{what am i thinking?...1/366, 2/366 & 3/366}

i fail at photography challenges.  like flat out fail.  miserably.  currently?  i'm doing 4.  yes.  4.  i am doing a project 366 with both my dslr as well as my iPhone.  i'm doing a 12 month project through clickinmoms and i'm doing a 52 week project as well.  boo.  totally setting myself up to fail.  or not.  who knows?  i really just want to heat the last time i did it.  that would make me happy.  the last time i attempted a 365 i made it 61 days.  not too shabby.  lol.

here are my first three pictures from my dslr project 366.

{25 days of christmas...1, 2, 3 & 4}

i'm already behind.  go figure.  ;)

check out the {original} post with the link to the original blog post.

day 1.  lights.  i actually took these with my actual camera and not my iphone.  can you believe it?!  lol.

day 2.  decorations.  we don't really have "decorations".  so lisa and i went to her mom's house and i snapped some iphone pics of hers.  :)

i loved this bowl....

and of course, her carolers....

and she's already got her tree all decorated too!

day 3. gifts. we have purchased everything for the kids but it's all at lisa's mom's house and not wrapped pretty. here are some of the bedsets they are gonna get. exciting huh?

day 4. tradition. last year "balsam" our scout elf came to visit for the first time. the kids love waking up each morning and seeing who can find him first.

{another photo challenge type thing that i will ultimately fail at....oh well}

i know.  i never finished the grateful challenge.  i know.  i'm a failure.  a giver upper.  a loser.  i know.  but i have a great excuse!  kind of.  lol.  i get caught up in "real life" and forget.  it's been such a busy month over here in my neck of the woods.  this week alone consisted of one emergency visit to the emergency room and one scheduled visit to the surgery center.  all for little ones under 7.  i'm not real good dealing with stress related to my kiddos.  i'm really good at hiding it though.  i tend to bottle it up because i don't want them to see me upset and get upset or scared themselves so i put on my brave face as all parents do.  and then, i get sick.  lol.  i feel like absolute poop this week. 

but more on my crazy week later.  for now, i leave you with the {list}.  i found it over at {positively present}.  i might be most excited about this challenge.  i wanted to start my own holiday photo challenge but then i found this one and it's perfect.  because really, how could i start a challenge for other people when i can't finish them myself?!

I have confidence in this one because i LOVE LOVE LOVE christmas.  it's my absolute favorite holiday and favorite time of the year.  this month is going to fly by and i'd love to have some pics to remember it by.  i'm going to attempt to use my dslr for most of the days but *may* use iphone fill ins.  and again, no rules.  i'm gonna fly by the seat of my pants!  ;)

Day 1: Lights

Day 2: Decorations

Day 3: Gifts

Day 4: Tradition

Day 5: Santa

Day 6: Stockings

Day 7: Snow

Day 8: Tree

Day 9: Treats

Day 10: Joy

Day 11: Carols

Day 12: Vintage

Day 13: Festive

Day 14: Glitter

Day 15: Warmth

Day 16: Ornaments

Day 17: Wreath

Day 18: Giving

Day 19: Reindeer

Day 20: Memories

Day 21: Bells

Day 22: Cookies

Day 23: Sparkle

Day 24: Xmas Eve

Day 25: Unwrapped

{30 days of gratitude}

it's official.  i'm doing this photography challenge.  I"m gonna link up with {Yvette} and {Kendra}.  anyone else want in?  i'm using my iphone for this challenge.  i use it a lot anyways.  i think it will be a heck of a lot less stressful than trying to shoot a pic everyday with my dslr.

join us! let me know if you want in and i'll link you up too. :)

{i found 2 new photography challenges}

cause i'm a sucker.  i don't know if i will do them right now or at all for that matter.  but i love the idea of it.  :)