This is how I look to my family most of the time, which of course brings about a lot of whining, "moooommm are you done taking pictures yet?!?" Despite the lack of enthusiasm from the kids (mainly Sophia) I am going to step up the picture taking. I received some photography magazines and books from Michael and the kids for Christmas so I am going to try some new things with my camera and the only way for me to keep doing something more than twice I need a goal. So, I am going to copy the ole "picture a day" concept and then I am going to bore you all with them. I am sure some of them will be hideous (this is Sophie's word for everything) because I am going to practice with natural light and I truly suck at that. I may have to tape my flash shut so I will not be tempted to use it. Here is my first picture of the day and it is of my little fashion guru after she did her hair herself.
Don't even think about saying you are going to take some time for your self as a mom because someone or something WILL sabotage it...trust me, this is truth. You would think I would be the queen of self care....don't get me wrong in my house I am the queen of a lot of things, but self care ain't one of them. Growing up my dad loved reading self help books and sharing his insight with me all the while I moaned, "Dad stop, seriously, this is sooo boring...." and "seriously Dad, I'm trying to watch Days of Our Lives I don't care what Gandhi says" and "Dad, I do not want to meditate to bells and chimes" and last but not least "Dad!! I do not want to drink that weird stinky mushroom broth that's been sitting on the windowsill for weeks because it will make me healthy". One of my favorite BAD memories is when he made me do some fasting crap only drinking saline solution and then we ran out of toilet paper after the "heal...
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