Project 365: Week 2
Two weeks successfully completed. I’m on a roll! Not only have I kept on track with grabbing a photo every day, I’ve also dramatically cut down my Pepsi intake since the beginning of the year. I’ve allowed myself only ONE per day. It seems like the worst of the caffeine withdrawal is behind me – no more headaches and fantasies of rage-stabbing passersby. But I digress. Here’s the week 2 photo recap....
Read MoreProject 365: Week 1
It’s a new year, again, (funny how that keeps happening) and I’m attempting Project 365, again. I think this is the year that I make past February. Really. If you’re not familiar with P365 allow me to enlighten you. In it’s most simple incarnation, the project is to take a photo day. My personal goal is to a.) get more practice with my camera and b.) capture and record a glimpse of my family’s life every single day. Here’s where I’m at with week one....
Read MoreColorado Wedding
I just got back from a two-ish week trip to Colorado for my sister’s wedding, and I am TIRED! 1100 miles is a long way to travel with my dear family…but it was worth it to be a part of my little sister’s big day! The day was amazing and I wanted share a few pics....
Read MoreColors + Patterns
After moving in just over two years ago, I have officially painted every room in the house. Colors, patterns, art, and photos consume every wall in this place, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Here’s a peek at what things look like right now. My bedroom: Hallway: Bathroom: Deck (technically outside): Celia’s...
Read MoreAlmost Hybrid
A couple of months ago I managed to collect my thoughts long enough to plan a birthday party for all three kids. Since their birthdays are less than three weeks apart I decided to split the difference and have one big party – a week(ish) after the twins’ birthday, a week(ish) before the small boy’s birthday. I booked a party at J.J. Jump, which is an inflatable wonderland that eliminates the need for party games and house cleaning. Yay me! While in this momentary state of...
Read MoreEpic Spider Battle
This was originally a Facebook status update turned Facebook note. Then I figured, why not just share it with everyone? Let me preface the story by stressing my extreme arachnophobia. My husband does the spider killing here. But on this particular evening, my husband was out of town. My epic spider battle last night went something like this: I called Chad in Seattle to see if he’d come home to kill it. No, he wouldn’t. My conversation with him was cut short due to my involuntary...
Read MoreAbout Me
I'm Ami Collofello. I have extensive experience in Photoshop and Illustrator and I like to make pretty things with them. I got my start making websites in 1998 armed with a giant HTML book and Photoshop 4. Today I create high resolution digital scrapbooking supplies, corporate sales collateral, websites, and other fun stuff. more...
