Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. What is one piece of advice you would give a 'just turning' 21- year old adult?

I'm assuming you mean advice because they are of legal drinking age....my advice would be DON'T Drink and Drive. Stick to a two drink minimum, you'll thank me in the morning. A greasy hamburger helps with a hangover or Aspirin and lots of water before bed. 

2. Besides cooler weather (or warmer weather, depending on your hemisphere) what is one thing you are looking forward to this fall?

Crisp air, wearing sweaters and jeans, no or little humidity, not having frizzy hair, windows open, candy corn, my birthday, making soups....I could go on and on....it's my favorite time of year!

3. What sound lulls you to sleep?

Fans or the air conditioning, I have such a hard time come winter time not having that sound. 

4. September is National Preparedness Month...does your family have an emergency 'kit' and/or disaster plan in place?

We are prepared with flashlights,extra batteries, water and canned food, propane etc.. I prepared a winter kit for my car. After being in NJ during hurricane Irene and I learned there is more we need like a generator for our sump dump and baked cookies and wine are essential! 

5. How has your blog changed since you started blogging? Or has it?

I started my blog almost three years ago while living aboard in Germany, my pictures were far more exciting living and traveling in Europe and probably my stories too! Now I think I'm participate in more meme like this and in turn discover new blogs I love and enjoy. 

6. What's something you've recently learned to do on the computer?

I have had my MAC for almost a year and I'm starting to learn Pages and Numbers but I really miss Excel and Word...my teenage daughter says it's the same and so easy (insert eye roll) but I get frustrated and delete. 

7. Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate.

I think so...I love pictures, the story it tells or how you interrupt it, conversation starters most simply leave you with a smile.

I have posted this picture many times, I took this while visiting Rome. It's the Holy Stairs , to me I can talk about this picture over and over again, it really speaks to me.

8. Insert your own random here.

Through blogging you virally meet a lot of people and in turn hear of many causes and event etc.. 

Along the lines of a picture is worth a thousand words reminds me a blogger that introduced me to Help Portrait, it is a global movement of Photographers using their time, gear and expertise to give back to those in need. Now I'm no professional photographer but knew I wanted to volunteer and be apart of this. For some people in many urban areas and possibly rural have never had their picture professionally taken, it's expensive. Help Portrait is always in December in  cities globally, if not by you, you could start your own. 

Unfortunately the one in my city wasn't taking new volunteers but I joined the Help Portrait community in support of their cause. I purchased a t-shirt and wear it a lot it's a conversion starter and in turn spreads the word.

The message on the tee

Hopefully one day I can help with this project, even if it's just getting coffee for the Photographers!