Essence of Now: Week 4

The fourth and final week of my photography course has passed. There was a lot of good photography information in the course but I think the biggest takeaway I had was distance and how it affects depth of field. And working with my photography mentor, I learned how to manually adjust my focal point. ThisContinue Reading

I Am… A Dealer in Words

I saw a quote from Rudyard Kipling one night when I was watching a documentary. I think that it was on Hungry For Change, another food documentary I highly recommend watching. Anyway, it really stuck with me. Similar to my favorite Steve Jobs quote. As a wife, parent, blogger, writer and person in general, wordsContinue Reading

Spring Cleaning… Me

I’m not sure why, but spring is always the perfect time to clean. Maybe it’s because the sunshine and warmer temperatures makes us want to be active. Whatever it is, I always get the itch to be better in spring. Instead of spring cleaning my house this year, I decided to instead focus on myself.Continue Reading

Essence of Now: Week 3

For week 3 of my photography course the lessons focused on light and creativity. So, that’s what I worked on. Mostly with stopping motion. Like when I captured the tiny snowflakes falling on a chilly spring day. Thankfully there was some warmer weather at my mom’s and I could practice with motion at the park.Continue Reading

Natural Remedies for Sinus Infection

A few weeks ago I was once again infected with a cold thanks to a certain small person in my house. Normally when I get sick with a cold it’s annoying but I can still function. This time was different. My cold turned into a terrible sinus infection (which I self diagnosed thanks to WebMD). BecauseContinue Reading

Essence of Now: Week 2

Week one of my photography course was on the exposure triangle. Week 2 was on metering, white balance and focus. I didn’t really work on setting my white balance but I did practice focus and metering. I’ve also started working with a friend and photographer, Gina from Kleinworth and Co. to improve my photography. SheContinue Reading

Poleletic Fitness: Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone

I used to have a membership at 24 Hour Fitness. I think in the 6ish months I paid for it, I used it all of 3 times. Mostly to run on the treadmill and ride the exercise bikes. Other than that my workouts have been at home with a yoga mat, DVDs and the ellipticalContinue Reading

Essence of Now: Week 1

On April 1st I started taking a study along photography course through Clickin’ Moms. The focus of week one was the exposure triangle which I’ve been trying to figure out on my own for months now. So, for this week’s Essence of Now photographs, I’m going to show some of the pictures I’ve taken sinceContinue Reading

Spring Into Barely There

I may or may not have spent some time shopping for new clothes during the week I had to drive a bazillion hours while the big kid was at spring break camp. (I say may not have because you never know when the husband will decide to read the blog.) So, these clothes I maybeContinue Reading

Essence of Now: I Want Candy

As some of you might know, my youngest will do anything for a piece of candy. If you don’t know this already, I suggest you watch the video of her and the two stools. Much to her delight, part of our essence of now for the last week involved a holiday of eggs filled withContinue Reading

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