Perspective Change…
As much as I love photographing a whole variety of things, it is days like today when I find myself surprised by my love of photographing people. That may sound strange, but until a year ago, my primary focus was really everything but people. Now? Now I can’t walk through certain places [...]
The Little Things…
One of my shots from yesterday’s wedding, speed edited just because it caught my eye. I love how the black of his jacket is separated from the black of the background. I made sure the light was just right in order to lift him like that. Squee! It just makes me [...]
Temporary Solution Update…
Finally, finally!, finally the “take two birth control pills a day” solution seems to be working. I found out that if I take them 12 hours apart, that is the key. So things are finally getting better. Good thing too, because yesterday did not start off well – the iron deficiency was [...]
Handy Links…
Crazy topless witch decoration seen at Ingles in Waynesville, NC while grocery shopping with Regina.
As I’m still dealing with bleeding (NOT as heavy as it was on Wednesday night, but still happening) I decided I should do some more reading up on fibroids. Everything about my symptoms makes more sense after reading up on [...]
Engagement Session – Over There!
I just posted the latest engagement session photos over on the wedding photography blog. (I think I was messing up my own Google pagerank by double posting everything, so I’m going to go back to the “go look over there” method to see if it helps recover it somewhat.)
I actually posted the photos on [...]
Just Another Boring Night at the ER…
Like I didn’t have enough to do last night, I ended up spending a good chunk of it in the ER. *sigh* Related to my previous problems (the first several posts in this category if you need to catch up), it is the cycle of the pill that is the “off” week, and [...]
Something to Think About…
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.”
– Kurt Vonnegut
Whirlwind!
Hello from New York City! Last week was such a whirlwind, I didn’t even have a chance to post about my upcoming 48 hour trip to New York; hard to believe it is almost half over! I was told last spring by friends of ours that they wished I lived in New York [...]
Smart Move, Apple…
First, I didn’t want an iPhone.
Then they lowered the price, and the gadget geek in me started to toy with the idea. I mean, just think! I could use it to show people my portfolio, no matter where we were! (This may be completely unrealistic, because I have no idea how it [...]
The Latest Update…
Dr. P’s office called me back; the second lab reviewing my endometrial biopsy didn’t find anything conclusive. Now making it even more of a mystery why the first lab sent the results on. (I do plan to ask for copies of all the reports.) So the next step now is to do [...]
What’s Your Excuse?
I found this article earlier today while purging magazines, and just had to post it here. It is from “Outwitting Housework” by Nancy Rosenberg.
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If you have trouble throwing anything away because you may need it “someday,” then author Nancy Rosenberg has a club for you. She calls it the Prudent Possessors Club.
“It’s fine [...]
Play…
“To play it safe is not to play.” – Robert Altman
I Feel So Empty…
We cleaned, purged, and cleaned some more. All weekend long. My allergies have been in overdrive, but it has been SO worth it. I’m not kidding when I say that we hauled about 20 huge lawn bags full of stuff out of the house, and I still have to go and clean [...]
Test Results, Or Lack Thereof…
On Wednesday, I called my doctor’s office and asked to speak to the nurse to find out the results of my biopsy and my ultrasound. It went something like this:
Nurse: Your ultrasound shows a cyst, but nothing that he is really worried about.
Me: Uhm, ok, I’m glad HE isn’t worried, but me? [...]
Attack of the Dust Bunnies!
Tara came back from Austin with me on Wednesday. (I attended a ShootQ setup party on Tuesday; more on that soon.) We spent yesterday (and will be spending the next few days) tearing through my house and trashing TONS of stuff. Like there are 6 trash bags sitting here, and we’ve only [...]
The Ring Shot!
I had so much fun at Mercedes & Tim’s engagement session – they kept making one another laugh, and the joy was just contagious. I can’t WAIT for their wedding in November!
Being sick earlier this week, and have not finished proofing their session as originally planned. I wanted to post this one though; [...]
Sparkly, Shiny & New!
Squeeeeeee!!! I just sent the email off to Amy Grace of Candy Apple Studios finalizing my NEW & Improved logo!
It is based on the original one, but it needed some polish & tweaks. I also wanted an element that I could use on its own for things in the future like pins, stickers, [...]
Not What I Had in Mind…
I’ve mentioned here before wanting to do a trash the dress session with one of my wedding photography clients, but this? This is SOOOOOOO not what I had in mind!
You may recall that I mentioned attending the Elevate workshop back in June in Orlando. Dan and Jim were there too, and I can [...]
The Update…
I had my appointment yesterday, and don’t know much more today than I did when I left for it. They did an endometrial biopsy to find out if there is any issue there, and they are sending me for an ultrasound on Thursday. Once they get those two results back – probably about [...]
For the Girls Only…
This one is just for the girls. Well, the guys can read it, but you know … it has to do with girly things. So you can continue at your own risk. (I can’t remember how to do the “more” thing in WordPress right now and I don’t care enough to look [...]
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
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