Five on Friday

1. I saw this fun use for ribbons on the Peachy Cheap website this morning:

I love the way they incorporated ribbons into the layout. There's a lot I like about this layout in terms of design - did anyone notice the scalloped edge? - but I don't like that patterned paper!

2. I am hoping to make substantial progress on my Week in the Life album this weekend - I sat down and thought about it a lot last night and I think I know how I will proceed. I will post pictures of my progress on Monday.

3. I am so happy to be done with Chapter 3!! I sent it off to the advisors on Tuesday, but I am still basking in the glow.

4. I am currently reading Transitivity by Hopper and Thompson (1980). I wish I was reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

5. I only have to wish for 5 more days - on Wednesday we are going here with Patrick's company and I will read for fun the whole time! I'm not taking my computer with me or any thoughts about my dissertation. I am so looking forward to it!

And a bonus because it's Friday: Stacy Julian was a guest blogger on Creating Keepsakes' blog and I thought her post nicely summed up her scrapbooking philosophy as I've been learning about it on the Paperclipping Roundtable: Generally speaking we have far more photos than we can ever hope to scrapbook. The good news is there are so many amazing ways to share and use photos—and they all count. Focused attention however is at a premium these days, so when you do decide to dedicate an hour or two to scrapbooking, please don’t feel behind or overwhelmed. Instead, find a photo of someone you love and write about them. Don’t worry about scrapbooking all the events and special moments. If all you can do is create one page a month (or a year) about the people you love most—you will accomplish a grand and important thing.

Week in the Life, Day 7

By the numbers:
83 photos
3 pages of notes
2 receipts
1 church bulletin

By the photos:

Week in the Life, Day 6

By the numbers:
70 photos
3 pages of notes
1 jersey number
1 bike number
2 route maps
1 wristband


By the photos:

Week in the Life, Day 5

By the numbers:
51 photos
2 screenshots
2.5 sheets of notes
1 business card
Hill Country Ride postcard
Spandex Saves tag

By the photos:
Kick-off dinner for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS

Test riding the tandem:

Laying out our gear in preparation for the ride tomorrow:

Charging the iPhone, a necessary task:

Putting the Netflix out in the mail after watching it:

Week in the Life, Day 4

By the numbers:
40 photos
2 pages of notes
1 printed email
Several draft pages of chapter 3
2 receipts
2 random post-it notes to myself
1 Zyrtec wrapper

By the photos:

In a rush this morning:

Garbage day:

What's in our fridge right now:

What my husband thinks of Day 4 of Week in the Life:

A new day

I really like this quote from Emerson that Ali Edwards posted on her blog today:
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."

Week in the Life, Day 3

By the numbers:
151 photos!! You got that right, it more than makes up for my 4 photos yesterday.
2 printed out emails
3 pages of notes
3 pages of thoughts on the conversations I had today

By the photos:
Apparently what I look like while I wait for the bus in the morning. Squinty and ready to get away from the bus stop.


The bus finally arrives. The bus driver said he was going to charge me for taking his photo.


Trying to finish my nemesis, aka Chapter 3


Frozen yogurt after an impromptu outdoor Earth Day movie. Do love that husband of mine, especially since shortly after this smiley photo I had a dissertation meltdown moment.


I thought I should add that I was able to take so many pictures because I held my camera along my whole (walking) commute against my body and took a picture every time I reached a milestone, either by turning, going up stairs, or crossing the street. I did this both directions to get both perspectives.