cozy sweater tights and ankle boots… Freshly brewed coffee. I’m participating in a 52 Week Project with Lashawn from Everyday Eyecandy. If you’d like to join or follow along on Instagram, use the hashtag #eyecandyproject52. Follow Living Outside the Stacks on Bloglovin’!
Week 2: Happiness is…
I tend to be very critical of my photography. In my head I have this image that I want to create. This scene I want to set. This mood I want to capture. And it never seems to materialize. I know that some of it is that I don’t have the skill to create what…
My Favorite Photos of the Week
Like every year before this, I’m starting out with high photographic hopes. My goal is to stretch and grow as a photographer and, for the life of me, complete at least one photography challenge! So far, I’m participating in, I don’t know, 3 or 4, and using the prompts from like 50 billion others. Only…
Monochrome Monday: Saturday, 10 January
This was my weekend to work, so I didn’t get the opportunity to take many pictures. So since I was off today and needed to get this week’s Flickr Project 52: 2016 Edition prompt out of the way, I decided to share it today. The prompt for this week is “Dark”, so I went for a…
Week 1: Who Am I?
At almost 43, I’m still trying to figure it out. There are times when I feel like a teenager, dipping a toe into the warm waters of adulthood. Then there are times when I feel like an old hand at this grown~up thing, jumping head first into the deep end. I’m playful and mischievous. Quick to…
Monochrome Monday: Saturday, 2 January
My day actually began before it ended. Somewhere around 11:30 Friday night I decided I wanted nothing more than to soak in the tub with some eucalyptus and spearmint scented epsom salt, so that’s what I did. What I hadn’t planned on doing was staying in the tub until almost 1 am, but, y’all… It was…