26/365 Shake It, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. People always say you should buy a house for the location but there is another thing to consider when buying a home. What’s the closest fast food restaurant to the house? Whatever it is – that is probably the one you will go to on nights [...]

25/365 Chili , a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Even though it’s been warmer lately it has still been pretty nippy some days. My office is cold so I have a little portable heater next to me most mornings. I ordered these touch screen gloves on Amazon that lets you use the laptop mouse pad [...]

24/365 Night Sky, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: It was the end of the day and I was wondering what I would take a picture of today. The thought came and went because I was trying to get out the door to run an errand. It crossed my mind to bring my [...]

23/365 Light Shines Brightest in the Dark, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Two things I said I’d do after school was done…. get back to the gym and join a small group at church. Well…. the gym hasn’t happened yet (maybe later this week) but tonight I went to my first small [...]

22/365 Deal of the Month – January, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: A couple weeks ago I was looking on Craigslist (as I do often) and came across a post for a furniture blow-out sale. I called and the young women told me her and her dad had a warehouse full of [...]

21/365 Blown Away, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: What started out as a peaceful day turned into a wind storm like I’ve never seen here is the desert. Things were flying everywhere, dust was blowing like crazy, and trees were falling down left and right! At one point I rolled down my [...]

20/365 Sushi Mambo, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Introducing the Crunch Roll at Sushi Mambo (Rancho Mirage). This roll is so delicious. It has an almost creamy melt in your mouth flavor until you get to the top where you get that little tasty crunch. The eel sauce on top gives it [...]

19/365 Andes, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: My family went to Olive Garden a couple weeks ago and wasn’t very pleased. They’ve taken my favorite dish off the menu (Chicken con Broccoli). When I asked if they could still make it for me they said they no longer even have that sauce. [...]

18/365 D.I.Y. Photo on as, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: I’ve been wanting to put some of my N.Y. pictures on canvas but when I checked online it was like $15 per print. Since I want to have about 9 on the wall that was just too darned expensive for me. I [...]

17/365 Couch Cushion Craziness, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: I’ve had the same old couches for almost 9 years and it definitely shows. Even though they are micro fiber and I’ve tried cleaning them, they can only last so long ya know? They’re stained, lumpy, and just plain gross. At the end [...]

16/365 Matrix Fan, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: We had some friends over for a small BBQ to celebrate MLK Jr. Day. I took a few shots that I could post for my 365 today but when I uploaded them I saw four black pictures at the beginning. I started to delete [...]

15/365 Flowers in Her Hair, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: After church I met my parents at their restaurant in Coachella, CiCi’s Pizza. Toward the end of our delicious lunch we noticed a bright little lady outside setting up a table and chair. Then I remembered I had my camera in the [...]

14/365 It Is Finished, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Today I turned in my final project for my final class for my Associates degree. I clicked submit and stared at the screen in a half smile, half exhausted daze. A couple minutes went by and I got on my knees and said [...]

13/365 Pretty in Pink, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Around October or so this tree down the street from my house starts to bloom. When it gets going it is really full with vibrant pink leaves. For the past two years I tell myself I’m going to walk down the street and [...]

12/365 Tangerine Explosion, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Last year we had a lot of tangerines on the tree in front of our house but this year…. holy citrus! There are so many I can’t keep up. I’ve been packing them in my boys lunches and even put halves of them down [...]

11/365 Hug Often, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: I don’t know if it was a combination of pent up frustration, lack of sleep from last night’s trip to LA, or just plain brotherly feuding but tonight my boys had a meltdown. On top of that this is my finals week for school [...]

10/365 Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: The boys and I had to go to LA to pick up our foreign exchange student from the airport. Whenever we go to the LA area we try to hit up Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles. Tonight we got [...]

9/365 Speak Kindly, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: So this week in pictures may not be so exciting. This is my finals week at school so I’m swamped! Tonight I finished to short papers, but now on to the two 2,000 word papers that await this week. When I am writing school [...]

8/365 Can’t Connect, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Today I had a plan. That plan included going to church, then working the rest of the day on one of my 2,000 word papers for my final. Both my final papers are due next Sunday but I wanted to get one done today [...]

7/365 Thai Smile, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: Today I took my youngest to our favorite local restaurant, Thai Smile. I’ve been eating there for years and when I introduced it to my son he fell in love with their Pad Thai. He chooses it every birthday and anytime we have a [...]

6/365 Have a Plan, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: I was working at my desk at home and noticed I had a lot of scrap papers, sticky notes, and to-do’s written everywhere. I was starting to misplace things and couldn’t remember if I had written certain things down. I use Outlook for [...]

5/365 Good Morning, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: I woke up in good spirits today but was sleepy. I opened the shades in my room and thought “That’s weird I don’t remember turning on the back porch light last night.” I went to flip it off and saw it was already off. [...]

4/365 Bangs, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: I was looking through some old pictures and I realized I looked gooood in 2007! It’s funny that in 2007 I didn’t appreciate it. I was in shape, had nice healthy hair, and a good tan. I do have more gray hair and wrinkles now [...]

3/365 Wreathman, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: One of my boards on Pinterest is for Christmas decor ideas. I found this cute idea on making a wreath snowman for outside the house. I forgot about it but a few weeks later I was at Micheal’s and they were having a sale on [...]

2/365 My First Stranger, a photo by ..Allison.. on Flickr. Via Flickr: So the main goals of my 365 project is to learn how to shoot people. To learn about how all the elements come together to take the best portrait possible. I am just at the beginning of this journey so bear with me. [...]