Team-Up Thursday: Out of Focus

This week Tina and I focused on not focusing. Or as with Tina's photo using out of focus by design with depth of field.

My photo is once again a running image. I love how the out of focus emphasizes the movement and speed of Alec crossing the finish line. I immediately noticed the effect of the gradual out of focus for Tina's family photo.   

 

 

About this time every year I begin to feel overwhelmed and not very productive. Feeling like everything I want to do is falling short. It lasts about a week or so and then summer break starts and I'm able to regroup and move forward feeling happy and less stressed. 

 

Thursday 13 :  How I Spend My Time

1. A regular training schedule for a marathon in 18 weeks.
2. Support (support as in running with him) Alec in starting his pre-training for cross country.
3. Scrapbook more often.
4. Mom time.
5. Wife time.
6. Read.
7. Strength train at least once a week.
8. Work.
9. Time with friends.
10. Take Alyssa to cheer practice and everything that goes with having a daughter in competitive cheer.
11. Blog throughout the week.
12. Build a web site for my Alyssa's cheer squad.
13. And then there is sleep. I'd rather not but it seems as if I have to sleep.

How do you spend your time? What do you do when you begin to feel overwhelmed and not very productive.

 

Comments

[Julia Smith]

Love the two out-of-focus shots. Interesting how the three-person grouping is in focus toward the farther subject, when usually the reverse is true. Makes for a sense of discovery while looking at the photo.

Reading over your list, it's definitely a full and varied schedule. When you think of all you're doing, it's amazing! That's what I tell my husband when he gets down about his limitations (he has bipolar disorder.) I always focus on what I've done, not what I haven't done. I'm also not a list maker. Lists, to me, set people up to feel like they haven't accomplished enough, because people always put too many things on their lists. I prefer to turn around and survey what it is I've been up to.

[CountryDew]

I have trouble managing my time, esp. when feeling overwhelmed. I either have too much time on my hands or not enough. Something I need to work.

Some things I do that are calming, though include reading, Tai Chi, playing video games and nature walks.

[Alice Audrey]

You're giving me the urge to get out there and get more exercise. Easier said than done when it's raining right now. I know, I know. Do it anyway.

[Laurie]

Sleep is so overrated, isn't it? Ha! Your list exhausted me just reading it!

Great list!

[Kimberly]

All these great out of focus shots have me itching to do this theme. :) The runner, that's perfect for oof.

[Heather]

I've been trying to get out and do more walking, now the weather is warming up again. Some days it's difficult to get motivated, though.

[PinkLady]

i am impressed at the way your out-of-focus shot captured the motion. it's good that you put in "sleep" on your list. after all those activities there, your body would be begging for a little rest. :)

if you have time, please check out my thursday 13 here. thanks :)

[gel]

That out of focus shot is cool. It effectively shows the motion! As to how I spend my time, I wish I did not need sleep, too! I'd like to make time to read more for relaxation as opposed to information/need.