o’ christmas tree, o’ christmas tree

when i was little, december was my favorite month!  my birthday AND Christmas all rolled into one month… SCORE!

well as you get older, that little kid feeling starts to change and life just happens.  and it happens fast!  so fast that you sometimes forget to take a second and enjoy some of the things you use to when you were little.  i remember having a tree every year growing up and making sure we got one within the first 2 weeks of december, so that it would be up and decorated by the time my birthday came around.  and that simple little tree made me the happiest little girl.  so this year, as it is also the first Christmas of me and the boyfriend living together, we decided to get a tree.  and even though this month has been super busy and crazy, we managed to squeeze some time in to get our tree.

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the minute we got out of the car, i smelled the amazing fresh tree scent and felt like i was transported back into time and the excitement i once felt as a little girl ran through me.

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now every time i look at our oh-so-cute decorated little tree, i can’t help but smile and be reminded of how magical the holiday season can truly be and feel.

happy election day!

a quote by Walter H. Judd:

“People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote — a very different thing.”

10 inspirational design rules

jan filek created a series of 10 inspirational design posters with quotes from the inspiring minds of Harold Speed, David Lynch, Audie McCall, Picasso, Ken Rockwell, Peter Fischli, David Weiss and Erik Spiekermann.

i think they are great rules for designers to remember and a few rules that can be applied to everyday life as well.  🙂

1.  DO ONE THING AT A TIME – Don’t dissipate your powers; strive to concentrate them.

2.  KNOW THE PROBLEM – Always have a clear idea of what it is you want to do.

3.  STAY TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL IDEA – Then you have at least a chance of being able to live with yourself.

4.  LEARN TO LISTEN – The opposite of talking is not waiting to talk. Pay attention and you won’t miss important input.

5.  ACCEPT CHANGE AS INEVITABLE – You’ve got to accept change as inevitable and trust the process. Be willing to let go and think new thoughts.

6.  BE HONEST AND LIE – Only by bending reality as we perceive it, we can hope to move another person see something in a truly new way.

7.  BREAK RULES – But only if it looks better.  However, one must know the rules in order to break them.

8.  FORM BEATS COLOUR – Art owes more to form (for it’s range of expression) than to colour.

9.  DISTINGUISH SENSE FROM NONSENSE – Anything that isn’t directly helping the composition takes away from it.

10.  COLLABORATE AND TAKE PART IN DISCOURSE – Learn to think differently by working with others, share experiences and reflect together about your work.

*all images courtesy of jan filek

make sure to visit jan’s website to see all 10 poster designs.

daddy’s little girl

i was helping my niece with her homework last night and it reminded me of when my dad use to help me with mine when i was growing up.  and that got me reminiscing…

funny how i talk about paying attention to details so much on my blog.  and i realize, that is definitely one of the MANY things i learned from my dad, which has helped me a great deal with my business.  along with being neat and well organized, teaching me the importance of getting things done IMMEDIATELY rather than procrastinating, showing me how to use a ruler and an exacto knife before i knew that those two tools would be a staple in my future career.

thanks dad, for always being right there when i need you and giving me the right tools to soar!

this is another funny photobooth shot that my dad got in on with my sister, my mom and i. well at first he had no idea it was going to take a series of 4 shots so that’s why he’s just standing in the background on the middle two. ha!

it’s my dad’s birthday month, so i thought i’d start celebrating him early with this blog post.  🙂

nature’s polka dots

i think raindrops is nature’s way of creating polka dots and i LOVE polka dots!

enjoying this little bit of rain we are getting today along with a side of thunder in between the rays of sunshine peeking through the clouds.  beautiful.

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