Recreating the Past

I recently discovered Poladroid, the little desktop Polaroid camera that  will convert any photo you wish into a nostalgic memory-that-never-was. How did it take me so long to discover this??? I know those of you with iPhones can do this rather easily and I suspect photoshop does this too, buuuut… none of them make the cool Polaroid sound effect and are free to download! Quite a bit of what I converted mostly served as a reminder as to why digital cameras have taken over, but here are a few that I rather liked. Enjoy!

{all images property of Gypsea Tree}

Thank you

Thank you so very much for all your wonderful comments on my last post. I felt so encouraged! I’m working on responding to everyone individually, but I also wanted to say a big THANK YOU in a post dedicated just to all you wonderful people who stop by here! The simple act of writing things down made me feel as though a great weight had been lifted. My sister Melanie had some great insight on the idea of “the job” and it resonated so completely with a lot of what has been swirling about in my own head. I have many decisions to make in the upcoming weeks…

In the meantime, I’m getting very excited about the prospect of travel. At the moment New Zealand is at the top of the destination list. (For a little New Zealand inspired post visit Steam Spectre.) I have some travel-posts rattling around in my mind and I plan to share some of my travel “research” here at Gypsea Tree.

Where would you be going if you were going to take a trip in the next few months?

{photo credit: Gypsea Tree}

…and the Road keeps bending

Oh dear… Such a long absence. I hardly know what to say other than life has overwhelmed me lately and for some reason I didn’t want to blog about it or even not blog about it by creating superficial posts. (OK so my last post involved a puppy, but that was a small exception.)  I found out about a month ago that my job was being moved to a different state-meaning I won’t have it as of June 30th. It isn’t all bad. I could find another position in my current company easily enough, but the truth of it is: I don’t want to. This job has helped me get on my feet financially which was the original idea. I told myself in the beginning that I would give it a year and then start looking again for thee job. You know the one: the one that has you doing something you actually believe in. The one that doesn’t plummet you into a well of depression every Sunday evening.

So the big question, which is a constant hum in my over-crowded mind is,

“What do I want to do with my life?”

There is no definite answer because I want to do so many things, but I don’t know how. If that makes any sense… I go around and around in endless circles trying to find some semblance of a path for my future and I’m dizzy and utterly overwhelmed. Admittedly, I am easily overwhelmed, but this seems like a particularly significant crossroads and I don’t want to take the wrong turn.

Of the numerous things I have considered one the greatest possibilities for the short-term is to take a trip. Hopefully out of country and the first of such a journey with my other half. Believe it or not my overwhelmed state is even making it difficult to focus on a specific location. I would like to go somewhere that will be relatively inexpensive to travel about in. I’m afraid that rules out most of Europe. India is a top location for me, but I don’t think this is the time quite yet. South America? Mexico? We always talked about Thailand, but that’s most likely out right now anyways… Turkey? Somewhere in Asia?

Can you help a gypsy out? I would LOVE some ideas, suggestions. Any favorite places you think I should go?

Thanks for reading. I hope I haven’t lost too many of you due to my inconsistent blogging nature…

{images via Jacqleen Bleu}

A real post is coming. I promise.

Until then, try not to break through your computer screen trying to make this little guy your own.

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Gypsy Friday V

The Ghosts Project

This is otherworldly! Get thee here now and listen to “Rajadevi”.

That’s it: I’m pulling out my violin this weekend and teaching myself something.