SO MANY CHANGES will be happening soon. Friday night my sweet, darling husband spent the evening helping me recreate The RR with his mad coding skills. I honestly don’t even know what all he did. Mind you, it’s not completely finished, but it’s getting there. My husband will be joining me soon at The Rural Rebel with his pages Status Effect: Geek and The Critic’s Critic. There will be much talk of Blizzard, WoW, D&D, video games and movies. I can’t wait to see what all he comes up with. I have been learning how to use Photoshop so I can really take off (hopefully) with my photography business. It’s actually…
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Revamp.
I am in the process of giving The Rural Rebel a face lift. I needed to change her up a little bit. So please, stick with me while I make up my mind! I promise, it will be worth it in the end.
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(Un)Locked.
Justin had a secret date planned for us on Thursday night. I had zero idea what we would be doing. I kept asking questions, but nothing ever gave me enough of a clue. That man can keep a secret. Jeesh. We drove down Poyntz…parked in front of a tattoo parlor. I got a little bit excited. Then we ended up walking to a place called Locked. Holy cow. I WAS SO EXCITED!!! I have been wanting to go there for quite some time. For those of you who don’t know what Locked is…check out the website! http://www.lockedmanhattan.com/ Some of Justin’s co-workers and people he plays D&D with were already there…
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Giving Up.
Two simple sentences. 2017 is summed up for me in two very simple sentences. I give up on so many things. A ridiculous amount of things. Small things, big things, it didn’t matter. If something started getting hard, or boring, or if I simply lost interest in it I would just toss it to the side. Running, 5Ks, painting, writing, knitting that blanket that is still sitting in the corner of the living room, putting effort into this and that. I think you get the picture. This year, oh this year things will be different. Everything won’t get tackled all at once, not like I used to try to do.…
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2017.
Oh darling 2017. It is so nice to see you. December 2016 ended with the Martin Family Christmas. Lots and lots of food, games, and children running around having a blast. Meredith helped teach me some things for my camera and I am now more prepared for some family and engagement sessions I have lined up for this month. Lacy gave me some great advice about life and marriage. Justin got very drunk and we decided to leave so the family could get to bed. My friend Kate was having a very pleasant NYE and then we kidnapped her (with her mother’s permission, since she is a wee bit younger).…
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Minimalism and More.
I have loved the blog www.theminimalists.com for a long time. I love their way of life. Just recently Netflix made a documentary about them and that lifestyle. Tonight, I am watching it. One reason I never want to go Black Friday shopping; I never want to be a part of a herd of cattle. Seriously. Look at a video, or a picture of a store during Black Friday. They are a herd of cattle. Storming through small doors. Running into each other. It’s a mess and I want no part of it. “Why the hell are you so happy?” That question kills me. It’s such a strange concept. Happiness. It’s like an…
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This Is Going To Be Fun.
I received a new cook book for Christmas. It has some great recipes inside! I am so excited to try out ALL of them. Though, I don’t know if Justin is excited. -The RR. ♥
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Christmas, Part 1.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. It felt like December has been a long month. We spent the weekend with J’s family in Wilsey. It was a great weekend filled with fun, food, and lots of family. We started the weekend with some drink testing. Following that was the annual Christmas Vacation movie viewing. The next day was Christmas Eve and we had the family Christmas and then Christmas at his Grandparents. The next day was Christmas at his aunt’s house. I had a great time playing around with my new camera. I don’t have photo-shop yet so I can’t play around with that. Even though we had a great time,…
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Resolutions.
I just read an interesting article about how a habit takes 66 days to form. With New Years just around the corner I have been thinking about my resolution. I usually only make one. I can’t even do that for the first month so why should I fail at several goals? This 66 day thing sounds more possible though. I have several bad habits that I would like to quit, and several good ones that I would like to form. January sounds like the perfect time to try this. So, I will be gathering my list of habits to break, and habits to form for the first 66 days of…
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Canon Rebel T6
I bought a camera! I am so excited to start taking loads and loads of pictures!