10 Things/ April 2015

Before & After // A Much Needed Haircut

This past Saturday, I did something I haven't done in about 3 years.  I got a haircut!  I've neglected going to a salon for a number of silly reasons...but mostly because I'm always nervous going to salons.  I've never really found a place that I love, and I've been known to go for long periods of time between cuts, but never this long.  I can be stupid shy at times, but I think this takes the cake for sure.  I was so nervous before going in, but everyone was so incredibly sweet and my hairdresser understood exactly what I wanted, and I love my new hair cut so much!

Fun Shoot Friday // 4

Popcorn is back for her first Fun Shoot Friday!  In case you haven't yet met Popcorn, she's my juvenile Albino Ball Python!  I usually do my photo shoots on the weekends, and I've been feeding her every Wednesday orThursday.  It's recommended that you wait at least 48 hours after a meal before handling your snake, but I like to make it at least 36.  This is why Starbucks has been dominating Fun Shoot Fridays lately!  I changed up her feeding schedule and switched her to Mondays, which gives her plenty of time to digest.

Life Lately // 3

I haven't shared our kitties on the blog yet, and they're a major part of my life so I should definitely share them often!  Clockwise from top left: Sprinkles, Brando, Luna, and Wesley!  I feel like these photos are spot on as far as helping to show their personalities.

At The Park // Frogs and Crawdads

I've been looking forward to sharing these photos since last week!  They're actually a continuation of last Mondays photo trip to the park.  There were so many great finds, that I just decided to split them up between two posts :)  For all of you bloggers out there, is it just me or do you get impatient sometimes and want to just post everything all at once?  The waiting game kills me sometimes hahaha!

Something Has Changed....

You may remember from my April Goals post, that one of my goals this month is to get an amazing blog makeover.  Part of my makeover plan has been to change my blog name and switch to a .com address.  Although it will still be a bit longer before the re-design takes place, I wanted to go ahead and let you in on at least one aspect of the changes to come.

Fun Shoot Friday // 3

So Starbucks recently took a space adventure in his ultra classy UFO spaceship.  I'm not sure where his travels took him because he refuses to spill the beans!  He did bring back these photos though (I'm assuming he used a tripod?), so at least he hasn't left us completely in the dark.  Rainbow skies and purple sands....I wanna go!

At The Park // Mushrooms and Millipedes

Sundays walk in the park was so much better than our previous ones have been...thank you Spring!!!  From the time I stepped out of the truck to the moment I got back in...there was something neat for me to photograph.  The Ink Cap mushrooms in the above photo were just a small little cluster sitting next to a giant patch of them.  I've personally never seen Ink Caps before, so this was a pretty awesome start to our visit ;)

Fun Shoot Friday // 2

Happy Friday!  I've been looking forward to today all week, because I've been so excited to share my second installment of "Fun Shoot Friday" with you guys!  I had a different idea in mind for this weeks theme with Starbucks, but ended up doing this one instead.  It all worked out for the best though, because I personally think these are super cute :)  Gecko smiles seriously melt my heart!

Sweet Tooth // Snake Cookies

I made cookies!  And not just any old cookies.  I made snake cookies!  And not just any old snake cookies...okay okay enough of that silliness-you get it :)  So this past weekend, I decided to put a new cookie cutter to use and I literally spent hours working on them.  I actually think I may have gone a bit overboard trying to decorate real species hahaha!  I had a blast though and ended up creating a Rough Green Snake, Copperhead, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Coral Snake, Milksnake, and a Sea Krait!  The other black and white one is just something make believe that I threw in there because it sorta matched my sweater :)

Creature Feature // Rough Earth Snake

After a loooong day at work, nothing could have cheered me up more than finding this little guy under a rock in the backyard...okay well maybe finding two would have cheered me up even more but hey...I'll not get greedy :)

Fun Shoot Friday // 1

Happy Easter Weekend!  I hope you enjoy the first of many weekly fun photoshoots that I'll be sharing!  Starbucks, my Leopard Gecko, was the perfect little model for this shoot!  He had so much fun exploring the pastel land of Easter goodies I set up for him, and I love all of the cute shots I was able to get of him :) 

Goals // April 2015

I'm so excited about April you guys!  It's going to ROCK!  I have so many great things planned for this month and I can't wait to share it all with you!  So before I start rambling and spoil all of the surprises for you, here are a few of my goals for April: