who L-O-V-E their jobs.
With limited time on our hands, my husband and I find we have to qualify new movies into certain categories so we know if they are worthy of watching. There is nothing worse than feeling like you want your 2 hrs back because you just sat through a movie that you could have been ½ watching while getting 3 other things done. These types of movies are what we classify as the “Netflixers” aka, a renter. Don’t get me wrong, I love a romantic comedy, but sometimes these predictable story lines are better viewed in the comfort of your own home so you can do other things.
What does this have to do with my framing obsession? Why I’m SOOOO glad you asked! (giggles) My recent "Netflixer" was The Switch, with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would. Sure it was predictable, but it had my favorite little surprises in it. See, I’m so twisted that I tend to get really excited when people mention frames in movies. In this movie, the character played by Jennifer Aniston has a son who collects picture frames. Aww, isn’t that just the perfect little kid?! There was even a tiny part of the movie that was filmed inside a frame shop!
In the movie (spoiler alert!) the little boy values picture frames to tell his family story. In the beginning, he doesn’t know his father or family history, so he keeps the image of the models inside the frame and makes up stories about them. Then, at the end, to show that his life is complete, he has a table of frames that are filled with real photos of his real family.
Before I got into this industry, my choir director gave me a picture frame for graduation with a note that said something along the lines of, “a house filled with pictures is a home filled with love.” Who would have thought then how connected I’d be to my job. It is true, our frames tell our stories, they reflect our lives, vacations, hobbies, things we love.
I think I need to start a framing support group…
~Barbara Ann~
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