Mental Health Monday: Facts

• 20% of Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime
• About 8% of adults will experience major depression at some point in their lifetime
• About 20% of people with a mental illness also have issues with substance abuse
• Anxiety affects 12% of the population
• Only 1/3 of people who need assistance for mental health issues in Canada seek help
• Mental health issues account for one of the 10 leading causes of disability worldwide
• Less than 4% of medical research funding goes to mental illness research

Color Combos Galore #144

Here's the pallet for Color Combo #144 over on the Color Combos Galore blog (link on right.)

turquoise - icing - cookie dough - pink sprinkles

Here's my take on the colors:

My Best Shot Monday ... on a Tuesday cause I was away camping

Taken at the Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec.

some layouts ....

My Favorite Things Saturday

One of my favorite things this week was going to the Museum of Civiliztion with Emily and her class.

My Best Shot Monday

Beautiful Sunday

Before & After Bloghop

Just came across this great bloghop at http://www.pixelperfectblog.com/ what you do is take your Straight Out Of The Camera Saturday(SOOC) shot and then you edit it with your photo editing program (I use Photoshop CS3) and you post the before and after images. Sounds like fun so here's mine for this week.

Before

After

Straight Out of the Camera Saturday (SOOC)

So I got this phone call from one of my best friends saying I had to come out to his house that he had something really neat for me to photograph. When i arrived this is what I found. None of us have any idea what it is. Do any of you blog readers know for I am so very curious. Isn't it incredible.

My Favorite Things Saturday

CONTEST: Win a free 8x10 print

Weekend contest at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smiths-Falls-ON/Sandra-Collins-Photography/156626449546?ref=ts

Win a free 8X10 print.

I am in the process of creating business cards and need help choosing a photo to use. Vote on your favorite photo (not of a person) by Sunday night midnight and have your name put into a draw to win a free 8x10 print of the photo you voted on. Just type vote in the comments section below the photo of your choice. Winner will be announced on Monday. You may only vote once.

A few layouts

13 Things I Know About Making My Dreams Come True

Here's my Thursday Thirteen for this week.

#1) Becoming a photographer is capturing all of me heart, mind & soul.

#2) I am a powerful, intimate, confident & free woman & I CAN DO THIS!!

#3) I Deserve to have all my dreams come true.

#4) The small steps I am taking are leading towards my desired end result.

#5) I AM good enough.

#6) I am trusting in the power of the universe.

#7) I am in charge of whether or not my dreams come true - not anyone else.

#8) I am at a place where I can see my dream come true. I will succeed.

#9) I will never give up!

#10) Motivation and positivity are key.

#11) I will take advantage of all opportunities that open up in achieving my goal.

#12) Writing down my steps and goals is helping me see the end result.

#13) I am filled with commitment.

Straight Out Of The Camera Saturday (SOOC)

My Favorite Things Saturday

For me,

candles = time to relax

One of my favorite things is candles. I love burning them when I am home alone. They are my signal for relaxation time, soothing time, reflecting time. I tend to gravitate towards the citrus smells, love love love orange and lemon. Candles just plainly make me happy. :)

... a couple more layouts

Happy {inter}National Scrapbooking Day

Photos for this one courtesy of one of my oldest friends Amy Roach.
This was done for an {inter}National Scrapbooking Day challenge at JessicaSprague.com