The Walking Dead in Instagram Photos

I am so excited that The Walking Dead is finally coming back on this Sunday! If you don't watch it I'm sorry that you won't "get" this post. Honestly this show just sucks you in and it basically becomes an addiction. I am not big into zombie stuff and I have always feared anything that was related to zombies. I love The Walking Dead because it has a great story line and always keeps you on the edge of your seat. I always take photos of screen shots while watching it. My favorite character is still Rick, second Daryl...


The show amazes me because it just keeps getting better. The third season has been so intense and I can't even imagine what the season finale is going to be like. I know it's going to suck waiting for it to start up again. Cody and I have actually not watched our cable since the show has been off. We aren't huge TV fans anymore, but The Walking Dead sucks us in.

I know a lot of you watch it, so who is your favorite character? Do you have a favorite episode?

32 Things Before 32 List // #29 Surprise Someone

I have been thinking about my 32 Things Before 32 List lately since January is already GONE. I thought to myself,"I better start seriously doing some of that stuff." It's amazing how just typing out a list on your blog motivates you to do things. During my day job I do price markdowns. I put things on clearance. I was marking down some things in our electronics department, when I realized one of them was a Nintendo DSi. Cody's wanted one for awhile now, but we could never justify the cost. I marked it down to $44. Amazing.


Cody and I never surprise each other with gifts. I debated on waiting till Valentines Day to give it to him. We usually don't give gifts for VDay either. I decided it would be more of a surprise if I just gave it to him the day I bought it. I decided to send him a text message letting him know that when he got home from work I had a surprise for him. He was so confused, but excited. I bought him the game Kingdom of Hearts. I wrapped the DSi up so he would have to unwrap it...


His face was priceless. He truly was surprised. That's what I wanted. :)
A gift just because. Isn't that how gift giving should be?

I plan to surprise people throughout the year. I wanted to share this with you because I may not be able to have photos of all the other surprises I attempt to pull off. Plus, I think it's a great reminder that we should do this for our spouses, friends and family from time to time. I'm not good about doing it myself, so that's why it's on my list for this year. Everyone loves surprises! So why not put a smile on someone's face?

Do you have a surprise story you'd like to share? I'd love to hear it.
See my full 32 Things Before 32 List HERE.

DIY Painting // A Lorax Quote

I knew I wanted to do a painting for our bedroom. I wasn't sure what I was going to paint until we watched the movie The Lorax. I wanted a positive message on my wall to read everyday. The Lorax had a great message and I knew right away what quote I wanted to paint. I designed it on Photoshop and then printed it out...


I decided to cut each word or sentence out so that I could choose the placement myself. I have a projector that I bought years ago at Hobby Lobby. It has come in handy for many projects. It's great for tracing images onto walls or canvases. All you need is a dark room and you are set to go...


I didn't know how all the wording was going to fit on the canvas, so I just freely moved around each word/sentence till I liked the way it looked. I loved the word UNLESS very large at the top. Of course, it would be better to measure this all out before hand,..but I never do things that way. HA! Then I started tracing...


As you can see even tracing is never perfect. Fast forward and can see the finished traced design...
Since I didn't measure the design out there is a blank spot at the bottom of the canvas.
I didn't think it looked bad so I left it that way. Plus I was just happy it all fit!!
Since my bedroom is painted pink I decided to decorate the room with touches of gold and silver. I have never like gold in the past but it's really grown on me. Someday I will get the room done and you will get to see it. I love the gold paint! It's so pretty. Here you can see the painting after one coat of paint...


Here it is finished...

I still have some pencil marks to erase. My O's got a little crazy. ;) It was hard to keep it perfect. I am happy with it though. I prefer just hanging my own paintings in my home or photographs I have taken.

What do you think? Do you make your own art for your home?
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COLOR OF THE MONTH: PURPLE

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I picked purple for the February color of the month because it's one of my least favorite colors. Yes, it's true. I do however love purple hair and purple flowers. Pink or red would of been to predictable since Valentine's day is in February. Oh, I also do wear purple eye shadow everyday. Purple is just not a color that I have in my wardrobe or decorate with in my home. Purple hair, WOW!! Beautiful.
What do you think of purple???

Netflix Must See: The Lorax

Yes, this movie has been out awhile but Cody and I just now watched it. When they added it to Netflix recently I was super excited. Most of my Netflix Must See posts are about documentaries so I wanted to share The Lorax today instead. I have never been into Dr. Seuss and had never even heard of The Lorax. I remember when the previews for the movie were on TV and I thought it looked really funny. Not only was it funny, it was really cute and had a GREAT MESSAGE!


When I watched this movie for the first time I cried my eyes out. Yes a children's movie made me cry A LOT. The message was so strong and the topic was something I care about a lot. Even though this movie is geared towards children it had so much truth in it. The cartoon people in the movie are so worried about having "stuff" that they forget about the importance of nature and trees. All they care about is money and possessions. A lot like real life. The movie warmed my heart. I fell in love with all the animals, especially the bears!!! Adorable.


I highly recommend this movie because the level of cuteness is off the charts. It has a great message, story and was done very well. Instead of putting a preview video of the movie on my blog, I found a clip of one of my favorite scenes...



Have you seen The Lorax? Do kids movies ever make you cry??
The official Lorax movie website HERE.

PHOTO A DAY // JANUARY

Sammy & Norman are always cuddling together.

Blog Planning \\ Self Portrait

Picking Out A Ceiling Fan \\ Grocery Shopping

Painting my Bedroom PINK

Using my Bike Trainer for the first time

Been watching vintage Garfield \\ Love my Precious Moment & vintage photo of my mom and me
Kitty dinnertime \\ Drawing for our closet design plan

Snow

Found a new grocery store with lots of organic and vegan goodies

Muffins turned 13 years old! \\ My painting for our bedroom

My mood \\ Cody & Chloe

Listening to a lot of Black Keys lately

Thrifted books \\ Barrett and the other kitties cuddling in the background

Decorating details in our bedroom

Watched a film about the Ocean \\ Printed out my Bag It Booklet

A beautiful Day in Cheyenne

Been visiting the bike shop a lot lately \\ Went for a winter bike ride finally

Visited the Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary

Chloe cuddled on my lap while I blogged \\ Simon cuddling with Cody

Finally bought a sketchbook \\ Chocolate makes work better

Well there is January VIA Instagram! I was so proud of myself for not forgetting to take a photo everyday.
I really enjoyed taking a photo daily. They had more meaning to me by picking my own things to photograph.
Did you do a photo challenge? Leave me a link so I can check out your photos!!!
I plan to do this every month this year. It's my own personal 365 Day Project.