The new me

Decided it's time to measure up and get slinky.

Here's my motivation- I asked Santa for this mirror for Christmas, and he replied that I have to make it myself. So I'm starting.

Here's my before picture:


Hope the after one is a better shape!!!






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Week 2 Project 365

My layouts for week 2 - I have found a simple template I love for this project, so here is last week's redone, plus the new one for this week.

Many thanks to Hummie at HummiesWorld for this template.

I have had an interesting time with photos this week, including learning some skills for taking self-portraits through a mirror and using my tripod and self timer. I still cannot get the smile right on cue for the self-timer flash- either too forced from holding it for 10 seconds, or just missing altogether.

One of my hobbies is family history researching. Great news this week was the on-line release of the 1911 UK census images - 2 years earlier than expected.

I hoped it would help solve the biggest mystery of my research- the whereabouts of Sidney Edward Hill,(or Sydney) born in London between 1856 and 1859, parentage and place unknown, married in London (certificate found) and migration to Australia, Boer War service, occupation, voting in Australia (all recorded). The last known was that he might have returned to UK in 1907-1908, but no death has been found for him. And no, he wasn't on the 1911 census either. So the mystery continues.

Still, I found images of several other family lines, but nothing unexpected yet.

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a wonderful new year - filled with peace, tolerance and justice for all.
A wonderful family Christmas was enjoyed by us, with family and friends and restrained celebrating by all.
Since then, I have spent time revisiting my Family History notes ( by way of reading before throwing out many handwritten paper pieces dating from 1996), taking photographs and scrapbooking both real life and digital forms.
I have chosen to take part in the Project 365- a photo a day recorded and scrapped (perhaps). I started this - a photo and a layout a day- first in 2007 and I created 2 months worth of layouts before work committments and life intervened. It is a big commitment, but highlights that something interesting happens every day- even mundane things can become interesting when photographed from a different angle, or journalled about in a clever way.
My first week's layouts: template by Claudette Wooddell-photo-a-day