1. The next few months will be the busiest yet, I am looking forward to diving in head first! I love what I do so much, but I can tell you I’ve been giving a lot of thought to taking off for a few weeks this summer to get refocused and refreshed!! Ever since Randy and I went on our honeymoon roadtrip last year, I’ve been itching to do something like that again. It was so creatively inspiring and just good for the soul.
2. Bootcamp has been kicking my butt, it’s always this time of year when I get hard on myself. It’s time to put the winter fat jeans away and get ready for summer. I decided this year for lent I was really going to make an effort to get healthy. It’s so easy to cheat and give up but I figured if I offered it up I wouldn’t back down. I jokingly have been calling it the “L40x” diet. “Lent 40 days xtreme!” No sweets, no white carbs, no beer! It’s Abita Strawberry time- so that’s kinda difficult. I’ve been to 3 crawfish boils where I’ve had to turn it down! It’s okay though, hopefully I’ll shed some pounds.
3. Weeknight dinners at home with friends and lazy Sundays have been my favorite lately. I’m not sure how to explain it- I just get this sense of relaxation and comfort.
4. We have a really big family and I wish we made more time to see each other. Some of my cousins now have little ones and it’s so easy to let life and the everyday routine get the best of you. We decided the last Wednesday of every month we’d get together and have a pot luck themed dinner, all 20+ of us! Next week it’s Mexican themed, I can’t wait to see everyone and truly hope this is something we stick to!
5. I’ve been having my eye on this camera since we went to WPPI! Fujifilm FinePix X100. It hasn’t hit stores yet though! I am so used to taking photos a certain way while shooting my sessions with my professional camera that I HATE using that little mini flash camera in my purse, the quality just isn’t the same. I am hoping this little beauty will give me the effect I’m looking for! Old school look with new school functions! :) I CAN NOT wait to buy it!
6. Looking forward to planting some new flowers in my Garden this Sunday. I love this time of year when you see everything blooming and colorful. I’ve been waiting to have the warm sunny weather for a long time! This is a photographers favorite time of year with lighting too, I’ve been getting some beautiful evening light lately!
7. If all goes well with weather and what not, I’ll be photographing my brother and his fiance Jen’s Engagement photos next Friday! I am so excited, I have lots of ideas brewing! Sometimes I wish I had more time to organize a team who wouldn’t mind styling a shoot. Hair, Makeup, Wardrobe, Props, Location, etc… I wish!
8. Besides my random tidbits here on the blog, I’ve started a personal journal to document thoughts that I just need to get down and out of my head. Ideas for the future, struggles, what I’m currently excited about, life events I can’t wait for, etc. I think it’s important to get certain things out and stay focused! If I kept everything inside all the time I’d be really miserable! I have to have an outlet!
9. You read my blog, ever wonder who’s blogs I read? Here are some of my favorites:
What draws me to these blogs? They all post several times a week, the consistency in their work, they blog about photography as well as their lives, they are open and honest, each is inspirational in their own way.
Are there any blogs that you also follow that you think I’ll like? If so, SHARE! :)
10. Ummm, it’s 11:30 and I am sitting on the couch while Randy watches something random on TV. I think it’s time for BED!