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on making {#reverb10}

December 9, 2010 By Kellie Leave a Comment

Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it

I’m pleased to say that I am always making something ~ photos, memories, images, cards, food.

As to the last thing I made: Cherry Blondies. In the kitchen, with my faithful mixmaster, fresh summer cherries, and the usual ingredients.

As to what I would like to make: You know, it’s really quite simple. But a little while back,

I made up some tags. I would love to make more, to have the time to sit and “make” away. It just never happens. I need to clear time for it.

{#reverb10 ~ prompt#6}

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expect the unexpected and letting go {#reverb10}

December 7, 2010 By Kellie 5 Comments

I’ve had an unexpected change in work times today which means everything’s a bit topsy turvy {and typical isn’t, right in the middle of a big project, end of year concerts and a rush of shop orders ~ not complaining about that mind you!}

Hopefully I’ll pop back in later. But in the meantime, I’ve left out some tea and cake, help yourself, sit down and have a poke around until I get back.

However, in another serendipitous moment, this coincides nicely with #reverb10 prompt No.5.

Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?

It’s no secret around these parts but I let go of my “blog calendar” and am now officially flying by the seat of my proverbials! I’m slowly finding a rhythm, and although it was daunting and scary at first, I’m easing into it.

Then, I would never be able to “let go” of it, I wouldn’t dare miss a post, I was my own horrendous taskmaster. Now, I realise the sky isn’t going to fall.

I do so love the word serendipity, don’t you?

{#reverb10 ~ prompt #5}

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on moments and wonder {#reverb10}

December 6, 2010 By Kellie 1 Comment

So yeah, I’m still a couple of days behind. But in a moment of serendipity, it has really turned out for the best.

Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).

{#reverb10 ~ prompt 3}

You see, I couldn’t think of one moment. I remember times I felt giddy with happiness as I listened to the genuine and unbridled laughter of my son, the joy of being appreciated, an ordinary moment where I felt extraordinary contentment. But they were more feelings than moments.

Then over the weekend it hit me. And if you have been around these parts for a while, you might remember it, too.

It was the day I smashed my camera. Now obviously this wasn’t the happiest day this year. But wow, do I remember it well. The reverberating sound of the lens hitting the floorboards, replayed over and over in my head. My gulping sobs when the camera wouldn’t work, the calming voice of my husband on the other end of phone, the mad rush to the camera store to see if it could be fixed, the stunning news it would be away for six weeks, the phone ringing about an an hour later and the voice at the other end saying, “you’ll never believe this but we fixed it”, the sheer relief it would be back in my hands in a matter of minutes not weeks, the reassuring feel of the camera strap now always around my neck.

I look back and shake my head at the sheer force of how upset I was that day, over a camera. But with it came the realisation {and pointed out to me by some of you as well} that I was a photographer. And being parted from that creative extension of me was heartbreaking and scary.

Now, I keep a little reminder of that on my desk ~ the broken lens ~ to remind me I’m a photographer, and to use the neck strap!

Which brings me to:

Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?

{#reverb10 ~ prompt 4}

Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t have some poetic answer to this except to say: Appreciation. Taking time to appreciate the people, and the things {like cameras}, and the small minutiae that make my life what it is. But it makes me think, I need more “wonder” in my life.

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on writing {#reverb10}

December 4, 2010 By Kellie 3 Comments

What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?

In another life I was a newspaper reporter. I wrote everyday. But it wasn’t my niche and I moved on a long time ago.

But I guess, as a blogger, I’ve come full circle.

So what I do each day ~ I fear it. I fear writing, I fear publishing it, I fear revealing too much.

What do I fear? Getting it wrong, someone not liking it {and saying so}, being ridiculed. All the usual fears.

Can I eliminate it? The human condition says not entirely. But I’m doing it. Putting it, and me, out there.

Hope you don’t mind.

{#reverb10 ~ prompt #2}

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musing over one word {#reverb10}

December 4, 2010 By Kellie 2 Comments

Late last night while watching late TV and doing the blogging thing, I stumbled on a tweet mentioning reverb10. I’d seen someone else mention it during the week and my curiousity was piqued and I clicked the link.

And I signed up. Reverb10 is an annual event where particpants can reflect on the year and look ahead to the next, encouraged by daily prompts. It started on December 1 and runs for the month.

Considering I never did finish this year’s resolutions, despite many attempts to do so, I thought this would be good exercise for me.

So, 2010 in a word, chaotic.

This is certainly not the most glamourous word, or perhaps one that generally deserves a great deal of introspection. And I don’t mean chaotic in a bad way.

Chaotic = fun, engaging, frenetic, busy, full, disorganised.

This year has been one big ride. Change, new things, new discoveries. But at the same time keeping with the humdrum of everyday life ~ school lunches, work, the washing.

I would like to be more organised, to be doing things on time. Not writing for prompt #1 on day 3.

Although my reasons are sound. I blame the great redo of the study version 2010. It was consuming. But it is all part of the master plan. An organised study, organised mind, organised life.