I am really finding, that this blog helps me to dissect the reality of my regular life and that by putting my thoughts in writing, makes a clarity that is often missed! I am thinking that I should have sat down on January first and started writing instead of waiting until today!
It has taken me while to get into the new year, I have felt like I have been floating above the new year and going through the motions so far. I got a cold virus, well all six of us got it and I am assuming most of the local area, haha, well I caused so much damage to my vocal chords coughing that I lost my voice Christmas day and yesterday was the first day I actually didn’t feel as though I was wheezing as I took a breathe. The virus went away but I was left with a swollen mess that the doctor said was equivalent to a childs whooping cough as far as my airways go, I would almost get the glory of speech back and then in a couple of hours I was back to nothing. With four kids and a whole lot of running around, it was a really frustrating few weeks. Everything has taken a whole lot of effort but I am at last back on track! Feeling good! Feeling THANKFUL! Phew!
I am so appreciative of the small gifts we have been given, of speech, of sight, of all those things we take advantage of and never think twice about using, as it is just there to use. I mean there are so many that can’t ever speak! I have also actually lost my sight for a couple of weeks in both eyes, and then just the one eye for a month or so more. That too, awakened me to really seeing all that is around me. While I was not able to take in my children and the world around me, I truly thought about how blessed I am to even have that gift to be able to see my loved ones and the variant of emotions that they visually express in a day. I can’t imagine knowing that you will never see your daughters hockey game, or the sparkle in their eyes as they tease you… or any of the other little things. And I know that people live daily in this regard. Which really kind of made me feel selfish for even having sight, when I wasn’t really appreciating it before then. I vowed then to take in the details. In retrospect, I think maybe that could have helped lead me to my photography as well.
So I am taking on a project called 365 of my own… as shown to me by a friend and fellow photographer. We so often have our cameras tucked away in the bag being the precious things that they are to us, saving batteries, being ready for the next session etc. This really is a handicap in regards to taking those moments of our own little ones who so desperately deserve to have their own photo albums chalk full of day to day stuff! It is so easy to miss out on those snapshots so we are all vowing to take at least one image daily of our families. I will add a link to those at one point and have them available here for those who would like a peek into my personal life now and then! I am really excited about it, and really find it easy as long as I leave my camera on my desk ready to go! The hardest part is with my older two girls who are at school all day and then during the after school marathon to bedtime, I am generally not around my desk, so I really need to make an effort during the hectic times, because my goodness, they are growing so fast! I know that in reality I will not get the everyday part right but at least this way I am going to be doing most days!
My thought is that I can edit their images anytime as long as they are taken and there to be played with, but if they are times missed, they will only be forgotten. So as I edit, I will add them!
I have only got a few that are web ready for today, and of course of the little ones seeing as I edited them as soon as they were taken in the daytime, more later I promise of my big girls!
Thank you to all that have been waiting for me to call back, I am getting fairly clear and understandable now so I think I will be getting back to work now. Feel free to call! I would LOVE to talk about your sessions! I am aching to take some newborn pics and maternity and whatever creative need you have got.
Thank you and Happy 2009! Bring it on!
Jodi
