I’m here. Working hard behind the scenes.

Learning to say no to some things so I can say yes to the things that are important to me.

I’m focusing on my clients, my amazinginly wonderful clients. Hoping to give them the best, what they deserve. I’m focusing on family, what matters most.  I’m learning to be ok and not feel guilt with mornings in jammies, sleeping in a little, and having a picnic spur of the moment.  Instead I’m appreciating those moments with Lena, knowing they won’t last forever.

I’m dreaming big.  GIANT. Taking risks and feeling fear.

I am learning patience.

I am gearing up for a crazy wedding season by realizing that stepping back and enjoying the crazy will be the best thing ever to do.  Every weekend from here until mid July we will be rocking it out hard core wedding photography style (clearly I am pumping myself up in that last sentence…sorry, got a little carried away!)

I am dreaming of all the posts that I need to put on here.  It feels like I’m hiding stuff. I don’t like it. Awesome inspiring weddings, beautiful details, love, friends.  But again, I am being patient:) Patient because those posts have their own due time so you and I will have to have a little more patience:)

I am learning lots of lessons.  Lessons on love, God, life, commitment, sacrifice.

I am writing to do lists like crazy (helps with the patience part)

I am working on it.  Everything. I am far from perfect but progress is what I’m searching for, not perfection.

I am blessed, loved, thankful, honored, and humbled.

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thanks for hanging in there with me, I promise there are ahhhh-mazing things to come and the blogging will get much more fun and not so random soon:)

(picture via Better Than Fine on Pinterest)

This has been on my heart lately. And I have been telling myself its just silly because, in actuality, I have no idea where to begin nor do I really know what to say. But for whatever reason, I feel compelled to put more of me on this blog.  Yes, historically, this blog has documented our life, my business journey, lots of Lena, etc. but here lately I’ve felt a little stifled on here and want to share more of me. You know, who I really am, the weird one;)

So then I get this in my inbox and though, what the heck, lets post it on the blog:) So this is my first step, an introduction to me. Some random tidbits that help make up me.

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A – Age: just turned the big 30

B – Bed size: King

C – Chore you hate: hmmm, so hard to pick one.  Doing dishes is up there:)

D – Dog’s name: Mocha

E – Essential start your day item: 5 minutes of quiet (essential but often missed…)

F – Favorite color: purple

G – Gold or Silver: Silver

H – Height: 5′ 3″

I – Instrument in school: None…did take piano lessons when I was younger though

J – Job title: Photographer/Business owner/mommy

L – Living arrangements: house

M – Mom’s name: Bernadette

N – Nicknames: Shanny (this is very rarely said and reserved for family only, don’t get any ideas!)

O – Overnight hospital stay other than birth of child: nope

P – Pet Peeve: repetitive clicking or beeping noises (like alarm clocks, tapping a pencil)

Q – Quotes you like: Be the change you wish to see in the world.

R – Right or left handed: Left

S – Siblings: 1

T – Time you wake up: between 7-7:30am

U- Underwear: I have no idea what this means or what I’m supposed to put, but yes, I wear underwear.

V – Vegetable you dislike: raw onion (I don’t mind them cooked)

W – Ways you run late: getting home from a session…sessions always last longer than I think because I talk too much probably!

X – X-rays you’ve had: One…broke my wrist rollerskating

Y – Yummy food you make: random concoctions that we call dinner…blame my mom for letting us experiment as kids and Rachael Ray for letting me know its ok to guesstimate on amounts.

Z – Zoo favorite: Penguins