I like to set lots of goals at the beginning of a new season, and the new year is no exception. I love to track and manage and organize goals and watch how I grow and check things off my …
Tag: RVA
The Return of Carter – Three Lakes Park
I find it wonderful that I have lived in Richmond for 18 years and can still visit a park for the first time. My return clients know that I suggest locations for sessions, but I also love when they ask …
Richmond Small Business – Richmond Mural Tours
I met Kayla Diggs Brody at the Maggie Walker statue on a cloudy, cool autumn Saturday in October. I’ve known Kayla for a long time; she and her fiance’ (now husband) were my first official clients, way back in 2011, …
How To Torture Yourself with What If
What’s black, white, and red all over? A very cute, striped top that I wore once to work and promptly managed to get ink on (the white part, of course) during a meeting. It then sat in my closet for …
Superguilt is My Super Power
I’ve been learning a lot about myself this year. I really thought I’d be able to do the mom thing and the full time job thing and the part time photography thing without any issues and carry on life without …
Burning the Candle at Both Ends
One of my favorite idioms is “burning the candle at both ends.” I get it, I can imagine it. You get twice as much light, for half the time. You burn all of your energy by doing two things at …
My Own Personal Yearbook
I like to keep cards and notes from the people I care about. When I’m having a hard day, I sometimes like to reread them as a little pick-me-up. They make me smile, and the inside jokes make me laugh, …
Simple is Beautiful
I don’t really get into the Royal Family stuff. The royal wedding, the real family… aside from watching (and loving) The Crown, I don’t really care about what they’re doing on a day to day basis. However, I have apparently looked …
After the Last Nap
When you have an infant, life is measured in naps, and the time between naps is short. The longest “between time” is the time after the last nap and before bed. It’s the witching hour; the time we get the …
Pick of the Month – A Newer New Format
I’ve been doing the Pick of the Month series for a while now. I changed the format back in March to more of a series of picks instead of one thing I liked. I’m making another new change to the …