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A few months ago, I figured out that I can create and share photo streams and albums using my iPhone. More seasoned iPhone users probably knew this but I usually don’t realize features exist until I need to use them (we won’t go into the fact that I’ve had my phone for 2+ years and just figured this out in March). It’s good thing I discovered this option, too, since it’s made collaborative photo projects exponentially easier. It’s wonderful to just send over a whole album with one notification rather than over several texts. It’s particularly helpful if you have several people you want to share pictures with or if you all want to share pictures from the same event.

It also saves time, which is nice.

I had a brief conversation with Steph explaining what to do and figured it would be a good idea to write a whole post just in case someone else didn’t know you could do this and wanted to. So here we go.

(Note: I have a 4s and an iPad2. The following directions might be slightly different with newer models and when I have those, I’ll update the tutorial, but I’m sure it’s not too different. If it is, please let me know. Also, the screen captures are mostly from my iPad, mainly for clarity, but the process is identical on both devices. If the screen looks different, there will be a screen capture from both.)

Step 1

Open the photos icon and select the shared icon on the bottom menu (the cloud picture)

Step 2

Create a new shared stream by tapping the plus sign

Step 3

Name the new stream and then tap “next”

Step 4

Invite people to join the stream by typing their email, phone number, or using the plus sign to invite people from your contacts list. Then tap “create”

Step 5

Verify that the new stream has been added to your shared streams.

Step 6

Start adding pictures by tapping the plus sign to the left of the text box. You’ll do this before you get the box and then you’ll select “done” and then you’ll get this box. Add comments if you want and then select “post”. You should return to the main album page, with the photos you selected added to it. You can see the example with pictures in step 8.

Step 7

Once you’re in the main album, you can edit the photo stream (I took this capture before I added pictures. I probably should have done it the other way around but I just noticed that I didn’t). Tap “people”, and you’ll get the following options:

1. Invite more people later on, or add those you forgot on the initial invite.

2. Allow subscribers to the stream to add videos and pictures as well.

3. Create a custom, private URL that allows anyone to see the stream (this is for non-iPhone users mostly).

4. Get notifications when people alter the photo stream with comments, likes, or adding their own photos.

Step 8

Play around with the slideshow settings (I took this screen capture after I added the pictures so if you need a reference for step 6, here it is. You can change the transitions between slides and add music. That’s all you can do with my devices but the newer ones might have more options.

If you’re doing this on your phone, instead of the screen above, you’ll get something like the screen below and you’ll use the arrows at the bottom to access the slideshow settings. On the main screen for the stream, slide over to “people” to access the settings described in step 7.

And there you go! Follow these steps and you’ll be able to share photo streams in no time!

Month three of publicly declaring my goals. In April, I kicked the living shit out of my goals and accomplished 4 of 5. I think I got prematurely arrogant, set 5 more goals for May, and accomplished exactly zero of them. That’s right. Zero. None. I did nothing.

Actually, that’s a lie. I kept up with one goal, my 5k training. I am finishing week 5 (today, in fact) and I am thrilled with how it’s progressing. Now I just need to incorporate more strength training because my fat ass needs to lose some weight. So for this month, goal #1 is to lose a few pounds. Let’s say 5. That’s probably the most realistic number I can come up with. And, along with that, goal #2 is to continue the couch 2 5k program I started and be able to run the full 30ish minutes without stopping by the end of the month.

So that takes care of the health stuff. Now onto pioneer things.

You know how I’ve been trying to crochet? I’m giving it one more month. Then crocheting can go fuck itself. I just cannot do it. It try so hard, practice pretty often, and mess up after 3 rows. I mean, it’s better than the one I could do when I started but still. I am getting ridiculously frustrated. In fact, I’m pretty sure I sound like this:

And I am confident that not all pioneers crocheted well so if I can’t get it done, at least I know I tried my best. So goal #3 is to crochet that damn potholder. And then we’ll see.

Goal #4 is sewing a pillowcase. I talked about the million pillowcase challenge last month and I love the idea and I will get this one done. I have less than no reason why I didn’t do this in May except for utter laziness. With my daughter ending school this week, I’m thinking of ways to incorporate her into this challenge. Maybe have her help pick the fabric and patterns. That could work. Let’s do that.

And that brings us to the beer. Brewing beer is a pretty expensive endeavor, y’all. I think this one might have to wait until the end of the summer so we can buy the proper ingredients and do it correctly. Plus, we need to research a little more and all that good nerdy, overachiever stuff. But I like lists like this in groups of 5 which means I need to add another goal. I think, for this month, that goal #5 is to do some stuff with essential oils. From what I’ve been reading, the pioneers did a lot with herbal remedies and essential oils, to me, seem to encompass that. I’ll probably start with a homemade cleaner (I already do the vinegar/water thing, but maybe something that smells less like salad dressing) and maybe an air freshener or lotion or lip balm.

I also plan to finish the start your own pioneer project series of posts I have outlined, along with my version of a pioneer manifesto (I’ve always wanted a manifesto), and finally get those published on here.

I figure as long as I don’t slack and actually act like a productive member of society (allowing proper time for Orange Is the New Black, of course), I should be able to achieve all my goals. Including the weight loss, which always, ALWAYS proves harder than the rest.

How about you? Do you have any monthly goals?

Creating a shared photo stream using an iPhone

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