Today I did a portfolio photo shoot for Sarah (with Fresh Frame Photography). This basically meant that Sarah will use the photo shoot for her portfolio, so she got to try a few things to see how they turned out so she knows what works and what doesn't work for future photo shoots. The photo shoot was really involved, with multiple locations and outfit changes. The surprising part was that I really enjoyed it, despite it being 40 degrees outside and having to wear dresses, go barefoot, and lay on the beach, pretending it was summer. I was shocked because I usually a)don't like getting my picture taken, b)feel really uncomfortable trying different things that I might possibly look weird doing or that passersby can plainly see. I can honestly say that I mostly have Sarah to thank for making me feel really comfortable and relaxed but I also just think that being pregnant (and possibly just being older) makes me feel way less self-conscious about what other people think and I find that I really like that. I hate to say it, but I used to be more self-conscious about things than I ever should have been and am glad to see that I am not like that anymore. I guess I never really realized that I changed until I had to pose in front of a camera and think summery thoughts instead of worrying about what the other people on the beach might be thinking about how crazy I was to lie on the beach!
What I learned: I am less self-conscious than I used to be, which allowed me to participate in an amazing photo shoot with wonderful results (thanks Sarah!).
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Monday, February 13, 2012
English Hothouse Cucumber
I am currently helping Sarah out with a photo project by posing in pictures that include me holding produce that corresponds to the size of my baby in utero. Every week I get an email from babycenter.com that details the length and weight of my baby and compares it to a fruit or vegetable. Sometimes they choose a fruit or vegetable based on length and sometimes on weight. This past week, it stated that my baby was approximately the length of an English hothouse cucumber (14 inches) (see picture here). But what really is an English hothouse cucumber and how is it different than a regular cucumber? Wikipedia for one doesn't even have a page for it! But according to this website, a hothouse cucumber is longer and has less seeds. Okay, that's really not that much different.
What I learned: A hothouse cucumber, often just called an English Cucumber, is longer and has less seeds than a regular cucumber.
What I learned: A hothouse cucumber, often just called an English Cucumber, is longer and has less seeds than a regular cucumber.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Walgreens, Beef Jerky and Economic Analysis
Why limit yourself to learning only one new thing a day? Here are some things I learned today:
1. To buy an 8.5x11 linen photo book from walgreens costs $19.99 plus $6.99 for shipping. OR you can choose in-store pickup and pay only $5.00 and...that's it. FIVE DOLLARS! This is a new option available from walgreens and not all walgreens stores are capable of printing the photo books in-store. Luckily there are several within ten minutes of my house. Now I want to make photo books of all the digital pictures I've taken in the past 5 years.
2. Do not be frugal when it comes to beef jerky. Instead of going with the highly superior and pricey Jack Link's today to satisfy my craving, I opted to spend an entire dollar less to buy the Steakhouse jerky (which I learned later is the store brand owned by Walgreens). Big mistake. It's not like this jerky was just less superior. It isn't even good. But my frugal side can't just throw it away. I have to eat it. Not only was I not able to satisfy my craving but now I have the added displeasure of having to eat the remainder of the Steakhouse Beef Jerky. And all to save one dollar. I hate being thrifty sometimes.
3. According to a 2011 study done by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Americans spend per month, on average, and in this economy, $256 on recreation items (things like sporting events, lottery, amusement parks, going to the movies, tvs, boats, computers), $121 on clothing, $161 at restaurants and almost $100 on things like games, toys, hobbies, jewelry (basically items that aren't necessities). Who on earth are these people? If I bought myself $121 in clothes in the past two years I'd be surprised. These numbers seriously boggle my mind. Looking at the analysis, if I take the average amount paid per month on all necessary items and subtract that from the average amount each American spends per month, I'd have $1719 extra a month, and that's just me. The survey is per person, not per household, meaning that Jared and I would have $3438 extra per month. And that's assuming that I spend the same on things that the average person does, which is usually not the case. For example, apparently the average person spends $42 a month on household cleaning supplies. What on earth are those people buying? In this cash strapped economy, it's no wonder people are having so many problems. If only solving our personal financial shortcomings were as easy as not going out to eat, reducing our trips to Six Flags Great America and not buying ourselves a yacht.
What I learned: Walgreens photo book are really cheap if you pick them up in-store. Do not skimp when craving beef jerky. Americans are materialistic spendthrifts, but I guess I already knew that :)
1. To buy an 8.5x11 linen photo book from walgreens costs $19.99 plus $6.99 for shipping. OR you can choose in-store pickup and pay only $5.00 and...that's it. FIVE DOLLARS! This is a new option available from walgreens and not all walgreens stores are capable of printing the photo books in-store. Luckily there are several within ten minutes of my house. Now I want to make photo books of all the digital pictures I've taken in the past 5 years.
2. Do not be frugal when it comes to beef jerky. Instead of going with the highly superior and pricey Jack Link's today to satisfy my craving, I opted to spend an entire dollar less to buy the Steakhouse jerky (which I learned later is the store brand owned by Walgreens). Big mistake. It's not like this jerky was just less superior. It isn't even good. But my frugal side can't just throw it away. I have to eat it. Not only was I not able to satisfy my craving but now I have the added displeasure of having to eat the remainder of the Steakhouse Beef Jerky. And all to save one dollar. I hate being thrifty sometimes.
3. According to a 2011 study done by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Americans spend per month, on average, and in this economy, $256 on recreation items (things like sporting events, lottery, amusement parks, going to the movies, tvs, boats, computers), $121 on clothing, $161 at restaurants and almost $100 on things like games, toys, hobbies, jewelry (basically items that aren't necessities). Who on earth are these people? If I bought myself $121 in clothes in the past two years I'd be surprised. These numbers seriously boggle my mind. Looking at the analysis, if I take the average amount paid per month on all necessary items and subtract that from the average amount each American spends per month, I'd have $1719 extra a month, and that's just me. The survey is per person, not per household, meaning that Jared and I would have $3438 extra per month. And that's assuming that I spend the same on things that the average person does, which is usually not the case. For example, apparently the average person spends $42 a month on household cleaning supplies. What on earth are those people buying? In this cash strapped economy, it's no wonder people are having so many problems. If only solving our personal financial shortcomings were as easy as not going out to eat, reducing our trips to Six Flags Great America and not buying ourselves a yacht.
What I learned: Walgreens photo book are really cheap if you pick them up in-store. Do not skimp when craving beef jerky. Americans are materialistic spendthrifts, but I guess I already knew that :)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Picasa and Walgreens
Today I learned how to successfully get my pictures from my online Picasa album onto walgreens' website in order to make a photo book. You see, Picasa seems to be set up so nicely-I take pictures on my phone, which automatically uploads to my Picasa web albums. Then I can log on and order prints from these albums with just a few clicks. However, I have never been able to order the pictures from an album by choosing that I want to put them in a photo book-you can only order actual prints. Today I decided to figure it out once and for all. You have to a) sync your web albums to Picasa 3 on your computer (since I don't upload my photos onto my computer from a camera, my pictures are only online). Then you have to b) find out where Picasa 3 stores these pictures (easily done, my docs/my pics/downloaded album/etc). Then c) on the walgreens website, you just have to log in, go to create a photo book and upload your pictures onto the website from your hard drive. Not only was this way too many steps, but it required me to use my own laptop to do this since the pictures had to be stored. This process also has the huge downside of having to wait for 153 pictures to download once onto your computer and then upload them again onto another website. My laptop is old, slow, annoying and the left mouse button just broke in half. Gah! After an hour, I successfully got 153 photos from our vacation out west into albums on walgreens.com to make into photo books at a later time...which turned out to be for the past two hours after Avery went to sleep.
And now my task is complete and I know how to make photo books from my prints on picasa...too bad it takes forever.
What I learned: How to make a photobook on the walgreens website using pictures from a picasa web album.
And now my task is complete and I know how to make photo books from my prints on picasa...too bad it takes forever.
What I learned: How to make a photobook on the walgreens website using pictures from a picasa web album.
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