I am trying to get back into the habit of blogging, something I love but always gets put on the back burner. I’d like to do it daily but not making any promises or expectations to myself in this busy season. I’m thinking I might just start with snippets. Little pieces of my day, shared here. Like today, my friend Kaylee modeled for me. I took a lot of photos of her wearing jewelry and other products that are hard to photograph without another person. I hung up some makeshift backdrops and put my vision to action, something that always feels good when you have a lot of ideas and less time to implement them. I am excited to get these newly photographed items on the website before the holidays. There are some really beautiful pieces by a lot of different makers.

Also today around the studio: discussions about raising a strong-willed child and mother daughter conflicts as they get older. Also, the idea of having a lot of goals but being constantly pulled in a million directions and when finally getting that precious time to work, having no focus or energy to do so. And on the value of being grateful, and creating your dream life right now, with what you have and where you are, because once you “arrive” you’ll have a new set of challenges and expectations thrust upon yourself, by yourself. And on the value of taking stock of your accomplishments, no matter how small, instead of just always plowing ahead and not savoring them when they happen or reflecting on what has already happened. That was today. Tonight I’ll be editing these photos. Tomorrow, another day.