DAY ONE...Intro

I gotta a lot of teeth!

Ta Da! I'm back! I'm going to give it a go again! Yup the girl that breaks all the grammar rules...cause I don't know them :) but I'm working on it has decided to accept the 31 Days writing challenge! Yes last year I made it to day 12...I think. And even that was a huge struggle! This year I put it on my birthday list 45 things to do before I turn 46! ( I tell you guys more about that later ) 

So I guess I should get this party started with an introduction so here it goes My name is Kiesha! I'm a 45 almost 46 year old mom to 3 boys ages 18, 10, and 6! ( I know right? Quite a age difference. Keeps you on your toes! ) Oh and I forgot about our fur baby a Golden Retriever named Charlie he's 8! I'm married to my best friend Rob he's 43 hey why leave his age out! We've been kickin it, hangin, chillin, rollin, whatever you wanna call it for almost 21 years! ( I might dabble into that best friend with your spouse thing later...cause it ain't all perfect! ) Hmm...I guess that was the family introduction...

Here's what I do for a living. I'm a Lifestyle Photographer Oceanbleu Photography! Made that a full time gig back in the 08! I'm also a jewelry maker chic! That's my other full time gig! Simply Vintage Designs fine art for your neck, ears, fingers, and wrist. Made from photography. Thanks to a friend I made back in my Flicker days Shannon Jackson. You can check her work out here  shannon jax productions 

So my plan for the next 31 days is to torture your eyeballs with my sucky writing skills. I hope through all the misspelled words, incomplete sentences, sentence fragments, lack of punctuation, too much punctuation you'll get to experience some funny real life stories about how I got where I'm at today...which is...I'm sure yet but I'm working on it! (super cheesy smiley face) XO

I Did It!!!!

This really cool berry bowl was made by Colette Bove 

Well I kind of did it...Ah The New Year! New beginnings, New list, and New ideas! Everyone is feeling good and on top of their game...Well that all depends on what you did New Years eve. It may have taken you a little while longer to recover! My New Years resolution ...Well I really don't do them, I'm a day to day type of girl (something I just found out about myself). See this why I won't set myself up for failure! If I start over everyday fresh I won't kick my own arsh because I didn't complete my list or stick to a resolution (smiley face). So this years plan is to get back to healthy livin I needed to clean it all up! Food, Working out, running (which I guess falls under working out), relationships, faith, spirituality, ( I think faith and spirituality can be the same) and the big one my Head thoughts eeeek I can go on forever about those but not today...lucky you  (smiley face). Okay so for a year and four months we all have been attending church, yes don't fall out of your seats all surprised, and yes even Rob goes on his Sundays off, and yes I know my group of skeptic friends....I don't feel like getting into a smart people discussion about what's real and what's not let's save that for another day and remember there's a 10 year old involved (smiley face). So anyways back to my ramblings! Our church (Fusion) was doing The Daniel Fast, look it up its more than what I'm writing but here's the just of it...A Daniel Fast is eating only fruits and vegetables for a certain amount of time (21 days), abstaining from meat, and water is suppose to be the main beverage. One of the other things avoid distractions. Surprisingly that was the only thing I was really good with and that distraction was Facebook. Yes I know your surprised (laughing face), I sort of have a love hate relationship with Facebook. I love looking at the pictures, reading all the funny stories, learning about different things, And keeping in touch with far away friends. I hate the mean stuff that people share, oh and let's not forget the weird drama it creates too! (annoyed face) So for 21 days, except for the other day I wanted to share Farmers Market stuff. I actually stayed off Facebook! (super smiley face) Wait I didn't say everything baby steps people! (side-eye face) The diet side of it eh... not so a gooda (laughing face), the first week I was uber sick! So I had chicken noodle soup and some type of herbal tea. I think it was unicorn and rainbow flavor and yes I had a ginger ale because when I was little that was the only soda I could have and I had to be sick to get it! Oh annnnnd Alcohol I did pretty good with the no alcohol part! Not that I'm a raging alcoholic but I do enjoy  a good cold tasty beer every now and then....no judging please (tight-lipped eye brow raised face) So was The Daniel Fast a success for me? Mmmmm I guess sort of, thinking about trying it again in the spring so I'll let U's know (showing all teeth smiley face)

45 Things to do before I turn 46!

I'm back with another attempt to blog! Its on my list! Well not this list but another list! This is my BIRTHDAY LIST!!!!!! I know you've been waitin to see what crazy zany things I have plan and probably won't get to but I made a list so that's a start! Yes I know my birthday was back in December and because I'm a wife and mommy I kind of had to put it on the back burner. Like when your a kid December birthdays are AWESOME! When your a grown up your December birthday becomes a count down. (insert laughing face here) So her we go.... oh and it doesn't matter what order they are all important! (insert smiling face here)

1. Take more pictures
2. Make a point of keeping in touch with new friends and old
3. Run a full marathon 
4. Learn how to read music
5. Piano lessons
6. Plant a garden with the kids....and keep it alive (insert worried face here)
7. Take a hike
8. Spend a day at the spa
9. Start meeting friends for coffee more
10. Take a car ride do some exploring
11. Take a sewing class like sew some real fancy stuff
12. Take a knitting class
13. Bike ride more
14. Shoot with film
15. Take a brewery tour
16. Go wine tasting
17. Frame more of my pictures 
18. See more comedy
19. Take a fun trip with the kids
20. Look good in a bikini...yes you read that right (insert sarcastic face here)
21. Write more...like figure out that whole grammar thing cause I suck at that 
22. Keep my home company ready
23. Take the kids to a drive-in-movie
24. Have friends over more
25. Show my photography in a gallery
26. Start a new photography project
27. Get a mid format camera
28. Do the farm markets
29. Be a guerrilla artist
30. Read more
31. Take the kids to New York
32. Go to Philadelphia more
33. Really enjoy the beach
34. Manhattanhenge 2015
35. Be more efficient when working
36. Create an inspiring work space
37. Read 100 books this year...(insert shocked face here)
38. Polar bear swim (insert crazy face here)
39. Spend more time with my boys (insert love face here)
40. Cook with my kids more
41. Hear more live music
42. Do something that surprises inspires, and terrifies me!
43. Go to a MTH conference
44. Write letters like back in the day 
45. Take a more active role in my health...more running more crossfit more yoga and eating healthy more
46. And finally be HAPPY and LOVE more!

Well that's it for now stay tune (insert smiley face here)