Project 365 Mon 14 Dec 09

BEST OF BLOG 2009
The last few months has been pretty easy for blog posts … there are so many great memes around I’ve hardly had to be spontaneous and think for myself.

But blogging land is shutting down for the silly season—a little like TV between rating periods—and I’m back to doing things the old fashioned way … you know, thinking of something meaningful to say.

That is, until I remembered Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge … saved after all. LOL Thanks Gwen.

December 6 Workshop or conference. I joined the Jane Austen Society of Melbourne and it's been brilliant. The demographic is all a bit older than me but I learn so much about the period and her influences ... I'm so glad I joined.

December 7 Blog find of the year. I can't limit myself to one blog when there are so many out there ... all falling into the crafting genre. I love seeing the passion and enthusiasm so many talented women put into what they're making. I love their dedication and I feel so inspired after seeing the things they make. My list of things to make isn’t getting any shorter.

December 9 Challenge. Knitting socks ... believe it or not. I was amazed to find out how many people knit socks and I so have to make a pair for myself ... note that I'm yet to actually make some even though I have enough wool already to make four pairs! LOL

December 10 Album of the year. I love Laura Izibor's album called Let the Truth be Told. Listening to it right now!

Check this album if you get the chance … hardly a day goes by I don’t listen to it.

December 11 The best place. My best place will always be my bedroom. I'd live in there and never come out ... well, almost, if I had the choice.

December 13 What's the best change you made to the place you live? Too easy ... tidying stuff, organising stuff and best of all ... moving stuff out the front door and off to better homes.

December 14 Rush. Wow ... the plane trip to Los Angeles. It was long and tiring and felt as though it would never end ... but the awful stress ball in the pit of my stomach rolled away because we were doing it; we were actually leaving the country. Absolute bliss!


And what could be more fitting that the view from the plane somwhere around LA ... it was meant to be! LOL

Project 365 Tue 08 Dec 09

BEST OF BLOG 2009 CHALLENGE: Best trip and Best restaurant experience
I am a serious blog reader.

I love all the Australian blogs I've found over the last couple of months, including the many from my neck of the woods ... as well as all the funny, talented and amazingly crafty women all over the world that make it so much fun to keep reading.

So I was totally interested to come across the Best of 2009 challenge on Gwen Bell's blog ... a blog I only discovered this week.

The gist of the challenge is this:

1. Write on one or all thirty-one of the prompts for the month of December ... the full list for the whole month is listed on Gwen Bell's blog.

2. A post can be a sentence, photo or 3,000 word essay.

3. Link up your blog or Twitter account if you're going to tweet your bests, on the list below (add your name to the bottom where it says: You are next...CLICK HERE to enter your link).

4. Tag your posts and photos #best09.

5. Share your best moments of 2009 over the course of December. Don't get hung up on details or length - if there's an aspect of the question that doesn't resonate, change it to meet your needs.

I'm not planning to do this every day but two from the first week really resonated with me:

December 1: Best trip
Without a doubt it has to be our trip overseas. Thinking about it still brings that warm glow with it ... and it'll be fun to take each experience out of my box of memories, stroke and lovingly place it back in again. I seriously love the freedom of getting up each day knowing the whole day belongs to me, and with it comes the chance to make new memories, meet new people, visit friends and family ... and best of all to be open to experiencing whatever comes my way.


And how would I spend my trip except behind the camera experimenting with light and focus … and whatever else I can think of?

Fingers crossed we get to travel overseas this year as well.

December 2: Best restaurant experience
I have to say A1 bakery in Sydney Rd with Tina and Phil. Everything about A1 is so good: the food is hot, fresh and delicious. It doesn’t hurt, as well, that it’s seriously cheap!


Tina's choice for my second trip this year to A1 … doesn’t it look great?

Try this out if you’re interested … especially if you’re seriously looking for blog prompts.