Snapshots -Surprise Romantic Trip to Disneyland!

Snapshots of my California Christmas

Snapshots around the neighborhood where my family lives

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 

Instagram and my not so beautiful life

For longest time I have wanted an Iphone. Not because it's a cool phone and not because everyone has one. I wanted one for only one reason - I wanted to be able to use Instagram. There is something so lovely and nostalgic about the photos that are created by others, and I wanted to be part of it. I was taking photo's with my Samsung Android phone and sharing them on Facebook. So Instagram was the next logical step. Besides all my friends were doing it (smile). 

Once I finally got the Iphone - which was only about 2 months ago - something happened that I wasn't expecting. I got extremely click shy - and couldn't think of anything to take to photo's of. I found myself taking the standard cliché  food, coffee, and feet shots. How boring, right? I also discovered that my life isn't as interesting as I thought! Big shocker. So I didn't really use Instagram much, and my new shiny white Iphone became just another fun gadget. 

Also - I wasn't really into using Instagram because my normal daily life isn't that beautiful! I don't have this gorgeous house filled with beautiful lovelies. I don't make arty meals and display them on delicate plates with silk napkins to wipe my polished hands on. I have houseplants that misbehave, I eat pretty normal food, and although I love beautiful things - I have never actually liked "stuff" - I've never been in any one place long enough to even start collecting beautiful things. 

To be honest I still even have most of my clothes in a suitcase and if I had to move tomorrow - Everything I wanted would be able to fit into a small weekend bag, and of course I'd grab my birds! 

Anyway. So I have been using Instagram. I decided to embrace that it might not be that impressive - but it's my life. My story. It's not that beautiful - but it's real and it's me. 

So I'll start sharing. If you look at the tab on the top of this blog for " Instagram" that is where I'll be posting my photos. I tried to catch up a little bit and put up some a few collages of whats when been going on!

and here I just posted the two latest Instagram photos. Lewis and I saying hello, and a pile of cards I printed two days ago.

X Lorraine