life. photos. scrapbooking.

So uncool.

Just thought I'd illustrate how utterly uncool I am at family functions....

Or any function for that matter....

I have no idea what I'm doing. Probably attempting to dance.

Maybe I was just thinking out loud again.

Sheesh.

Phase One, Complete

Thought I'd share a quickie video today.

Hope you are all over your turkey comas!

xo

 

Oooh! And here is the link to the ETSY shop where I scored the pillow covers! Just ordered the mint with cream polka dot one she has listed!!!

For Them.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Random Self Portrait

On Monday I had a few moments to myself. Little girl was napping. Macho was off playing with his cousin. Dishes were put away... Roxy was snoozing on her bed.

Making sure I do a self portrait every now and again - is sort of a silent goal I have. After all - I'm always behind the camera... A little evidence of my existence is always a good thing now and again.

Plus - it's a good challenge. With my tripod set up and remote control in hand - I have to dial in my settings - consider the light - and then go. Adjust. Go again. Adjust again. Go again. Yet remain authentically in the moment.

This time - my iPod helped to keep me ithere. I'm not even bothered that you can see the earbuds in the shot. Music is such a part of life. A big part of mine. So it seems a very genuine prop here.

And again - staying in the "mood" can be rough...

This practice can seem quite silly. Taking a photograph all alone.... What a wierdo!

I was listening to Adele, "Someone Like You" when this frame was taken, I believe.

The mood of the song is there.

Anyway - I hope to do this periodically... its a fun little exercise.

And while we begin to think on the things we are thankful for... I'd like to thow out there that I'm immensely thankful for the el-cheapo Keratin Treatment from Target that I experimented with Monday night... It's taming my helmet as evidenced above. 

Happy Wednesday!

xo

 

Tis The Season :: Scarves

I saw this on Donna's blog a week or so ago and found it extremely informative (and very well done)!!!

It's scarf season ladies... Enjoy!

 

Two days till Turkey people.

Let's attempt to contain our excitement.

ONE!!!

So I ordered a seamless white backdrop setup last week in anticipation of the little monster's first birthday.

On Friday - we broke it in...

Rather - SHE broke it in.

:)

Ummm... like seriously? I'm allowed to eat this?

O kaaaaaaay.... If you say so. 

Woooo hoooo!!!!

THIS. IS. AWESOME!!!!!!

So then she really got cookin on it...

She seriously would've gone all day at it...

But... let's be honest here. I wanted some cake too.

Of course we still had to sing properly - and open some presents.... so later that night (and after some serious scrubbing in the tub)...

Its so nice to have a big brother who will not only blow out your candle for you - but he'll cheer you on like you did it yourself...

And then...

He'll gladly help himself to your stack-o-gifts....

Lucky for you - those little pink cowgirl boots won't fit him.

Have a great Monday everyone!!!

Big Day

Today the little mamma turns one.

So hard to believe.

From this...

_{Photo by Karena Dixon}

to this...

We all love her so so much.

Happy birthday baby girl.

xo

Currently...

I love these prompts from Elise's blog... so I thought I'd give it a whirl.

This week is just so dang nuts I'm having a hard time fitting blogging into the mix. Been working like a mad dog so that I can take Thursday night and go to the midnight premiere of Breaking Dawn : Part One with a girlfriend. It's a tradition, I simply, cannot break.

The little lady turns ONE (so hard to believe!) on Friday so I basically need to have all my crap sorted out by... well today reallly. Ugh!

So here goes.

Currently...

developing - a business strategy for 2012 for my photography... considering a lot of things that worked this year - and some that didn't and getting a game plan together that I plan to hash out over the next two and a half months, some cool new changes are coming which is exciting!

accepting - working less. i'm structuring a yearly hiatus/holiday away from photo shoots into my business model. like a teacher takes time during the summer - i'm taking mine in the winter. i want to spend the holidays with the kids not locked up editing day and night - and I also need some time to think and plan and do many of the administrative things I never get time to do during the high season.  Even though I'm excited with anticipation for this break - it has been mighty hard to turn jobs down over the past month and a half. Purposely halting the momentum I've worked all year for, not to mention the extra income that would be oh so nice for Christmas.

sending - prints to a client who lives in the United Kingdom! So fun!

writing - Baby girl's 11 month update. The girl keeps me on my toes.

wearing - a Moosejaw swetshirt, chocolate JCrew cords, and my leopard print horsehair Sanita clogs :)

lamenting - why on earth my face is breaking out. I just dropped my last feeding with the baby - and am now totally done with nursing... I suspect my hormones are rearing their ugly heads.

enjoying - cooking winter-ish meals right now... bolognese sauce, pot roast, meatloaf and smashed redskins, butternut squash soup in my Vitamix :)

dreaming - of sitting down and doing some serious scrapbooking during my "winter break" - it's my happy place

returning - library books is a new weekly "to do"

celebrating - the little missus' ONE year birthday this weekend!!

planning - a little list of things I wanna do on my "winter break' - scrapbook, paint the living room, visit my brother and sister in law, Christmas shopping, baking, etc. etc.

embracing - cooler weather (no more skeeters!) which means keeping warm in my bathrobe most days (sorry Mr. UPS man)

loving - re-entering Twi-dom. In anticipation of the upcoming Breaking Dawn premiere, I've been editing to the Breakind Dawn audiobook on iTunes. I love getting lost in the novels.

loathing - my Darth Vader-esque helmet hair at the moment. Grow outs are such a bitch.

reading - a book called Mammarazzi... How to get great shots of your kids. Just finished Pioneer Woman's Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - highly recommend. Can't wait for that movie to come out.

considering - run/walking a 5K for Hospice here the morning after Thanksgiving. For the cause, for my derrier, for my 33@33 list!

striving - to get my tushka back to the YMCA at LEAST once a week, if not more. Been getting back into a Zumba groove again. It's just so dang fun. If only the room weren't so crowded. Just goes to show a lot of people love it. Mom... I know you're reading... Susie and I have decided we are taking you to a class while you are here visiting next week. Pack your athletic shoes. It's gonna be fun. ;)

 

 

 

 

Obsess Much? 11/11/11 Giveaway Winner!

Hope you all had a great weekend!!

Thanks so much to all those who submitted photos for the 11:11 challenge on Friday! It was fun to see what you were up to!

The winner of the challenge was

Danna - who was at the gym on the treadmill at 11:11am - emailed this ::

It took me a minute to understand just how she took it...

I think there was an iPad on the treadmill with the camera turned on - and she used her iPhone pointed back at it to get the shot...

At least - I think that's what she did...

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So what was I doing at 11:11am???

I was getting Macho some cheese out of the refrigerator...

and at 11:11pm?

Doing some editing on the couch, half watching a movie with Clark... Have any of you seen 127 Hours? Crazy stuff.

I'm seeing an 11:11 scrapbook layout in my near future. I think it's interesting to capture a little random slice of life every now and again...

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So how bout the prize, eh?

Well...

I'd just like to confess that I obsess about certain things...

Ya know - huge - life changing things like the kind of Chapstick I use.

Me and "Chapstick True Shimmer Tropical"... we go way back.

So when, for the better part of this year, I searched and searched for it - yet none were to be found - I started to get a tad concerned.

I mean... can life really go on for me without the proper amount of shimmer and moisture on my lips?

Uhhhhhhh. I. THINK. NOT.

What's a desperate girl to do?

Turn to the internet, of course!

Purchased from a seller called "Discounts&Discontinueds" on Amazon...

Gasp!

It IS TRUE!!!

Discounts&Discontinueds??? Oh no! I must buy 12 sticks - 24 sticks - 75 sticks!!!

Ok - I'll just start with 12.

 

Dear Internet,

I love you. You flipping rock the party.

Love,

Katie

 

Queue choirs of angels....

So Danna - you are getting one stick of my extra special stash of the soon-to-be-extinct, Chapstick True Shimmer Tropical.

Girl - you gonna love it.

:)

11/11/11 Challenge / Giveaway!!

Ok party people...

If you can remember to do this - stop wherever you are today and snap a photo with your phone or whatever you have on you at 11:11 am or 11:11 pm....

Yes - you get a do-over if you forget the first time!

In fact - because I know myself and how my days go - I'm setting an alarm to go off on my iPhone.

My brain can no longer be trusted to function properly on its own.

 

This only happens every century!!!

TOTALLY worth documenting.

Might be interesting to just have a little slice of life shot at that precise moment in time...

 

Were you at work?
In a meeting?
At home?

Alone?
With your kids?

What were you doing?

Making trouble?

:)

 

Alrigtht now here's the sweet part - if you email me the photo by Sunday night you'll be entered into a little giveaway that I'm keeping a secret for now.

It will be a little sweet treat.

Cuz I dunno about you - but this week has been HEAVY - and I just need an excuse to smile and be distracted from all the mess going on on TV.

Who's with me?

Send your photo to ::

katiepegher (at) gmail (dot) com

by 8pm Sunday night and I'll draw a winner and post the winner's photo and reveal the prize on Monday.

 

Have a great weekend!

:)