Average Jane

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Average Jane's Wordless Wednesday: Rock and Roll

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Average Jane's December Photo Challenge - Day 5

December 5th - In my cup

It's always the same: black coffee. Refill? Yes, please.

Average Jane's December Photo Challenge - Day 4

December 4th - Shoes

Today I wore my black boots, but it wasn't just for fashion. In fact, I wore all black in solidarity with everyone who also believes that #BlackLivesMatter.

Average Jane's December Photo Challenge - Day 3

December 3rd - Wishes

I think it's no accident that wishes are associated with things that float on the wind, like blowing the seeds off a dandelion or an eyelash off your finger. Butterflies are a good symbol for wishes because they also fly on the wind, but not until they've undergone a complete transformation. Of course, their flying time (and lives) are brief, so they're a reminder not to hesitate too long to pursue our truest wishes.

Average Jane's December Photo Challenge - Day 2

December 2nd - Happy Place

My living room is where I hang out with the cats and the dog, read, surf the net on the iPad and generally just relax.

Average Jane's December Photo Challenge - Day 1

Kansas Women Bloggers has a Photo a Day challenge every month intended for Instagram, but I thought it might be fun to do it on my blog this month instead, particularly after I fizzled out with NaBloPoMo in November.

December 1st - What makes you smile?

Post-playdate Toby with his tired eyes and his tongue poking out.

Here's a preview of the whole month's worth of subjects.

Average Jane Wraps Up 2012

In the past year, I've had less to say on the blog than usual, so it seems fitting that a retrospective should be based on photos rather than solely on words.

I decided to choose one photo from each month. They aren't necessarily meant to sum up the year, but I wanted to pick images that I hadn't posted before that caught my eye while I was scrolling through.

The year was marked by unseasonably warm weather, which explains what I was doing at the Kansas City Zoo in January with nephew, niece and sister.

In February I spoke at the IABC Business Communicators Summit. I wore my pixel skull socks for luck.

In March, I chose not to cook Trillian for dinner despite her apparent willingness to sacrifice herself.

This guy and I did some sight-seeing in April.

In May, I got a chance to see the view of Kansas City's Country Club Plaza from the roof of a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church.

June was perfect for drinks on my sister's deck.

I finally met Little Celeste. (July was by far the most photo-filled month of the year. I did several fun runs, played board games, went to concerts and generally stayed incredibly busy.)

In August, the drought broke...briefly.

I went to the Renaissance Festival in September with my niece and sister. That's my niece on stage.

Did a little antiquing in Weston, Missouri after Applefest in October.

Got in one last run in November: a two-mile wilderness run. It was cold and my asthma acted up, but I still enjoyed hanging out with friends and getting some exercise.

December was all about cooking and baking. I hosted a cookie party, got together with my sister and niece for a day of candy making, and made these sugar cookies on my own time to try out the rocket cookie cutter that one of my co-workers made with the company's 3D printer. Keith will recognize the Dalek from the cookie cutters I got from him. 

I'm looking forward to an equally active and fun 2013 and wishing you the same!