July 2021

When is burnout just burnout, and when is it a wake-up call? When is burnout telling us to take a break and when is it telling us to move on? For me, burnout was a sign that I needed to… Read More »Burn out or realization

Multitasking is great. In theory. I used to think I was awesome at multitasking and studied better that way. I used to think I could watch tv while I was studying. Don’t laugh. I thought that if I switched between… Read More »Multitasking

Today is my 200th blog post. I’m actually in complete shock that I made it this far. Last December, I was reading or listening to a Seth Godin book (surprise, surprise), and he encouraged publishing creative work every day. His… Read More »200th post

I shot a wedding in the middle of June that had crazy Seattle weather. It poured all day. I’m pretty sure the term is called “Atmospheric River”. The bride and groom were amazing, everything went down without a hitch because… Read More »Shoot what you felt

I have moved away from Texas twice now, and both times, I didn’t regret it. I love seeing other parts of the country, and as a girl, all I wanted was to live somewhere with four seasons. I may have… Read More »Texas in summertime

I love pomp and circumstance. I love ceremonies. I love knowing that there are steps to be taken during events that make them the same every time. I love the tradition, the ritual of it all. It’s part of why… Read More »Pomp and Circumstance

I used to think that lighting was everything. Scratch that. I still do think that lighting is everything, but I think about it differently now. I used to feel like only pretty light was everything, that finding that gorgeous, dreamy… Read More »The only bad lighting is unintentional lighting

I was in the pool today, floating along, taking a break between my daughter flinging herself off the side and running back around to do it again, when I had an idea for what I wanted to write today. I… Read More »Always Log Ideas

It’s soapbox time. With the Olympics coming up, and with what happened after the UEFA Euro final game, I’ve been thinking a lot about sports. You should know that I’m not a huge fan of sports. I’ve never been that… Read More »Good Sports

Motherhood is not hard in the way tests are hard. It’s not something you can analyze and say, “where did I go wrong here, let’s fix that.” It’s not something that you can study up for no matter how many… Read More »The Test of Motherhood