I'm it!

So the oh-so-lovely and wonderful mommysankey from Surviving Motherhood has tagged me in a game of bloggy-tag!

She qouted the oh-so-eloquent and amazing Kimberly from All Work and No Play Makes Mommy Go Something Something when describing tag:

"Remember playing tag in grade school? That game was totally invented by parents. Like you ran like the dickens and didn’t even know that you were secretly burning all the sugar you consumed in your morning Pop tart. Parents are genius. Playing tag made for some good times except when the person who was “it” was a known nose picker and was trying to hunt you down with cootie ridden boogie fingers. So not cool."


The rules are to answer 4 questions that she picked and then create 4 more questions of my own and then tag 3 more blogs.


So here are mommysankey's questions for me!


1. What is something you regret NOT doing thus far in life?
2. What is your most favorite thing to do with the kiddos?
3. Why did you start blogging?
4. What is the one thing you hate doing most?


1. The thing I most regret not doing thus far in life is traveling. I have always been so afraid to fly, so I have just always stayed home. Home as in America. But there is so much in the world that I want to see- Japan, London, Jamaica, Hawaii, Thailand, India, and on and on forever. I also regret not pursuing my dream job as an artist any farther than I have. But hey, the night is still young! Maybe one day?


2. My favorite thing to do with the kids is to take them anywhere where they can be social with other kids- the play ground, Chuck-E-Cheese, the play place at the mall, and so on. They are such social little guys, I love watching them interact with other kids, and how they make friends and play together. How they help each other out and chase each other, screaming that awesome outside-voice-scream-laugh that they have.


3. I originally purchased thepunkrockmom.com domain in 2007, when I was pregnant with my first son. I felt a huge lack in support for punky moms. I had a lot of great vision for the site, but never the time or money to put in to it. Fast forward to now- I still don't have the money, but I have the time available that I want to spend reaching out to and supporting other moms- lifting them up and loving them. So I went the blogger route. (With plans to develop my .com in the future! Somehow!) My site is definitely geared towards punky moms, but I love all you mommies out there and my blog is open and welcoming to you at all times. So my main purpose in blogging now is to share my little self with the world, and to love and support those who share themselves with me. :)


4. This one is tough, since there are SO many things that I hate doing! LOL! The easy answer is dishes. We don't have a dishwasher- so that's all you need to know about that. And the fact that my husband is an amazing guy and usually does all of the dishes for me. Love you babe!
The harder answer is probably being honest with myself. You see, I have a very hard head and I am very willful and uncooperative. Except I do sit down with myself regularly and really dig deep. I'm always finding things I don't like, but ultimately because of this- I am able to at least try to change myself for the better. I am definitely a work in progress. :)


So here are my questions:


1. Whose team are you on and why? (Team Jacob? Team Aniston? Team Tom Cruise? Team Snooki? Etc :))
2. What is your favorite thing to cook for your family? (Recipe please! :D)
3. If you could go forwards or backwards to one day in time, what would it be, and why?
4. What is the best movie, book, tv show, or song that you've loved lately that has really affected your life?


The 3 bloggers I tag to be it are:


1. bouffe e bambini - She says her life is about food and babies, and hey! I dig it! Perfect scenario for me!
2. Chelsea's Psycho Babble - I just heart her. She is so funny and lovely. I love reading her blog!
3. Circus Children - Amazing woman and soon to be mommy. She has an awesome blog! Go visit her!


Thank you mommysankey for tagging me! If you haven't been to Surviving Motherhood to check her out, I strongly suggest you do! She is an amazing woman and mother and all of her posts are wonderful and so sincere. She has me laffing my head off and making me tear up  on a daily basis with all of her amazing posts. Do yourself a favor and get over there right now! :D


<3tprm


Ps- Don't forget to enter my photo challenge for this week! :D

New photo challenge!

Hello all! Long time no see! (Well for me anyway- this has been a very blog-lazy week :))
I made a mistake with the Linky timing for this week's contest, so I corrected it and left the challenge open an extra day. So that has me thrown off with my judging dates, and yadda yadda yadda, I suck.

But that's ok! I will judge the photos tonight and have the winners all ready to roll tomorrow! (I will be judging this time around since I of course waited to late to ask any one. Plus I picked the theme, so I'm psyched to pour over all of your interpretations for it! :D)

So since I am starting this challenge late on this fine Wednesday, I'll leave it open till next Thursday till midnight PST. BUT since I want to continue to have contests on Tuesdays, I'll still be putting up a new challenge next Tuesday. Promise this time! :D (Oh and I haven't forgotten about the prizes- I'll be writing those features and putting up those buttons of winners tonight! :D And Tiffany- I still owe you your prize! I'll hit you up on fb :))










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So here we go. If you are new, or need some refreshing, please go here for all prize info and most importantly, the RULES.

I will simply say this: follow the directions of the challenge below (# of pix you're allowed to enter, theme, etc), grab my button and put up a post on your blog about the contest and the pix you are entering. If you are entering MORE than 1 pic, EACH pic needs to be entered into the Linky.
Sounds like a pain in the arse, but it's not a rule that I made just to be annoying to you. It's so that the judges know exactly what pictures count towards the contest. So if you have 3 pix to enter, but only link to 1, only that 1 will be judged. If I was judging all of the contests, it might be different cause I know what's what, but since I will be having guest judges, it's easier for them to just go ahead and judge the Linky entries.

So remember, LINK EACH PIC you want entered, and make sure you link back to the post about the challenge, not just your blog. :D And of course you can put up as many pix about the theme on your own blogs as you want. I always find it hard to narrow it down when I enter photo challenges! :)

Ok, now on to the good stuff- the pix!

In my photography class, we are gradually moving towards my pictures telling a story.

So this week's theme is... Story Time!

You can enter up to 3 pix. They can each tell a different story, or be three parts of one story. But they have to tell a story. Story abt grocery shopping? Awesome. Story about your baby's first tooth? Great. Story about your crappy commute? Sweet. I want those pix to tell me what you can't with words.

Link up at the bottom of this post!

So here are my examples of story time- they say a lot with a little. (I was going to caption them, but I thought that would take away from the spirit of telling a story with a pic. So look at them, and imagine your own story to go along with them! :))

Can't wait to see those gorgeous pix!!!

<3tprm

Last day for my photo challenge/contest! Don't miss out on the fun and prizes! :D

So to day is the last day to enter my photo challenge for this week.

The theme is perspective, and you can find out all about the contest, rules, and how to enter here:

http://thepunkrockmom.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-photo-challenge-time-dont-forget.html

Remember- you only have to enter ONE picture. You do not have to enter all of the themes- unless you want to! :D

And if you don't have time to go out and take new pictures- you can always search for a picture you have already taken that fits one of the themes.

You don't need to have a fancy camera or be a pro to enter- all I'm looking for is passion and fun in your shots!

The Linky closes tonight at midnight PST- so don't miss out on your chance to enter!

Hope to see all of you and your gorgeous pictures there!

<3tprm

Before and After

I love when people take great pictures without editing them. They are always raw and honest.
However, I also love when people tinker with their pix to add a little bit of zing!

Since I have a bunch of other stuff, kina important stuff, I needed to do today, of course I've speent the whole morning tinkering with photoshop! Yay for procrastination!

So here are some before pix and what they look like after I funked with them on teh photoshops. I used simple 'Lomo' techniques, and a few tweaks to make the kids eyes pop. This is my first time using any of these tools, well most of them, so these aren't perfect but I had fun making them. Being a self-taught photoshopper, I feel I did pretty good! Enjoy!

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    Yeah. Self-taught. 

    No lessons, thank you very much, Pop!

(Oh and don't forget to enter my photo contest! There is much fun and prizes to be had! It's open till Tuesday @ midnight PST. Tell your friends! And thanks to all who have entered so far and linked to it! You all rock! 
PS- You can use archived pix, but I do encourage you to go out and take new pix when you can! :D)

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(I really liked this before pic, but I was in an experimental mood :))

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