This Week's Featured Image - Week 7

I think I have the right week number...maybe. This was last week's Featured Image nonetheless. I am very sorry about not having this posted Sunday, I even forgot to change the image Sunday. I didn't remember until I was sitting at work Monday. Then I had a couple of other things to post about and didn't want to overload my blog and have a couple of posts get missed that way. As it is I think one did anyway.

So for this image I took the picture with my Samsung Propel (that would be my cell phone). This was at the farm with Kevin's family when the HP Photosmart camera we had decided to be a PhotoDUMB camera (if you've been to my Shop you would have seen that lovely play on words already. HINT HINT)

 Anyway, I used PhotoImpact to alter the image as usual and I really am not sure what all I did to it. I know I used Saturation, I think I may have used Diffuse Glow, and other than that I used a Frame to create the scratchy look. I will have to start keeping a log of the things I do to a picture to get them from start to finish.

I will post the Before image later when I have access to the other computer. It is currently entertaining Kevin with Netflix movies. I will also have to make note to get a very large USB drive to store all my pics in so that I can have access to them from any computer.

Here is the original image. Have a great day everyone.

Networking Via Phone

So, I work a full time job. Monday through Friday, 10 hours a day. I am also required to be available to be called or to go up to the store for assistance. That's the life of a manager. Well, sitting at work, I end up with some down-time when there's no customers in the store, all the cabinets are wiped down, etc. During those times I turn to my phone and the internet. I can do quite a bit on my phone (I am typing this from my phone now), but every so often I run in to snags. I can't log on to my online banking, I can't post comments occasionally on certain blogs, I can't update my Facebook status (unless I text it in, neat feature), I can't copy and paste, and some pages just don't load well. I guess I shouldn't complain too much, I mean, I am grateful that I can do at least as much as that on my phone. I tell myself, I'll go back to that site on the regular computer at home after I get off work. Then I get home and have to do this or that and completely forget to get online for whatever it was I was wanting to do. In truth, I sometimes wish that I could earn money by staying home, I unfortunately can not afford to live without the paycheck I earn at my job. But I still wish it. Maybe someday I can quit working outside my home, then I wouldn't have to pay for internet service on my phone. ;)

Pics to be added later (if I remember) as that is another thing I can not do from my phone.