Thankful & Updates

  I'm so thankful for the new year and for all the good things that have seemed to be happening lately.  Sharing my dreams and visions with the universe (and anyone who is willing to listen), while abit scary is also what needs to be felt in order to move forward and not only grow but flourish into building the best life you could only have imagined in the past.  I've been carrying this quote on a post-it in my ipad case as a daily inspirational nudge to myself.

Blessings to all who have shared and continued to visit me here in this small space I am happy to call home.  

Some updates that I am happy to share is that I am growing the business into 2 different avenues. One being product photography for small business' while also continuing to grow my other love of wedding photography.  Thank you for your continued support for a helping me do what my heart has called me to do :)

Bring IT!

What's in Front:

* Salsa dance lessons with Joe.

* Doing something that scares me!

* Getting lost in a handful of best sellers.

* Going on a date with myself.

* Disconnecting for a long weekend.

* Transition from paper products ( calendar, post its, address book ) to my iPad.

* Planning a total DIY wedding!

* Training & Completing the Chicago Marathon.

* Abs! (even if they only last for the year).

* Photographing more weddings.

* Hosting more dinner parties.

* Juicing!

What's Behind:

* Feeling sorry.

* Technology before bedtime.

* Nail biting...I'm over it, it's time!!

* Trying to please everyone.

* Self Doubt

* Excuses

* My Twenties ( and I'm happy for it :)

Monday Thoughts

A beautiful and inspiring quote to jumpstart your Monday!  Check out the rest of Pretty Zoo's quote series.  They're amazing and eye catching to boot!  This was true for me for the last 2 weeks.  For those of you who don't know I work as a commercial photographer for a photo studio.  And the last several weeks (because our in house photo stylist's) were on vacation my bosses gave me the opportunity to style several environment shots for one of our newest and busiest clients. I worked with one of our most talented and easy going photographers, which helped to make the weeks go by even smoother . I had so much fun styling these shoots and did them with surprising ease and confidence.  With the help and encouragement from another fellow friend, these past few weeks have really made me consider other career options besides photography.  For the past (almost) 6 years commercial photography has been my safe comfortable cushion.  In other words my safety.  I don't know if it's because I am approaching my 30th birthday at the end of this year but I've been feeling more and more like I need a change of pace and I find myself seeking new challenges that my day to day work no longer offers me.  I'm not at all ungrateful for anything that this safety has given me over the past few years but I'll soon be ready to make a leap and do something that's scary and new and exciting. 

Where Oh Where?

I find myself asking today where has this week gone?  Really, it's Thursday already! I must confess the possibility of taking on this challenge has consumed my thoughts these last several days.  Combined with the support of my co-workers who have faced the tri challenge and lived to share their stories :)  I am truly excited for this challenge, now I just have to face how much it's going to cost to get a complete overhaul on my bike.  It's seen better days.  But I hope to have it back on the road within a few weeks.  If your looking to start a challenge (physical or not) I highly recommend the You Can Do It Handbook.  I was reading the stories of past triathletes and the tips they offer on how to get started.  It's got great references on almost any challenge your looking to take on too.  Such as scuba diving, organizing, volunteering, to writing your first novel.  So come on, YOU can do IT!