December Daily Day 13

December Daily Day 13, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Like I said in 2011 and again this year...if you don't participate in December Daily because you think your life is too boring to document...your life CANNOT get any more boring than mine. Day 13 is proof of this.

The highlight of my day was...wait for it...working out on the treadmill.

Seriously.

It wasn't that I didn't do stuff. But really, it was all boring. Like mopping the floor and taking out the garbage boring.

So...

Day 13 finds me...

*working out

*amen


And no, I wasn't actually ON the treadmill when I took this picture. I didn't want a broken leg for Christmas. Safety first, people.



LOL! Thanks so much for stopping by today!! =D

~Cynthia

December Daily Day 12

December Daily Day 12, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

12-12-12

That was the one and only story of the day.

Because, you know, scrapbooking a photo of me cleaning the sink and the toilet just isn't nearly as interesting. ;-)

So Day 12 finds me...

*getting my mom to come over and take a picture of me at exactly 12:12 PM on 12-12-12

*taking a picture of my mom at exactly 12:12 PM on 12-12-12 (That's her on the right.)

*laughing hysterically at each other while taking photos of each other at 12:12 PM on 12-12-12

*taking a bleary photo of my phone documenting that, yes, we really did take photos of each other at 12:12 PM on...well, you get the picture ;-)


So that was it! The last time we'll ever get the chance to have all the same numbers in a little row.

How did YOU spend your 12:12 at 12-12-12??? =D


~Cynthia

December Daily Day 11

December Daily Day 11, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

The December Daily project continues! Go check out all the inspiration over on Ali Edwards' blog. I'm collecting ideas for next year! ;-)


Day 11 finds me...

*shopping

*shopping

*shopping

The end.

I am NOT a good shopper.

And that's all I have to say about THAT.


I do, however, LOVE me some Thickers and these Scrabble-like tile letters make me smile.

Every. Single. Time.

Long Live Thickers!! =D



May your day be Thickers filled!


~Cynthia

PS and ETA:  For those with the Sharp Eyes, yes, my postage stamp on the right is upside down.  I totally did not notice that until I went to put the page in the album.  I fixed it.  Getting old sucks.

December Daily Day 10

December Daily Day 10, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Still keeping up with Ali Edwards' December Daily!

Day 10 finds me...

*face-to-face with the Creepy Santa, who appeared at my bedroom door, blocking my exit (In our house he's kind of like the Elf on the Shelf, only creepier!)

*doing laundry (This is how Monday rolls around here.)

*s'mores for dessert after dinner ;-)


That odd little white rectangle is my journaling card. The lighting was bad this morning--we haven't seen the sun in 3 days! :O

And I sprinkled more of those tiny silver stars around--the ones I found while hiking this past week.

The "chores" word is actually silver Thickers letters. It's very festive in real life! ;-)



Thanks for visiting today!

~Cynthia

December Daily Day 9

December Daily Day 9, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Day 9 of Ali Edwards' project December Daily found me...

*worshiping at our church in the morning

*heading to my sister's family's church for a Christmas program (It was kind of a family affair--my BIL directs and plays trumpet in the orchestra, my nephew plays trumpet in the orchestra, my sister plays flute and saxophone in the orchestra, and my youngest niece sings in the children's choir--under protest!)

*taking so many photos that I needed another two pages =D


The pics on the left are of my sister's church--inside and outside--and a on-the-fly shot of the downtown decorations.

The photo on the right side is an inadvertent bokeh shot of the town's Main Street decorations. Darn cool, even if I wasn't trying for that effect!! =D

On the backside of the bokeh photo are shots from our travels down the highway to my sister's town. I'll spare you the boring photos! ;-)



Thanks SO much for dropping by today! Stay crafty!!


~Cynthia

December Daily Day 8

December Daily Day 8, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

So sorry for the bad photo--it's dark and gray here so the light's wrecking havoc with my page! =D

The odd silver-looking rectangles to the left of the word "gifts" are actually black stickers with white letters that read "small."

Just squint and pretend, OK? =D

So...Day 8 found me receiving small gifts all day like...

*awesome weather

*getting yard work/outdoor work done in the awesome weather

*Christmas cards

*picking up the luminary bags (Our whole neighborhood puts the little white bags out with candles inside them. It's so cool to drive around, seeing all the lights on Christmas Eve lining the roads!)

*free pizza (A friend brought us dinner! YUM.)


And that's it for Day 8! I've so SO enjoyed checking out the other pages linked to Ali Edwards' blog. Beauty, creativity and inspiration!!


~Cynthia

December Daily Day 7

December Daily Day 7, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Still keeping up with December Daily, a la Ali Edwards.

I've found a creative rhythm to the process. I take the photos and get the stuff together on the day the events occur. I print the photos at the end of the day and let them dry overnight, then put the page together in the morning and blog it. It works very nicely that way and I'm not rushed at any time. =D It also gives me time to think about the layout and the embellishments too. I can change things in the morning before I blog the day if I need to.

So...Day 7 finds me...

*still dealing with cold, gray skies (The top photo--much better than yesterday's!)

*documenting the Currents (I do this every month on the 7th, 14th and 27th.)

*enjoying (perhaps a little TOO much!) a newly discovered webcam in Duluth harbor, Minnesota (The webmaster recently installed a live cam with sound so we can hear the boats come into the harbor. So cool. I can waste HUGE amounts of time watching the boats coming and going!!)

*feeding the birds (Thus the bird feather taped in there with a bit of washi tape.)

And yes, Friday was a bit boring. Heh, heh. ;-)



Thanks for visiting my little corner of the world today! Have a wonderful weekend!!


~Cynthia