Week In Review

So I've been MIA from blogging this week, but with good excuse - and that means an extra long blog post to make up for it! Here's what I've been up to...

1) Submitted my SOAR! Video entry. A lot of you know (especially those of you who have been subjected to being my photography subjects) that I've been trying to build my photography portfolio - so that I can eventually offer photography services in addition to design. I was contemplating the number of years it would take me to actually save up for all of the equipment when Me Ra of Me Ra Koh Photography announced an amazing opportunity. She is going to give three women scholarships, which include photography equipment, websites and business coaching (as well as a ton of other cool stuff). To enter you need to make a 2 minute video - be as creative as possible and convince them that you have what it takes to "SOAR!".

Here's what I came up with... oh, and I want to thank my little brother for helping me - it was really fun working on this project with him:



2) Finished up with designing holiday cards for friends & family. Here are the ones that I worked on this year...










3) Edited the pictures that I took of my friend's newborn - Nolan James







4) Made my first apple pie. It was surprisingly easier that I thought it would be - I think it was because I used an apple peeler/corer - that thing was amazing - next to the light bulb, the wheel and fire, I'm pretty sure the apple peeler/corer is one of the best inventions ever made.




5) Had a couple of friends over for a Christmas cookie party. It was a lot of fun - I never realized how many cookies you can make in a really short amount of time when you have two other people helping you!



6) Worked on a couple of logo designs - one of which required painting the perfect dot. I'll unveil the completed designs when they're finished...




That's it for this week - today Steve and I are off to the Christkindl Market and ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo...