Living In the Moment

Photography found on Pinterest HAPPY NEW YEAR!  My Word For 2017 ... R E L E A S E  I will admit I went back and forth between a few words for 2017. I had the word BALANCE last  year and I wanted to continue this journey. I feel RELEASE will help me hold on to the good and let go of anything that is no longer working for me.  As many of us, this time of the year makes us want to start the year off right. I am thinking of small routines that will place me into my creative space during the free moments throughout the day. I have been carrying a book and a journal around with me for awhile. I would like to try my hand at adding sketching and watercolor to my journals. I would love to expand on my creativity, alongside of my writing, poetry and photography. More of these thoughts in the upcoming weeks ...  What are your plans for New Year? 

Photography by Kristine ~2016~ Taking a look back on this past year had me thinking of what it consisted of.  I thought I would create a list of "Highlights" ... - Birthday Get-Togethers - Football Games  - Some Online Creative Courses Taken - Holiday Parties - New Routines - Memorable Photography - Made New Friends - Sickness and Loss  - Laughter From The Littles In Our Family - Took a Great Family Vacation   - Home Repairs My next writing will be in the 2017 ...  Have you chosen your "Word Of The Year" yet? I will be sharing my chosen word in an upcoming post.  Happy New Year To All My Family & Friends -- Much Love 

WELCOME FALL !!! This is the time of the year I wait for ... The warm, colors, delicious comfort food. football season, and sweater weather that brings in cool, crisp air! These photos (above) were taken on my day off, at a pond not far from where I live. This is where I go to clear my mind. I have visited this pond for many years now, always anticipating my next visit! Where do you escape to find answers? I would love to hear back from you!

You've Got Mail Throwback ... After viewing so many posts of friends and families children heading back to school ... It brought me back to the movie You've Got Mail and certain lines that I so enjoyed! I have to say after all these years, I can still watch You've Got Mail and smile for a full two hours. It is one of those movies that I return to often and it does not take long to remember why. Nora Ephron had a way with her writing, casting and bringing us back to the special connections we make. I came across this image while surfing google images and remembered how much I loved this line in the movie, "I Would Send You A Bouquet Of Newly Sharpened Pencils If I Knew Your Name & Address" ~Joe Fox (Tom Hanks). Just one of so many incredible lines spoken in this film. Do you have a favorite line in this movie? I would love to hear back from you ...

My Original Photography AUTUMN AWAITS Sitting here  Taking in thoughts  Yesterday Today Tomorrow  Knowing what matters Where my heart needs to be A new season awaits My favorite of all  Staying grounded  Asking for strength Finding my way  Remembering where I came from  Awaiting a New Year  Anxious to see what it has to offer  Kristine Dubuque Ortega 09/21/2016

This is the book I have been reading. Before my work days starts, and on breaks in between. I have thoroughly enjoyed each word and each chapter. Shonda, as many of you know is the television producer, writer and screenwriter of  Thursday Night Shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Scandal & How To Get Away With Murder. Her Words Have Inspired Me! She grew up simple, had awkward moments along the way and rose to become a strong confident woman. Her strength pushes me to become a stronger version of myself. Her words resonate in a way others have not. Perhaps "My Year Of Yes" will be the upcoming one ... How about yours? #yearofyes #sayingyes #shondarhimesyearofyes