Organizing the Pics of your computer

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Boy am I ever so late on this week’s Works for Me Wednesday.  It’s an organizing themed week and I’m chuckling inside, because lately I’ve been anything BUT organized.  So, today’s tip is going to be simple, sweet and to the point.

I’m sure that when I go back later to read through everyone’s organizing tips there will be a 1/3 of them on this topic, but that’s okay… I’m here to share what works for me and this does.

I LOVE to take pictures, and take a ton of them.  When you get home and get them uploaded on the computer and edited and then edited for online and all of that jazz it can get a bit messy… unless, you have an organizing plan set out from the beginning.

I have 2 folders on my computer for each year.  Example: 

1st Folder: 2009 {in this folder I will be breaking down later for you, but it’s where my pictures go}
2nd Folder: 2009 Photoshoots {where any photoshoots I do for other people will go}
Now to break it down for you.  Let’s start w/my 2009 File I have {this is the 1 w/my pictures}:
Inside of the 2009 File there will be a folder for each month.  Inside of the month’s folder there will also be a folder named To Be Edited and a folder named Online. 
Here is what I do:

The first thing I do is when I put my SD card in the computer is I transfer all of the images (mine are usually in RAW format instead of JPEG) to the folder inside the correct month called To Be Edited.  Then once I edit a picture and it’s ready to be printed I will save it inside of the month’s folder.  THEN I will resize the image, watermark it and place it in the online folder.  
Let’s say there was a significant event that took place in the month of September… like my son’s b/day.  I would make a folder inside of the September folder called Jayden’s Birthday and inside of create an online folder and a To Be Edited folder.  That way that significant event’s pictures won’t all be mixed in with my regular month’s pictures.

Now for photoshoots:  

It’s basically the same as above, however I have:

Folder for each month, inside each month will be a folder w/the last name of the people’s whose photos I did.  Inside their folder will be RAW Images folder, Online folder, and Digital Release folder, and then final product folder.  

After my shoot I transfer all files from my memory card into the RAW Images folder, then edit and save in the final product folder, resize and watermark for them to use online and save it in the online folder, and then I take my final product folder and pick which ones will be given for the digital release and save them in that folder.

Perfectly organized, and you no longer feel cluttered with pictures!

Hope this helped you out…. if you’re trying to organized like I am, then you should DEFINITELY be checking out {We Are THAT Family} this week for the themed week of organizing Works for me Wednesday!!





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Tackle It Tuesday…. a lovely list of things!

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It’s been a while since I jumped in the {Tackle It Tuesday} clan, but I feel like I’ve tackled so much I need to share with the world!
1) I REMODELED MY OWN BLOG!!!!  I thought so many times about hiring someone, because the frustrations were just too much for me, but I DID IT!  I added graphic links under my header, borders around my posts, a Tweetmeme, a 2nd sidebar and DESIGNED MY OWN LINK BUTTONS – there’s more things little things I did here and there, and much more that I have planned, but I did it on my own… saved the buck and am satisfied with the results.

2) I FINALLY  got all of the kids’ toys out of my living room and built the cute tower lamp that has been sitting in my garage for months just dying to be displayed in my home {now to get some cute picture frames displayed on it}…. this entire corner was TOYS and now it’s clean!

3) While my friend Jenise was here visiting I tackled the most amazing thing possible for me…. EVERY, SINGLE PAPER IN MY OFFICE IS FILED AWAY!  You might be sitting there thinking, big deal… oh no, it is a BIG DEAL had I a before and after picture you’d completely understand… my brain is now uncluttered, my office area is now uncluttered, and my friend now has a new IPhone for helping me out…. win/win!!!

4)  I managed to fill a frame that has been displayed on my wall for 2 years w/the pictures that it was bought with!

So, I guess you can say I’ve tackled LOTS OF STUFF!!!  And hope to tackle much, much more!

Since I have you here, and  you are more than likely a blogger ~ you should check out {THIS POST} that I just posted and let me know your thoughts on it.  Thanks!!

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Would you still blog?

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When you made your blog my bet is going to be on the fact that you didn’t do it to see how many followers you might get. You didn’t create the blog to make friends that would change your life for the better. You probably didn’t create your blog to check how many hits you’ve received in the past hour on that one post you just want the whole world to see.

My bet will be on the fact that you started your blog as a means to have a place to go to for YOU.  A place that you can record your family’s moments, your family’s trials, just your family’s life in general.  If you’re like me, you made your blog to be a place that you pour the fountain of thoughts that are always flowing through your brain to somewhere where it’s put into perspective.

When I created this blog I had NO CLUE on what the blog world was all about.  I no idea that I’d soon want people to read what I had to say, make friends that I absolutely love to death and have never even had the pleasure of getting to know them in real life  People who I’ve just had a chance to get to know them as they really are inside, not the outside. 

I had no clue that I would learn ways to make my life better, my family’s life better, and more importantly me better.  I had no clue that I’d have a desire to pick up cooking and baking and try to organize my cleaning.  I had no clue that I’d meet people who have experienced some of the same things I have in my life and understand where I am coming from when I’m expressing my feelings. 

We are human, we love the attention of people noticing, commenting, following, recognizing and appreciating our words.  Every single one of us bloggers in the end are here for the recognition, to know that people here care about the things that we have to say.

But in the end if all of that were not here, {the blogger community, the comments, the recognition} would you still be blogging?  Would you still run to your blog with all of your ideas, opinions, life stories?  

I can say that yes, I would.  I remember why I started this blog, and that is what keeps me going.  There are times that I write things and don’t have a comment, but I’m happy I wrote it.  I actually even have an inspirational carnival {Just a Motivating Monday} that goes weeks without a link up, but the reason why I started the carnival wasn’t just for link ups, but to share things that inspire people and to start somebody’s week off good.  So, even if I don’t receive a comment or a link up, if I put a smile on someone’s face on a Monday that just isn’t working for them, my carnival served its purpose for the week.

I love what comes with blogging.  I love the friendships I’ve made, the things I’ve learned, the life stories I’ve read and that I will never forget, but in the end if it were here or not I’d still be here…. blogging.

Moment Like These….

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Yesterday we spent a very special, peaceful time at our favorite park in Ashland. There’s something about this park that just quiets your soul for a while and allows you to reflect on life, what’s important, what’s not. Think about the things that matter, the things that don’t.  And a place to capture moments like these…moments that completely take my breath away.

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Just a Motivating Monday – More than I can handle

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If you’re just joining in:

-Write a blog post about ANYTHING at all that inspires you, or something you feel will inspire others.

-Please link back to Garibay Soup

-Please snag my Just a Motivating button on your post.

-I hope that we can all go and visit each other’s blogs and read what everyone has linked up ~ I hope that this carnival can bring more traffic for you 🙂 So, spread the comment love!

“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.” ~Mother Teresa


I don’t think that this life was ever intended to be easy. I know that we are here to learn and to grow, and a free, easy ride is definitely not going to help us out there. Why does it sometimes have to get downright dirty then?

There is a lot of tragedy in this world, and unimaginable things actually happen to people…. people who you wonder how in the world they do it. They do though. They get through those unimaginable life events, they move on, they grow, they learn, and sometimes they have enough strength to hug someone who is going through what they once endured and give the exact support they need.

I do tell myself often, we will get through this. We always get through everything, and we have experienced some not so fun circumstances. I think back on one of the most heart wrenching things I’ve ever had to go through and that was losing our baby girl, {Mya}. You hear of 2nd and 3rd trimester losses, but never think it will happen to you. Although it was heart wrenching, I got through it. Although I miss her, I’m still here, and have found happiness in my life regardless of the traumatic even I had to endure.  I have found reason as to why it happened…. because I really, truly believe that everything happens for a reason…. and sometimes we just have to search for that reason.  I found a rainbow at the end of my storm and that rainbow is a beautiful, precious little girl that I can’t get enough of.  If there was a Mya, there’d be no Ella.

I wish God didn’t trust me as much as he does sometimes, but the thing is he does trust me. He knows that I will find a way to learn and grow from the experiences that I have to go through, but I still sometimes wonder why. I do have enough faith, however, to know there definitely is some reason. If I stick around and try to figure it out I usually find the answer, and then try to accept it, learn from it and more importantly grow from it.

We might not like that God trusts us as much as he does, but the thing is he does trust us, and that in itself is an honor.
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NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!!  I was bummed to see that my website for Wildtree is not ready yet!  Hopefully they get it up and running tomorrow so you all can go and check out PURE DELICIOUSNESS!  

I am giving away a bag Heavenly Chocolate Mouse and your choice of flavor between (Zesty Lemon, RoastedGarlic or Basil Pesto) 5oz Grapeseed Oil AND some of the Hearty Speghetti Sauce blend, because it’s pure DELICIOUSNESS and I want all of you to be able to taste the joy I taste in my home every, single night.  If you love chocolate O.M.G YOU WILL BE IN HEAVEN!  And I LOOOOVE the grapeseed oils….. all of them! 

If you have never heard of Wildtree you should definitely {CLICK HERE} to learn all about feeding your family YUMMY, NATURAL foods…. that are quick to prepare…. easy peasy! 

Will update with my website once it’s fixed!! 

FOR 1 ENTRY: LEAVE A COMMENT

FOR 3 ADD’L ENTRIES: LINK UP TO THE INSPIRATIONAL CARNIVAL

FOR 1 ADD’L ENTRY: TWEET ABOUT IT

FOR 1 ADD’L ENTRY: FOLLOW MY BLOG 

FOR 1 ADD’L ENTRY: FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER (CLICK BUTTON IN MY HEADER TO TAKE YOU TO MY TWITTER PAGE) I’m @anjyldream



Be sure to leave a comment for each additional entry you qualify for since I will be choosing the winner at random from my comments.


This contest will only be open until 12:00am 9/1/09…. so, basically all of today (8/31/09)  GOOD LUCK!!  Hope to see lots of link ups so I can get my inspirational reading in 🙂


MCKLINKY IS DOWN…. IF YOU WANT TO LINK UP JUST LEAVE YOUR LINK IN THE COMMENTS AND USE THAT COMMENT FOR THE FIRST LINK UP ENTRY FOR CONTEST.





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Ella = AWESOMENESS

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Today my daughter shocked the pants off of me. The girl just turned two and I watched her saw her do this….. this video is of me telling her to do it again, but she honestly did this EXACT thing on her own…. I’m still in shock!


 **oh and don’t mind my phone ringing in the background of the video LOL**

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Got Girl Time?

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I like to occasionally jump on a random blog carnival that I find. Today I found one that seemed pretty stinkin cool. It’s called Aloha Friday… you ask a simple question on your blog and others can answer in your comments.

You can head over to {An Island Life} and link up to do the same or find a bunch of other questions. So I’ll use this fun carnival for an opportunity to ask random things I always wonder… can’t wait to see answers….

Do you make time for yourself to just be a girl without the husband, without the kids? What do you do with this time?

Personally, I think it’s extremely important. Lately I haven’t done this, but need to get back into it. One of my most favorite away from family guilty pleasures is getting a massage. It’s an every 2 week kind of thing for this girl, but it’s been a couple of months since I’ve gotten in (thanks to company, vacations…. and the list could go on and on). I’m pretty bad about getting together w/friends w/out kids, but need to try a little harder on this. We still are girls, and we still need our girl time.