Books

The Fault in Our Stars

the-fault-in-our-starsI don’t usually have a lot of time set aside for reading but I’ve been picking up a few more books lately. The fault in our stars was recommended through GoodReads and looked like a short read. This is terrible, but what the cover of the book looks like heavily influences whether I pick up the book or not. By the way, I like chalkboard text. :)

The story follows two teenagers struggling with terminal health issues as they fall in love.  Romantic, I’m not, but this book had me tearing through the pages while trying to really soak in this relationship. The hard truths of reality mixing with the effervescent emotions of young love made for a gripping contrast.

I enjoy the read, to the very last sentence and nearly fell in love with Augustus Waters myself. Don’t tell my husband. Do pick up this book. :)

April 21, 2014 by
Life, Photography

Easter

I had a wonderful Easter weekend, although it started crummily. I contracted some sort of disease from a coworker and it kept me home for two days last week.  It was completely inopportune considering how much collaborative work I needed to complete at the office.  I’m on some strong antibiotics, which always seems to mess up my entire digestive tract. On the flip side I have some really sweet friends. Friday night Sam & Val came over and we consumed an Argentinian themed dinner and watched Frozen together. We had a small adventure where a large outdoor cockroach made it’s way in and climbed up my body. That was fun and screamy.

Saturday, it rained and my morning e-session rescheduled. I enjoyed sleeping in. I met with two wonderful clients later in the day once the sun broke out. I’m looking forward to June, when I am packed with weddings! On Sunday night my BFFs Sana and Ami came over and brought me food, cheered me up, and then watched Frozen with me. :) I love them so much.

Sunday we headed to Easter service at 9am, which surprisingly wasn’t much more packed than normal church service. I admit I was glad since I expected to slowly roam out of the parking lot over 45 minutes amidst hundreds of Easter service attendees.  We were out in 10! Sunday afternoon we met with my entire mum’s side family for Easter lunch. I really enjoy my family, they are the best.

We hung out with my brother and his buddies at a coffee shop in the evening and I saw this pretty mockingbird in the trees.  Spring is here. The weather is still throwing some cold curveballs now and then but I’ll take it. Yesterday while standing outside Thousand Hills and trying to figure out what to do we realized it was 7pm! It felt like it was 3pm the way the sun was shining.  I love that so much.  :)

Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend too!

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April 21, 2014 by
Photography

Missed

Shots like this just kill me. The bird is in position, just waiting for you to take your awesome shot and then BAM as soon as your finger makes it to the trigger, it shows you its butt.  There’s a life metaphor in here somewhere.

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April 17, 2014 by
Life

Twenty Percent

I woke up this morning feeling like trash. One of my coworkers has been coming in hacking and coughing and I think I caught the bug. I dragged myself to the bathroom scale, expecting a load of water weight gain but to my surprise I was down today! Today marks the lowest weight I have been in about 15 months. It also marks the 20% lost marker to my goal weight.

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I’m on my way down! Jeremy is also doing pretty great. He’s a couple pounds ahead of me in weight loss and he’s looking  fantastic. 

Anyway I still feel like shit but looking at my little progress meter reach 20% put pep in my step.

April 16, 2014 by
Books

Whistling Past The Graveyard

I highly recommend this quick read! It’s a mid century, Tom Sawyer-esque piece that touches on racism in the south and the brokenness of all people. I won’t say much about it other than go pick up a copy!

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April 14, 2014 by
Photography

Dark and Lights

I had a lot of processing to do this week. Lots. I am barely halfway through Rachael and Joe’s E-Session  and I had this Senior Session to work through with Winny.

I’m loving my Black and White preset. It’s a modified preset from one of my long time photography heros, with a few tweaks of my own. With the film effects I’ve been gravitating to lately (intense pop colors matched with faded shadows and higlights) I can’t even call it black and white since there isnt any true blacks or whites in the photo anymore.

New York through my lens, dressed in this rich monochrome is going to warrant a small photobook. <3 Come on, May!

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April 11, 2014 by
Art, Life

Keep Calm & Keto On

I made a small poster for my cubicle wall to help me stay on track at work, where donuts, candy and other goodies are ever present. Jeremy and I hit a plateau for about a week because we got super busy, wound up eating out a lot, and I didn’t have enough time to spend on my treadmill desk. One thing is for sure is that eating out keto is dangerous. What you think is keto could have tons of additives that are not keto at all. Also the large amount of salt in restaurant prepared foods means I bloat and hold on to water weight easily.  Essentially, there is no such thing for my body as eating out keto.  I was happy to see the scale move downwards again. :)

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April 9, 2014 by
Photography

Pollen

Every year I relive the same stupid love affair with Georgia weather. I pine for the warm breeze, green leaves, and bunches of flowers to replace the dreary dead trees, freezing temps, and early sunsets. When spring shows it’s face I’m ecstatic, running around as if reunited with a long lost lover. Then my arch nemesis, the clouds of pollen, punch me in the face and put a miserable barrier between myself and the outdoors. I spent all of yesterday essentially snotting up my lungs and wishing I were dead.

I don’t like to turn to medication but this is pretty extreme so I’m putting myself back on a regimen of antihistamines. You win this time, Ga. You win everytime.

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April 7, 2014 by
Travel

Destination Known

Jeremy and I have booked our trip to NYC! But we actually have two minitrips scheduled before we head to the big apple. Does anyone even call it the big apple anymore? I feel like I’m going to be given the look I give out of towners when they call my city ‘Hotlanta’.  We are going to go to Tennessee for two weekends! One for whitewater river rafting and another for some more bird watching with Sam and Val.  I know Jeremy intends to make a trip to Greyfriar’s each time. :)

I have been terrible at updating my blog because I have been so busy! Jeremy and I finally filed our taxes jointly married. It was a pain in the arse between our business, rentals, and the plethora of other crap we do that’s not standard. I think back fondly on the days of 1040Ez.  This year I want to start actively investing so 2015 taxes will be even more fun I’m sure.

I’ve also got weekend after weekend booked with photography gigs. I am enjoying watching my business flourish. It’s not taking over my life though, which is the best part. That is the best part of both my income earners, actually. I love having the option to always say no to clients and projects and things I don’t want to do while maintaining the growth to say yes so many times! I hope it’s that way forever.

It’s a happy Friday! I’m going to spend it playing the Wii U and seeing some friends. Maybe I’ll even take the new lens for another spin! <3

 

April 6, 2014 by