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Yes, that's right. I am a 'MWAC' {Mom With A Camera}. I stay at home with my almost 1 yr old and almost 3 yr old and it is *no joke* the toughest job I've ever had. I take care of the kids and I'm a photographer, graphic designer, and artist on the side. Some might think the at-home gig is a pretty simple life, but the ugly truth is...well, read on.I spend countless hours straightening, stooping, straining, endlessly picking up toys, vacuuming, wiping applesauce goop off the floors, doing dishes, keeping the fire going, preparing meals, educating, playing, cleaning/washing/scrubbing, and oh yeah...changing...


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Have you ever NOT done something your gut was telling you to do because you were afraid to fail at it? I can't count the times I've just played it safe and got a little cozier in my comfort zone { pretty sure it came with a snooze button too }. Sure, I've taken risks before but if you read my last post I don't have to tell you that sometimes I'm kind of a control freak and love to have my ducks in a row before I chase the goose. Stepping out of that beloved comfort zone meant being vulnerable, it meant I might not be the best, it meant I might have to work harder, it meant I might have to try something...


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Those of you who know me well would probably agree that I am truly a perfectionist at heart. Please don't get me wrong...I am not perfect by any means! I just strive and strive for perfection in what I do so much that I'm starting to see the negative side of the oh-so-wonderful world of perfect. I used to pride myself on it, but I have most recently come to realize that striving for perfection is not only painstaking, exhausting, but sometimes it's just plain B-O-R-I-N-G! I'm pretty sure it's that people-pleasing, obsessive, control freak in me that thirsts for everything to be 'just right' – all the time....


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I have so much to be thankful for, I don't even know where to begin! A few years ago I started doing gratitude posts on my personal Facebook Page so I could remember the little {and big} things in life that I often take for granted. Lately, I've just been feeling so very grateful and blessed to be able to be home with my two young children and watch them learn and grow {even though some days I want to pull my hair out}. I never 'planned' to be a stay-at-home mommy. I always had dreams of making it big and having this amazing career. Well, I did have a pretty dreamy job in the film industry that...


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Let me start off by saying this is my first blog post...ever. I was a little nervous about starting a blog because in all honesty I wasn't sure what I was going to say that would interest people. Likewise, when I started my photography business, I didn't really know what I was doing or if people were going to like my style, or if I was 'good enough' but I just decided to go for it. So, here I am...going for it!As I sat in my theater seat last night watching Sandra Bullock face the forces of the universe that surround us with absolute resilience and perseverance in her new film 'Gravity', I couldn't...


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