Freebies to Share by Mist and Lilies

Poster freebies to share by mistandlilies.comInspired by music by Train and Alyssa Bonagura.

Deployment Communication

History is a curse. It forever torments my mentality for every situation I partake in in life. It seems to be unavoidable--but its also a lifesaver. How so? For this current situation I am...

Nebraska Sweet Nothings

My daughter with her cousins, my nephews.I sit here at this desk listening to the hushed noises of my nephews as they lay awake in bed. I am hoping any moment now they will find Sleep. My daughter...

Mermaid Shirt | Self Portraits w/ tips

Basic tips for posingAlways stand at an angle.Discover your best "side" and show it off!If you have big eyes that you do not want to show off, squint them slightly.Avoid the big cheesy smiles.For a...

Children on a Farm | Preview

Photographing children is an obvious favorite.Its not about the poses or corporation. Its about the natural state of innocence that is lacking in adult sessions.This is something that you can only...

Mist-i-lied Original Edit! Tutorial

This is something I created during my countless hours in the editing room. A lot of people seem to like this edit of mine; therefore, I want to share how I do it so YOU can create it yourself. The...

Kansas

You do NOT see views like these on the coast. This may look like the African plains but it is actually pretty much my mother-in-laws backyard....

The Forgotten Lands

Returning to my blog is bittersweet. I do not believe I will return to what I once portrayed here. I want to avoid being a typical blogger with the typical things shared, with repeated and copied...

Until we meet again.....

xoxo

Things are coming to a close

Things feel to be coming to a close; a chapter closing, a new one beginning. Things are dying away--out of interest and vision. Some things are just not worth continuing when life starts to head...

SHS | March 4

ROUTINEMUSICSee my sheet music book?TechnologyMy daughters little learning centerShow Me Your StyleMismatch

Creating Your Perfect Signature | Tutorial + a little bit about life

When a home is in perfect harmony, everything else runs smoothly. It is so important for me to have everyone in my home on the same page. Most importantly, if my husband is not happy then Im not...

Display My Pinning!

Wordpress gurus have it awesome. LUCKIES!!! They can display their "pinning" on their page/wall. Tutorial is HERE for them..jerks..As for Bloggers...we are hated! They have not yet created a...

Display Your Art

Making a blog personal and unique is important for me and I can imagine its important to others too. I am not the best artist, but if I try hard enough and have the right tools, I can create some...

A little mundane

But oh well. Not every day can be full of surprises and nonstop fun. Today I finished putting up my wall shelf. I made it kid friendly. My daughter loves reading and educational computer games and...

Are you HEARTING things yet?Kinda like Pinterest.Find me!

"When You Need It Most"

Original images by loktah.comMy sister-in-law, Taneasha, the eldest sibling of my husbands, put together a collection of beautiful proverbs from the Bible. She gathered them all and separated them...

Returning to School

It has been a long time coming, a long time thinking. Should I work on my masters if I have to pay completely out of pocket, or should I get another BA for FREE? Well, I weighed it all and I have...

Wonder Forest Photography Challenge | Self Portrait: WINTER

A Self Portrait Challenge by Wonder Forest. Theme is WINTER.I dont know why but this picture of myself makes me laugh. Its like I am trying too hard or something, teehee hee!Also

Bitter Messages

When someone sends you a hateful message, why is it human natural or instinct to quickly respond back with your best comeback? Pride? Anger? My reasons in the past were pride: "how DARE you talk to...

Poetic Winter | CALM

February 3rd – SolitudeFebruary 10th – WarmthFebruary 17th – PassionFebruary 24th – CalmComplete poem: Calm is all nature as a resting wheel. The kine are couched upon the dewy grass; The horse...

WW: a week in iPad photos

It has been a long week from last Wednesday. We were all sick with "the virus with no name" and getting ready for my husband to go on his assignment overseas for nine months (yes,deployed)....

Hugs & Kisses | An I Heart Faces Challenge

It is true what they all say, Dog is mans best friend. He sure is my daughters best friend. The love is unconditional and amazing to watch.

Whimsical Feeling | SSH

I am feeling whimsical, how about you? Something about winter heading out and the strong anticipation of the summer returning gets me in a warm, whimsical mood. Dont ask me why. Im weird like that....

Discover Free Stuff!

I do not know about you, but I prefer free things over over-priced things when it comes to things that I desire frequently. Like the following!Lets get DOWNLOADING shall we!!?Free cross-processing...

Indie Fashion High

If you couldnt guess by now, Im kinda Indie. I favor the indie style more than others. I keep to the vintage faith, but other than that I seem to carry a continuous similar style--and not just in...

A Video Project Coming...

A Scarf

I have always had fashion-sense, I was just never comfortable to share my knowledge because my style is vintage in most ways; vintage, indie, boho-chic--I would get a lot of looks, which I tried to...

Passion(s) | Poetic Winter Challenge

I am passionate about being a woman....and everything that implies.My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as...

Imaginations & Freebies | WW

The imagination my daughter has is fascinating to me. She finds enjoyment in anything. This week she has been down with a major cold/flu. High temperatures, raspy cough, and a tedious running nose...