Woooooweeeee….. It’s been a crazy past few days (well couple weeks, really. :)). This morning my eyes are swollen and my feet are swollen and all I want to do is just lay around.
We left for HSN on Monday and if you follow me on Facebook, that started off with a bang when I lost my crown late the night before. So I had to go get that fixed before noon…along with all the other errands and packing that needed attending to.
Lots of ‘behind the scenes’ craziness and mayhem that always seems to accompany the HSN shows. But Lisa was super happy to see her new set, which included her new logo. Looks awesome, eh?
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Lisa brought Collin to enjoy some Florida sunshine with her before he leaves for his mission in a few short weeks.
Lisa was really sweet to accommodate my desire to see Jordan’s very last choir concert last night. To do that, I had to fly out of Orlando–rather than Tampa–to catch an early afternoon flight. Lisa and Collin were going there anyway for an extra few days, but it is an hour and a half away, so we had to book it after her 9:00 show to get to the airport on time.
All was well and I made it an hour before take off.
All I wanted to do was sleep on the plane because I was soooo tired, but it was not in the cards for me as a toddler was crying and screaming just behind me….for two hours. I usually try to have patience and understanding, but it was really difficult yesterday. All I wanted was some sleep. Headphones didn’t help either. Oh, and before the crying occurred, I had just drifted off for maybe ten minutes when the person next to me needed to get up and use the bathroom. Oy.
Then I reached Denver for my layover.
The 4:25 boarding time didn’t occur until almost 5:00–which was the take off time. While waiting, I see the lightening occurring out the window.
We got on the plane and there’s no air blowing because apparently there’s something being fixed and they are trying to keep the noise down where they are working. Ugh.
After about 15 minutes or so we pull back away from the gate . . . and then sit.
Another 15 minutes go by and we hear word that we can finally go out and taxi. That they had closed down all but one runway because of the weather and that all the planes that were circling were landing.
More time goes by as we sit on the tarmac and slowly roll here and there. Eventually I get to the spot where I can see (because I’ve got a window seat) the majorly long line of airplanes! I started counting, one, two, three ,four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten…. and that was where I couldn’t see anymore but there were more in front of us and more behind the structures that I couldn’t see.
Then the captain comes on and says, ‘Folks, we’re about 20th in line for takeoff…..’
Oh my gosh!
So yeah, needless to say, our 5:00 takeoff time turned to 6:30, which resulted in me getting to my car by about 7:45 and only making it to the last two songs of the choir concert. We live 40 minutes away from the airport too.
I did see this on the way in though.
This is the Kennecott (or Bingham) Copper mine that they had to close down recently because of a landslide (in the middle-right of photo). Kind of cool to see a live birds-eye view of it.
So now I’m dragging and thinking about everything I need to start doing. Working and getting organized. Can’t wait to get rid of that pile in my front room! Pretty darn excited about that.
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I have both facebook and instagram however I am not much of a poster on either one LOL. I like them both for different reasons and I only just recently started using hashtags although sometimes I don’t use them at all. My girls however love instagram and hashtag so much I am always laughing at their hashtags. I have mine set up that only approved people can follow me. I love to see little bits and pieces of peoples lives through instagram. I say just do it Kerri :)
I do Instagram more in the summer than any other time. (Teacher here…so there’s a lot more stuff that happens in the summer vs others times of the year.) I instagrammed my vacation to the beach last year. I love looking at those pics so much. I do hash tag things. I have instaweather and it adds a ton of hash tags on its own. I think it’s fun to search and see what others are posting with the same hash tags. I don’t have a ton of followers and I don’t follow a ton of people myself, just a couple family members and some scrapbookers I like. I’d follow you for sure!
I say, go for it Kerri! Instagram away! Hash tag until your heart’s content because you’re #awesome. :)
I do really enjoy Instagram, but I don’t go super crazy with it. If I take a fun picture that could use a little jazzing up, (or that I think my ‘followers’ aka my ‘family and friends’ will enjoy) I will Instagram it. I do always share to Facebook and Twitter as well, as I have different people who have all or some of those feeds who I would like to share with. When you are clicking to ‘share’ your finished photo to Instagram, you can click to share to those social media feeds at the same time, so it is super simple.
I ALSO like to use other apps before I head to Instagram occasionally, including PicFX, A Beautiful Mess, Diptic, ColorSplash, Bokehful, and Phonto (not all together, but they each do different fun things that Instagram doesn’t).
Hashtags I am in-between about – sometimes I use them, sometimes I don’t. When I do use them they are usually made up ones that pertain to the picture, rather than trying to tie into a major social media one that is ‘current and trendy’ that day.
Hope this helps!
I love Instagram. It is my go-to place for inspiration and encouragement. I follow so many positive & creative people on Instagram! I love my Insta-Friends!
I guess I am the only one who does not do Twitter or Instagram. I do not have time or desire to figure out a new site, even though I have had an account for a long time. I am lucky to get FB done. I check your site due to your FB posts. If you only do Instagram I am know I will miss something fun, but that is the hazards of being old fashion and having only one place to check or (insert faint here)actually taking time to talk on the phone or in person to people.
I have a personal and a business one. My personal one is private and my photography/scentsy/project life one is not. I rarely hashtag unless I want it to show up under something special.
I check FB daily but forget all about Instagram — although my teenaqed daughter loves it.
I love instagram! It’s my most go to app. I love to follow fellow scrapbook’ ers – but must admit I get a bit fed up when they post loads of pics on one day – to promote their stuff. If you do decide to instagram – please don’t go mad with it – 1or 2 a day is fine!
For purely selfish reasons, I say go for it, because I want to follow you! When I post to Instagram, I do also link it to my FB and Twitter because it’s so easy to do. I also use a plugin on my website that cycles through my Instagram feed.
I do use hashtags, but they have to have a purpose! #peoplewhomakereallylongandlamehashtagshavenopurpose! The goal of a hashtag is to make your images or tweets easy to search. One or two keywords is ideal.
As far as limiting the number of posts per day, I disagree. It depends on your purpose. For instance, I took Stacy Julian’s 12 last year and posted at least 12 photos on the 12th of each month for the entire year. I used those Instagram photos and the journaling (including the hashtags!) on my scrapbook pages. If you went to a trade show or behind the scenes event, as a follower, I would hope you would post lots of photos. Of course, if you are apprehensive about it, just do it for yourself and don’t include it in your marketing plan. That way you won’t feel an obligation to sink a bunch of time into it.
Amy
@StudioScrapping
I really got into Instagram when I took a class on it; it was fun to add the class hashtag to it and see what everyone else was doing! My enthusiasm has waived a bit now, but I still enjoy checking the posts of those I follow. I rarely use hashtags otherwise, which makes my teenage daughter roll her eyes because it apparently gets you “more likes” which I could care less about, LOL!
I rarely use Facebook and I find Instagram quick and easy and its a fun addition to my Project Life. Also I love using all the apps to enhance the photos; I think this is the fun part for me.
Its possible that people share more on Instagram than Facebook as its just so easy and convenient, its cool to see snippets of people’s everyday lives.
The only downside really is that you need to keep an eye on who is following you (but its easy to block people); I too get fed up when people only start to follow me so that they can promote their business. They are clearly not interested in my photos.
I also love that my teenage daughter loves Instagram, which means I get to see tons of pictures of her being natural and seeing what is important to her; plus I have access to those photos too, which is a real bonus!
It would be lovely to see you on Instagram!