I'm in my thirties goram it!

Now that my son will be one year old next week, I've been starting to think about all of the things I have given up in the last two years while I was pregnant and then breastfeeding. Some things I will not be returning to now that I have someone that is depending on me to be a responsible adult, and others, like this blog, will begin to see a resurgence.

I'd like to say that the last two years have been wonderful and magical and the best of my life, and in some ways they were because my son was in them, but they have also been the hardest, loneliest, and most stressful. I have worked toward a teaching certification, given birth via c-section, become a single mother of a two month old, survived 11 months of sleep deprivation, and become isolated from my friends. There is only so much people can stand talking to you when your only topic of conversation is your baby because that is the only thing interesting in your life. It doesn't help that I had to move back in with my mother and that even though I'm in my thirties, have owned a home, been married and divorced, she still treats me like I'm fifteen. Only now she treats me like I'm 15 with a baby. On a daily basis it takes all of my resolve to not shout: "SHUT THE FUCK UP! You have no idea what you are talking about." and "Why, yes, I do understand that teenagers have mood swings. I'M A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER!" and " It's pronounced frustrated..FR..FR...frustrated. NOT FUSSTRATED!"

Morning

Both photos were taken Monday (Nov 14) morning. One at 8:30am in Sierra Vista with fog, the other at 11am in Tucson.

Chilly

The weather is changing and it's my favorite time of year: fall. Time for some hot apple cider and soup. On tonight's menu:  Alpine Spiced Apple Cider and Progresso Chef's Select Beef Burgundy soup.  Yum!

Tombstone

Quiet desert town with lots of history. Who could ask for more?

Retro Camera App

I broke my Holga's cherry on Tuesday, and put some 35mm film inside without doing a 35mm film conversion. I also didn't read the instructions that came with the camera, so I'm excited to see what will happen.

In other news, last night I found a Retro Camera app for my Android and I am loving it. Here are some sample shots with the app:

Holga 120N

Ahh, Holga! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

1.  Your sleek design.

Holga

After listening to my friend talk up the Holga one night, I became obsessed with owning one of my own. At last, last week I bought one. Sadly, I've only taken it out of the box in order to examine it. My hope for this blog is to motivate myself to create art on a regular basis, and then eventually daily. And I'm going to start by taking the Holga out for a spin.