Average Kimberly likes pretend she is a photographer

I'm trying hard to not use AI for my art.

I have had my son draw a bunch of 

"Average Kimberly" art.  

I'm hoping Canva is more of a

Photo editing tool and not AI.

I like to use the templates to 

arrange my photography. 

I feel like photo editing is different than

having AI make things for you.

I'm working on photo layouts that

show the stages of flowers when they bloom.

When I am out walking in gardens

people often ask me to photograph them

and their families or friends.

I guess because I am carrying a camera around

they think I might be good at taking photos.

I always stop and take their photos. 

My Husband has been disabled

for the last month with a disc issue. 

So our birding has been put to the side,

and I have been going to gardens.

So lately my adventures have been 

Birds and blooms.

Because I don’t want giant data centers 

Being built I am trying to not use AI.

I will no longer have it create cartoon characters.

I have never used ChatGPT. 

If my writing isn’t perfect that’s because it’s 

Just me. No help from the AI to make me look smarter.

I’m just Average Kimberly and I am happy with that. 

                                       Kimberly 
 

Average Kimberly takes a Staycation

I was supposed to go on a birding trip 

To Arizona but my husband hurt his back.

So my vacation became a Staycation.

I got back into my exercise routine.

Did some baking.

Got my hair cut.

Went walking at a local garden.

And gave myself permission to relax and 

Not do any housework.

I also read some books. 

The big bird in the sky is

Possibly a golden eagle.

I think God decided to bless me with birds 

On my garden walk because I’ve never seen 

This many before. 

Average Kimberly 

 

Average Kimberly she is not extraordinary she is just Ordinary!

 

I have been blogging for maybe 20 years.

I’ve realized that I am just average.

I have an average life.

I have an average job.

I’m average Kimberly.

So I have changed my blog title to Average Kimberly.

I’m going to share with you all my average adventures.

As an average person on my day off I like to go

Bird watching.

This is a dark eyed Junko

Here is a fun photo layout I made of 

The birds I saw a few months ago.

I like using Canva to make photo collages.

It reminds me of when my children were little and I 

Would make scrapbooks.

I want to make some bird themed books.

Do you have a favorite bird?

The Blue winged teal is a new bird for my 

Life list. 

Average people want to have a job, and

They want to be able to enjoy their days off.

They don’t want computers and robots to run everything.

Hope you enjoyed my photos.

Average Kimberly 

Average Kimberly and the customer who apologized

 

Average Kimberly has a customer service job.

She likes her job and enjoys helping people.  If service

to others gets you to heaven then a job as a customer service worker

must be one of those jobs that makes you look good when you get to the other side.

Last week a customer called in really mad about not being able to return a 

gift card.  Kimberly remained calm, apologized to the customer

and told them the only thing she could do to help.

The customer was so mad they screamed and shouted and then

hung up.  

Rule number one in guest services "Don't let the one angry customer ruin your day."

The amazing end of this story is the next day the customer called back and

apologized for the way they treated average Kimberly. 

That does not happen often.  It's nice when it does.

Average Kimberly

If AI takes all the jobs this is what I would like to do.

Here is AI generated Kimberly.

I put in average Kimberly and this is 

what was generated.  Average Kimberly 

really wants a world where she has a job,

where she feels valued, and where she

can afford to live in her home.  

The algorithm of my phone

keeps telling me that AI is going to take all the jobs.

What will life for people be if this comes true?

Will it even happen in my life time?

There is this one story that says everything

will be really cheap and we will all 

get a life wage.  

So if I was being paid because the 

computers and robots are doing all the work.

What would I do?

I would hope that I got paid enough that

I could go out birding everyday. 

I would just enjoy going out,

taking photos and then making nice

photo books.

I would also do lots of family history.

If the money was enough I would

travel to all the places where my ancestors came from

and I would see where they lived.

The question is would we get bored at some point?

Would we be able to go and learn things?

I think some people would have to work, because

who would be fixing the machines when they break.

Who would be making sure the machines are doing the job correctly.

I'm not sure if I believe that it will really happen. 

What do you think?

Kimberly

 

A mystery book for people who like birding.

  

So my husband has hurt his back, and this

has caused my ability to go out birding to be put on hold.

My big vacation to Arizona has been canceled for now.

So what can I do?

I can pick some books to read.

I'm currently reading A Tiding or Magpies by Steve Burrows.

I like the detective and how he solves murders, and

I like all the birding information.

These books take place somewhere in England.

I like all the different birding facts that are told while the 

detective tries to figure out why someone was killed.

Was it because the person was killing ducks?

Or is there some deeper reason?

I guess if you want to know you will have to read the book.

This is the 4th in a series and you need to read them in order to

understand everything that is talked about in the book.

I have really enjoyed reading this series.

Kimberly

 

books I have been reading

 

I had a week where I didn’t feel well and 

So I have spent a lot of time resting and reading.

I go between romance novels and murder mystery’s.

It’s also a nice way to escape from the world.

Kimberly 

Book review The Retired Assassins guide to country gardening

 

I really liked this book.  It was a fun read and made 

Me think about what would make someone be 

An assassin.  

It had a murder mystery, 

Ghosts, interesting characters and 

A good ending. 

It had a part where the main character eats lemon curd on

Toast, which made me try it. It is good.

If you like cozy murder mystery’s 

You will like this book.

Kimberly 

My weekly coloring pages

Here are the weekly 

Coloring pages I have done

For March.

I have had a hard time loading photos from 

My phone to my blog.

I think I have it figured out now.

Kimberly 

I’m thankful for my job

 

I work in customer service for a grocery store. My son made 

This cartoon of me a few years ago. My job is not glamorous.

It’s just a regular job.  I answer phones, I do mail,

I make balloons.  I work with the store accounting. I

Sell gift cards.  

My store sold the most valentines balloons 

For the whole company.

I help fix problems. My department is often called 

The brain of the store.

I enjoy my little job. I feel like Kathleen Kelly 

From you’ve got mail. I got my job so I could be

On my childrens schedule when they were young 

And in school. Now I just hope I can stay until I retire.

It fits my personality and life. I get a day off with 

My husband each week and it’s not a hugely stressful job.

Work typically stays at work.

I really hope AI doesn’t take over people’s jobs.

I don’t want machines to take over my job.

I think people really like to interact with other people.

Do you like your job? 

What do you do?

Kimberly 

Exercise after being sick 🤢. Ugh

 

Over the last few weeks I have not felt well. This is care for 

Yourself Kimberly.  Instead of exercising while feeling ill,

I did a lot of resting and reading. I even left work early.

On Friday I started my exercise routine again.  I feel like I’m starting over which is so sad.  😞 

Today is bike day.  Hopefully in a week or two I will be back to riding at the same pace as the exercise coach. 

I also have to get back to healthy eating.  My sweet tooth is causing bad decisions. 

I have read a lot of books. I will share later.

Kimberly 

I love bar shampoo and conditioner!

I tried bar shampoo and conditioner a few 

Months ago and I love it.

I feel like I don’t waste as much shampoo and conditioner.

The shampoo lathers up with the first use.

I don’t go through as much conditioner.

I used to have tons of different bottles of shampoo and conditioner. Now I just have the two containers that hold the

Bar shampoo and conditioner.

My hair looks really nice too. 

Kimberly 

 

February photo dump

I love using Canva.  Here are some of my 

Recent photos and Canva projects.

We have been birding almost every week.

It’s been fun to see all the birds returning.

Isn’t this one beautiful!

Even though I can’t afford a huge camera

I still get some great photos. 

Kimberly 

 

My monthly exercise goal was achieved!

 

In February I joined the beat the clock challenge.

There were 20 intermediate bike rides to do.

Despite crazy schedules, busy holidays and 

Sometimes feeling like I would rather rest than exercise. 

I finished the challenge and I am stronger for it.

Now to plan my March goals.

Kimberly 

Hello stranger.. a fun romance novel

 I just finished this romance novel.  It was very interesting because you learn about face blindness.  Often at work I see so many people I think I have face blindness. But now I know that is not true.

I enjoyed this book, of course I love romance novels so that might be why. I’m sure I will read more by this author.

Kimberly 

Looking for a newer car.

Since our daughter got into a

Car accident we have been looking 

At used cars today find a new car for her.

The first car we looked at, 

My husband would not even drive. So that meant 

He did not like it at all.

The second car we looked at today.

We took for a drive. He liked it, we want to try 

Some other cars before making a decision.

But it was cold and sleeting outside.

So maybe we will go back next week.

Kimberly 

 

I Have a Holiday hangover! Here’s what I did Valentines week.

All last week I made Valentine’s Day 

Balloons.

Here is a photo of the balloons one of my coworkers 

Made. 

This balloon was very popular.

We sold all the ones we made. 

On Sunday I was exhausted.  I had a holiday hangover.

I did sell the most balloons in the company. We only had 38 balloons left by the end of the day. I still have to figure out how many balloons we made.

What a busy week!

Kimberly