My 30 Project

About this blog

Two years ago I started this blog as a list of fun things I wanted to accomplish in the year before I turned 30. Now I'm 31, and this blog has become a memory log of photos I've taken, adventures I've gone on, things I've learned from my 5 year old daughter, and a whole bunch of other crap that happens to pop in my head. I hope you enjoy.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

phursday phavorite photo

Since my 365 project is complete, I wanted to find some way to keep up with my favorite photo collection. And although I don't have the time commitment to continue with another 365 project, I decided to do something weekly.

I was looking for a phancy phun name phor this photo project, and decided on "phursday phavorite photo." (Now I realize that that's spelled incorrectly, and that's part of phun.) "Phursday" because that's the way Sadie's best friend Sean pronounces words that start with "th-" (for example, "Nassy can I have some water, I'm firsty"); however I changed it to "ph-" to match (you catching what I'm throwing out here!?) I'm phairly certain that he may be ended his little "th-" lisp shortly, though, because I'm pretty sure I heard him pronounce a "th-" word correctly last week, and that made me sad. It's like one of the last baby-ish things about him, and I want to hold on to it phorever.

Sniff.

So anyway, here we go. Phirst phavorite photo in what I hope to keep up on a weekly basis.

Phederal Hill (alright I'll stop...) Federal Hill last weekend when Brandon and Ashleigh were in town and we were heading to the Orioles' game.

I really love this picture because it's a pretty clear depiction of typical Baltimore rowhomes. I love the teal shutters, and the difference in height among the houses. They are the same, yet different. It sums up much of the charm of Baltimore, or Charm City as it's been nicknamed, but also shows that although Baltimore is very much a city, it's a very TOWNY city. And you can almost imagine these houses, picked up, plucked apart, stretched out to become big grown up individual homes, and plunked down on Main Street, AnyTown, USA.

Just out of curiosity, I tweaked this photo into black and white, and got this:

I also played with the colors a bit and ended up with this:

Then finally took it a step further, where it almost looks like a product of Instagram in this variation:

I think I still like the original, straight out of the camera, the best...but I like that despite the variety of color tweaks, the general mood of the photo stays in tact.

A little chunk of Charm City at its phinest.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

365 project - the final installment

13. Take a picture every day for one year - DONE!

It's been almost a full month since my birthday came and went, and a full month since I completed my 365 project. But for some reason I found myself avoiding writing this last post. Something about it felt so...final.

I've enjoyed this little project so much. Sometimes taking a photo every single today became an arduous task. Especially after a long, rather boring, monotonous day. I'd realize I hadn't captured a single shot of ANYTHING, and the sun was already going down, leaving little options. Other days I knew exactly where my photo was going to come from, as Sadira and I prepared for an event, or special day.

But as I skim over the photos, all 367 of them (extra for the leap year, and another extra because I took a photo on both June 21st's), I realized that some of my most favorite shots were the ones of the ordinary days. Capturing moments that otherwise would not have been documented. Pictures of the every day things in my house, or my life that I see CONSTANTLY, but would never stop to admire and take a photo. Like this, or this, or this, or this.

Some of them speak to me SO much, that I almost feel like I'm transported back to that moment. Not so much because the photo is great, but because I LIVED it, and the memories of that moment in time come back to me so quickly when I see the image. Like this, or this, or this, or this.

Ahhh....natsukashi.

And finally some of them make me genuinely PROUD. Because I feel the composition is good, the colors are right, and the light is well balanced. Don't get me wrong, I have a long way to go honing my skills, but there are definitely some that I'd be proud to hang on my wall. Like this, or this, or this, or this, or this.

And while I'd really like to be able to tell you that I plan on continuing with this project, to keep it up for another year or so...I just don't see that happening. BUT, I may continue with a favorite photo of the week and just post it here on my blog. For my own memory, and to look back on and think, "Natsukashi!"

In the meantime...here's my final installment.

6.1.12

Kerri's "make-over." How beautiful you are after three 4 year olds got ahold of ya, Ker!

6.2.12

Rockin' like grandparents. Livin' it up at the Cracker Barrel.

6.3.12

Posing like a "fashion."

6.4.12

The view from above at the end of an Orioles' game.

6.5.12

I love this big beautiful tree, and nature's symmetry.

6.6.12

Clouds look just like a blanket of cotton covering the sky.

6.7.12

Lightenin' bug season! Love catching these little critters at dusk.

6.8.12

Watching the big girls in one of their last dress rehearsals before the big day.

6.9.12

Happy Birthday, Morgan! Life is sweet with cotton candy and friends.

6.10.12

Mini Minnies. Sadie and Olivia in their matching outfits

6.11.12

First snowball of the season! This is truly when we know summer has arrived...Walther Gardens' snowballs are our absolute FAVE!

6.12.12

Natty Betty! Sadie loves her, so when we found this sticker the only natural spot for it was on her window.

6.13.12

Potato Head Party! I'm not sure who had more fun creating these...Sadira, or me and Sutton.

6.14.12

Tall ships have docked at the Inner Harbor for Sailabration.

6.15.12

House warming! Having a great day of summer fun celebrating the Baranowskis' new home.

6.16.12

On board the Mexico boat at Sailabration. What a view from the deck of the tall ships!

6.17.12

Pug kisses. Sadie and Tallulah lovin' on one another.

6.18.12

Magnolia tree. Over this year this tree has grown larger and larger and is now as tall as the house! I snapped a photo of this bloom from the back deck at my grandparents' house.

6.19.12

Kisses for Addisyn. Little Miss is in town from Hawaii...and we're straight from dance dress rehearsal.

6.20.12

Sushi! The meal of choice for new year's eve and birthday eve this year.

6.21.12

Best birthday present ever...an awesome performance from my little star.

Weeks Twelve and Thirteen

Weeks Fourteen and Fifteen

Weeks Sixteen and Seventeen

Weeks Eighteen and Nineteen

Weeks Twenty, Twenty-one, and Twenty-two

Weeks Twenty-three, Twenty-four and Twenty-five

Weeks Twenty-six, Twenty-seven and Twenty-eight

Weeks Twenty-nine, Thirty and Thirty-one

Weeks Thirty-two, Thirty-three and Thirty-four

Weeks Thirty-five, Thirty-six and Thirty-seven

Weeks Thirty-eight, Thirty-nine and Forty

Weeks Forty-one, Forty-Two, and all of April

Month of May

For my complete project, visit: NassyMirjaf's 365 Project.

Monday, July 2, 2012

365 project - month of may

13. Take a picture every day for one year.

5.1.12

Tinkerbell is in the house!

5.2.12

Re-organized the closet...ahhh, out with the old and in with the new!

5.3.12

Cultural day parade at St. Casimir's. Sadira's class represented Ireland.

5.4.12

Summertime. Not "technically" here yet, but it's certainly feeling more and more like it every day.

5.5.12

Birthday party. Two sweet little classmates at a princess birthday party.

5.6.12

Avocado. Yummm.

5.7.12

A sweet little sentiment for all of the mommies out there.

5.8.12

IKEA's official product tester...and YES, we want this purple sofabed for our basement!

5.9.12

Rainy day? Doesn't stop this girl. She just loves sporting her rain gear.

5.10.12

Barley salad. After four weeks of eating completely gluten free, I'm experimenting with introducing gluten back in, in healthier more nutritious forms. Bachelor number one is barley.

5.11.12

Little Miss Mariska. Only a week old, and at just under 6lbs, she's officially the tiniest baby I've ever held.

5.12.12

Gala night. Moms are ready for the black tie affair!

5.13.12

No better way to spend Mother's Day than with my girl, good friends, and dem O's hon!

5.14.12

New puppy: Sadie's new little friend, Fritz. Lucky for me, he lives at her Daddy's house. :-)

5.15.12

Sweet ladybug for my sweet Sadie-Bug

5.16.12

B*tches be crazzzzay...the battle of the Barbies versus Disney Princesses just got outta control.

5.17.12

LOVE. The mural outside of Sadie's dance studio. She's been wanting to get a photo with this wall for months, but it's never light enough when she gets out. Today there was just a tiny bit of sunshine left!