Don't forget....

Just in case you haven't checked - I've been making collages and posting them weekly! If you look at the top of the blog under " Instagram " you will see my snapshots of daily life.. here and there.

The whole reason I got an iPhone 4 ( about two months ago I think) was so that I could get the amazing camera!

Taking photo's is one of my passions but it's hard to lug around a camera all day - every day - all the time. So my solution was my cell phone. 

I mentioned before on another post that I don't think my life is really picture beautiful - not compared to all those others on Instagram - BUT - it's my life so I'm going to embrace it! 

but mostly  I do it for my mom.

I'm posting the latest snapshots here because I wanted to say that a few cool things have happened.

the first - remember Lewis? The parrot I had to find a new home for? Well he's here visiting for a few days while his new family is on holiday! I've been getting to know his new " Mom " and she's pretty cool. 

She decided that I would be his babysitter! Even cooler- she will babysit Blu when it's my turn for holiday! 

The second thing - See that photo of my ear? yeah! I got a new piercing! I now have a double conch in my left ear. This is no easy thing - ouch! The first conch piercing I had took almost a year to heal and was very painful. So far this new one is going pretty well. Maybe my easiest piercing yet. I am a big fan of piercing - and if it wasn't for my husband stopping me - and my mom before that - I'd have my whole face pierced up. I can't help - I love it - it's addicting.

x Lorraine 

Working from home turned me into a bird lady

When people hear that I work from home it often results in people being jealous of me. They automatically visualize sleeping in till noon, never getting dressed, or ask the most obvious question " so what do you do for work? " The last one bothers me so much - but that is another blog post for later. For now I'll address the first two points. Yes, it is possible to sleep in till noon- and sometimes I do. Yes, I do enjoy being able to wear whatever  I want. But - I've always worn exactly what I wanted since I was a kid - not a big deal. Really, ask my mom. She'll tell you how in 6th grade she got a call from the principal at my Catholic school asking her " Did you know your daughter came to school in a lingerie slip as a dress? " 

Anyway ... it usually surprises people when I tell them that it's very lonely working from home. It is so quiet and still. In the winter this can be depressing. I admit the first year was amazing, but two years later it's just boring and lonely. 

So before you feel sorry for me - let's go back to the point of this posting, and oh yeah did you see those super cute bird photos?! yes. So about a 1.5 months ago - I decided that I needed some company in the house. I thought about puppies, bunnies, and adopting a kid. ( kidding about the kid!) This list narrowed down to - no list at all the moment I walked by a bird cage in the local pet store. I saw two silly birds sitting so close together - they looked like one bird. I was told they were little dwarf parrots. In the U.S. they are known as lovebirds. 

I found a bird farm in a little village close to my city.I went and and came home with my little green parrot. We thought at the time she was a girl and her name was Donna. Well she turned out to be a boy. So he became Lewis. We named him after a character on the television series called " Suits." 

Three weeks later we went back for another one. We figured that Lewis would need a buddy when I'm off traveling or visiting home for the holidays. So we brought home Blu! She was only about three weeks old and we had to hand feed her. She was also a kind of birthday gift for Paul. 

Now my life is run by these little parrots, and I wouldn't have it any other way. So I'm kind of a bird lady now. I just wanted to introduce them to you. So yeah now you can be jealous of me ;)

X Lorraine