After becoming a mom, there was so much I wanted to document, to preserve, and to share. Photography and blogging were a perfect pair, to splice together the snippets and snapshots from our daily lives. While practicing photography, I feel I'm learning so much more than just the skills. I'm learning about life. I'm learning how to being fully present, to capture the details, while also giving enough space and time to allow things to unfold, naturally. I'm learning the difference between guiding and forcing the moments. I'm enjoying it all - the process, the ponderings, perusing the pictures, and though I'm pretty attached to my camera, I'm also learning that sometimes it needs to be put away so I too can join the moments on the other side of the lens.
color; creating; decorating; NY style salt bagels; blogging, hanging out in blogspace; staying up late, sleeping in; photography, candid moments captured; Target, Ikea; genuine smiles; laugh out loud hilarious; happy tears; being D's mommy, being married to my best friend T & our fascinating family love triangle; biking - not the hard core kind; the bells, basket, easy/breezy kind; board games; thai food; iced chai tea lattes; flea markets, yard sales, craigslist; real mail, the happy kind, from real people (not the bills/junk kind!); field trips; date nights; weekend getaways; my polish pottery collection; reading, book club, children's literature, libraries, reading with D; organizational strategies; sparks of creativity; sudoku; fresh flowers; fabric; flexible people; just because gift giving; learning new things; edgy blue (turquoisey blue/greens & purplish blue/reds); pretty things; parks, picnics, picnics in the park; underdogs; running the good race; sweet victory; uninterrupted quiet time; writing; wooden toys; window shopping; the ocean; toe dipping; jack johnson; inspiring, uplifting attitudes; God's good grace.
