A new year and a 'new' blog

I haven't been doing such a good job keeping the blog updated, but it is one thing that I want to do more of in the new year.  I will once again attempt a 365 photo blog.  That said, I know me and I know I need to be realistic about it ha ha!  I plan to have monthly themes to guide my way so I have a challenge and will force myself to think outside of the (my) box. I won't be able to post everyday so I don't even plan to try. I'm just gonna do my best. It won't be any fun if I'm stressed out about it right? 

  My life has changed so much in the past year. My household has doubled in size and I am stretched pretty thin some days.  Unfortunately the first thing mothers tend to do is give up OUR things.  Stuff that makes us happy.  So rather than be miserable, I'm making time for me again, doing stuff I love. 

Playing martyr doesn't do anyone any good, and it doesn't teach my kids how to live a full, happy and balanced life.  My life is so full of joy these days and I'm thankful for everything I have been given, but I also know I need to make my interests a priority too.  I have a wonderful man who allows me to do just that without ever feeling guilty about it.

I thought about starting a second blog and keeping my business and my personal interests more separate but then I thought, when you hire me - you get something you can't get from any other photographer
- ME!! 
LOL, so you'd best like me and my style if we are going to be a good fit :)



So here's to a new year, the view from my lens and my heart.  Speaking of my lens,  - here's to my little bits of Canon heaven, with no colour correction I might add:

Conan and Harold!!!

And Mac and Conan!!

Yes, they are both named Conan and I not-so-secretly love my 5D over my 5D Mark II.  I know it should be the other way around, but I never shoot video and the files are so much freakin' larger and last I checked I wasn't shooting billboards so I really don't need all them megapixels.  It also pulls magenta on me all the time - as seen above lol.  I need to sit down and do some custom settings on it one of these days to fix that.

And the 'other' lens.  Yes, I love it too but it's not the first one I grab unless I need it specifically for something.  Thank goodness for lens hoods huh?  I beat the hell out of those things lol.

January's theme is Good Habits!!  Hi ho, off we go :)