Tricia Adams

Ordinary Days

January 4, 2018 by Tricia Adams 1 Comment

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I think I’ve figured out why I barely make it out of January before giving up on my photo projects. It’s because I start them in January. In Indiana. When everything is frigid and dead and ugly and I’m stuck inside with a kid that won’t wear pants or take baths.

This scenario does not scream inspiration. The days are ordinary and blend together and before I know it I’ve forgotten my camera even exists. But I’m trying really hard to combat it and find the interesting inside, because Lord knows I’m not going anywhere when it’s 5 degrees outside.

So there I was, on the floor, trying to make a pile of Lego toys look interesting, when Skippy plopped down in front of me. Ok, buddy. If you insist.

January 2018 photo a day

I have to admit, he was more interesting than the toys.

And I must also admit that I forgot to take a picture of Wyatt, so right before bed I ushered him into the bathroom and told him we were taking a picture so he better try to look cute.

January 2018 Photo a Day

Close enough.

Camera: Canon Rebel T3i

Lens: Canon 24mm 2.8

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Remembering Daisy

January 3, 2018 by Tricia Adams Leave a Comment

Daisy Dog

(portrait of our special girl by Olga Wagner)

On January 3rd at 7:42 a.m., our precious Daisy passed from this world. Her health deteriorated very quickly, but she hung on long enough for a few more licks of peanut butter, and for us to all have a chance to say one last I love you.

I don’t know that I’ll ever have the right words to describe what that sweet dog meant to our family. You can feel her absence everywhere in this house. There’s a quiet that wasn’t there before. You don’t hear her nails clickity-clacking across the wood floor to get a drink of water in the kitchen. You don’t hear her sad, manipulative whimper whenever you’re eating. You don’t hear her soft snores while she snoozes on the couch.

There have been so many times over the past couple of days where I’ve expected her to be there, and the reality that she won’t ever be again has been too much to handle. I want to scratch her behind the ears and lounge with her on the couch and feed her the crusts off sandwiches. And I wonder how I never appreciated those things enough when she was here.

I will miss that girl forever. I’ll miss how she’d just eat entire fortune cookies, fortune and all, if you didn’t break it and pull the paper out first. I’ll miss how she had to lick every single plate even if all you had was a sandwich, because it might have some flavor left on it. I’ll miss how fast she could bolt away after she stole food out of your hand. I’ll miss feeding her whipped cream straight out of the can. I’ll miss sharing my french fries with her. I’ll miss her wiggling around on her back on the floor (we called her a shark dog when she did it). I’ll miss calling her fatty and piggy and tubbo and Daisy Girl. I’ll miss how she’d sit on the couch like a princess until someone brought her a blanket so she could get comfortable. I’ll miss seeing her laying in the sun. I’ll miss seeing her interact with my mom, her most favorite human, constant companion, and probably soulmate.

I know I’ll miss her in a million little ways that I haven’t thought of yet.

She was the most special dog I’ve ever known, and I am so, so lucky I got to be a part of her life.

Daisy Dog

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Orange

January 2, 2018 by Tricia Adams Leave a Comment

Today was special (and tiring) because we got to have my wild and crazy (and I totally mean that in a good way) niece for the day. She and Wyatt had so much fun playing and destroying the house, and watching movies, and destroying the house some more.

January 2018 photo a day

Totally worth how tired I feel right now.

My aunt bought them both matching hats and as hard as I tried, I couldn’t get a picture of them wearing them together. But I did get this gem of Wyatt.

January 2018 photo a day

Neon orange hat. On a bike. No pants. Sounds about right.

Camera: Canon Rebel T3i

Lens: Canon 24mm 2.8

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Here

January 1, 2018 by Tricia Adams 1 Comment

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It’s a brand new year, and another chance for me to swear I’m going to take more pictures and blog all the time but not follow through with it.

But you know, maybe this is the year I stick with it. Last year I feel like I learned how to let a lot of things go so I could have more time and energy to focus on what really interests me. And you know, being a “successful” blogger doesn’t interest me. I don’t care to take the time to make money at this. I don’t want to plan posts months in advance. I don’t want to stress out over get Pinterest-worthy pictures. I don’t want to work with brands or try to convince you this or that product is amazing. It’s just not me. And that’s why I haven’t been back to the old blog for a while, because it started to not really be me.

But maybe it can be me again. Maybe I’ll write more about our life and post more pictures. That’s how I started this whole thing in the first place, so I think it might be time to get back to it.

I figured I’d start again with another 365 photo challenge. Well, sort of 2 challenges. One is just any picture I capture that day that moves me (or, you know, that I can get at the last second when I forget to take one earlier). The second will be a picture of Wyatt. I really hope I can keep up with it because I’d love to have a photo of him every day this year. Thankfully he’s turning into quite the little ham, so getting him to pose for me is a lot easier these days.

365 photo challenge

How is he five? I swear I was just bringing him home from the hospital a month ago.

I had intended to get my winter gear on and stomp around in the snow to get a picture, but when I stepped outside and my face practically froze off, I decided the flag would have to do.

365 photo challenge

It has been so long since I’ve blogged I don’t even know if I have any readers left, but if you’re out there I’d love to hear from you! Do you have any goals for 2018? Let’s hear ’em.

My Camera: Canon Rebel T3i

Lenses: Canon 50mm 1.8 & Canon 24mm 2.8

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Current Faves

March 3, 2017 by Tricia Adams 2 Comments

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What’s a girl to do when she wants to blog but hasn’t done anything interesting in days? A favorite things post! I really could have gone on and on because I have so much stuff I love right now, but I narrowed it down to five so I don’t sound crazy. Err, crazier.

Current Favorite Things by everydaytrish on Polyvore

1.This magnetic monthly calendar pad. This is my second year using one and I just love it. It’s the perfect size to track my work hours and make notes about who’s out of the office so I can glance at it real quick when calls come in. But it would also be great as a fridge calendar to track appointments or meals or meds or whatever else you need to track. The pages are made out of a really sturdy card stock which is super nice. I highly recommend.

2. My new Exquis 40oz stainless steal water bottle. I raved a little bit about my other water bottle in my vacation post, but this one trumps that one big time. I ran into Marshall’s a few weeks ago because I was it was right there and it felt like the right thing to do, and I wasn’t in the store for more than 30 seconds when I found it. It practically jumped into my arms. You guys, this water bottle is massive and I love it. I fill it up before bed and I have ice cold water all night and all the next morning. I wouldn’t want to take it on a walk with me, but let’s be real, I’m probably not walking far enough outside to warrant a water bottle anyway.

3. This gold cell phone stand. My brother got it for me for Christmas and it is awesome. They have tablet stands too, but I’ve been using my tablet on the cell phone stand just fine. I can tap away and make notes and it doesn’t slide around on my desk, which is super helpful. But probably more importantly, I have a nice place to prop my phone or tablet up so I can watch Youtube videos while doing other stuff on the computer.

4. Washi tape. Just all the washi tape. I finally got around to decorating some of my planner pages (I’m so bad at it though) and now I’m even more obsessed with the stuff. My new goal in life is to just have an entire drawer overflowing with washi tape. Some people want to run marathons or start successful businesses or travel the world. I want tape. I don’t see the problem.

5. I’m not sure how I ever lived without a Pedi Perfect for so long. It’s so easy to use and it gets my feet so freaking smooth. And let me tell you, that’s no small job. I’ve got some serious snaggle-foot going on most of the time. Totally worth the money. Now maybe when I go for pedicures they’ll stop recoiling in horror when I take my shoes off.

And of course, I can’t forget to mention my most favorite thing of all:

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