January Monthly Goals December was a crazy mixture of intensely hard days and sweet, sweet memories. Buck was on travel for most of the month, and my work kept me far busier than I wished. It was the month I expected, but not without unexpected joys. We had a few days at home together as a family […]

It’s no secret that I absolutely love planning. “Intentional” is a buzzword of mine (HELLLOOOOOO, I even wrote a 2-day workshop on it!!), I’ve been creating 5-year plans for myself for 15+ years now (and helped to write this!), and I’m a sucker for fresh starts (new journals, new years, birthdays, etc). The week between Christmas and […]

December Monthly Goals I’m approaching the end of the year with such an intense and confusing mixture of joy and sorrow that it’s hard to tell which emotion dominates. This has been, by far, the happiest and hardest year of my life. The hardship makes me glad to see the tail end of it, the happiness makes me want to […]

November Monthly Goals “Hi! How are you doing?” — It’s such a common question that we often respond with automatic phrases, without thinking about the words coming out of our mouths. I do my best to answer as honestly as possible when asked this question, even if the person asking meant it as a greeting. My […]

Originally posted October 24, 2016 Reflections on 10 Years in the Photography Industry Ten years ago today I became a photographer. You know, it’s really strange to write that. Especially after reading back through my journal entries from the weeks surrounding this significant shift in my life’s trajectory. I’m a planner by nature (I’ve written 5-year […]

September was a rough month. Buck started up work travel again (two weeks in Uganda this time) right at the same time that my busy work season started. I grossly underestimated the impact that his absence would have on my work, my emotions, and my ability to even care for myself. I had assumed that, since Buck is […]