Smirks & Quirks

Smirks & Quirks is the newest addition to As always, With Love. Each week you'll find a quirky feature. These posts will include those silly typos, fashion faux pas, funny quotes, cute pictures, wacky finds & my own blunder-wonders. I'm looking forward to the future posts...hope you are, too!

To kick us off this week we have "My Big Redneck Wedding." My husband ran across this show and recorded an episode for me. Such a sweetheart ;) Here are a couple clips that made me shake my head and snicker.

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Doggy Bridal

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Dunk A Bride!

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Scenery Wedding Cake of Bride & Groom

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Until next time!

As Always, with love,

Abigail

Tada!

Okay, so I've been dying to blog! There have been so many things screaming through my mind that I wanted to jot down for all to read. BUT, in my last blog I stated that my next blog would include the fulfillment of my challenge. Well, ladies & (hopefully some) gentlemen, I did it. Confession: Instead of taking the pictures with my camera, I used my camera phone. Lesson learned. Although the actual prints are nice, there is definitely and added blur that is not intentional. Needless to say, I will still frame them and love the fact that I took them. Some more Photoshop magic will be following very soon.

Take a gander at the pictures I took:

Picture #1

Picture #2

 Picture #3

 Picture #4

 Picture #5

Okay, what do you think? Which one is your favorite? I'm rather fond of #3.


I must say I enjoyed being intentionally creative. There will definitely be more moments like these and I can't wait to share! Did you take time this week to do something fun or new? I'm not sure what will be my next item to check off the list but I'm looking forward to it. Until then I have some fun, new stuff coming up for you to peek at!



 As always, with love,
Abigail



P.s.

RANDOM QUOTE: "Why does the sign by your front door say no soliciting? You really think people will be hanging around the front of your house??" "I think you're thinking of loitering."

Framed:

My sister's doodle she drew just for me:

Starved for Motivation

Ever since I posted last night I have been itching to come up with something new to write about. I must confess, though, that my first post last night was not a late night, spur of the moment, off the cuff kind of post. I had been thinking about starting a blog for some time and had previously written what I thought I would want to say. Mind you, it was still straight from the heart, in a pre-meditated sort of way.

There is something about a new project or idea that gets my wheels turning and I can brainstorm, plot & plan, and outline like no other! I like to have everything in order and details covered; it’s very left-brained of me. The problem lies in the fact that I think there is a war between the two sides of my brain. I am naturally very left-brained but I long to be actively right-brained!

I tend to be my own worst critic, like many of you, I’m sure. I can start opening up that right side of my brain, but then the left side kicks in with all the pros & cons. Sometimes it’s a battle just to shut my own mind up. I don’t know if it’s the thought of others judging my creativeness or fear of not being good enough in my creative ventures or just simply not making time to get around to it. I can have an idea and even sketch it out & make plans to begin, but the motivation to follow through always lacks.

Alas, there is hope! For the past 15 hours or so my mind has been flooded with ideas for my blog & I am excited to follow through with many of them to share with you beautiful people! Who knew a few minutes online could turn into a source of motivation to challenge myself in an arena I’ve always wanted. I certainly didn’t. Perhaps it’s the opportunity presented by this blog that affords me the purpose needed for my creativity. Whatever the reason, I’m happy with it.

Are you like me in this? It doesn’t have to be the same struggles exactly. Maybe you’ve been looking for an opportunity to make a simple change. Maybe you’ve wanted to do something new. Set a challenge this week; take a step to FINALLY do. Whether it’s big or small, whatever it may be, I’d love to hear! Please comment and fill me in on the challenge and how you met it. It’s always a comfort to know you’re not the only one.

_CHALLENGE #2:

PHOTOGRAPHY

*I’ve always wanted to take pictures and frame them for my own enjoyment. It’s something I’ve just never made time for. My next post? The fulfillment of this challenge.

As always, with love,

Abigail

p.s.

Challenge #1 was finally starting a blog! Mission accomplished. Oh & be sure to check out a the pages I added!



Why, Hello There!

With everyone and their mom going digital it's not a gigantic surprise that I've been contemplating the start of a blog. It was actually with the nudging of my mother that I finally decided to take the plunge. It wasn't until mom's encouraging words came along that I went through with it--mum does know best! I am convinced that even if my blog gets lost in the echoes of internet space, I will always have one true fan--my mom.

I must confess, though, that I don't have a target audience in mind nor am I specific in my topics of discussion. That probably breaks some sort of blogger code, but I'm okay with that. I simply want to share life with those who choose to read and comment back.  

With the busy lives practically every American leads, I do not intend to add to your frustrations or hectic schedules. I hope to do the opposite, in fact. To give you a 5-minute breather as you scroll through pictures, learn a quick fact or two, and even laugh as I share my own blunders.

Heres to 2011 and my first ever blogging-adventure!

As always, with love,
Abigail