Every Friday, Instagram rolls out a Weekend Hashtag Project to give photographers a theme to shoot for over the weekend.
And despite the lingering bad taste in my mouth after Instagram’s botched Terms of Service update a few weeks ago, I still have fun participating.
This past weekend – just before a chilly morning run around Tempe Town Lake – I posted a couple photos for the Weekend Hashtag Project Looking Up (#WHPlookingup) theme.
In my previous post, you saw how my passion bucket runneth over in excitement for the coming year, and learned about a smarter strategy to attack our 2013 New Year’s resolutions.
Well, it’s January and naturally, we’re geeking out at the starting line. The gym is packed, junk food is tossed in the trash and – after we’ve cleaned up and recovered from all the New Year’s Eve shenanigans – we find ourselves pointed in the right direction.
Showing up is a crucial step to accomplishing our goals for the New Year. And since we’re here, with full passion buckets in hand, we can check that off the list.
But the next two steps are the big ones: finding your one thing, and mapping out the routine.
I hope you’re as excited for 2013 as I am.
For starters, we survived the Mayan-predicted apocalypse on Dec. 21, 2012! I even had some fun at work in the process, coming up with this Facebook post. You know how I’m always preaching relevant content? Nothing’s more relevant than the end of the world!
In the process of putting together my list of goals for 2013 – which currently includes becoming an Ironman, getting my scuba-diving and CPR certification, taking a Krav Maga class and volunteering once a month – it soon became clear how easy it is to get wrapped up in all the excitement and try to take on too much all at once.
I needed a strategy.
So I gathered a few tips on how to make New Year’s resolutions the smart way, and tied them to triathlon training strategy.
Read my latest post on Tri for Les and let me know what you think: Dominate your 2013 New Year’s training resolutions
Here’s to an exciting, productive and healthy 2013 – and to dominating those bucket lists!
The filters and effects drew me in. The user interface and design wowed me. But the community and the creativity keep me coming back every day.
I check Facebook and Twitter for the news, but I go to Instagram for fun.
My feed seems cleaner and more interesting, with much less of the stuff that I routinely tune out (like ads, promos and app activity). Granted I am following less people on Instagram, but most of them seem to put some thought and care into their photos (although food and cat pics are inevitable on any platform, not that there’s anything wrong with that).
I also enjoy Instagram’s weekend hashtag projects. A few weeks ago, I had fun posting entries to the motel-themed project, and found myself thinking very highly of Instagram and felt appreciative for the creative outlet.
It’s hard not to smile at a Golden Retriever.
Whether they’re out on a walk, chasing a tennis ball in the park, maniacally plunging into a pool or even just lying around, joy is written all over their faces and sheer bliss radiates from their furry coats.
I’m clearly a dog-lover, from a dog-loving family, but I think there’s something special about the spirit of a Golden that would warm up anyone’s heart.
And if you were lucky enough to have grown up with a Golden, like I was, you know their goofy grins and joyous antics aren’t just for show. They’re a lifestyle; a window to the dog’s soul – a soul soaked in pervasive, absolute happiness.