tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35337536221420224472024-03-13T09:50:26.771-07:00Moon In My Gardengrowing a beautiful life...Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-63273575823197969112018-08-09T19:03:00.003-07:002018-08-09T19:03:52.270-07:00I've Moved<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two years. Not really much when you think of it in the span of a lifetime, yet oh so much when you're told you have months to live.<br />
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Two wonderful, difficult, happy, tear filled years.<br />
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When I was pregnant with Olivia I would pray everyday that my husband would live long enough to meet his child. After being told that not one, but THREE new tumors had formed, I pretty much surmised I would be raising our baby alone. I began to write down the things he told me, so I could I help my soon to be born baby "know" who their dad was. (We didn't know she was a girl yet.)<br />
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I was listening to a pod cast the other day, and the person being interviewed said "There are blessings in our curses."<br />
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What a wonderful way of putting it. Recognizing the fact that even though something is downright a curse, sometimes blessings can arise from within those curses. Olivia is one of our blessings. Had we continued on our pre-tumor life path we probably wouldn't have decided to have a baby, we probably would've remained very career focused and continued to spend our spare time at bars.<br />
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I have to remind myself of that from time to time. When I find myself comparing where our lives have ended up, and where they could have been if we weren't so cruelly disrupted by this disease. Maybe, and here's a weird wild thought, our lives are better because of this.<br />
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We love each other more profoundly than we did before.<br />
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We relish simple pleasures like gazing at the stars, going on a Sunday drive or having breakfast in a cafe in a town not our own.<br />
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We do things for the sake of experience instead of acquiring possessions.<br />
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And most importantly, we pour our love and experience into this little girl we brought into the world and it gives us a purpose greater than ourselves. We try to do the same for Celeste, but she's in her preteen years, so our profound experience with her consists mostly of yelling, stomping and door slamming.<br />
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Raging hormones aside, this past year has been a fairly quiet one. And that's perfectly fine by me.<br />
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There have been lots of doctors appointments. Lots of missed work and sympathetic bosses. Lots of dirty baby sink baths. Lots of focusing on family and not too much else.<br />
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Chris traded in his sports car for a 4 door sedan. We took Olivia to Lake Tahoe for the first time. We spent a weekend at our brother and sister in law's cabin. We saw Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Lake Tahoe in the summer. I chopped 18 inches off my hair and Chris is working on growing his back out. Someone told him he looked homeless the other day.<br />
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We threw an epic 80's birthday for Celeste. Olivia went on her first roadtrip to Seattle, Vancouver and Portland. That's right, Olivia Drue, international traveller. We made our annual trip to the balloon races, and Chris saw Dawn Patrol for the first time. I honestly never thought I'd see the day. This man rarely get's out of bed before 9am!<br />
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Our refrigerator broke and we lived out of coolers in the kitchen for two weeks while we waited for the new one to come in. We live in a 1960's ranch style house, the kitchen is original, gingerbread valance and all. So now we have a really cool retro styled fridge that fits, so I guess in house camping was worth it.<br />
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I took the girls to see a Back to the Future art show, featuring a sweet Delorean completely reworked to be the time machine. The girls had no idea what was going on. We saw an outdoor showing of Nosferatu in the park, complete with a live orchestra. Chris lovingly sat through a Hozier concert with me. He's such a good husband.<br />
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We celebrated our second anniversary, cotton. I gave him a pillow that read "You belong among the wild flowers." Lyrics from a Tom Petty song he listened to a lot these past two years. I would turn my back to him and silently cry when he played it. To me, it represented the brief existence we have here, and how important it is to live your life wild and free and exactly the way you want it to be.<br />
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He gave me a beautiful leather bound sketchbook with paper made of cotton fibers. I haven't written or drawn in it. I feel the need to make it's entries epic and memorable and am thus paralyzed by the need to be in this perfect place to create this perfect book so I don't tarnish this beautiful gift in any way. Sometimes I just need to get over myself.<br />
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We chopped down our third Christmas Tree together. It was cold and snowing and we bundled up and drank hot cocoa and roasted sausages over the fire. Our jackets were steaming and we couldn't feel our fingers or our noses. The kids took turns sledding down the embankment while moms screamed about watching out for trees.<br />
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We went to a great big Thanksgiving full of good food and fabulous people that we love surrounding ourselves with. Olivia's cousins outgrew their mini furniture and passed down a baby arm chair, it is her favorite thing ever.<br />
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We went to the Wedge Ceramics Studio Chili Feed Fundraiser and painted Christmas ornaments. We started a project where we're turning a hall closet into a shower for the Master powder room, so we'll have another full bath, as well as something better suited to Chris' needs. Chris' brother's and their wives have sacrificed many a weekend to put it together and it's nearly complete!<br />
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I embarked on a couple of month's worth of daily projects, only to discover I have no time for such things with a baby. I had my first show featuring my film photography. Nothing sold, but one was stolen. I have another show featuring watercolor paintings this July.<br />
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We had professional family portraits taken and they are amazing. Everyone should do it, it is the best investment in your family memories ever! We took Olivia and Celeste on a day of exploration at the Discovery Museum. And this past weekend was miss Olive's first time camping!<br />
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All in all we've stayed busy with relatively mundane things, but we love it just the same. I find myself sad and disappointed at times that we don't live in a better neighborhood, or can't afford to go on really cool vacations or fix things about our house. Or even just have time to cook a decent meal everyday. I just have to remind myself to embrace the simpler things in life, and know that where we are right now is where we need to be. And it's ok to to buy a pizza for dinner. Even if it's not an organic, gmo free one dammit.<br />
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Sometimes I just need to remind myself to be grateful for the blessings and not focus on the curses. <br />
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P.S. As a designer I am super embarrassed at the state of this blog. I want to say I started it something like over seven years ago and have never done an update, so, yeah. There are dead links everywhere, but hey, I'm a working mom and wife and just can't find the time to get to it just yet. And does it really matter since I can only seem to lay down my written word on an annual basis? Probably not. Just know, it's on my to do list. I Swear.<br />
<br />Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-86297030894878567082015-05-31T12:23:00.001-07:002015-05-31T12:39:02.524-07:00One YearIt's been one year today. One year since I drove my husband to the emergency room after he was found on the floor of his tattoo shop, speaking mostly gibberish and thinking it was 2010 instead of 2014. One year since we were given the terrible results of a cat scan he received upon admission.<br />
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Tumor. Left frontal lobe.<br />
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You know you always see it in the movies, how your life can change in an instant. Life is funny that way. Really you can't plan anything, life will take you where it wants to and you are just along for the ride. Your plans are meaningless in the face of life, and that's a hard pill to swallow, especially for me. I always try to plan, work out every possible scenario in my head, be prepared for it all. But you never really can be, and sometimes you just have to accept that the unwritten, unplanned destiny of your life is what it's supposed to be, and that's okay.<br />
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A lot has happened in one year. My husband and I are truly lucky to be surrounded by so many amazing family and friends who have helped us in ways both physically and emotionally and for that I am eternally grateful. No one should have to face something like this alone.<br />
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When the pathology of the tumor came back and we learned that it was aggressive and malignant it was a devastating blow to our attempts of keeping positive about the situation. We were told typical survival is 6 months to a year post diagnosis. Well today he surpasses the statistics. And we couldn't be happier about that.<br />
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He endured radiation and chemo and its terrible side effects, but we remained positive. He is young, he is strong, he's got this.<br />
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In the month between brain surgery and beginning treatment we got pregnant. After radiation was over we went to Burning Man, leaving the radiation mask to burn in the temple, along with all the terrible things it represented. We celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. One year is the paper year. I made him a photo book of our first wedded year and he made me a painting of Don Draper. I love that we both used our talents to create something for one another.<br />
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We journeyed into the woods and cut down our second Christmas tree together.<br />
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And then, just when we got a little distant from the whole cancer thing, just when it felt like life was a little normal again, it was time for Decembers MRI.<br />
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We learned the brain tumor had returned, along with two others. It spread into areas of the brain that made it inoperable. We stayed in bed crying for three days straight. I'm lucky I have understanding bosses, because I didn't even call in, I ignored all my calls, I couldn't talk to anyone, I couldn't deal with it.<br />
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My sweet husband, learning without further treatment that he may have mere months to live, walked out of that doctors office and said "Well I guess I better take you to Paris." So we did, we went to Paris and I was 7 1/2 months pregnant. It was amazing, it was the honeymoon we never had, and even though we both exhausted easily, we enjoyed every second of our travels.<br />
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When we returned home he began a new treatment, two different chemos, one every other week, one every six weeks.<br />
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Our dear friend organized a fundraiser in the form of a Poker Tournament, since my husband loves a good game of poker. The outpouring of support from the community for our little family made us feel so loved.<br />
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We closed the tattoo and piercing shop, treatment is exhausting and running a business is stressful. I think he was very successful operating his two shops for 15 years, but at the same time relieved to not have the burden of the business anymore.<br />
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In March we had our beautiful baby girl, who we named Olivia Drue, Drue is her daddy's middle name. When she was ten days old we moved, they had sold the house we were renting. We decided to move back into my old house that we had been renting out for a couple of years.<br />
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Shortly after he had another MRI. I was so fearful of what that MRI would say. All of them really. MRI result days are always scary.<br />
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But this one was amazing. The current treatment had caused a significant reduction in tumor size, one wasn't even visible anymore! It felt so wonderful to get some good news.<br />
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It's crazy to think about how much has happened in a year. My husband is the most amazing and resilient person I know. How he has managed to remain so positive is beyond me. But he's never looked back, it is what it is and he has so much to look forward to.<br />
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He is truly a source of inspiration and strength and I am so lucky to get to spend my life with him.<br />
<br />Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-45276414318266894182014-11-26T11:45:00.000-08:002014-11-26T11:45:34.675-08:00I Was MeanAnd I feel really bad about about it now. In the past few weeks I've been filling my husband in on how life was going pre brain tumor discovery. He doesn't really remember it. I'm kind of glad though, because I was mean to him. And it makes me feel terrible, because he was out of control of his own mind.<br />
In my defense, I didn't know it at the time. So how did we know? That's a question a lot of people ask me. Could you tell? Not really. Sure, there were symptoms, things that could be explained once we found out, but those symptoms could be for a variety of things. And my mind thought the wrong things.<br />
Shortly after we were married, right around the beginning of 2014, my husband began getting headaches. Headaches he described as the most painful things he'd ever felt in his life. They would stop him in his tracks and his body would tense in pain. Thirty to sixty seconds later they were gone. I had recently moved the wifi router into our bedroom, under his night stand. Being the weirdly paranoid person that I am, I moved it back to the living room thinking it was the cause. It wasn't.<br />
He forgot my birthday. He was busy at work, working late most nights. It was awful for me, I was deeply offended and it caused me to really analyze his behavior, how he really wasn't himself. I thought "the honeymoon is over" and he just wasn't as attentive to the relationship as he had been.<br />
Then he began to not feel well, sleeping late, being late for work. Sometimes I'd come home at 4 p.m. and he'd still be in bed. He stopped being able to take Celeste to school, she started to take the bus.<br />
I started picking fights with him, assuming he'd come home late all the time to avoid spending time with Celeste and I.<br />
But sometimes he would say to me that he did not know what was wrong with him, sometimes he'd be a glimmer of himself, instead of this weird vacant person who seemed more frequent. I tried to get him to go to a doctor, he said they couldn't help him. I thought he was depressed. I asked if he had ever been like this before, he said yes, once, so he drank a lot. So that's when I really thought it was depression. Then he started to fall a lot. He wouldn't go to bed when I did, then in the wee hours of the morning he would wake me as he attempted to come to bed. I would yell at him. He fell a lot in our bathroom on the middle of the night. At first I was concerned, then I stopped helping him get up and would just leave him there. I thought he was drinking. He was having seizures.<br />
His employee at his shop said his behavior there was erratic too. One night, 3 days before we found out, he called at 8 p.m. seeming perfectly normal, he said he was on his way home. Then at 11 p.m. he had still not come home, I called him and he was really slurry and not making sense. I thought again he had been drinking. Eventually I could no longer hear him on the other end of the line, so I woke my daughter and drove down to the shop. I found him slumped over and he had vomited on himself. Seizure.<br />
The next day he did not remember any of what transpired the night before. He wanted to know where his car was. I explained that I had driven him home. I also told him I refused to take him anywhere except the doctor's or the emergency room. He found another ride to work, after I made him sit in my hot truck while I did the things I had planned. I was not going to let his drinking and depression inconvenience my life.<br />
Later that night I went to the bar to confront him. I told him I was sick of his behavior and I wanted a divorce. He didn't even care. He stared back at me blankly, this empty version of the man I loved. I went home and cried myself to sleep. I Awoke to an empty house and went to my Saturday job. At noon I received a phone call from his employee. He found him in the shop, unconscious, he had vomited everywhere.<br />
I said I'd come get him. I was pissed. Here I was taking care of yet another drunkard. I drove to that shop fully intending to be mean to him some more. But when I saw him, I knew something more was wrong. This wasn't just drinking and depression. I tried to call his family. I had his employee and his friend lift him into my truck.<br />
I finally could take him to the emergency room without him fighting it.<br />
Even as I pulled in he murmured, no, just drive.<br />
No, I told him, we are finding out what the hell is going on with you.<br />
They took him back immediately, no waiting around. They asked him questions. He thought he was 22. He was 33 at the time. He thought it was 2012. They changed him into a gown and handed me the bag of his belongings. I was so worried he was going to be mad at me for all this. As he walked out of the room the nurse looked at me and said "You did the right thing" and I just burst into tears.Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-70753486042729881172014-09-22T17:20:00.001-07:002014-09-22T17:20:14.056-07:00The ComebackI've been a little hesitant to start writing on my blog again. I loved it so much for so long. And then life took over and this was just one of those things that got discarded. But, given the circumstances of this past year, I realize life will always be a crazy chaotic mess. And if you really want to do something, you have to find the time for it. I still read a lot of other peoples blogs. And I love that little peek into their lives. I love feeling I know someone out there who is living and experiencing just like me, even if we never meet or interact. I think that's what ultimately brought me back. I know someone out there would benefit from my story, so I should get back to writing it.<br />
The last time I posted was a farewell to my grandmother who had passed away. Since then, we've seen some major ups and downs. Life changing, perspective altering sadness and ultimately happiness and togetherness.<br />
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Celeste broke her arm. And busted out her two front (adult) teeth. This did not come at a small price for mommy.<br />
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I graduated college. It only took forever, but I finally did it!<br />
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We went to Hawaii. I've always kept it on the west coast of the continental US, so what an amazing adventure it was! Celeste, the little weirdo, wanted to swim in the swimming pool the whole time, even though the house we were in was right on the beach! Kids. They don't know what their missin'. My favorite part was when Chris and I took a hike to Manoa Falls. It was challenging, but fun and rewarding too. We were a muddy mess when we were done. Supposedly scenes from Jurassic Park were filmed nearby, and I thought it totally look like it!<br />
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We got engaged! Chris is seriously the most amazing, genuine and handsomest guy I know. Sometimes I still feel like "me? are you sure you pick me?"<br />
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I had my appendix removed.<br />
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Three weeks later we were married. It was the best. We did it in the Virginia City Cemetery on Halloween and costumes were mandatory. It was such a blast and totally fun, no pomp and circumstance for us.<br />
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We went to Portland to see Pearl Jam.<br />
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In February of this year I started my new job as real life graphic designer. Yay!<br />
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May 31st 2014 I took my husband into the emergency room after his employee found him at his business. He had apparently suffered a seizure. Later that night we were told he had a brain tumor.<br />
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World crumbles.<br />
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But you don't stop living. You can't. Life is all any of us has.<br />
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Six days later they cut open his head and removed that tumor. Tests showed it to be malignant and aggressive.<br />
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He ended radiation treatment last month and is currently on a break from chemo until the end of the month. Then, he will resume chemo for the next year. His first follow up scan since treatment is in 2 weeks.<br />
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One last thing before I end this event filled comeback post.<br />
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In the month between brain surgery and the beginning of radiation and chemo we decided to make a baby. And miraculously, we did. We had "planned" on waiting for a year or two before any of this happened. But we quickly realized life doesn't go according to our plans, it just goes, so why put off doing the things in life that make you happy? It's not about a budget or a career or when the time is "right". It's about being happy everyday you possibly can, because you never know how long this life will be or where it will take you. So surround yourself with the people you love and do the things you want to do. Screw the plan.<br />
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My dear, beloved grandmother Miriam has left this earth today. My heart is sad that I shall never again be held in her arms or greet her smiling face. She was so special to me, and I wish I had told her more. As I moved through the eery fog of today, I tried to remember bits and pieces of how she graced my life. I let go of all my petty, worrisome thoughts and filled my head with my lovely grandmother.<br />
I know as the years pass these memories will become even more fleeting, especially since I cannot make anymore. So I want to write them down, to remember her beautiful life that was a part of my own.<br />
Grandma always loved and cherished my creativity. She made sure I was constantly stocked with art supplies. She was a source of encouragement in every creative endeavor, sure to tell me how she had known I was so talented since a young age. Every child loves to be artistic, but she had seen I was so deliberate and concerned with my art. When I was older, she always told me she wanted a drawing or painting, but I was so busy with school, life and work. Finally this past year I was able to give her a painting. A whole lifetime of support, I hope she saw it in that one painting.<br />
Grandma always left gifts from Santa. Wrapped in parcel paper with her distinct penmanship. Those parcels were simply magical to me, and am glad I recognized her handwriting for it all to make sense when I was older. I looked forward to Grandma visiting for Christmas each year. She would spend the whole day making her amazing meatballs and spaghetti sauce from scratch. She gave me that recipe, I really hope I can find it. On Christmas day my two favorites were her clam dip and cherry & boysenberry jello mold with sour cream sauce. I don't need a recipe for those, I make them every year, by heart.<br />
As children, we so looked forward to our summers, when we would travel to stay with grandma. We would beg her to go swimming every single day. She and grandpa had a condo in San Pedro. I still remember the smell, the color of the furniture, how everything was blue because it was her favorite color. Her collection of creepy head mugs. We were a handful, my brother, sister and I, I'm sure, but even when grandma was stern with us it was never mean.<br />
As an adult, grandma was just that much more enjoyable. She had an awesome sense of humor. She loved her Raiders and Tiger Woods. And if anyone challenged, she would staunchly defend. She was immensely giving, your happiness and comfort always her concern. When I'd visit her she would make me food and we would spend an afternoon talking of her trinkets or old photographs, I loved to hear all the stories behind them and I wish I could recall them now. I am lucky enough to possess a couple of those photos, which we had discovered copies of as we rummaged through boxes of gorgeous vintage photos from the early 1900's.<br />
My dear grandma Miriam, I am so lucky to have known you, to have loved and been loved by you. Thank you for being such a positive influence in my life. Love you forever.<br />
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Have you heard of the <a href="http://www.aiga.org/">AIGA</a>? It's the Associated Institute of Graphic Arts. I joined the <a href="http://renotahoe.aiga.org/">Reno/Tahoe</a> chapter in 2011 and have tried my best to attend as many of the meetings as my schedule allows. We also have a student group which I recently became president of. A crazy move on my normally super shy selfs part! But hey, I need to step up and be a little more outgoing. I also think that it will force me into networking within the local design scene, which will be immensely beneficial as I am about to graduate and enter the field of my chosen profession.<br />
This past June the <a href="http://renotahoe.aiga.org/">Reno/Tahoe</a> AIGA group held their second annual type walk. Unfortunately I missed out on the first one, but I had heard from fellow group members how fun it was, so I made sure to make time for this one. Designers love our typography, and the typewalk sends us into our little city in search of all the unique typography we see and often take for granted. The first year it was held in downtown Reno. This past one was in Reno's <a href="http://midtowndistrictreno.com/">Midtown</a> district.<br />
We paired off and were given a map to confine our journeys to a certain area. And we were off! We walked around in search of fabulous examples of typography. You could try and get the entire alphabet if you wanted. I was in search of an awesome K, for Kristine of course. But I also thought unique letters like X and Q would be fun finds.<br />
Everyone then submits their photos and from them one of each letter is chosen to create the annual Typewalk poster! Here are my submissions...<br />
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And here is the final poster. My F and G made the cut!<br />
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Until next time. XO. K.<br />
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Nevertheless, the thought of branding myself is becoming overwhelming. I like so many styles and designs, it's hard to pin point myself to one. I would also like to expand on the number of non-school projects for my portfolio. I have a couple, but I'd like to design a couple more. All this thought into creatively portraying myself is complicated, and I feel the need to perfect it. Soon enough.<br />
I always like sharing some photos, though totally unrelated to the post, enjoy!<br />
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Things have been going well for me. I've been struggling at school to learn my weakest areas, Flash and Web Design. It's a process, but I am slowly grasping the concepts of coding and design in these programs. My first projects are embarrassing epic failures, so I will decline to share these here. But I am oh so determined to make something cool on these second assignments. Hope to be sharing soon. I also realize I am totally lacking in any of my past design work, so I want to get that up in the future too.<br />
And my black and white photography. I haven't shared any of it! I took best in show at the student art show this year and I never shared!? Too busy I guess. I have been working as a lab tech in the darkroom this semester, and it's been great fun. I enjoy it immensely. There is something so relaxing about the darkroom, and I just love the grainy black and white shots I make.<br />
My digital camera has been collecting a little dust, but I do have some instagram shots from Halloween I wanted to post today. Enjoy.<br />
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Celeste was Clawdeen Wolf from Monster High this year. I think the dark colored hair makes her look like her mama.<br />
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A shot of her and I together before trick or treating.<br />
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I dressed up like a kitty cat. Merely because I could not work in my "real" costume. I made the ears that morning out felt, glue and electrical tape. Last minute for sure.<br />
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And for my real costume, the new beau and I were the classiest westerners around.<br />
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and our pumpkins!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/8125244430/" title="@sinfulskinchris and Celeste carved up some spooky pumpkins last night! by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img alt="@sinfulskinchris and Celeste carved up some spooky pumpkins last night! " height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8323/8125244430_56eca26232.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Anyways, sorry again about all the IG pictures. Until next time. XO. -K.Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-19366116091278476772012-08-12T15:07:00.000-07:002012-08-12T15:14:43.420-07:0028 Day Cleanse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the beginning of the summer a friend invited me to an <a href="https://www.arbonne.com/">Arbonne</a> party. Similar to Pampered Chef, or Tupperware, it is one of those independent consultant companies. The products they offer are all natural though. Right up my alley, so I was the perfect invite!<br />
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My friend had decided to embark on the 28 day cleanse and was also planning on a lifestyle switch to a Paleo diet. No way. Not me. I love food. There was no way I could make a drastic lifestyle change like that, but I decided to at least give the cleanse a try. I never let it inhibit me, it was more empowering. Granted, I had my cheats, but I did my best to abide one hundred percent.<br />
So here I am, 28 days later, to let you know how things went...<br />
A little preface... I feel like I was a pretty healthy eater before. I eat everything, but in moderation. I don't eat fast food, ever. I eat organic when I can. So I honestly thought there wasn't going to be much to "cleanse". But, I have a pot belly, a little souvenir from pregnancy eight years ago, and while I work out, it does nothing. So when I learned I could be carrying around harmful pollutants and undigestable irritants in my GI tract, I thought that might be my problem to losing my belly.<br />
So what I couldn't have on the cleanse was wheat/gluten, dairy, yeast, sugar, alcohol, vinegar, caffeine, corn, potatoes (except sweet), peanuts and soy. This made cooking difficult, as I am very much a butter person. But the only oils I could use were coconut oil and olive oil. I already use olive oil regularly, so it was mostly about replacing butter and canola with coconut. I also had to give up my daily cup of coffee. This resulted in caffeine withdrawal headaches for about 3 days.<br />
But the beauty is, after those three days I had fabulous amounts of energy. Prior to the cleanse I'd hit an afternoon slump where all I did was feel like napping and I'd come home from work and eat to get my energy back up. Now, I don't need an afternoon snack and I workout after work, with no worries on energy to fuel my workout. Another crazy thing? No more headaches! I was the person who had headaches almost every day. It is probably the greatest benefit of this cleanse for me, because my incessant headaches truly made my life miserable. And the results of the reason I decided to cleanse? I lost ten pounds, 4 inches off my belly around my belly button and 2 inches off the lower belly (measured at 2 inches below my belly button). I lost the most in the first week, and actually added a couple inches back on, probably because I figured out how to cook!<br />
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We've been doing p90x, so I will continue to tone up, and I will maintain the "cleanse" style of eating, gradually adding things I miss back into my diet and seeing how my body reacts to it. And if it's negative, I will know I cannot eat those things regularly, only as treats. So, how does it work? Well you can google "<a href="https://www.arbonne.com/">Arbonne</a> 28 day cleanse" for a more in depth description, but here's what I did.<br />
I replaced my morning coffee with detox tea.<br />
For breakfast (previously I ate none) I made a meal replacement shake out of 1/2 cup organic almond milk, 2 scoops <a href="https://www.arbonne.com/">Arbonne</a> vegan protein, 1/4 cup carb (I used organic frozen strawberries), 1 teaspoon flax seed oil, 1 scoop <a href="https://www.arbonne.com/">Arbonne</a> fiber and sometimes I'd throw in a handful of spinach. I also have a juicer, so sometimes I would juice blue berries, carrots, apples and spinach and mix that in instead of frozen berries.<br />
For lunch I would have a salad of organic spinach or mixed greens, layered with onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes and a hard boiled egg for protein, and drizzled with olive oil for fat. Your plate should be 1/2 veggies, 1/4 protein, 1/8 carb and 1/8 fat. I would snack on organic raspberries and strawberries inbetween meals as my "carb".<br />
Dinner was difficult. I had to feed my family while still maintaining my cleanse. So I bought a Paleo cookbook since the cleanse is quite similar. (paleo cannot eat beans or rice, on the cleanse I can). Dinner was the only time I'd eat meat (unless I had leftovers for lunch) which is fine with me, organic meat is VERY expensive. I've also never been one to have to have meat at every meal. I would just stick to the plate division rule, and try to creatively season my veggies to make them more interesting and flavorful. I will share some recipes soon!<br />
I had a cup of detox tea before bed as well.<br />
For sweeteners you could use agave, stevia or xylitol (apparently natural). I had Agave already, so I used it in my tea. You are not supposed to eat after 7 p.m. This rule I violated constantly. My schedule doesn't allow it. Impossible most of the time.<br />
Post workout I'd have a recovery shake consisting of 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1 scoop <a href="https://www.arbonne.com/">Arbonne</a> protein, 1/4 cup carb (frozen berries, or if I used rice milk, none) and 1/2 a banana or 1/2 cup pineapple plus water.<br />
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I am really looking forward to maintaining this organic healthy lifestyle. I want to be a good example for my daughter, and I don't want our family plagued with health problems often associated with processed and pesticide ridden foods. I also love the respect for the earth that organic farmers have. As a gardener myself, I have a true appreciation for the hard work that goes into producing these crops. It is not easy, and it is understandable the price difference. So in order to compensate for this, we will of course eat our own produce (this year we have green beans, tomatoes, zucchini, pumpkin and rhubarb), as well as eat seasonally. Continuing to limit meat consumption will ease the costs of organic, free range, grass fed meats.<br />
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So how about my cheats? The first cheat was in my second week. I had a mini pistachio gelato at Whole Foods while grocery shopping. I felt fine. Next, (beginning third week) I had a half a turkey sandwich at the lake with a friend. I was bloated in the belly the next day, but felt fine. At the end of the third week we went out to eat and I had a Brie and granny smith apple grilled cheese sandwhich with sweet potato fries. The restaurant uses responsible ingredients, so I have no qualms there, but I instantly felt tired and ended up napping that day. This was at the end of the third week, and I also gave two vials of blood that morning and we walked in the hundred degree heat for a couple hours, so many factors could be to blame here, I consider it a horrible combination of all! The next day I had s'mores in our backyard (3). I had a headache the following day.<br />
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So I'm learning what I can and cannot eat, what's affordable, what's best for me to keep me feeling good and energetic in my lifestyle. I'm taking it a day at a time and remembering to live too, this is not a diet, it's a healthier lifestyle.<br />
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Can you believe it? I can't. I have a third grader. Weird. She is really enjoying it though. I took her school on her first day, which I do every year. We curled her hair and dressed her in a cute skirt. Celeste just loves getting all dolled up! Just like her mama there. Last year her school switched to uniform polos, but you could still wear jeans. This year it is now khaki or navy uniform bottoms. Gross. I hate it, and she does too. You are going to have to spend a good portion of your life conforming to mainstream society, why start so young? Why strip them of any personality or individuality before they've really had an opportunity to develop it?<br />
The districts reasoning? Gang activity and social isolation. Hmmm. I don't remember any elementary school gangs in my day. And I highly doubt our kids are noticing if your shirts and shoes are nike or old navy. And who's to say those name brands didn't come from hand me downs, flea markets, thrift stores or ross? C'mon people, they are kids. Remember all those silly little fashion phases you went through in school trying to find your niche? We just took that away from our kids.<br />
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Now that that's off my chest. Celeste's school had open house a couple days ago and we met her teacher and a new principal this year. Celeste has been lucky to always have really nice, caring compassionate teachers, and this year is no different. That's a really good thing, since our schools are some of the worst in the nation. I can imagine it's got to be pretty hard to stay positive when that statistic looms over your shoulders.<br />
Ahh, posivitvity. Something thats a little hard to come by these days. I happy here, with my little family and our little home, and thats all I really need. But it gets tough. We both work for the same company. We've been there for years. It's stability. It's a job. And here there are none really. There are complete blocks of empty retail spots all over town. This city is dying it seems like. So I cling to my job because it sustains what I love, my home and my family. But I don't believe in it. I am not passionate about it. And lately it's hard to even remain complacent about it.<br />
They decided to turn to a computer based scheduling a couple weeks ago. And I see my fellow employees lives in ruins. We are all struggling to find childcare and rework our lives around what the computer says we need to work. It's sad. There is no compassion for these people who have given years of their lives to this company. If you can't work the shift given to you by the computer, you don't get to work. No flex.<br />
I've been complacent to remain at a place that I don't believe in for all these years because I am working towards my degree. Life there just keeps getting sadder and sadder. It wears on a persons soul to see so much struggle and frustration on a daily basis. I just have to remind myself, in three short classes, in 32 combined weeks, at the end of nine months, I can get a real job. Something I love. Something I believe in. Something that has the same values I do. I just hope to God it's out there for me. After, I have a third grader to take care of!<br />
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So, it feels like it took forever for my July <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/?raf=ljnd4">Birchbox</a> to come in. But it was the 10 days from shipment. I was getting pretty ancy, since two other ladies in my circle got theirs first! But now that I've had a chance to try all my goodies, I'd love to share my reviews....<br />
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For the month of July <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/?raf=ljnd4">Birchbox</a> teamed up with Glamour to create a box about the five senses. <br />
For my "see it" samples I received <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/1006/s/boscia-green-tea-blotting-linen/category/8/">boscia green tea blotting linens</a> and Eyeko skinny liquid eyeliner. I love the opportunity to try all natural products, so I was really excited about the blotting linens. They work well, and I find it and extremely useful addition to my purse! The are a semi-translucent brown paper, so it makes the oil absorption difficult to witness, but if you hold them up to the light just right, you can see they've done their job. I also prefer these to powdering my face throughout the day, less time consuming and less makeup caking by the end of the day. The <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/1817/s/eyeko-skinny-liquid-liner/category/8/">Eyeko eyeliner</a> makes the box! I use black liquid eyeliner everyday, I love me some cat eye. I had no idea it came in pen form. It turns out, this is a much easier application method for me. It also does not clump up my eyelashes like the liner brush and pot I usually use do. I received a full size liner in this months box, thats a $15 value!<br />
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For my "hear it" sample I received a set of neon pink and green <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/2287/s/birchbox-earbuds/category/8/">headphones</a>. For my "taste it" sample I received a <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/2160/s/larabar-uber/category/8/">Larabar</a>. It was bananas foster flavor and oh so yummy. I am currently doing a cleanse, which is sugar free, gluten free, etc. but I was still able to eat this bar without it ruining my cleanse, so it's good healthy stuff that is oh so yummy! My "smell it" sample was a vial of <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/2058/s/oscar-de-la-renta-live-in-love/category/8/">Oscar de la Renta live in love perfume</a>. This scent is a little heavier and mature than what I usually go for, I may be passing this one along to someone else. And finally, for my "touch it" sample I received the tiniest smidge of <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/93/s/jouer-luminizing-moisture-tint/category/8/">Jouer luminizing moisture tint</a>. I feel slightly offended that I should be able to adequately sample a moisturizer that comes in a tube smaller than my pinky finger. But I tried it. It's tint is not even enough coverage to even out the most perfect of skin tones, it pretty much just absorbs into your skin. But the glimmer is very pretty, I would recommend it for the decolletage, shoulders and arms.Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-66519901480988677172012-07-20T21:04:00.000-07:002012-12-25T11:52:56.725-08:00Baby Put on Heart Shaped Sunglasses, 'cuz We're Gonna Take a Ride<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/7394319530/" title="Untitled by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="500" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5315/7394319530_c26b85a7fc.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
I don't know why, but the summer time just always seems like the perfect time for a road trip. Last year for my vacation I went to see my best friend, Crystal. She relocated to Seattle, Wa. a couple years back. We have been friends since high school, and our daughters are also friends and the same age! Last year Celeste and I flew up to see her. But this year, plane tickets were most definitely way too costly. So I put on my heart shaped sun glasses and we took a little ride.<br />
I just love seeing new places. I love seeing how other cities live, how different their environments are from mine. I love the exploration, the sense of adventure. And most of the time I leave super jealous, because my city lacks what I am looking for in life. Maybe thats why we fell in love with Portland. Crystal was determined to convince me to move to Seattle. Trust me I don't need convincing. But then I met Portland. And my heart sang.<br />
But that story is for another day, for now, I leave you some pictures from our drive up from Reno to Portland, the first leg of our road trip to Seattle.<br />
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And here's some from our trip back home...<br />
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At my best friends recommendation I have been trying a new Birch Box every month for the past three months. I had never heard of it before our visit together in March, but I decided to order it and I also ordered it for my sister. My sister loved it! My BFF also loves it. It is a fabulous way to try a wide variety of products, high end products, without investing your hard earned cash into a full size product you wind up hating. It really is a pretty good deal, often paying for itself with one item in each box. Well, at least for everyone else. Birch box hates me, I think. My two previous boxes have been a little, meh. And this month many subscribers are receiving a Modcloth headband. (a $15 value). I can't tell you how upset I was to learn that I was not a lucky recipient.<br />
I did get a box full of things I actually like this time around. I am really big into natural products and environmentally friendly lines, and nearly everything in my box matches me there. So that was nice of them. The false eyelashes by Georgie Beauty Winks are a $28 value, so the $10 monthly investment in this box has panned out. You also receive points each time you give feedback on the products you've sampled. That's a potential free $5 each month, which also helps that little box pay for itself. Plus, I love getting girly awesomeness in the mail every month.<br />
The first month was kind of lame. I received <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/april-2012/april12box23/hollywood-fashion-tape-take-away-tin">Hollywood fashion tape</a>. I honestly thought I'd never touch it. But I have this tank I love, and it dips a little lower than my modesty allows, so I tried this tape out with it and it was fabulous! It stayed all night and was not uncomfortable to wear or remove at all. The box also included <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/april-2012/april12box23/stila-smoky-eye-shadow-palette">Stila</a> eyeshadow samples on a card (a little cheesy) but it was pretty and I still have some of the powder eyeliner left on it a couple months later, a little spritzer of <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/april-2012/april12box23/viva-la-juicy-3-4oz">Viva La Juicy</a>, that went fast, <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/april-2012/april12box23/shu-uemura-essence-absolue-nourishing-protective-oil">Shu Uemura</a> hair oil, a little of that goes a long way so I am still using this sample, and lastly some <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/april-2012/april12box23/be-fine-exfoliating-cleanser">Befine</a> face wash and moisturizer samples. The moisturizer ended up being expired (the SPF) so I got awarded 150 points ($15!).<br />
Last Month was the Gossip Girl box. There was a foil nail polish from <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/may-2012/may12box18/color-club-foils">Color Club</a>. It was nice, tough and sparkly, but I am not a fan of gold, though I did get a few compliments on it. <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/may-2012/may12box18/atelier-cologne-vanille-insensee-petite-cologne-absolue-spray">Atelier cologne</a>. Love this stuff! I wish it wasn't so pricy, because it's the first scent I have ever worn that lasts all day long, without varying in intensity. <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/may-2012/may12box18/twistband-12-pack">Twistband </a>hair ties and <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/may-2012/may12box18/dr-jart-beauty-balm-water-fuse-1-7-flo-oz">Dr Jart Beauty Balm</a>. I have actually ordered both these. I have fine hair and I like that the twistband is a gentle ponytail holder and the Dr Jart is an easy lightweight coverage that gives me a nice dewy complexion. Lastly, <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/may-2012/may12box18/fresh-sugar-rose-lip-treatment">Sugar</a> lip treatment. I love this stuff also. It is super moisturizing and provides a perfect blush of color. They were out of stock both times I tried to order, so it's popular.<br />
This month, after I got over my tissy about the Modcloth headband, I realize I actually got to try some pretty neat products. I wore the <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/june-2012/june12box12/georgie-beauty-winks-by-georgie">lashes</a> to the Rockabilly Riot this past Saturday night. They were lightweight and I hardly noticed I was wearing them. The adhesive is amazing, I brought it with me but I never had to reapply. It’s made
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synthetic fragrance, which can irritate eyes. This stuff is right up my alley.<br />
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Next I had the<a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/june-2012/june12box12/la-fresh-oil-free-face-cleanser"> La Fres</a>h eco beauty oil free facial cleansing wipes. I am not a big fan of cleansing wipes because they seem wasteful to me, but they are definitely a must for camping trips. These worked wonderfully, they even removed my mascara and liquid eyeliner. And my face still felt clean in the morning. I think they are a great idea for camp lovers like myself who still want to clean their faces with natural products away from home. Next up was the <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/june-2012/june12box12/hair-rules-volumizing-shampoo">Hair Rules</a> volumizing shampoo. I wish I could have also sampled the conditioner, but it does work well and keeps my fine hair plump and weightless in between washes. The <a href="https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/june-2012/june12box12/the-balm-stainiac">Balm Stainiac</a> is a good multipurpose product to have on hand. I love lip stains, because I can have all day color without worrying about rubbing off on my food or face like lip stick does. It can also be used for cheek color, which is a nice little bonus. The last item in my box was the <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/1762/s/tili-bags1-quart/category/8/">Tili bag</a>. It's like a decorative ziploc. My eco friendly self is not impressed. In fact, I have begun to loathe plastics and try to purchase glass now whenever possible (obviously its difficult to get away from in this day and age, but I try). I am hoping this product will come in handy when organizing toiletries for travel or camping.<br />
After all my rants and raves if you feel like giving this monthly makeup product sample service a try below is a link. Check it out! It's actually fun and exciting to be able to try out all these things, and I have discovered some new products I love, and that's the best. I can grow away from my habitual tendencies and branch out into new things.<br />
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XO. -K<br />
<br />Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-64132720317982359012012-04-29T08:00:00.000-07:002012-04-29T08:00:01.155-07:00Rockwell Type SpecimenToday I would like to share a PDF of my first project in electronic layout and typography. The project was to design a typography specimen for a typeface. My typeface was Rockwell. We were to use images from the time period the typeface was designed as well as include all the letters, upper and lowercase, all the numbers and a 500 word essay. The front cover could only showcase one image and the name of typeface, the back cover had to have an image of the creator and an additional image as well as two paragraphs about the creator. Mr. Pierpont has no images of himself! It was also a very difficult typeface to establish a creator, because most of my research showed that Rockwell was "created at the Monotype Foundry under the direction of Frank Pierpont".<br />
The Rockettes were formed around the same time this typeface was created, so I decided to use that imagery. I feel it also helps to support Rockwell's "showy" nature, since it is a typeface well suited to large type, like headlines and titles.<br />
Please click the link below to view the PDF... and as always, I'd love to here what you think!<br />
XO. -K<br />
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<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/91584922">Rockwell Type Specimen</a>Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-11898281223902099462012-04-27T15:14:00.001-07:002012-04-27T15:14:56.402-07:00The Finished ProductIt's only taken me all semester to have a moment to post this. I have never been able to post all projects from school up here, but I really think I've got some neat stuff, so I need to work on getting it on the blog when I have a chance.<br />
So the first project in my commercial printing processes class was to design a business card for ourselves. I used my <a href="http://mooninmygarden.blogspot.com/2011/03/show-and-tell.html">typography self portrait</a> from a couple semesters ago. Overall, I am pretty proud of how they turned out. I even went all over achiever and did a two sided design, which was not a requirement, but I like two sided designs better. I'd love to here what you think!<br />
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Just wanted to stop in for a minute to share my preliminary work for my business card design. I need to get used to my new school schedule. I'm juggling it, but I feel very disorganized and I am severely lacking sleep.<br />
This first design is a style I'm a fan of. It got mixed reviews. It basically breaks all the design "rules" so my classmates were not very fond of it. There's no hierarchy, margin or leading. Oh no! But I like it. And my instructor liked it. If I went into my portfolio class with this business card newer designers might like that I chose to pursue this concept, he said. But old school designers may not be a fan of it. So I tested it on my old school instructor. He said it looked like a junky magazine cover!<br />
*this post finished March 29th<br />
Yikes! What a gap. I started writing this post to share my preliminary work, but I ran into problems uploading with Flikr, so off to the back burner it went. My business cards are done and printed, and I would have a picture of the finished product, but my camera died. I have been so into my film camera, that my digital has been in it's bag since December! Today I at least have my preliminary designs. I decided to print the second design.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/6882071800/" title="Business card 2 by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img alt="Business card 2" height="286" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6882071800_133b0c17cf.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/7028173815/" title="Business card 1-back by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img alt="Business card 1-back" height="296" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7028173815_121048d011.jpg" width="500" /></a>Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-29454209821136187222012-03-20T21:00:00.001-07:002012-03-20T21:00:40.193-07:00Black and White PhotographyAnother class I am taking this semester is a black and white film photography class. I have always wanted to learn how to develop my own film and work in a darkroom. I think this fascination may stem from a southern California afternoon when my step mom pulled some boxes out from under her bed and showed me all her film and photos from her days hanging with bands like Led Zepplin and taking some kick ass pictures.<br />
My life is nowhere near as interesting and adventurous, so I mostly snap pictures around my house and my city, Reno. Here are a few of my favorites that I've hung in the hall ways of my college. I am also considering entering one or two in the upcoming student art show. I'd love to hear what you think!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/6960273905/" title="My first and second successful prints! #nofilter #blackandwhite #35mm #filmisnotdead #film by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6960273905_f5d70d8c37.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="My first and second successful prints! #nofilter #blackandwhite #35mm #filmisnotdead #film"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/6945428709/" title="Shots from my new #nikon #f2 #35mm #film #dog by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6945428709_de68da8c66.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Shots from my new #nikon #f2 #35mm #film #dog"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/6799330772/" title="#thelastframe is my favorite #35mm #film #nikon by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/6799330772_55680e2014.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="#thelastframe is my favorite #35mm #film #nikon"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/6839744404/" title="What I printed today... #cat #catsofinstagram #35mm #film #filmisnotdead by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6839744404_85a1a696dd.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="What I printed today... #cat #catsofinstagram #35mm #film #filmisnotdead"></a><br />
Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-13534244387413001062012-01-29T17:16:00.000-08:002012-01-29T17:16:08.166-08:00ResearchThis semester I am taking three classes. Electronic layout and Typography. Commercial Printing Processes. And a Black and White film photography class.<br />
Today I have been doing research for my Printing course. It's the first upcoming critique, this Wednesday. Our first assignment is to design a business card for ourselves. It is actually turning out to be a bit more difficult than I thought. I have so many fabulous interests, I'm just not sure which I'd like to emphasize. The illustrator Kristine? The vintage Kristine? The baker Kristine? The photographer Kristine?<br />
So many options! I'm sure I will figure out something in the next three days. Here are some of my favorites that will serve to inspire my concept.<br />
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January 8th: I took Celeste and her cousin to the new children's discovery museum that opened in Reno recently. The girls had a blast running around, playing and creating.<br />
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January 9th: We went out to Pho and I tried grass jelly drink for the first time. Bubble tea is still my favesies<br />
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January 10th: I made strawberry bundt cakes with lemon icing for a bake sale at work. One stuck to the pan, and Celeste ate the broken piece when I wasn't looking!<br />
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January 11th: We hacked up my 1960's kitchen to install an over the stove microwave. A decision I've wrestled with for a while. Ultimately I came to the realization that I will not be able to afford the oven hood I really want and also my other microwave quit working and I needed the counter space this one provides.<br />
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Afterwards we went out to eat at the Blind Onion for the first time<br />
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January 12th: Celeste and I started getting crafty for Valentines<br />
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January 14th: We took a mini road trip to Ikea.<br />
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Then we went to Chipotle for Lunch and Trey B Cakes for dessert<br />
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We saw a horse mounted cop<br />
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And on January 15th: I stayed home listening to records and cleaning my studio<br />
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Until next time. -XO K.Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-30700220371875205012012-01-15T14:51:00.000-08:002012-01-15T14:59:05.499-08:00My 12 for 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/6701532335/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Time to get shit done by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img alt="Time to get shit done" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6701532335_a07de5ebbd.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
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I'm a slacker. And if you read my blog, you know this. I almost always have too much on my plate. That's not going to change anytime soon. There is just too much I want to do, and I really can't seem to organize any of it, so I just get to it when I get to it I guess. And at the same time, I think I prefer it that way. I don't think I would care for an overly structured life. I like being impulsive. I like the impromptu journey, shopping trip, dinner out, etc. I'm afraid planning certain things means a boring life. But that's not to say that I don't plan. And I do have a work and school schedule to abide by. I just don't want every little thing in my life to have to be scheduled. <br />
And I make resolutions, late. They are little things, to help me maintain some sort of goal like structure. I was looking back at <a href="http://mooninmygarden.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-11-for-2011.html">last years goals</a>, and I managed to accomplish 6 of the eleven, although the opening and subsequent closing of my Etsy shop should probably be considered more a half. I just did not have the time to market myself and thus did not get sales. Maybe at another point in my life. But right now, about a year out from graduating college, my focus is going to be on developing my professional portfolio, so I can get a real job someday.<br />
With out further adieu, my twelve goals for the year are....<br />
1. Eat Healthy- again. I was so busy this past semester that I lost sight of a lot of my good eating habits. Like organic produce and dairy products and whole grains. So I want to return to those previous habits, and push them a bit further too.<br />
2. Eat out less- along the same lines as the first goal, this past semester has also seen me turning to restaurants more and more for the sake of more time to work on projects. I think if I can learn more crock pot recipes and casseroles, I can cook at home more and also still have the time I need for school assignments.<br />
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3.Cut my hair- regularly! My last hair cut in December was my first in 18 months! Yikes. It's no wonder my hair isn't healthy. So this year I want to maintain regular hair appointments and keep my locks gorgeous.<br />
4. Paint my nails- I do, on occasion, but I want to regularly. They break less that way too!<br />
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5. Lotion- I am terrible about this. I do shipping at work and my poor hands are always so dry. My legs too. And now my seven year old is having dry skin issues too. I need to start the good habit of taking care of my skin so that my daughter will develop it too.<br />
6. Wear more skirts and dresses- I started my little "<a href="http://mooninmygarden.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-anti-jeans-and-t-shirt-adventure.html">anti jeans adventure</a>" on 10.10.10, and I love it! This year I want to push it further, and wear jeans even less!<br />
7. Outfit posts- I love outfit posts. I love doing them, and I love seeing other bloggers outfit posts, so I want to be sure and include more here on the blog.<br />
8. Blog regularly- Ahhh. On that note. Structure. Schedule. I really need to be more consistent with the blog. Even if I don't have the words, I almost always have the images, so I need to post more!<br />
9. Carry a sketchbook- When I was in high school my sketchbook never left my side. It was open at every spare moment. I want to be that girl again. That overwhelmingly creative soul whose imagination just can't stop. I think she's still around.<br />
10. Scrapbook- I cannot remember my last layout. It's sad. The pictures are piling up. I think part of it is my best friend moved away and now I have no one to crop with, and ask advice about. Boo hoo. Get over it. Start scrap booking again lady.<br />
11. Decorate bedroom- the one goal I am carrying over from last year. I have added a couple things here and there. But overall, it is the most unfinished, undecorated room of the home. And I don't like that.<br />
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12. Travel- Every year I like to go somewhere for the piddly one week vacay I get. Last year I went to visit my best friend in Seattle. (that's where the lucky girl escaped too!). It was so neat to go somewhere I've never been. Shop new shops, hike new forests, eat at new places. So this year, for my vacation, I want to go somewhere else I have never been. I really hope I can pull this one off!Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-23456181706617881622012-01-02T15:36:00.000-08:002014-09-22T17:31:56.763-07:00Baby Devin's First Photoshoot (and mine too)My first baby photo shoot. Actually my first photo shoot in general. I am a habitual picture taker. I've loved taking pictures since childhood. Although the thought of taking pictures professionally has crossed my mind, I feel way too intimidated by it. It's a hard field to break into, with so many talented people out there. Nevertheless, I still love taking my own pictures.<br />
So when my friend said she loved my pictures and asked if I would take some of her new baby I jumped at the offer. <br />
I've always wanted the experience, and that's how you learn. And boy did I learn. Newborn photography isn't easy. I even read some pointers online before our session, but still, baby Devin just didn't like it. At all.<br />
It was super fun to raid my house for cute baby props, my favorite is the vintage suitcase in the first picture. And the pictures made a lovely (and cheap) Christmas present for the family. <br />
So here are my favorites, tell me what you think!<br />
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Mooninmygardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625953894788486643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533753622142022447.post-91538380305846133382011-12-31T21:58:00.001-08:002011-12-31T21:58:52.207-08:00Goodbye 2011<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mooninmygarden/6610795905/" title="Untitled by theoriginalmooninmygarden, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6610795905_55b3f2c22b.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt=""></a><br />
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