focus on the little things…the week in review.

I have been feeling creatively inspired lately and on the trip back from Washington I said to C-tron “C-tron! Remind me when we get home that I want to paint this and sew that and draw this and take photos of that and write this and read that and cook this and try to eat that!” Well, we are 6 days in and so far pllllmmmmmmfffffffffff. None of the above have been accomplished. I suppose it is like a new years resolution to get fit (also something I need to do) and so you join a gym but never go…being a creative spirit I vow to feed that part of my brain and then don’t follow through (at least I don’t have to pay the gym membership fees!). Anyhow…the one thing I am attempting along with so many people this month of January is a photo a day. Not so much for the art but to just capture a moment in each day when I’m grateful or that brings joy. While some days have LOTS of these little moments and others are a bit mundane I think it helps me focus on the little things that make me really happy. So, here are a few from the past week…maybe this will become a new weekly thing, wouldn’t that be grand? (Side note: unfortunately this project will probably all be iphone photos since it takes me a bit less time to process them but that is ok….just don’t think less of me as a photographer for doing so).

January 6, 2012

January 5, 2012

January 4, 2012

January 3, 2012

January 2, 2012

January 1, 2012

Author: Ali Carras

At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change. I have closed my comments due to mass amounts of spam that no filter could ever control. Feel free to contact me abeckord [at] gmail.com! View all posts by Ali Carras