Have you guys seen the website One Pretty Thing? It’s this amazing little site that collects tons of crafts tutorials, things to sew, things to knit or crochet, printables – all in one place. It’s updated daily and I almost always find “one more thing” that I just need to do. Maybe I’ll get to those things one day. 
This is what a typical day would look like:
During the year of my blogging break, I quit photography. I quit taking pictures for others – as a business. Heck, I practically quit taking pictures of my own little family. Paige told me last year that when she was a mommy she would work on pictures on the computer.
Huh.
And truthfully, it was before she told me that. I just wasn’t enjoying it at all. Well, a little, maybe, but not much. And definitely not enough to justify hours spent working on others’ pictures while my little girl grew up. And I had to make a decision. Yep, I had invested a lot of time and energy into it. Yep, I had spent a whole heck-of-a-lot of money on equipment…but what it boiled down to was this: in 10 years will I regret not doing photography or not spending enough time with my one and only. You got it – I would regret a million times the time I missed with her. Yeah, and I know that this is not the case with a bazillion people – somehow they make it work. But this is me and my life and my family – and I want it to work for me. And since “quitting” (aka: telling people I don’t do it, shutting down my website, etc.) I have not had one single eensy weensy regret. It. feels. wonderful.
So, that’s it. Since I know you were all curious…right? It’s all about Good, Better, Best, isn’t it? And this is what is best for me.
This girl is who I really want to be taking pictures of. I’ve just got to find it in me to start taking pictures again.
Paige with Molly (bald) and Emily (brunette).
Driving down the freeway at, oh – atleast 65 mph. I mean really, could you sleep back there? C’mon!
From their own collection.
Me wearing the dress circa 1981.
One of my favorite home decor blogs, 6th Street Design School is doing a giveaway from Push the Envelope Studio. And I am in love.
I’ve always loved stationary and theirs is so hip and modern. I love it.
I’d like some of these:
and some of these too:
Yes, please.
Go here to see more.
I’ve decided to start a new blog. I transferred all of my old posts to a wordpress.com blog and am in the process of cleaning things up to print them out in a Blurb book. Have any of you made your blog into a book? It’s a lot of work, but I’m sure it will be worth it.
I watched Up again recently and this quote really stuck out:
“Sometimes it’s the boring stuff I remember the most.” – Russell
I like that.
