I know I'm not alone in the struggle with perfection. And we all handle it differently. I apparently just don't do something if it can't be done the exact way I want. Or I just never finish it - ask my parents about a parent-teacher conference in 7th grade about missing homework... (Had it all, but I didn't turn it in because it wasn't perfectly done - yikes!)

This manifests itself in my blogging abilities all the time! Either I don't have time to do it right, or I don't have the equipment. Right now I'm struggling a bit with both, but especially the equipment factor. Matt has my fancy camera and computer. So I have my iPhone and iPad. But the app for my host is really pretty limited. So I either have to download all my photos to Duncan or Brittney's computer, then upload everything, then delete it so I don't feel like I'm taking over their computers too - or just do a photo because that's all I can appropriately caption.

Which is silly. Of course I can upload more than one photo (but only at the end of the blog...!) and you guys will all understand that I can't caption all of them right. You guys will be fine with that until I have all my usual stuff back. Why do I even worry about it? You guys are happier with something rather than nothing, right?!?

So here is my compromise to myself. I bought a nice point and shoot camera - one that I can force into a true manual mode so I can continue to learn my camera skills. And Matt helped me find a connection kit so I can download photos from my camera to my iPad. And even barring that, I can use photos from my phone - it still takes really good photos! I will try to focus on the "something is better than not turning your homework in" lesson I thought I learned years ago.

And you guys will still love me.

Right?