Day 365, April 30th, 2014

Well, today is my last blog post for my 365 day project. I'm so pleased to say that I have completed a 365 day project! I set out to do something and I accomplished it! Some days, I was like oh crap! I still have to take a picture and those are usually the ones that are not the greatest or most creative.

I'd really like to thank everyone again for all the support throughout the year and watching my skills transform, whether you've been following on here or on my facebook page. I really appreciate everything!

This project is probably one of the coolest things I've done. Who wouldn't want a year documented via pictures?! I encourage everyone to try doing a project like this! Search the net, look at other peoples projects and join in!! If you do, please let me know, I'd love to follow your project!

With that being said, I'd really like to announce that I'm doing yet another project! This one won't be a 365 day project, it will be a 52 week project! I will be posting pictures once a week for an entire year, so you're not getting rid of me just yet! :)

I've already made another blog explaining things and I haven't set any rules just yet. I do plan on going between Sunday to Sunday type deal. I would really like to utilize this next project in showing the growth in my photography as I can pick the best picture out of many and post the best.

So with that, I'd like to invite you over to my new page!

Objects of my Affection by Ashleigh

Goodbye 365 day project, I will miss you, but now I'm onto different adventures!

                       

These boots.... They walked me into this project and now they're going to walk me out. Until next time!

Day 364, April 29th, 2014

I keep thinking about this project and how it's almost been a year since I started it. What led me up to this point and why it caught my attention.

For the most part, when I started this project, I didn't have my dslr. I knew I wanted one and I knew which one I was going to start with but it just wasn't in my budget. I had been interested in photography for quite some time, taking a course here and there with my point and shoot. It was that that led me into reading more and more photographers blogs. I came across one blog that had a 365 day project about making clothing from scraps and turning them into wonderful outfits. I thought that was a great idea and thought that a picture a day could be interesting. How are these linked together you ask? It was a blog post on different projects that could be done and I guess they were linked together to show different types of projects that could be done. I started looking at other peoples projects and decided that I would like to do one of my own. I knew that most people did projects to improve their photography but I wanted to showcase a year of my life. No, not all pictures were fantastic and the quality certainly wasn't the greatest for all of them but when I pull up my photo album, I'm always like Oh ya! That happened that day or I use the pictures as references if we're discussing something. I'm really happy that I did this project and I'm looking forward to future projects as well.

This somewhat sounds like it should be tomorrows blog but I have something planned for it already so that's why I'm explaining things today.

Thank you again to everyone who views this blog and witnessed my year a long with me. I did this more so for personal reasons than to have a lot of viewers but I'm thankful for those of you who take the time to view it when you do!

Happy Tuesday!

Now THIS is why you have UV filters on your lenses! I have NO idea how this cracked or if it was weak to begin with but could you imagine if this was your lens?! Ahhh!!!! Now to buy a new one :)

Day 363, April 28th, 2014

Hmm well that's a great way to start a Monday morning. First time using Jordan's knives and I cut myself. I don't know how but I do know that there was a lot of blood and at first, I didn't know how bad it was. I ended up going to Jordan's parents so that Jordan could determine if my finger needed stitches. Turns out that I some how cut a flap into my finger that was fairly deep but I managed to somehow close the flap by the time I got to Jordan's parents so it didn't look bad. Hurts like hell though. Sure hoping the day improves from this!

Hope you all have a good Monday, its kinda gloomy out there, which means it'll be a day where I have to fight to stay awake!

Only 3 days left(including today)!

ouch :(

Day 362, April 27th, 2014

This morning started off a little boring. Mostly sitting on the couch, watching tv and playing on my phone. Than Jordan and I went to his place where I cooked him lunch on the new cooktop(first time using the cook top and his pots) than I proceeded to clean. After that we went to his parents to do afternoon chores, than to Stonewall to pick up panels and a feeder than back to Jordan's parents for supper and milking. After milking it was dropping off the 5th wheel trailer at Allan's and than to my parents to pick up my vehicle.

The day went by really quickly and wasn't all rainbows and sparkles. Oh well, just hope this week coming up is better than last week.

Have a good Sunday!

Day 361, April 26th, 2014

I slept in until after 9 this morning! Holy Moly! I've been really tired this week which is partially the cause of my anxiousness and stress I've felt this week. I'm definitely having a tough week all around. Physically, mentally and emotionally. So this sleep was a good thing.
Today we're going to get my armoire and go out for breakfast :) mmm breakfast!

Hope you all have a great Saturday!

Brought in the blankets from getting the armoire. I set them down for a minute and she found them. 

Day 360, April 25th, 2014

Its Friday and I'm happy! Last night was very exciting and yet frustrating at the same time. We received really good news and than my night just kind of went down the tubes after that. I'm in a bit of a panic and I tore my room apart and didn't find what I was looking for. Than I decided that I would finish my evening with catching up on Chicago Fire but nope! Couldn't do that either. I watched April 15th's episode last week and went to watch last weeks episode this week and it changed. Global Tv locked their website. You have to have a tv provider in order to watch Global online(which Bell is not set up for, yet(I'm hoping)). I posted a comment on my facebook and someone said that CTV has done the same thing and I have NEVER had CTV ask me that before and in fact I watched Once Upon a Time on Wednesday night to catch up. Well low and behold I go there and sure enough, they've locked their site too.

So my question is, what if I didn't have a service provider because I could only afford the internet and not TV and Internet?! Why are they doing this and when did I miss the memo!? I wasn't impressed and still not impressed. Maybe Global Tv will get back to me with my message that I left them. I would just like to know why they're doing it and why I could watch last week but not this week and what they would do for someone if they didn't have a tv provider. It would be nice to know anyhow. I've been watching episodes online for a good 3 years and never had an issue until last night.

Today, the weather is a bit blue but its supposed to pick up. I wish I was going to the arena today to watch them work horses but it's all good. I'm really looking forward to this day being over and hopefully being able to veg a bit this weekend. I would also really like to pick up my armoire!

Have a great Friday people! Don't complain about the weather, you can't change it, so don't worry about it!

If you mention that spring isn't here, thus is proof. 

Day 359, April 24th, 2014

Happy 18th Birthday Stone!! I can not believe that you're that old already! Holy smokes! Time sure does fly by and even though I haven't seen you in a little while, I'd give you big smooches if you were closer!

Stone was the first foal ever born at our place and he was premature. He was small but he was strong. He was my best friend for the longest time. I used to play with him in the front corral for hours. The best game we ever played was tag. I would tag him and run away and than he would catch me and tag me with his nose and than run away. We did this for a really long time. He grew up to be my riding horse for numerous years and was a really dependable and exhausting animal. He always wanted to play with something and it was next to impossible to tire him out. I used to take him on trail rides where in fact he was a nightmare to ride until one time my dad was like, ride him at the back of the pack. So I did and he was fine. He was definitely sure footed and sometimes did things to terrify you but always got you through safe.... except for the one time he was distracted by a canoe and stepped on a giant rock in the Souris River and left me in the middle of the river, lol!

I haven't been able to ride him in awhile because of the damage done to my arms and neck, so dad gave him to Kevin and from Kevin, he went to Nikki's mom's and that's where he is today!!! I'm sure once I tell Keitha, that he will get spoiled!! :)

Here is the birthday boy! This picture was taken a couple years ago!

 

Anyone who knows me, knows I love gun(more so pistol) items. I found this yesterday. *sigh*