Back in Business!

I was so happy to discover the whereabouts of my tripod today!  Some of my best pictures have been taken with just me, my camera and my extra set of hands (tripod).  I hadn't seen it since I moved, and although my daughter takes great pictures, my incessant DIYing and thrifting are boring to her.  I have had an outfit that I've wanted to model for a few days now, and she just isn't interested.  After promising to help me out after work yesterday, she announced that she had a migraine, and there went my photo shoot.

Now, I have my trusted assistant, the one that never says "no".  All I have to do is be willing to run back and forth while I'm setting it up,  set the timer, check the picture, then do it all again.  This might be one of the reasons my former downstairs neighbor had such a bad attitude.  Those gorgeous hardwood floors were a little noisy, and I would sometimes do the back and forth thing 15 or 20 times before I got a shot that I liked.  So, it worked, but it was tedious.  Being back in a house now should make this task much easier, but if my daughter decides to oblige me occasionally, I won't turn down the help.  These were fun, but tiring, and as I recall I was sweating up a storm!

One of my favorite "selfies".  I hate that I cut my hair.  Now it won't grow back!

That Ralph Lauren coat.  Totally too big.  Totally don't care.  

I probably shouldn't jinx myself.  Far too many blog posts last year chronicled my struggles with the Personal Summer/Power Surge, aka Hot Flash.  Better not talk it up.

I have one table painted, one coat of paint on the chandelier, and a cute outfit hanging on the valet.  Multi-tasking?  That sounds good, but actually, I am just a little bit ADD I think.  I always have several projects going at once.  And to add to that, I bought two gallons of paint last night.  It's after midnight and I'm thinking about painting the bathroom.  

I still maintain that SOMEDAY I'll get paid for my madness, if not my methods.