A Rare Moment



This is for AMM‘s October
kit.

Photo Shoot



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kit.

Five Gummi Bears



This is for AMM‘s October
kit.

Camping



This is from AMM‘s October
kit.

Catalyst 30 – Choosing CMU



This week’s catalyst
is on a decision you made that ended up changing the direction of your life.

While this is not my favorite piece of art, I find it very intriguing
that all the big events of my life trace back to the moment I decided to
leave Turkey and move to the United States to attend college at Carnegie
Mellon. On a personal level, that’s where I met my boyfriend, whom I
then married and had a child with. On a professional note, CMU got me my
Wall Street job which I then quit to do Teach For America and finally
Google. It all started with that one decision to go to college in the
United States. A decision I will forever cherish.

Catalyst 29 – Jake



This catalyst
was on someone you admire. Again, an easy one for me.

I knew from the first moment I read this catalyst that it would be about
my husband. My husband and I met and started dating fourteen years ago.
When I first met him, I admired him for his sense of humor, for this
confidence and ability to enjoy life every day. He was so much fun to be
around and always made me smile. I tend to be a “glass-half-empty” kind
of gal most of the time so being around him was pure joy.

As the years passed, I admired him for his intelligence and ability to
work hard, make good friends and seamlessly succeed in the “real” world.
He still continued to be fun, but now he was much more than that.

And then even more time passed and we got married and we built a life
together and we had a baby. And I’ve learned to admire my husband even
more. He’s patient. He’s kind. He’s loving. He’s generous. This is not
to say we haven’t had rough times or even questioned things over the
years. But we’ve always stuck with each other. We’ve always believed in
each other and each time I was weak, he was there to be strong for both
of us. He’s everything I’ve ever needed in my life from a husband, and
even more importantly, from a best friend.

Catalyst 28 – Caffeine Free Diet Coke



This catalyst
was an easy one for me: * What’s a negative behavior or habit you have
overcome?

*
Journaling Reads:

Caffeine Free Diet Coke. 12 a day every day. i never drank alcohol. i
never smoked. but diet coke was my vice. my one vice. until david. yet
another present from my boy. (karen’s note: i quit diet coke when we
decided to get pregnant and haven’t had one in 4 years.)

Daily David – Day 279



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Daily David – Day 277



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Daily David – Day 275