This journal page is tied with only one other page as my favorite in my book. I absolutely love it. Perhaps I love it because it took hours to make, or because it’s my favorite wedding photograph, or maybe it’s because it reminds me of my wedding day. The entire day...
Visual Journal Page 62: Soon to be Happily Ever After
This visual journal page is very sentimental, it captures a piece of our wedding, a piece of the commitment we made to each other. By the time this page was created, I had spent the last five and a half months planning my dream wedding. I had carefully picked...
Visual Journal Page 60: School Year Wrap Up
I survived my first year as a teacher. It was stop and go for awhile, but I made it to the end. As you go through school, student teaching, talking with veteran teachers,...
Visual Journal Page 58: Our House
I knew that eventually Nick and I would find our home... and we did. It took a couple of months of constant searching, disappointment, and frustration, but we found it. By the time we made our way to check this house out, I had mentally prepared myself to be...
Visual Journal Page 54: Wedding Registry
I knew the wedding registry was going to be a fun, stress free part of wedding planning. I couldn't wait to go out and pick out gifts for other people to give us. I was constantly keeping my eyes peeled when I was out shopping, always flipping through magazines, and...
Visual Journal Page 53: House Hunting
As I have said before... house hunting can be a bit of a roller coaster ride. When we first started looking for our house, I couldn't have been more excited. That excitement quickly wore off as I realized that things can look perfect on paper but in reality be nothing...
Visual Journal Page 45: The Bridesmaid Dress
THE STORY Exactly one week after I got engaged, I bought my wedding dress. I went to one store, tried on a few dresses, got an idea for the style I wanted, and attended a bridal show the following weekend. I tried on a couple of dresses there, not finding much, until...
Visual Journal Page 35: Empty Bowls
A visual journal page about an art fundraiser called Empty Bowls. To learn more about visual journals visit my website.
Visual Journal: Art Teacher Lowlight
Sometimes negative experiences inspire art. In this case, an art teacher lowlight of clogged sinks turning into works of art was the base.
Visual Journal: Not so Superhero Teacher
Teachers are often looked to as superheroes. But what happens when you don’t feel like the superhero to all students? This is my story.