I got ANOTHER, this time new, monitor and HALLELUJAH it is finally calibrated after hours on the phone with the manufacturers tech support (of course their calibration tool didn't work right but luckily I had my other calibration tool that did).
I am a happy happy girl today.
Now to catch up on my client editing.
Oh, and I have two fantastic monitors to sell if anyone is interested. One for graphics/photography editing (CRT Monitor) and the other is a 6 month old, 26" LCD amazing monitor not for photoshop editing but really awesome for gaming. :-)
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
The Move. . .
THIS:
Is causing all THIS:
Why? Because the monitor won't fit on my desk in my office so now we have to move my office to another room with a deeper desk. It's a HUGE pain (requires cleaning out 3 rooms!) but necessary for my photo editing.
It's nice to know we are loved, and I hope a huge sigh of relief will follow. Sorry Jenn, I'll keep working on AH to move to your town. :-)
Is causing all THIS:
Why? Because the monitor won't fit on my desk in my office so now we have to move my office to another room with a deeper desk. It's a HUGE pain (requires cleaning out 3 rooms!) but necessary for my photo editing.
It's nice to know we are loved, and I hope a huge sigh of relief will follow. Sorry Jenn, I'll keep working on AH to move to your town. :-)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Husband Errand
Today I asked AH to stop at the grocery store on his way home from work to buy a cucumber. AH brought me this:
Friday, May 14, 2010
Mechanically Inclined
Today Mr. B and his friend, Mr. A, took it upon themselves to ensure the undercarriage of my car was in tip-top shape:
Aren't they just so cute? Love those boys!
Aren't they just so cute? Love those boys!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Dear Tooth Fairy. . .
Mr. B pulled out another loose tooth today but accidentally lost it when playing this afternoon. He left this note under his pillow tonight for the Tooth Fairy:
Friday, May 7, 2010
Molerific
About 16 months ago AH had some moles inspected and biopsied off his body. One mole in particular came back with a funky report which got the dermatologist all worked up. Calls from them came in to me frequently with urgent requests for AH to come back in to have the mole in question removed - for good. I would pass the messages on to AH and AH, being a guy, put off going back in until I finally gave the dermatologist AH's work number and instructed them to nag AH and not me. It worked. AH had the mole in question removed from his back earlier this week. The next night I removed the bandages so I could clean the area and was flabbergasted by the sheer surface area removed from AH's back.
The length of the stitched up area is 3"!!! AH was not walking around with a gigantic mole on his back so I am very perplexed as to why so much tissue had to be removed in comparison with the actual size of the mole. However, I do know that skin cancer is not something you mess with so I am glad they got all the tissue and hope no further procedures will be needed.
The length of the stitched up area is 3"!!! AH was not walking around with a gigantic mole on his back so I am very perplexed as to why so much tissue had to be removed in comparison with the actual size of the mole. However, I do know that skin cancer is not something you mess with so I am glad they got all the tissue and hope no further procedures will be needed.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Moving is Overrated
My friend and I met at the gym yesterday and completed the Body Pump class. It is an hour of intense weight training with 30 strangers wherein you must continue even when your arms or legs are quivering in petition of a break because you refuse to look like a doofus and stop before anyone else, so you push on.
Turns out I am still the doofus, today I am nearly unable to walk.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Time Out For The Ladies
Shortly after our return home from kayaking I took off again with nine girl friends to a wonderfully uplifting conference called Time Out For Women. Yep, it is just for women (though I think there was one man in the audience this time - and we loved him for it). Normally I attend this conference every other year with my SIL who lives in another state; we both drive and meet up at the conference. This year I decided to round up a group of friends from my area to go with me.
I came away from the weekend feeling renewed and having a notebook filled with inspiring quotes and ideas.
One of our favorite presenters was Mariama Kallon. Her story of struggle, war, endurance and faith touched all of our hearts. We all shed tears with her as she recounted her life living in Sierra Leons during their civil war and how she came to know God and found her way to America.
Of course I met up with my SIL again.
Our journey home had a 3 hour detour in Moses Lake. I've been sworn to secrecy as to this pit stop and what it entailed but I will stay it involved the Golden Corral, square dancers, prom, Walmart and a wooden chicken.
Below are some of my notes and favorite messages/quotes from the weekend:
Sister Hinckley was once asked how to have a successful marriage. Her quick reply, "Lower your expectations." - as told by Virginia Hinckley Pearce
How will you know if you are growing spiritually? (taken from Dallin H. Oaks talk "The Challenge to Become")
- You will start losing your disposition to do evil.
- You will begin to see things as Heavenly Father or Jesus Christ see them.
"The fast track to misery is to compare yourself to others." - V.H. Pearce
"Everyone is on their own path. Each path is successful if you are doing what the Lord has asked." - V.H. Pearce
"Peace joy and hope are available to those who measure success properly." - Julie Beck
"We can be out of touch by being consumed by the world." - Ardeth Kapp
"I have a photographic memory, but not same day delivery." - Ardeth Kapp
"Be your own kind of best mom; be the kind of mom your kids need." - Linda Eyre & Shawna Eyre Pothier
S. Michael Wilcox shared this regarding Hope:
Look Forward - hope comes on where we put our eyes
Look Backwards - to see what we have accomplished, to know what we can do
Look Beside You - HE walks with us
Wendy Ulrich shared these gems:
1. Stop worrying about your weaknesses - instead identify and focus on your strengths.
In an answer to prayer when she felt inadequate she received this answer: "I didn't call you on a mission for your weaknesses, I called you for your strength."
2. Don't try to get motivated to exercise. Commit to just 2 minutes of exercise, the motivation to go longer will follow.
3. Stop trying to find friends. Instead, develop skills of friendship.
4. Don't try to feel happy. Try to feel grateful, do the gratitude exercise each day.
5. Celebrate failure. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing ___________?
- badly = this is better than not at all and often where most lessons are learned.
6. Don't practice resisting temptation. Instead, practice distraction, feed your real hunger, take back your power over what you can control.
7. Don't endure to the end.
"Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." - President Hinckley
Savor everyday delights.
Emily Freeman shared some ideas for finding hope.
"Part of learning to love life is learning to love the journey." - Emily Freeman
Each day list a favorite thing. As you review your list it will give you hope each day.
Give with simplicity.
"Hope sustains the soul in moments that would otherwise destroy us." - Emily Freeman
I came away from the weekend feeling renewed and having a notebook filled with inspiring quotes and ideas.
One of our favorite presenters was Mariama Kallon. Her story of struggle, war, endurance and faith touched all of our hearts. We all shed tears with her as she recounted her life living in Sierra Leons during their civil war and how she came to know God and found her way to America.
Of course I met up with my SIL again.
Our journey home had a 3 hour detour in Moses Lake. I've been sworn to secrecy as to this pit stop and what it entailed but I will stay it involved the Golden Corral, square dancers, prom, Walmart and a wooden chicken.
Below are some of my notes and favorite messages/quotes from the weekend:
Sister Hinckley was once asked how to have a successful marriage. Her quick reply, "Lower your expectations." - as told by Virginia Hinckley Pearce
How will you know if you are growing spiritually? (taken from Dallin H. Oaks talk "The Challenge to Become")
- You will start losing your disposition to do evil.
- You will begin to see things as Heavenly Father or Jesus Christ see them.
"The fast track to misery is to compare yourself to others." - V.H. Pearce
"Everyone is on their own path. Each path is successful if you are doing what the Lord has asked." - V.H. Pearce
"Peace joy and hope are available to those who measure success properly." - Julie Beck
"We can be out of touch by being consumed by the world." - Ardeth Kapp
"I have a photographic memory, but not same day delivery." - Ardeth Kapp
"Be your own kind of best mom; be the kind of mom your kids need." - Linda Eyre & Shawna Eyre Pothier
S. Michael Wilcox shared this regarding Hope:
Look Forward - hope comes on where we put our eyes
Look Backwards - to see what we have accomplished, to know what we can do
Look Beside You - HE walks with us
Wendy Ulrich shared these gems:
1. Stop worrying about your weaknesses - instead identify and focus on your strengths.
In an answer to prayer when she felt inadequate she received this answer: "I didn't call you on a mission for your weaknesses, I called you for your strength."
2. Don't try to get motivated to exercise. Commit to just 2 minutes of exercise, the motivation to go longer will follow.
3. Stop trying to find friends. Instead, develop skills of friendship.
4. Don't try to feel happy. Try to feel grateful, do the gratitude exercise each day.
5. Celebrate failure. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing ___________?
- badly = this is better than not at all and often where most lessons are learned.
6. Don't practice resisting temptation. Instead, practice distraction, feed your real hunger, take back your power over what you can control.
7. Don't endure to the end.
"Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." - President Hinckley
Savor everyday delights.
Emily Freeman shared some ideas for finding hope.
"Part of learning to love life is learning to love the journey." - Emily Freeman
Each day list a favorite thing. As you review your list it will give you hope each day.
Give with simplicity.
"Hope sustains the soul in moments that would otherwise destroy us." - Emily Freeman
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