North Carolina photographer | Oak Island, Southport, Coastal NC
I’m still working on getting my new office decorated. I want to hang a few things on the wall: a favorite picture of past photo sessions, a white board to write ideas and to-do list on, or maybe a shelf to set an old camera or two on. I never really thought about hanging a zebra on my wall but it does add that little something to the work space.
One of the gifts I received this year for Christmas was a yo-yo. I went through a many a yo-yo when I was younger. I think most of them were taken up by teachers in school, because I would play with them while walking down the hall. So getting one this year really brought back memories for me.
It took more than a few clicks of the shutter to get this photograph just the way I wanted it. I had to use the self timer setting and throw the yo-yo at just the right time to get it in the frame.
As I look back, it seems that I do a photograph a day project about every two years. Well, it has been two years so I guess it’s that time again. This year I will have a theme of the week; the first week’s theme is “Something Around the House” and because this year is a leap year I’m calling it “Project 366”.
The photograph below is of a puzzle that, when disassembled, is six wooden pieces. For something to be so hard to put together, it falls apart very easily. When I picked it up to move it for the photo it fell apart in my hands and I had to fix it before I could photograph it.
This week we’ve been in the process of creating and organizing my new office. Jamie, being the organized half of our marriage, told me that if didn’t help go through things, she would have to tackle my old work area and “organize it for me”, which meant that stuff I might need would be trashed. So that was what prompted me to work harder on my new office.
First we had to empty the room and paint it. I had to replace the overhead light and move the cable connection from one room to another. The cable move involved me crawling around in the attic; not something I enjoy, but at least I know how to do it myself. Once all that was done, I could move my stuff in, but there was one catch: whatever I moved in to the office Jamie had to approve. I can be some what of a packrat at times. So the day went on with me picking up something to put in to the room and Jamie asking, “Does that really need to go in there?” I’m thankful for her organization skills and her patience with me as I try to keep everything move out of my pack rat ways.
We also made a trip to IKEA to pick up some nice boxes (see photo below) to organize supplies. We also came home with a system to reorganize our closet, so I feel a lot of work coming my way. I look at all this cleaning out and organizing as a way to start 2012 off right.
The photo below is what I like to call the photography/music corner of my office. In the old work area, the top of that white bookshelf was cluttered with battery chargers and cameras, but now it’s much better. There I said it, and the first step is admitting I’m a pack rat before I can change.
Thank you Jamie for helping me see that I need a little organization in my life.
Part of Wordless Wednesday